Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26
Feminine Graces That
Charm Mere Man

and all by an insignificant little crea-
turc who ~as 50 painfully shy and
sensitive that npbdy had even thought
OF her as Il matrimonial possibility.
Il hardly eyer go anywhere" she
mrnmured regretfully when tho man
whom everybody WAS fetcinS good
iatureAly suggested her joining an au-
toiaobile party. You see. all the other
Girls are splendid and they
are not afraid Of anything, ANA lin
not ut all a good talker, and nobody
cures to be bothered with me- and she
SaZed pathetically up into his inter
este! .&ce. her big blue eyes suffused
IN tears.
You poc~ .ittle girl" he exclaimed.
warmly. doubtless with an unsppker
aaathema for the "other girls" WHY.
you're worth Il million OF the others.
All you need is somebody to take care
OF You" And the V%inquishcd Other
girls and the shocked ~Gowascrs are
still dejectedly debating whether tho
iiitlc mink was really as artiess rs she
looked. or whether the whole thing was
y deep laid plot for their ultimate I'M
doing.
The little graces that go TO make up
the charming. attractive .iri are al
most without lumber y friendly, in
senious manner. alike free from Of
~iusivcness, gush and stiltcd sclf-cou-
seriousness. is Il ci them.
Another is the distinctly rare accom-
rlshment of reading aloud. This re-
lulrcsi Il musical speaking vOicc-which
can be acquired by careful cultivation-
and u keen, alert intelligence. capable
OF grasping the thought of the writer
and giving it sympathetic interpieta-
tlon- 1t may not perhaps b" displayed
very oiten, but the man of fine sensi-
bilitics who is not susceptible 20 its In
huence is an anomaly yet to he en-
countcred.
An even more important requirement
Is The art of conversation. which means.
in modern society. the ability to main
tam 4 running fire of entertaining small
talk. 1t means something more than
TINS, however, for the popular girl is
she who can listen as we'll as chatter.
Nothing wins Il mans friendship more
surely than listening with whole heart
ei. sclf-clfacing interest while he says
what nc has to say. no matter how
commonplace IL may be.
The really tactful girl goes cvea CUR
Their than this. for she culti.ates the
knack or making II lnia appear at his
best enc he lalks to her. and UNI
less he Is unusually unapprcciative II
does not take him long to find out that
hcr very presence Is an inspiration.
Finally, it Is Il good thing to remem-
Der that whatever II mans personal
character may be. he has q few cher
tSH'u IueaIS OF WOfnanklnu enShrincu
somewhere within that battered strong
hold which he calls his heart. and woe
to the girl who skaters them. In his
unwritten code of ethics every woman
should love children. flowers, and all
things beautiful. and he looks askance
on the woman who does not.
He may ave little reverence himself
for sublime things. bur he regards with
involuntary disguG tee girl who pro-
fesses aEnosticism or speaks cynically
of love. or who declares she has no
faith in humanity. Also. he has n Turk
ing distrust for the girl who gossips.
who boasts of her masculine conQucsts,
and. above all. who speaks slightingly
of her own sex.
However modern a man may be .c
to intellect. he is ut heart q firm be-
lever in the good. old-fashioned vir-
tues. even though he possess them rot.
and he has a profound conviction that
woman should be as good as they are
beautiful.
Moreover, he believe, thai some
where in this wide world the girl is
waiting who is destined to be the 'one
girl in the world for him." and that
some day. inevitably Fate will drift him
to her side. Perhaps it is this belief
that talk IS him to the haun,s OF lhe
summer girl. and. FOR the rest. given a
girl who is sweet and lovablc and wom-
anly, plus the usual complement of
moonlight strolls and piazza conf
dcncc:;. and Cupid's tasiS Is
lively easy.