The Washington herald., 1907-03-10

"Of course" said Kitty. rubbing her
cheek with the corner Of her tiny lace
handkerchief, 1t was wrong of him"
Il should say it was" / calculated,
heatedy.
We were talking Of something which
had occurred half an hour before in that
very alcove and-which ] promised Kitty
never to tell.
But meditated Kitty, 1T wasn't
very unpleasant"
What" turned 10 her. scoTnfully.
1.-THE way he kissed me, explained
Kitty. twisting the corner Of her lace
handkerchief into a knot.
He has certainly had plenty Of prac-
tice,' ] remarked. witherIngly.
And that's what I need sighed Kitty,
leaning her elbow on a sofa cushion and
gazing pensively at the dancers in the
room beyond
Good gracious" I exclaimed. 4 hope
you aren's going To-
Certainly not. Mr. Curtis" replied
Kitty, looking at me severely. Didn't
act perfectly furious when-when you
cameT'
'Ye-es," I agreed, doubtfuHy. but /
couldn't be sure It was because he had
kissed you or because I had interrupted
you"
1T wasn't for either Of those reasons -
sighed Kitty again. 1T was because /
knew I ought to-act that way"
-Ah, see. I remarked. apologeticaIly.
NO you don't see" corrected Kitty.
mo man ever does see why a girl is in
d!gnant sometimes when she is kissed and
isn't at others; but its because some men
know now TOTO
II understand" / said. soothingly.
And others don't" finished Kitty.
kissing is a fine art, and a kiss can be
anything from an insult to a benedictiOn.
It all depends or how it is done
And where it is done" l added.
And when it is done
And how often you have done it,"
murmured.
Not at ali, objected Kitty. There are
some men who are born with an instiHc-
tive talent for making love. ike those who
are born with a talent for art or Tor music
or for poetry They can make love 90 ans
woman without treading on her ruffies
OF her finer seusibilities; no matter how
angry or indignant she may feel, she
can't help admiring them, any more thar
/ she can help admiTing q perfectly exc
cuted picture or finely played sonata
/ And others are such bunglers that they
cannot make a sentimental remark with
out tripping over Il. OF take your hanC
+ or q kiss. without making you feel as Il
/ they had taken your life or your pocket
/ book"
"Oh. well" ! retorted. lit depends
1 LOT on the girl. too. Some girls are as
comfortable and yielding as a sofa pillow
I and others are like marble statues on tor
+ OF pedestals. You have to climb up on Z
/ ladder TO reach them and then turn OF
/ the gas-logs 10 keep from being frOzeI
/ % death after-afterward.
/ That's just the point ] wanted {,
make" pursued Kitty. amiably "A cir
+ doesn't like 70 be approached rs if SIT
/ were a marble statue; neither does shr
Ike TO be treated like sofa pillow. o
/ course a man shouldn't kiss a girl at all
unless he has the right to-unless the.
/ are engaged OF married, or going 10 be
/ I mean
"Of course 1 agreed. But they some
! times do, I added, thOugLtfully.
/ That" remarked Kitty, with a scorn
fuI little curl Of her upper lip and a fIusl
on either cheek, lis not worth discussing
4 I am talking Of the kiss that is a c0mpli
ment. not a pastime There are som
+ men who can kiss a girl on the cheek. o
on the lips. and make her feel as if the.
/ had kissed the hem OF her frUck. It's al
In the attitude"
What atutude?'' inquired. eagerly.
"TEe attitude OF mind" pursued Kitty
playing thoughtfuny with her fan -
man should be sincere-terribIy i'm love
you know. He should PIT his whole sou
/ into what lie is saying or doiug-at tn
moment. Whether he is honestly in low
or only o sentimental artist playing "a
love. he should throw himself pell-mel
into the role and forget his caution ant
his egotism-'
And his other girls, I interjected.
And himself"
Il once forgot myself I sighed. ''
kissed a girl good-by at the door with m
hat on. She has never spoken to m
| since"
well. I should think notr' excIaime,
Kitty. Indignantly. III you had been In
/ least bit inspired or in e8rnest--'
II was going 20 ask her To marry me.
/ I protested.
That's just it," said Kitty. twirling he
fan excitedly. The average man can Of
fer real love to q girl in such q way tina
IL looks like a farce or an insult Will
another man can offer her sham love s
/ gracefully and gently and tenderly tina
/ she will be deceived into thinking It tn
genuine thing a man who attempts &
kiss any woman, from his wife to TN
( chambermaid, with his nat on or hi
1 hands IN his pockets or a matter-of-cours
air. ought to be-well. he ought 70 b
1 snubbed. and he usually is 1t shock
d WomaD-s seusibiities, Just as ii wOul
20 see somebody joking in church. o
drinking a toast in altar wine, or readin
the prayerbook backward a kiss is
/ sacred thing It loses all its charm if
is gone through with like new game
/ or a morning chore. or a part OF IN
, evening programme A man should ks
a woman as If he had never kissed on
before and never would kiss one again
and"
"Oh. come, now. Kitty" ] said. re
proachfully: you wouldn't have us sue
hypocrites. Besides. no girl nOwaday
would believe she was the only one"
NO girl likes 10 believe she is only on
OF many declared Kitty And, besides
she is the only one 10 whom you hav
given that particular kiss. and she oUgh
TO be the only one I'm your mind and tn
/ whole world at the moment, or else-O
else you ought to belong to the anti
kissing league
The what"
"Oh, it's a society down in Mexico" eX
planned Kitty. They wear little red sill