Evening journal., 1907-09-30
THE suMMER Girls RETURN.


THE cool autumn days which are now upon
i us is fast forcing the summer girl to trip
homeward from seashore and mountain. She
comes in the full panoply OF her bhthesomeness,
weighted down with travelling bags and trunks,
her face frecded and her arms Drowned
She returns refreshed in spirit, her eyes, out of
which shone that deafness of self-resultant from
work and social duties, now sparkle anew; she
returns with fuller vigor, ready to be seen and
heard around freside and table to tell to her
friends and acquantances all about her summer
achievements with the young men, especially and
with others whom she condescended to meet.
Despite her frivolities she is a weghty considera-
ton on this rocking sphere of ours.
There seems to be discussion among some
lackadaiscal philosophers as to the correct appl-
cation of the term summer girl" Some say that
a summer girl is one who, conscious of self, wit
tingly places herself without fear or favor in the
spotlight OF publicity, amidst the social mael-
stroms, hardening to the call Of the golf links and
the tennis court the yacht, the saddle, the race
track and the many amenities that make for pleas.
ure of the pleasure-seeking-gi Some would
grant the application of the term to just such a
girl, others disaow it, averring that the real
summer girl, after all, is one who, forgetfu Of
self, forswears the call of things pleasurable for
duties demanded by home and office and work
shop, which transix her to those dependent upon
her for the sacrifices she must Of necessity make ;
who throughout the long heat of the day goes
merrilv through her wearing tasks without
grumble, being contented in the little part she is
playing, although the world sees her not be she
shut behind the doors of humpty shanty or
more pretentious home.
In a word, those who contend for this class of
girls say that girl who spends her life in doing
loving duties for father and mother. sister or
brother, who cares more for whispering one sweet
word OF comfort TO frendless and forgotten soul
plays more important part in summery life than
the girl who wears medal for distinction won
on the golf links or the tennis court, or the girl
who stands before multitudes and lectures to
thousands on ancient Thebes. We do not pur-
pose to philosophize on this question. "a woman
is woman, said "Mohammed and he ought 10
know, because he had many of them. Much can
be said for both class of girls but to give to the
girl who can, out of sources from her own patri-
moniaa, delve into the esoteric and exoteric cir
cles OF fun and frolc without sweating her brow
10 get the wherewith, deserves greater considera.
ton and applause than the girl who has to beat
a typewriter in some badly ventilated office all
day, or stand behind the counter in department
store or do house work so that she can swim in
the circles Of summegy pleasure is like granting
more sense to a crowd of lunatics than sane per
sons. All girls are things Of eudearment, no
matter whether they be spring girls, summer
girls, autumn girls or winter girls
There is point at issue which we should like
TO touch on in this discussion, however. and il has
to do with that class OF girls who fortunately
spend the summer away from home. 1t is
strangely characteristic that some of the female
SEX when they return home from their vacation,
take delight in enumerating their social con-
quests, the number of sodas that they had with
this young man and that young man, the dances
TO which they were asked and taken, the floral
tributes given them, the letters they received. the
kind OF perfume with which they were saturate5
TO their more unfortunate sisters who had TO stav
at home For girl to be constantly tinhornino
about herself at the expense of others il shows
lack of genteness and manner and that e-roorn,o
which ought to be part OF every member Of the
opposite sex. The girl without filter and autter
who spends her vacation expeditously. who sole.
ly went away because of done-out nature and
who returns without any especial brayne. who
secretly keeps to herself all her socialities and