Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-26

varneG TO forthwith Dot cut my name
from her visiting list.
If We're a man. and 1t had pleased
me- 10 accept uch an invitation To
llnch or to line or 10 dance. j w"cld
IN no account a,tc, nay mind at the last
iaoruent 4 go instead I" q music hall
or to . smoking concert. so leaving my
hostess in the lurch and Il nice woman
IN 90 into dinner unacconi anied or
nice dancing girls With a man short.
The Perfection cf Courtesy.
And having put in an appearance l
would make IA point of being as pleased
and AS pleasant as possible in return
for hospitalities. l would even dance
instead of rudely lounging in late. go
Ing into supper and loungine out imme-
diately afterwards. And NOT only would
I dance. | would dane cor sit out)
every mortal dance upon the toor. NOT
"A wall-hower present should lie at the
door of my conscience. because II l
were a man ] should probably nave sis
tiers. and should accordingly be fully
aware of the joy and Observation-Disclosures
wherewith a girl anticipates a dance.
and the WEAKNESS and detection of her
when she has spent the evening rs Il
dado for a ballroom wall.
Perhaps the most delightful old man
Of my acquaintance tells me That when
he was Il %younEster the following was
tAt' - VIZ " S"''
made his choice of partners until he
had two-thirdS of his card. Then he
carried the card to his hostess and AL
lowed her TO fill up The" remainder as
she would. Finally he dutifully danced
as she directed. This l regard as the
perfection of courtesy. At every dance
there are the wives and daughters of
houses to whom the hostess owes kind
ness and courtesy. and for some of
these. owing to the keen seltishness OF
her guests. she finds ii difficult or inn
possible to lind partners and conse-
quent entertainment. The practice OF
my friend would, Il adopted, relieve a
hostess of all her difficulties. and would
add vastly to the spirit and pleasure of
the evening. n hostess gives a lance
In order that every one of her guests
may be entertained and pleased. not
that Il few may selishly devote them
selves merely to their own special
chuins.
Therefore il ] wore a man. I would
fry to remember that | owed duties to
the hostess who at considerable trouble
and expense might DE giving me pleas
ant entertainment
Who Would Be a Man?
If ! We're u man | would never in
~terferc in domestic and nursery affairs.
| have Known a young husband and
Wife to Dicker during the whole of tea
tiiiit UttiuSt tIlt YOUNG NuSDdIll Was
oDstinatsly convinced that ii was bet
ter for baby to cal two pieces of bread
and butter II one of bread and jam.
instead of giving one piece of bread
and butter and W. of bread and jam.
Then n knows men who are shock
ingly afraid lest chocolates or cream
will give the children liver" They
forget 10 remember that the children
are Tot as some Of them are. all the
While handicapping their livers by
whisky II tc)acco-which makes ali
the difference in the world.
If ] were 4 man-but a mar and AZ
editor cries, Halt. Your space is
filed" And I think lie is wise. For
were | TO set Town all the innumerable
things ! would do or would not do
We're | y man, the editor would not
have room for Il line OF his own.
Let me again insist, however. that no
inducement under the sun would per-
suade me 10 be anything but n omar
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