Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-05-25
What Is Flirt? Many Varied Views.

People in England have been puzzling
themselves over the question. What ~
tilrt!' \ London paper rudey flung
the query at its readers and demanded
IN answer. InciGenJau4 the publication
whetted the wits of its subscribers by
Offering prizes fer the most appropriate
replies. Thousands of answers were re-
ceived, and in due course the judges for
the competition announced the awards.
Of course, men won the hon0rs-men,
presumably, who had fallen victims To
some iilt.
The best answer to the question, what
is n tiirt!' was said to he the f0ll0wlng
a misguided individual who wants
all loves roses without any tborns, and
usually ends with nothing To show but
scratches.
The second prize man rendered this
reply;
One who leads you to loves paradise
| and then rudely slams the gates in your
face"
And the man who received the third
| prize answered in this wise:
~ sampler of Cupid's wares who
can't make up her mind, and through her
| indeci9idfFis often left behind.
| y woman received what was called a
consolation prize for this reply
One. who, possessing charm, uses IL,
! discovering power, abuses it; securing
! love. refuses it: pluck9 fairest fruIt-and
bruises it,"
\ prize Of the same character went
to a man for this etfusion:
a tlirt is the wasp Of society, rlt'in@
! all the flowers of friendship, bat pro-
| ducing no honey"
Other noteworthy answers were:
"a firt is the destroyer of youthful!
| belief in the goodness of human nature
a queer fish, having the voracity OF
shark, arms Of an octopus ana back
bone of jellytish.
One whose heart is so susceptible and
soft that Cupid's arrows pass complete
| " through it without sticking
The moral earthquake that destroy :
our fair city of belief in both man and
woman kind"
"A firt is a fraudulent person who by
numerous devices tries to obtain love
under false pretenSes.'
"A poacher with ailuring snares on
! Cupid's estate"
"One who sees how near a lighted
match can be placed to an unkindIrd
| fire without setting it aglow.'
"One who plays with Cupid, but wears
a suit of armor
"A butterfly girl of the 'Chascme-
| Charlie type. mostly found in coy cor
IncrS where lamps are not too bright.
"'rhe girl who plays with all the boys
ana treats them all as penny toys.
~ maiden elusive, attractive, elusive,
Of high hopes conducive, yet never cal-
elusive
The average firt is like the cheap
| hoot--poor sole, plenty of tongue, elcg#nt
appearance. but weak in the uppcr~.
zone whose high opinion Of her own
attractions is only exceeded by her IA "
disregard of the feelings of others.
/ "Ouc born with an immense capacity
/ for love a lampntabp lack Of cont
| and "a gOudly touch of vanity.
"Onc who loves to lure victims 10 I've
Heights Of Happiness-and throw t.n
over.
III she's another fellows girl. Shes
| charming don't you know bur If r"r-
chance she is your own, Hetfo' he.-".
hello
Zone who desires lattery and ada FL
| tion from the opposite seE. ana 80 %
! that end ignores All cuuventiou8iala> ad
/ Sincerity"
| The offspring Of q vanity which m es
women ridiculous and men conteUua lts
ia the eyes VI all raiional people
~ thief who. to- crafty vanity. rs
sentiment of it, feeling. friendship % is
sincerity, and love Of Us beauty.
/ "Onc who janGie~ lifc's sweetest 3-
+ de and makes it ouf of tune
+ "GfI who gets about and make .
! boys aN love her. when sae's HaH r.
fling. makes a model mother
"A creature without mind euou- 10
reflect, heart enough to be constant, "
enough 10 De true
"Oue whose qualification is aB g
modification"
/ u species Of human carrot whte as
+ d sad admiration experiments la q,
+ and hclp. a. clUcate men 10 marry
women. - Exchange.