The Washington herald., 1908-06-21

apt 10 be somewhat surprised an some OF
these things. because the very things he
thought women liked are the things that
appear commonplace. II is the uuexpect-
ed. the odd things that a man does that
appeal to a girl. II he does Just what the
other fellow has done before him. and the
other fellow before him. and-just strings
Of others-he is going TO merge into the
rest Of the picture Of camp hangers-on
and never amount 20 shucks in her esti-
nation. But when he says Good heav-
ems, that's a pretty hat you have on" or
For goodness sake, where did YOU get
that awful hat?' then he is doing some
thing.
The pupil is next given a thorough
training in the Philosophy Of Sending
things is. he is told as much as
has been discovered. He IS given the
point OF the feminine compass and in
structed in the art of steering his course
through the maze of feminine whims. II
is then up to him to take his papers out
in the courtship maritime bureau and be-
gin work.
After all these things have been i'm
parted at 81 a lesson the pupil is initiat-
ed into the mysteries of the last stage
making love.
| Here again rises the old protostation
| Do not men make love naturally? Do
not women receive IL just as naturally?
/ OF course not. When men get in love
they lose their ordinary business acumen
and become children. When women love
they become-absolutely inexplicable. and
more. too-whatever that may be.
Size up the girl" There is the first.
the last. the middle, the edgewise instruc-
| ton that the pupil Of matrimony gets
/ from his teachers. And Il Is as true as
the fact that prohibition does not pro-
hibit II may be revealing too much to
tell what is about TO be told, but the one
who is telling it paid $211 per and is mar
ried. and that is plenty Of reason why he
should say his little say.
II she is a blond girl. saith the teacher.
i then first. in a sort of matter r-of-fact way,
pick out some girl who is a brunette that
she knows and remark nonchalantly. II
never liked her-seems to have such an
unamiable disposition. Always seems to
be as black in spirits as her hair" Don't
say any more. Let IL go at that. Don't
try 20 put any polish or explain what you
mean. She will understand before you
have it fully said. Do not make love di-
rectly until you are ready "to pop" and
then do half Of it by inference.
he Sure of Yourself.
Now you have made the first good start
Now take it easy and find out if you love
her. My dear boy. there is nothing that
needs testing more than love. Test II
more than a pawnbroker does a diamond
that you want TO soak for $75. Use all
the known tests and then invent one
yourself. Don't think that because you
have her picture in your watch and think
Of her before and after each meal or you
can give up smoking for her, or do some
of the other things that girls ofttimes
want you to do. Wait until she asks YOU
TO do something real hard-she will ash
you, never fear. and then II you do il
all right. Wait until you see her some
day in a soiled shirt waist with her haii
done up in a fashion TO shame the gods
and then IL you think she is lovely-binC
her 10 you with hooks of steel. as Shaw
or Shakespeare or one of those fellow:
said and-you love her-you can be sure
Then, saith the teacher, look her Over
carefully. IL she is romantic, for heaven!
sake do not propose i'm the street car OF
on a bench in the park or some othel
such place. Wait until you are home. II
the library. There, while the light will
the red shade on IL burns low and tn,
fireplace IS glowing with coals-wlntel
time is the only time to make love-star
In to lead up TO the matter.
She knows. saith the teacher. that vo,
love her. You are not going to surpris,
her, so for heavens sake do not tell be-