The Washington times., 1908-12-09
Ask Leonore Calvert About
Men Who Slight Girls
at Christmas.
GIFT GIVING
THE TROUBLE
Simple Presents Just as Much Ap-
Preciated If Spirit Is
Right.

Dear LeOnore Calvert-We are a set
os girls who wish 10 ask a favor Of
you. OF late the Baltimore girls have
been lectured quite a good deal through
your column (and perhaps deservedly)
for their selfishness and lack of appre-
citation OF the men. Now, we want you
10 say something about the sighting
way the men treat the hospitality OF
the girls. All during the spring and
summer they are most attentive, coming
20 the summer home Of their girl friends
and attending the little dances. garden
parties, and dinners given by them In
the autumn they attend the functions
arranged by their feminine acquainl-
2nces. and so during the winter, except
Tor 2. few weeks when they are not seen.
Just about this time Of the year and
until the 26th Of December they fade
away, and are conspicuous by their alb
sence. They are so very busy and so
terribly much engaged that they can
not possibly call. but maybe by Christ
days ago and which has about Il ele-
greeting of the season on postcard
Don't you think the girls Of Balti-
more should get together and OStraCiZe
this sort OF man? / don't say that they
are all like this. but the two classes of
men should not receive the same treat
ment- We OstraCiZe the stingy men
at least at Christmas festivities. II all
the girls were to 90 this we think we
could cure them Hoping for an early
reply, We are THE MAN-HATERS."
Forget COurteSies.
Thus a letter received by me a few
days ago and which has about Il elo-
ments both Of truth and of humor. Per
haps every woman with many men
friends has had some such experience
as that related by the ''Ndan-haters,''
has known gentlemen who have cor
daily partaken Of her hospitality. but
who have unaccOuntabIy disappeared
Aring the Christmas season when a box
OF candy or a bunch of yiolets might
have been expected of them, and have
Teappeared later, bright and gay, with a
strange tale Of having had q press Of
husiress which has made it perfectly
impossible 70 come before
Indeed recollect a relative Of my
own declaring glOomily once. Il shall
have 10 quarrel with Mabel, I know
shan, and don't want 70 a bit"
Why must your" I asked, startled.
Because I have no money to buy
her handsome Christmas present.
Why need II be so handsome2" I de-
IhSnQed- why viii not something
which you have selected for her your
ser, which shows taste, refinement and
q knowledge Of her likes and dislikes, do
as well?'
I reckon you don't know much about
SIZE uU SOu4 asked my relative
Girls!'' cried Indignantly. Girls!
Why. girls are my speciality know
more about girls than most peopIei more
ABOUT them than an arChaeoloEist knows
about the ruins Of Pompei Girls have
been my lifelong study"
'Malbe so. but you don't know as
much about them as I do now I shall
never forget once in a moment of mad
ness sending girl a de luxe edition OF
a. book she had told me she was crazv
about. and hearing afterward that sbe
SAID no one but fruDpy man would
send girl books"
she wasn't a fair specimepI- Do
clared. Indignantly
Jewelry or Nothing.
Maybe noti but it's jeweIry or moth
Ing with me now
Are young girls permitted to take
to7'' - -'' 0--e'' s'7O
Are they allowed7 They insist upon
having it'll They cry for It'll And so.
since I can't give Mabel the bracelet I
know she wants, am going 10 quarrel
with her"
1 met him IN the hall once and asked,
Wont she suspect?'' and heard his re-
tort, Never; she thinks I am Jealous. ."
with some amusement
I met a masculine friend the other
nay browsing about in the shops with
~-S SAe-ssO Gil u a. man VINO mas little
nope OF every emerging alive from the
maelstrom.
lie bowed 10 me abstractedIy, and
walked on, then came back and STONED
me
DO you think it is necessary to give
q girl a present simply because She
keeps inviting one TO her house?" he
asked.
Pleasant but not necessary. II is
never absolutely necessary to give pres
sntsi when 1t becomes 50 the gift loses
al its delightful significance"
LEONORE CALVERT