Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

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IA a warm fashion. What 7
- Would Tell a Man-If I Dared
~Sen Unwilling 70 speak her niece
49, she has recourse to the men or
the typewriter, and in this secluded vav
uncovers sons Of the shams which Young
men OF the fluffy age affect. What sha
tells Is not for men. but for the banefit -
her sisters whose range OF vision is lin
tied. Here are some Of her undersccred
shots:
A girl friend Of mine has a brother WIN
has tried TO pay me serious attentions
lately. He has not succeeded. however. a,
far, and is not likely to unless he changes
certain things which offend me. Marie IL
halt aitronted because I will not allow
Ralph even a fighting chance. but she
cannot understand my position because she
is one Of those easy going girls who. hav-
ing eyes, see not. and who II they ala 80.
wouldn't risk hurting a mans feelings
even for the good o ftheir soul I've al
ways noticed. however. that they are less
particular about wounding friends OF their
cwn sex.
one might as well tell the truth about
Ralph first as last. He is a Willy Boy
though l believe and hope it's only on the
surface II one cared to dig down through
those shoulder pads one might find a A.
cent enough chap. I rather think too
that he is an unusually clean-liyed Young
fellow, for whom the haberdasher shons
Of the Great White Way have more OF an
attraction than the restaurants and stag.
doors. He is undoubtedly his own worst
enemy. after all.
II l dared I'd save this perfectly voo.
young man from himself. That is IA
point out to him what a fool he makes ~
himself nv HE gf1Irr ,1.%h-- ~
don't actually make the man. IN admit
they help nightly toward forming go
impression Of him. 1t was a little matter
Of dress that first made trouble IN Edon
and human nature hasn't changed much
since. The wrong sort of clothes sometimes
constitutes a high crime and misdemeanor
There ought to be a law against men ana
women marring NATURE in that way. thougb
the latter can do 1t with more impuniSx,
than the former. An overdressed woman
viii escape ridicule far more often than
an overdressed man.
Ralph wears faddy clothes. not exactly
loud ones, but bad enough. His trousers
are not black and white checks. but thew
are always the newest thing in plaids"
he wears foolish little neckties. with fool
lsh Dig collars, and. Of course, affects the
latest thing in hats and canes. NaturaIlv
ne mas one OF those atrocious green hats
the men are wearing this season. Ha
couldn't pass it by, not he-such a find in
headgear for Willy Boys! Being able TO
afford only-one hat a season, he will look
like a wandering minstrel before the winter
is well on. Ralph just missed being thar
monstrosity of mankind-the street-corner
dude.
His shoes have little buckles instead of
plain, everyday laces. and his, socks are
usually violet or dove-colored. I can see
how a woman might marry a prize fighter
or a walking delegate. but I cannot stretch
my imagination sufficiently TO think of any
one brave enough to marry a man who
wears violet hosiery. Indeed, his whole
outfit is so irritating-I cannot define il
any other way-that one fails to see that
the figure OF the man is good. the face
rather attractive. with wide-apart eyes and
a firm chin. l have never been able to
put that chin and those clothes together
and make them agree.
I wish that l were Ralph's sister for
about fifteen minutes. Oh, if I but dared
10 say these things to him! II had the
temerity to do so Mr.. Willy Boy would
be a sadder and wiser man.