The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
NEVER SAFE TO TELL WOMAN
ABOUT ANYTHING WRONG WITH
HER APPAREL

Women are strange Ct lectures" said ,
the man meditativ1ly.
THANK YOU" I replied.
lone never knows what they viii DO
under given circumstances" ny visitor
went on. hot noticing.
Tell your story 1 commanded.
''Well, there was a girl in the car the
orr day who had a gold pin in the
oa.k OF her collar. II was a very pretty
pin Nth a diamond in it. OF course. ],
may have come from a bargain counter
and have cost . cents, or il may have
been Timauy's Own-Tm not wise about
such matters, the limitations are 50
good. However. it looked 10 be Unfas-
tened and about 20 IaH out, and 50 I
leaned over and touched The lady gently
with my fOrehnger an said. Pardon
me, but you are about 10 lose the pin
IN your collar
And viii admit, since I am talking
70 you. that L felt / was doing a proper
and phuaathropic thing. don't have
to 90 about the world telling people
they are losing their jewe!ry. and when
L take the trouble 70 do this feel that
/ deserve some thanks.
i did not receive any Instead. the
object Of my attention turned around
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Ike an angry jerk and said, No, 1 am
not LOSING my PIN II IS perfectly Sc
cure
Then I looked closer and observed
that while the pin was apparently
loose and was decidedly lop-slded, II
was really fastened. suppose d dozen
WeL-dlsposed persons had told that girl
that she was losing her pin AID that Is
the reason She Was so impatient when
my turn came, but, at all events, she
might have been more gracious"
she certainly might 1 agreed sym
/ pathetically-
Was Decidedly Rude
she was decidedly rude" said the
/ man somberly. '-bUt 1 did not mind SO
much because the pin was a legitimate
l object which I might mention TO her
I without embarrassment When it's a
skirt or some piece or wearing apparel
/ like mat, however, am much put 10 II
10 know how 20 act
'Once upon a time Michael and were
walking down the street together, when
we observed a young SRI IN front OF Us
dressed particularly altractlVeiy, except
tnat she mad TOTSo ten 10 close the place
where her skirt fastened AT the back,
and there IL was gaping dreaofully
with some undergarment very much IN
evidence.
Il hope ] am not talking about what
I should not the man interrupted him
SELF 70 remark auxlOusly-
] signided that ne was not, and he
went on with his story.
Michael noticed IL first. and remarked
than IL was a pity women never looked
ar their backs. be said he had observed
IN thu case OF his own sisters that while
they devoted a great deal OF time 20 eN-
aiming their front view they gave little
10 me roar
girl and d was shame TO permit
her 20 turn into r street and have
people staring at her and making IN
kind remarks. and that / thought 1 had
.. I should not advise you 10 take the
liberty, for she's sure 70 get angry said
Michael; let some woman tell her
Smiled Pitingly at Her.
But none did. though half dozen
passed her and smiled qitfngly al the
display. Finally I took. my courage in
my hands. IS 10 were. and went up 10
her. I beg your pardon I said, but
your dress is disarranged in some man
nar I'm the hack and I thought had
better teU you. 50 you could make st all
tauJ and true before you get into
crowd"
she turned toward nae at once. and
she had a lovely little face Evidently
she was from farther South. for her
accent was uumistakable and her draw
N4l-LliA-tl= VOW. CO you Know mink
Il was very kind OF you TO tel; me
about it. she said in the incest way-
Z there are some hor-iG people who
would have sci me go straight along
without knowing Then she smiled be-
witchirEiv. and stepped into q door
way, and Michael and 7 walked on.
with Mike" kicking himself because
he had not been the one 10 tell her
This experience eEboldened us 50
that TIN next time I saw g lady with
these important hooks. or whatever
they are. uEdOne I vent Up TO her
quite without fear and told her IN
much the same way I had told the
Southern girl And what do you think
she did2 She turned on me quite fierce
iy and shot n steely glance at me and
scorned me with her eye and looked
me through and through and said: I
really don't know why you should pre-
sumo 70 tell me such a thing The
force Of this remark was rather weak
ened by the way she clutchei her skirt
at the back, but I wgS glad Michael
was not along 10 hear
No Hard and Fast RUE.
Il have come 10 ask YOU now whether
there is any hard-and-fast rule about
such matters Is It polite or is It not 20
tall ladies v-ra- rHafr costumes ara dis