The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-16

ITI HAVE note from young girl
is which she asks me how 10
write love letter.
k2 To this | can only reply.
with all the fervor OF which
am capable. that the only proper way
to write love letter is not 10 write
II at all.
Believe me, daughter. there is moth
ing in after years that you Will recall
with such deep and abiding thankful
ness as the fact that you stayed your
hand when tempted TO write gush and
mush to some callow and conceited
youth The love letter that he looked
for and that never came has saved
many girl tears and modification.
TO Tell your love. 10 talk sentiment
tai twaddle. is bad enough, heaven
knows, but It is not In the same class
with the folly OF writing II; and II
girls could only realize how unmaid-
emily, how indelicate. how actually vul'
gar their words OF Nendearment look on
paper, they would no more think OF
penning the 40-page illusions they
now dash of SO glibly TO any Tom,
Dick or Harry whom they happen TO
fancy al the minute than they would
bespatter themselves with the mud OF
the gutter.
An Amazing Feminine Vagary.
The absolute abandon with which
girls and women write compromising
love letters is one OF the amazing vag-
aries Of the feminine temperament.
They have no hesitation in going on
record In a letter TO man AS pining
for his society, finding life bowling
desert without him and sending him
million kisses
Mr. Barrie, in one or his delightful
books, confesses that he can never
write the word darling without
blushing violently and twisting his
legs around the table for support
These intrepid young ladies, how
ever, have not the slightest hesitation
in calling "A strange man darling,
dearest" precious heart, hun
dred times In one missive, and ! was
once privileged TO peruse a billet douN
IN which the writer required three en-
tire lines across the paper To get III
all the terms of endearment she felt II
necessary TO use
Love letters are bad enough. in all
conscience, when they are really the
hearts outpourings to its mate, and
when the writer is SO sloshing over
with emotion that she must find a
vent or burst but. strange as II Is,
half the time the girl who perpetrates
these discriminating documents Is not
really in love at all. She is merely
writing love letters because she thinks
that 1t is poetica and romantic. and
she fancies herself in the poetical and
romantic roles
Goes on a Sentimental Jag.
As matter OF fact, woman's pas
sion for writing love letters can only
be compared TO II drunKard's thirst for
drink. She always has craving for
IT, and the instant she dips her pen In
ink she is off on a sentimental jag.
She cant stop She knows she Is
writing too much. she loses her head,
and she no more realizes the import
OF what she writes than the drunkard
knows what he is saying when he
weeps maudlin tears against lamp
post.
The danger OF writing love letters
is so obvious that IL seems unneces-
sary to even speak of II. Many men
are dishonorable enough 10 exhibit
their sentimental illusions. from girls
as proof OF what havoc they make
among the fair sex.
Many other men--indeed. all men
are careless about letters, and in
deed why should they be more careful
Of girls dignity than she is herself
At any rate. even the man who IS
too much OF a gentleman TO show a
girls letters leaves them AROUND in
old coat pockets. in bureau drawers,
In desks and in other places where
any prying eye may read hat chooses.
II any girl believes that the man
who receives ner hearts illusions
burns them up or locks them up In
his safety deposit box. she had just as
well disabuse her mind or that illu-
sion at once. The chances are that
even IL the man doesn't display her
letters To his friends. the chambermaid
at his boarding house and the Office
boy al his place or business have per
used with gusto her tender secrets. -
Then There's the elsckmsiler.
Nor is there any telling into whose
hands such letters will fall. once
upon a time was personally acquaint-
ed with dear, sweet. good little girl,
who had a considerable facility with
the pen and could write love letters
thai made the famous warm ones OF
the "Englishwoman look like a cake
OF ice
or course the temptation to indulge
herself In an emotional debauch was
too much for this little sister. and so
every time she got on corresponding
terms with a man she would be betTay-
ed into writing him deep, tender soui.
ful things that she didn't mean. and
the man knew she didn't mean, bus