Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14

be introduced to her real self If they
CHANGED to meet! If you are going to
be success yOn simply cant afford
to be your real self all the while, you
know.
In the first place. half the people
you met wouldn't understand you. half
the rest would be bored, and two
thirds of the remainder would go away
and talk about you
I'm not speaking of relatives. be-
cause usually they are the least &C
quainted with you OF anybody. Why.
I've met utter strangers with whom in
five minutes | was more in accord
than with all the cousins and aunts
and what-n I'd known all my life.
But that isn't what | started out
to say. We girls show our variegated
assortment Of selves more distinctly
according to the man who happens to
be calling on us or taking us out some
where. Yes. you do. Annie she
broke of. accusingly, glaring at a girl
who looked rebellious.
Il hope" said the rebellious girl. a
little stifiy. that | have character
enough and sense enough not to try
to deceive"
oh, that's all right" broke in the
girl who was doing the talking. i've
no doubt you have perfectly glitter
ing rock-bound strength Of character.
but Id like to know what good ii does
you when Henry dawns on your hori
zon. Why. YOU know you take no
more interest in the state of the pig
iron market than you do in the color
OF the toga Julius Caesar wore to
breakfast on Mondays. yet you resolve
yourself into regular blank phono-
graph record into which Henry pours
an account of what pig iron sold for
last week. and what it is going TO sell
for next week. and how he is staying
1t single-handed.
AT discreet intervals, when he has
to catch his breath. you repea,
snatches Of his own remarks to him.
and generally admire him for his sa-
gacity. Henry simply has got to
have some one admire him and you
know right we'll II you didn't do it
he'd hunt up some girl who would. He
best. handmade, allpersuasive, saccha'
rine brand on the market, and il
you keep it up faithfully he's
sure to marry you in the near future"
Il think you are perfectly horrid!'
fiared the object of these remarks.
all ho
girl. calmly There's the man who
prides himself on his ability to un-
derstand women Instantly in his
presence a girl becomes little help
less and appealing. There is lock
in her eyes as she glances at him
that asks him to spare her inexperi-
ence and her simplicity, because all
her sweet young life she knows is as
an open book to him. This makes him
feel good He likes metaphorically to
pat her on the head and murmur:
Fear not, little girl, Though I know
you better than you know yourself.
yet viii l not take advantage Of my
knowledge I will act just as If you
were as clever as ! am"
III you're trying to hit me" spoke
up the blonde girl. excitedly. Il don't
think II is very nice of you, ] never
look at Arthur that way. new"
And then" went on the talker.
when a clustering gruff man comes
along who maintains that he is PEI
fectly independent Of sympathy and
despises the gentler graces, We adop'
a hail-fellOw- wrllmet air and lady
like cvnicism. We cultivate a nice.
little bitter twist 70 our lips and a
shrug to our shoulders. Oh, We are
seasoned. disillusioned. cold specta
tors Of a disappointed world. and
many many times have We thought tho
very thoughts he is putting into words
30 forcefully Yes indeed. We maxi
ourselves into slightly DINNER
replica of him as he is mentally.
Then. II a man comes along who is
frothy and epigrammatic, We have tho
muse Of comedy beaten mile so far
a. a smile goes. We sparkle. We
eaervesce. II We don't sparkle mai
urally We put up such good imifa
ton Il would deceive an expert. That
is really the most wearing kind sf
man to live Up to. ] don't know any,
thing more tiresome than having TO be
siddy when you feel like freight car
full Of HenTy's beloved pig iron.
say" ended the girl who was doing
the talking. "~ouIdnt IL b. easier II
there were only one pattern Of man,
instead Of q few Thousands"
I'm SURE" said the blonde girl. still
haughtily. that I'm fond Of all nv
friends! don't understand you in
the least"
y suppose not" said IN" girl who
had becu TALKING. With q sigh. \ love
vou. airline. but yoa really don't b.
long 10 the one-taird 81 the last quar-
ter ~ the second half ~ tho enfirc