The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-06
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1 'Hydrangea" or "Pocahontas' that he pins his faith and his cravats" silly" said she. "Cravats don't pin; they just stay"
 Well. anyway, I've known men to choose a Pocahontas and wear that par ticular style from the age of Is until they were laid away in their last rest ing place-then with a Pocahontas still about their neck can shut my eyes and describe a Pocahontas perfectly. It Is rather low ard rounded at the corners; 1t displays large portion of scraggly red throat, from which a prominent Adams apple protrudes. It is worn alike by , the just and the unjust-by fat and slim men, who have elected 1t as their badge of honor. It is worn by the man with the iron jaw or chin; the man with the chubby chin, and the man with no chin at all"
 But when they are 30 devoted to a 'Pocahontas' do you think they'd ever change the style?" asked my friend pa thetically.
 "Aye-there's the rub," quoth I. 'sIt's the test. It's the very thing that am suggesting to prove his undying affection If the gentleman about whose love you are dubious wears collars you don't like suggest to him that you would like to see him in a tall collar and see what he says"
 "Oh, can't bear the thought of put ting him to such a test" said she ai- most on the verge of tears But now that you have spoken it, Adophus does wear unbecoming collars" "So do lots of them" I announced. And they will growl like bears and say their throats are sore and cut into great gashes by high, uncomfortable collars for the first few days after the change. and they may even be like the one I heard of who succumbed to his fiance's importunities on the subject and changed the style of his collars, wearing one of the new ones even upon his wedding day and the very next morning he appeared again in his beloved Pocahontas and never more would wear anything else after he got the girl he loved.'
 "I suppose to have an ideal lover" said this love-sick maiden, The must be im- possible from some point of view. Of
 
 But after all would Romeo have been the ideal lover that he was If he could have gone up to Juliets door and rung the bell as the modern lover does; sit in cosy corner and shake hands cor dially with her papa as he came and went? If he could have held the hand of the veronese maid to his hearts con tent and imprinted upon her ruby lips the passionate kiss he so much desired, do you think under those circumstances he would have thought her merely a nice, else?"
 Perhaps said I. agreeing with her. "But as he had to scale tall brick q sup pose they were brick) walls, and meet her clandestinely with every member of the Montague and Capulet delegation on his trail, not to speak of big, fat old nurse who was constantly dogging Ju- liet's heels, he raised himself to the re nown of being the most perfect lover in the world and idealized his sweetheart to the envy of every maiden who has ever been born since.'
 "Do you suppose Romeo would have changed the style of his collars for Juliet If she had asked him?' asked she timidly.
 ''She didn't have to-there were too many other things she was asking of him. Besides, she didn't care whether he wore a collar at all just so she got to see him between times now and then" I said emphatically.
 "Well. the only possible objection I could find to Adolphus. my beloved" she repeated. Ifs that he does wear awfully unbecoming collars. and I am going to take your advice and see if he will grant my request and if he does---'
 ''Then you will know positively whether he loves you or not" I chuckled as I congratulated myself upon a brand new invention for love testing.