The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-01-20
A Widow
Wordalogue
By Helen Rowland.
BY Helen Rowland.

Come with me-, said the Widow,
mysteriously leading the Bachelor to-
ward the waiting hanson, and I'll
show you the greatest invention Of the
age"
What is it," demanded the Bache-
Tor, hating suspictously.
The latest triumph OF whalebone
and steel" responded the Widow, wa
wing her violet parasol dramatically
IA she gently pushed him toward the
hanson. The newest things in figures
and fashions. I'm going to the dress
makers convention"
But | don't want to be shocked
complained the Bachelor sQuirming
in his side of the hanson. And I'm
not interested in inquisitions, nor in
struments of torture, nor human suf-
fering, nor mouomania, nor"
In what Mr.. Traverse
In the ridiculous fashions of wom
en-" explained the Bachelor, buntly.
ITS the ridiculous taste OF men that
inspires them" retorted the Widow,
tartly. Il
Nonsense" protested the Bachelor!
no man admires human WORK OF
art, nor a forest of false hair nor a
figure that works on springs. nor"
"Of course you don't" put the Wild
ow, sympathetically, ION principle.
Theoretically. YOU don't approve OF
rouge. nor dyed hair nor peek-a-boo
waists. nor sheath gowns, nor-nor Sa-
lone; but when It comes TO practice
it's always the girl with the pink chin
and the buuercolored hair and the
opcnwork stockings and the hand
made figure that you turn around in
The street to stare after
81 don't" declared the Bachelor
And the woman who rustles Ike a
windstorm and leaves path of patch
ouli behind her to whom YOU are pin
ing for an Introduction
It's false" cried the Bachelor, in
dignantly.
"Of course it's false, acQuiesced the
Widow, quite unrutlled, but it's femi-
nine. RulIles and curls and lace and
ty. and it's womans femininity, not
her strength of mind and breadth OF
character, that attracts a man. The
uretcally you admire fiat heels and
physical culture and sweet simplicity
and beauties of the soul, and dote on
q girl with high ideals and principles.
but that isn't the kind a woman hest
tates to introduce her husband to; it's
the kind with high heels and a straight
front figure and Paquin gowns"
and yet" sighed the Bachelor, Il
don't know a $40 hat from a four dol
lar one, nor chiffon from calico print"
no man does" agreed the Widow
soothingly. no man knows what a
woman has on any more than he
knows what an artist has put into a
painting, but he can tell well-dressed
woma- from trump as quickly as he
can tell a real picture from a daub DO
YOU fancy women powder their noses
and peroxide their hair merely for the
pleasure of dabbling in chemicals? DO
YOU imagine they wear tight corsets
and French heels merely becaue they
are pining for indigestion and pain
in the side? DO you suppose
Il hadn't supposed anything about
it," broke in the Bachelor, desperately.
But if you make early Christian mar.
| tyrs Of yourselves in order TO fascinate
MS. you are wasting your time 4
man doesn't respect nor admire a
woman that Is gotten up like the third
act Of comic opera chorus"
WHO wants to be respected and ad
mired and left at home?" demanded
| the Widow, scornfully who wants
| 10 be a modest violet, when all the
| men are around the corner chasing
| Chrysanthemums and orchids? II WON.
! en- are frivolous and artificial and use
| less, it's men who have made them so
| No woman is going TO spend her DAYS
! in the pursuit of virtue and economy
| and the cook book while you are
! spending yours in the pursuit Of some
! foolish little thing who doesn't know
! broom from an egg.beater and
! wouldn't know what to do with 4
| scruple if she had one, but who knows
| INV W veal Ii'l IldlS uHu--
"Oh, we'll" broke in the Bachelor
desperately: III we men are that kind
why do you care"
you're the only kind there is :
sighed the Widow "And-and her.
we are,"
Where are they" demanded the
Bachelor glancinc eagerly around, as
the Widow led him into a room fun o
wire mannikins draped in imported
gowns
Where are what, Mr. Trayers?"
"The-the inventions"
81 don't know what you are talkinl
about
The triumphs in whalelcue an,
steel"
The Widow wriubIcd her brow,
qucstioningly.
The models" explained the Bach
clor. The live ones"
"Hiny Trayers'" exclaimed In,
Widow. Did YOU think / would brin,
You here when there was demonstra
ton going on? Did you think yol
We're going to see live models"
II knew | was going TO be shocked
grumbed the Bachelor bitterly, "bu
didn't know It would be such
stock"
"A shock" inquired the Widow
cor disappointment" sighed til,
Bachelor, as he discutangled himsel
from the folds Of "A mauye gown on
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