El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-18
The Partisan Girl
By Pierre Weber.

T1give you good advice. Marry a girl
of Paris You can find no better
- wife from any point Of view. First
the young girl of Paris IS nearly al
ways smart, and If she should happen
not to be smart, she knows how to
make others think she is, and that
is enough. Then she has a large heart
even more heart than head She loves
her parents, her brothers. her sisters,
animals, poor people, the hero of her
favorite novel, and most of all the pic
ture she forms of her future husband,
though from this it does not follow
that she will love her husband when
she gets one.
The Partisan girl is very innocent
She has read many bad books, but
fortunately she has not understood
any Of them. This gives the lady the
ability to speak with great conviction
of all subjects imaginable, though she
knows absolutely nothing about them
This apparent frankness protects her
against the attacks of libertines, but
affords her very little protection
against real lover.
The girl Of Paris does not lack higher
education She knows where the
French colonies were situated. she
knows history so well. that she al
WAYS remembers the important part
women had in IT. She often visits
museums, where she gets excellent
ideas for new gowns and good excuses
for large hats. She also studies much.
She takes lessons in fine cooking,
where she learns how to make sweet
desserts. she takes lessons in cutting
dresses, in painting, singing. bridge,
Esperanto, roller skating, Bergson's
philosophy and many other lessons,
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useful knowledge
She also learns to nurse the sick and
wounded and today it is impossible to
find a girl in good society who does not
daily visit the hospital This is very
touching. In front of an ambulance
station a magnificent so II. P six
cylinder auto stops, two elegantly
dressed ladies get out. Immediately
they put on nurses garb, taking OH
their pearl necklaces and diamond
rings anud putting on the neat cap
and apron with the Red Cross, which
resembles that of the Legion of Honor,
and for at least two hours they de-
vote themselves to the sufferers. Per-
haps YOU will object that they could
do this Just as we'll if they had come
by subway, without jewe1ry, IN plain
dress. This is true enough, but such
proceeding would be less picturesque
In all deeds of charity, there should
be some stage setting which appeals to
women. The fashion is also good
one for other reasons. 1t is well that
women should get used to seeing men
suffer. A splendid preparation for
marriage.
The Partisan girl is also unusually
energetic. 1 have known very deli
cate young ladies who were able TO
dance for six hours without stopping
and who were able to skate all day.
| have also seen young girls survive
tiresome conversations which would
have bored any man to death, but
where I admire the Paris woman most,
is in the stores She walks miles from
| one department to another. Descends
long stairs and climbs thousands OF
steps. forces her way through the
worst crowds, unrolls bolts OF goods
| Of enormous size runs down heavy
men. stands for hours in hobble
| skirt. and all this TO find small rag
OF a few inches Of lace, and when she
/ hal succeeded she rushes to anotner
store and goes through the same
| performances because she might per
chance, find something that perhaps
suits her better still A champion oox-
er. while training, is more saving
with his strength.
And what wonderful powers OF en-
durance this fral creature possesses:
for three hours she will try on dress
at a tailor's talking necessarily at the
time. She is being turned right aud