The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-09
az ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

~ ESTHER GHIFF FIN VIII &.
Most women like to think they are
fascinating.
A good many Of them really think
it. Others bamboozle themselves into
believing that they are
Way down at the bottom Of things
they know they're not but they won't
admit It,
The best woman alive likessto think,
or would like to think, that she can
lure men by her charm and physical
perfections She might hate to know
that some man went to the devil on
account OF unrequited affection for
her and because she coldly threw him
over. but lurking round the corner is
complaccnt satisfaction that she
could do It,
Not did. But could
In one OF Robert Grants novels a
man Is telling Il woman about another
woman who trea ted him most inexplic
ably. The woman cOnfidant said
What you should have done was
to have taken her in your arms and
tried to kiss her. She would have
screamed and seemed indignant but
she would have been delighted. Your
Offense consisted in not trying"
No woman living hu. would really
like to be thought IL deadly coquette
L.. h>1
'em
All women would rather be loved
than married.
Most OF them want to get married
and do-for unconsciplsly primal rca
sons. But this is quite another thing
The fact is that mos, women are Dor
ed to death after marriage.
Because love and marriage really
arc inimical. They have nothing to dc
with each other.
Many women don't recognize this
or won't recognize it, But it's true.
People adjust themselves to the SO
cial condition and get on ssOme'vay. As
a certain writer on social subjects
says
What you mean is that sensible
people make the best Of each other.
This man also says
mo man is match for a woman
except with a poker and a pair of hob
nailed boots. Not always even then"
While this is seemingly not entirely
apropos. upon heavy contemplation II
will be seen that 1t is. Because wher
a woman makes up her mind TO marry
a man he may as we'll sUccUmb. The
fiction Is. Of course. that he pursues
her All women rise up and howl
"You horrid thing! 1t isn't so!" if it is
timidly intimatcd that they corner the
men. But when they're strictly among
themselves discussing the announce
ment of the latest engagement yov
might hear something like this
"Well she's got him at last.
HE never cared cent for her"
mo he wanted to mary Ethel"
He couldn't get away from her"
Never had Il chance to speak tc
another woman"
"Perfectly disgusting the way she
ran after him"
well she'd better look out after
they're married."
II feel awfully sorry for him."
Yes. after the wedding trip he'll
xnd out II few things"
Its just the same way her mother
san after her father"
"Mmm-inherited."
Don't you remember how Sal roped
in Bll?"
We'll, do I! He was crazy about me
proposed several times. But
wouldn't look at him"
And on indefinitely.
Psychologists, artists and other dab
blers in emotions will tell you that
there are two kinds of women--the
Ieort that men love and the sort tina,
they marry. There are infinite varie
ties of these two classes. of course
and the edges lap over sometimes and
give an illusion of jointure--but its
only an illusion. The line of Cleavage
is there just the same.
Arthur Stringer. writer Of compel
ling verse. has expressed it in one OF
his Irish Poems" recently published
with poetic felicity and charm: