The evening world., 1912-08-14
''Women Are Crazy for JesOels and All the Rest OF
the Elements of High LiOing," Writes S. H.
"Man Needs Women, Their ChiLdishness,
Their Vanity, Their Tenderness, Their
Weaknesses EOen," Says A. E. C.
BY NIXOLA GREELEY.SMITH.

Romance Ii every mans weak
ness, love IL every woman's power"
With this sentimental phrase mas
culine reader Of The Evening World
q highly cynical analysis
of the man and the woman Of to-
day. After all. most of our cynicism
ID merely self-conscious sentiment.
The confessed man-hater 10 far more
likely to elope with the coachman
than II the girl who takes . nominal
Interest In man. And the most no.
torious woman-haters - Strindberg,
Tor instance-give almost invariably
the lie to their opinions by marrying
the cook or the housemaid.
of romantic Imagination to play the
So. when I md . man who says that
but oon,en as they ore are source
not at all astonished to read 40 the
ntment as romantic as II q sixteen.
tribe. OF course not; but when there
- ~eith ubu thht b
ferent. have only one name for II.
The legal side 10 Of no Importance.
8. H,
PART THAT ROMANCE PLAYS IN
THE GAME OF LIFE.
Dear Madam: Men and women do
not understand each other. II IL
perhaps this fact which causes or
creataa tho aIiuramapt ~ attra ALLAN
In the young and 10 the foundation
Of all romance and the most active
source OF disillusion. Women live
within themselves. their entire
course In life Is strictly individual
istic- The impressions received
from within dominate their minds.
their characters, their true natures.
Hence their jealousy. conceit. van
ity and hypocrisy. I do not mean
IN matters OF right and wrong. It
10 the inner nature which Is so
society as a mother. Man, on the
other hand. lives q life OF external
impressions. He receives all his
mental Impressions from without.
Even women are external impress
s!ons to him. His course in life men,
tally. morally and even physically
lies In an outer atmosphere. To men
women as they are not are a SQUIRE
OF inspiration for great achieve
ments, both artistic and scientific.
To men. women as they are are
great source of depravity. mental
and moral. When I say women
use the plural. as you may notice.
All men are alike in the matter of
women. The plural number 10 pre-
ferred. Every man needs women.
their society. their childishness.
their vanity, tenderness. &C.: their
weaknesses even. not in the
same sense as the Johnny" does.
Romance Is every mans weakness.
love IL every woman's power.
a. T.. G.
TOO MUCH PERSONAL LIBERTY
IN NEW YORK CITY.
Dear Madam: As the game OF hfe
Is played In New York to-day. there
Is an absence OF conventionality and
an excess of personal liberty which.
TO my mind. Is responsible In large
degree for the dress paint-and- pow
der problem and the Johnny evils
II, instead OF attacking each other
both sexes were to make an attempt
to abolish the conditions which per-
nit these things. some good might
be accomplished. Any attempt, how
ever. to curtail a New Workers.
(male or female) personal liberty or
to introduce more formality would
create a howl large enough 70 be
heard around the world. SO what's
the use? No amount Of agitation
will abolish these evils. +. #. +.
GIRLS TRY TO APPEAR TOO
SMART, HE THINKS.
Dear Madam: The girl OF to-day 10
not happy unless speaking OF silly
tops With long names. She refers
to them as swell fellows" And in
their company she generally strives
to appear wise. have quite q few
girl acquaintance mot frlends). but
! must confess there Is not one sem
sible girl among them. How much
sweeter girls would appear to men
II they would only lay aside their
smart and boastful airs and be them
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