The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-16

IL was Just here ] made up my mind
mat homely women must adore Mr..
owen johnson q least when he talks
TO them like that For I have never
yse known . homsly woman who had
not Persuaded herself that Clsooatrs
owed her destinations TO the charms Of
the intellect alone Il think Il vas the
small. suffering Charles Lamb who
when asked to g1vs his Idea Of Shakes
pesre replied that he had always thought
OF him ~ - s.m.m-m-ail m-m-m.an
wih.th an imp-p-p-ppsd.imsnt In his
epeech) However. I prefer to think Of
Cleopatra - . woman Of utter. achins
beauty. but with the infinite variety
that only . QUICK silver quality Of the
mind bsstows.
EASY FoR A WOMAN TO I'M.
PRees A MAN.
The women who have Influenced men
Tor any length OF time have always
had intelligence" Mr.. johnson con-
tinued, "or at any rate they have man
aged to convey that impression to men.
But woman can always persuade .
man Of her brilliancy merely BY listen.
80 w bsuN byutpotu0ACoiys
OF course that's true but OF course
that's different" answered. did you
see that marveiiously true dsnnit.n by
Owen Hatteras this month. Clever nsas,
In women meana any mental atate
superior to in,bscility.'"
That IS good" Mr.. johnson AIRED.
some Of the worlds greatest men have
been perfectly happy with women Of
very small mental calibre, but they
were always persuaded that the women
mad brains. 1t 10 the brains of the
saiamanter type that interest the man
about town." Mr.. johnson continued
And you must remember that the
type ! describe is a girl When she
gets to 10 twenty-three or Ave she may
lose her peculiar quality Of resistance
to hre. But generally she 10 married
ny that time. She realizes-unless she
Is woman of exceptional briIliancy In
her professionalism she cannot live
her life as II she were man, and she
marries and generally makes q very
good wife"
What are her chances OF happiness
In that case?"
ANY other woman's chances OF happl-
meas Mr.. Johnson severed. VERY
good II she marries a man compelled 10
work for a living and whom she Ii able
to help to his success very poor n he Is
under no compulsion to make sonnet ainx
OF hinself and for her.
"Ths ssianssdsr - have met
her has very peculiar CODE" lsr.
johnson Confined. "Ohs Win not
under any casounsta.oss take
money from men. but she win voyx
them Tor al they are worth. Che n
. eonsoasaeslsss little CRATER.
"She 10 q type which has been pro.
dueei BY our sh!fting ideals. The old
prohibitions. tine old restraints. are gone.
Tho old code OF ethics said to woman:
Sacrifice yourself In this life that yo,
may Set your reward In the life to come.
But to-day she snys to herself: This
may be the only life ] have to live.
must make the most OF Il while I am
young You know ! am q great feunn.
ist not only In relation to suffrage. wien
Is a little thing, but the new ideals of nm
equal standard OF conduct-eoual re.
sponsibilities In marriage. All girls TO-
day play with fre." Mr.. johnson adder.
''Thsy meet some man famous for hi $
conquests OF women. and naturally they
say to themselves. Now ! am going 10
have some fun with this woman n "a tinK
tiger"
And this seemed to me to DO the Anal
word. for II converted me TO the sala,
mander theory. Moreover. II enabled
me TO identify the first ssalamander:
THE famous young lady from Niger
Who went for a ride on tiger.