The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
Universal Curse Falls Light
er on Women Than on
Men, But Even the Fair
Sex Can Slip | on a
Present Now and Then
The Terrible Story Of
Amelia Boggs and the Sill
ver-plated Tie Clip.
! r course It's useless to try

purchasing birtnuay gIts'
Sooner or later every man,
woman. and child is called upon to do II.
While men rather hate the ordeal,
women almost invariably enjoy the
most excruciatinE moments.
But even though exulting 10 their
martyrdom. some women fail miserably
in the choosing. They can ruin their
lives, as well as can men, by false
choice.
That's because they fail to realize that
the deadlinsss of a birthday present lies
in the two things which 1T represents.
First Is It an indication of what you
think his taste Is, and secondly, is II
an ation of what your ideas of taste
later feeling should be sauelched and the
former. II correct, of course should gov
ern the purchase:
But as we said before you never can
tell Amelia Boggs. who has been teach
ing school for twenty years now, fifth
grade, and likely TO stay there because
fhe can't even gain the admiration OF
teachers. or her children, is sad ex-
ample. She thought she knew what his
taste was. Poor Nellie!
Wnen S1e was sixteen AHlellH was eTl-
gagged. She didn't look bit Boggsy
then. She was slim and soft-eyed cher
near-sightedness developed later. and
instead OF merely looking scraggy and
uncurried, her hair was, universally
termed "a riot of sunshine"
They didn't call her Nellie then. but
Amelia
Everybody thought that they parted
IN IF
II was all because Of a birthday gift
she chose for him.
He was the clerk in a department
store in the silks. and as neat and nifty
a. q poplar tree full of new leaves.
Nellie loved his neatness.
And when her great, appealing. big
blue eyes noted the fact that he actu-
ally HAD NO TIE-CLAsP on the week
before the celebration OF his natal day,
she nearly died of Joy. Her choice
sss a ads shs fSt him lone sNSsP
ton to his constitutional and chronic
neatness.
Silver plated: modest. most insspe en-;
why.-oh. yes. his name was Tasmin
tshe might have got hint from that
why Tasmin would like that gift. But
he didn't.
Poor grill How was she to know
that Tasmin's flowing tie was his little
secret sin. his ono weak point, the
indication Of the wild In his supposedly
calm nature3
For. with a passion far exceeding his
love for poor Amelia. as indeed was
afterward proved. did Tasmln long tc
checkered suit and a flowing Windsor
tie!
Poor. unknowing Amelia stepped or
his very soul.
He could not love woman who die
not understand him:
Remember Amelia, women shoppers
beware
The Gentleman on our Left says
that he believes that the story about
Amelia is true, and that the only
way he sees for anybody to get of
scot free, is by buying a duplicate
of something that one KNOWS il
popular with the victim. Then wher
she says or he says, ooh have one
of those and I love It," then you say
well, then, I'm SO sorry; suppose
you take It back and buy something
that you want?" Just like that!
The White Rabbit. fresh from honey
suckle encircled hills. wishes to Civ,
formal announcement that the open sea
son for mosquitoes Is in full swing. A
this early date, he holds. all killing O.
chiggers (see funkandwagnalls chigoe
Tiger. and chigger). will be considered
as poaching.
Ode to Spring.
Then came sweet summer on, and long
long days
Through which the Weary Housewife