The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-08
En- g Chat
The Intimate Man.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

isn't he the most fascinating mani"
raved the Authormans Wife.
YES" said Molly. "he is: but don't
like him.
Don't like him p" cried the Author
mans Wife. "Why not? He's a
wonderful dancer and the most inter
esting talker. and he has wonderful
manners, and you admit yourself he is
fascinating"
Molly gave a little shrug. "All true"
she admitted; "but 1 don't like him
because 1 don't trust him. He's the
kind of man it's fun to have around,
but that it would be torture to be in
love with, and double torture to be
married to-"
wonder if you've ever met the man
Molly is talking about. OF course l
don't mean that particular man, but
any one of the type.
He's the kind of man that 1 call the
intimate man.
That is, he creates an atmosphere
of intimacy between himself and any
woman with whom he happens to be.
If he meets you on the street, his man
ner subtiy conveys to you the impress
sion that he had been hoping he would
have the good luck to see. you, and you
pass on from the meeting with a warm,
unanalyzed sense of pleasure and self
approval. .-f3~
To each woman with whom he
dances he gives the impression that he
has been waiting all the evening for
that dance. His conversation is full
of subtle batteries. He never insults
you by the awkwardness of blatantly
plimentary remarks, but he man
ages to express his admiration for you
in his voice, his manner and in grace
fully turned illusions.
Though he may never have heard
of CoItons cynical advice, Fill wom-
an full of se1f-love and all that runs
over will be yours" he instinctively
acts on it.
He is the kind of man married
women love to have about. He sup
plies the touch of spice that their eX-
istence is so apt to lack. He adds
zest and SAVIOR to gatherings other
wise composed of sane and satisfied
husbands and wives. The women find
themselves looking forward to occa-
sions where he will be present and
accounting for it by saying He is
such wonderful dancer" or He is so
amusing
On the whole, it seems as though,
even if Molly refuses to like him, the
Intimate Man must be a very worth
while person, since he gives pleasure
to so many.
yes, except that the pleasure he
gives to many is sometimes overhaul
anced by the pain he gives to a few.
There's the girl he's engaged to and
themD. and perhaps some other poor
fool married woman who takes his
intimate manner too seriously and
finds herself looking forward too
feverishly to meeting him.
Is he to blame for being as he is
Could he be different, or is he just as
much as other people the victim of his
fatal fascination?
/ wonderi
With My Letter Friends.
Questior-How much do you think
a working girl should spend on her
/ trousseau ?-Bride-to-Be
Answer-That depends entirely on
/ her salary, of course In my opinion,
there is too much effort made by the
average bride to lay in a large stock
of clothes. In these days of rapidly
changing styles. one seldom gets the
full good of the money in this way. My
advice to the bride-to-be is to provide
herself we'll with underwear and the
little pretties she wouldn't buy at an
other time, but not to go in too heavily
on the other garments. AS to the pro-
portion of income one should spend
for such a purpose, perhaps my letter
| friends would be willing to send us
some estimates on this subject.
| should be glad to hear from them
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