New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-07
Those Ask Me Cards Only
a Joke, Blushing, Flush
ing Bachelor Explains.
STILL, HE DOES LIKE
RATHER PETITE GIRLS
And One Called Him Up, Too
He's a Boy Scoutnrastcr, Even
if He Does Wear a Shawl.

II Cluty Smith had known what a
pothcr % was going 20 make when ne
sent out those reap year ask me cards
to his girl friends hc would sooner
have spilled INK on mis- favorite pats
than have done ~.
The first instalment Of the pother
kept Clnty's LETT ear 10 the telephone
ali day yesterday, while stacks OF let
ters and photographs and kilograms
piled up on his desk.
"It was just a joke" Clinty kept cX-
planning over the phone. sorry |
was only spooiiUg.
To reporter "Clinty' Mr.. clinton
h. Smith. jr., one Of the old Flushing
Smiths. If one meets him formally eN-
planned in a little more DEAL. In the
trst Mace he said. the cards bearing
his reminder that 1916 was leap year;
that he was still bachelor. and that
his fine collection of antique furniture
might be expected to 70 With his heart,
his hand and his home were sent 20 a
selected list Of girl friends. and were
not meant for publication.
And in the second place and the third
place and IN, last place, co tinued Mr..
smith. he is quite well sstished with
his state OF single blcssedness.
Every year at this sea.on ! have
been IN the habit Of sending cards 90
my friends" said Mr.. Smith, running
his slender. artistic fingers through his
wavv brown hair. 81 have always tried
10 have them novel
This New Years. having quite eX-
haustcd other forms. ] decided on the
lean wear cards was careful 20 send
them only 90 persons who | was sure
would not misunderstood. II would
have been all very well II the news
papers hadn't got hold Of one OF the
cards, ! can't imagine how that hap
pcned. But IL has. and ! suppose one
must make the best Of ii. Heigh-ho!
Pardon
The telephone was ringing again.
Mr.. Smith YEARLY took down the re
cciyer. II was another one.
Just a Joke" he said. Sorry. No,
! really don't. sorry
But isn't there chance you vii
find your ideal girl through the joke -
be was asked. when the telephone con-
versation had been abruptly conc luded.
81 hardly know what my ideal girl
would look like" sighed the leap year
Lothario. "ln general should say
she would be rather small and, er -
not very large, and er well, petite.
I
II DO wish the newspapers could have
goth things straight. II is true am
secretary of the Flushing Country Club,
bat they might as we'll have said was
treasurer Of the Historical Society
Now, I'm not the golf champion of the
cub. either. I'm rather good, but FAR
from the best player.
"It is also true that ! have a coilec-
tion of antique furniture, as | mem
toned on my cards At the same time
il Is not fair 10 draw the inference /
purchased 10 in anticipation Of mar
riagc. II has just been one of my
hobbies. There i~ one particularly
fine niece q four poster I'm which
Uloodgood Gutter. the poet, used to
sleep.
"6f all the girls who have com
nunicated with me ! fancied one who
sid she was starting for Chicago TINS
afternoon. She said she'd be back IN
two weeks and would call me up again
t,en. ! told her she might. shed a
sweet voice and | shouldn't be sur
prised If she were small
Having only moment before DIS
posed of n determined person who was
bent on signing him up for "A bach;
clor on the Market in i've reels ana
who had brought along a camera man
and skeleton company 70 begin opera
lions. M. smith SHE'D when asked for
his photograph.
So pen picture with a bit Of char
acter descriptions. is the best that can
be offered 70 leapyear lady readers.
Mr. Smith has wavy brown HAIR az
aforesaid. He is thirty-two years oid
or tnereabouts. and is a lawyer. HIS
family has lived in Flushing for cent
ury and a half. and is lin
Immaculate is the word TO describe
r,s dress No one ever has caught
him wearing baggy trousers. and ms
wardrobe contains everything gentle
man could be called upon 10 wear even
leccings for use when at golf. An extra
feature Of the wardrobe is q shawl. sew
eral Fushingites recalled having seen
him wearing IN over the shoulders oil
his overcoat on an especially cold day
last month.
But no day has been cold enough "a
make Mr.. Smith forget himself when
in the presence OF lady. Il is his in
variable custom 10 remove ms ha'
when corversing with one OF the op'
posite sex in the street and 20 remain
uncovered until the fair one is out OF
sight. weather regardless.
While Mr. Smith AYERS he never ma
INDUCED IN the tango. he IS famous a.
cotillion leader. despite his close
4 afiliation with the activities Of tho
Methodist Church.
As a scoutmaster Mr. Smith ponds
. his leisure time in teaching the youth
ful idea how 20 shoot.