Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-23
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY DOROTHY DIX
Mems Ideas About Women
Copyright, 1920, by the Wheeler Syndi-
cate, Inc.
a YOUNG man wants to know how he can
~ tell whether girl is in love with him
- - or not

n tell whether girl is in love with him
- or not.
That's easy, fol when a girl is really in
love, ahe cannot dssemble her feelings. The
signs of love break out on her like the meas
les, so that blind man might read tne1a A
he runs. OF course men are deceived often
about a womans sentiments towards them
but in such cases they fool themselves. The
woman is incapable of doing it herself
1t is mans vanity that makes him think
that woman is in love with him when she's
not, just because she says she is. He believes
what he desires to believe. If he would ap-
ply these few acid testl to any woman. and
carefully note her reaction to them he would
be able to determine the exact state of her
heart, and take the temperature of her feel
ings towards him.
First, take note of the kind of a welcome
she gives you when you go to her. It
must, indeed. be a stupid man who cannot
tell whether a girl runs up the joy flag at his
approach, or merely fiutters any sort of a
rag # bunting. OF course beau is a beau
in these times of the shortage of counting
men, and If a girl is to be popular she has
to give the GLAD hand, and put on that OH
be-joyful look every time anything in trous-
ers comes along.
| But man does not have to be a Sherlock
I1O11uoS 10 UG dUl0 10 Q6uuC6 from lef general
conduct and conversation, whether his COM
ing really does set the golden bells ringing
for her, or whether she simply endures him
for the sake of having man hanging around.
He can tell Il by the Frightening of her
face, by the warm gladness about her lips,
by the way she hangs on his words. And
likewise, he can tell by the faraway look upon
her countenance, and the way she yawns be-
hind her hand, and sells him that she is so
sorry, but mama has a headache and she
really must see bout her, that his number
is among those who also ran.
The second sign that girl gives of being in
love, is when she begins to cut man out of
the herd. If, when you go to see girl, she
always has some other girl about, and makes
it threesome instead of a. twosome, or if
she always proposes going about In groups,
there's nothing doing for you, son. She's try
ing to get somebody to help out in enter
tanning you.
woman in love is the greatest monopo-
list on earth. She's jealous even of a mans
mother, or sisters, and she's not going to eX-
pose the man she wants to the dangers of
some dark or blonde woman, who may make
havoc of her plans. Also, before she can
lead man up to the proposing point, she has
to have him solitary and alone, where no
body can ever answer when he calls for help.
So observe whether your Amarylis in
veigles you off into lonely walks, and says
mot at home" to other visitors the nights
you Gall, OF Wu0Lu6T SIG always WdnLS 20 go
with the crowd, and telephones over to John
and Mary to come aid make up hand at
bridge, and rou will know whether she is in
love with you for keeps, or is merely marking
time with you until tie right man comes
along.
The third indication that girl gives of
being in love, is when she begins TO spare
your pocketbook Take note Of whether
you are the candy kid or not. All girls have
beaux whom they tolerate for the sake Q
their usefulness These men have to p2y
their way as they go to theaters, and dances,
and restaurants,
If girl always proposes going to some
place of amusement when you CALL and If
she always wants to go to the highest
priced show in town, and orders the most ex-
pensive dish on the MENU be sure you are
merely convenience and not heart neces-
sity. She will either say "no" when you pop
the question, or If she marries you, it will
be because she regards you as a good meal
ticket. She 'eally doesn't love you.
But il, when you call, girl wants to stay
at home, and prefers the drop light in the lv-
ing room to the movies, you may have her
for the taking. She's in love with you for
yourself alone. Also when a girl begins to
make man economic on the money he
spends on her, and urges him to cut out the
candy and lop o. the flowers, it's sure and
indelible sign that she Is beginning to regard
his income as, her own and wants to take
care of it.
The fourth sign of love is when girl asks
a man to tell her the story of his life, and en-
cores the narrative of the things he used To
do when he was a small boy, and listens will
an enraptured expression on her face while
he goes into the details of all that he said
and did at the office that day. 1t takes {
deep and abiding affection, that is all-W0o
and yard wide, and fool-proof to stand for
personal "reminiscences and any man can safe
~ ask a girl to name the day who can listen
to him monologue about himself through
whole evening, without yawning in his face
The fifth sign that woman b yes of being
in love, Is when she begins to try to take care
of man and to mother him. Is your Amay-
lis worried about your smoking too many
cigarettes, and does she urge you to wear rub
bers when it rains, and is she afraid that you
will get lost going home? By this token
shall you know that she is longing to boss
you the balance of your life, and tell you how
bad everything you like is for your digestion
Go to it, son. She's ready to weep on the
second button of your waistcoast while she
tells you how ha-a-a-py she is.
The final proof that woman is in love,
is when she becomes serious and becomes SUD
denly pious Perhaps she has a premonlt1on
that she'll need the consultations OF religion
if she marries you. Anyway, it's sure sign
that never fails-that girl Is in love Wnen
she takes to going to church and reading pro-
found literature, and studying the cook BOOK
Try these tests of love On your Amaryl1s'
son. They never fail.
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