Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-11
$4,000 Income
Is Prime Requisite

An income OF S2U,OOO would %
conservative estimate, fairly goo0
amount on which to be welded, and
after the wedding bells have pealed
man should join more clubs and race
around more than ever.
Count Rennto Casselli Is from Italy,
and though from that cline famed the
world over for its music and musicians
he whimsically admits that the only in
strument he can play Is the talking ma.
chine--he cannot strum romantic
mandolin or thrum a guitar.
American girls cause the Count .
deal Of perplexity-they are as pretty
as they can be. even prettier than the
maidens Of Italy. though they are tn
tensely puzzling.
''They make me feel like Sherlock
Holmes when try to understand
them" and with shake Of the head
the Count admits that they are too great
a puzzle for him to solve. American
girls arc much more practical than the
Italians and dress very beautifully-in
fact, they are altogether charming.
There is one thing that he has no.
ticed, however, and that is that Ameri.
can girls are likely to be independent
and like to command oh who, Oh
WIN Aoo OCCh pOoSAuS tuC SO0hSS
Girls should stay at home and not 70
to business, argues the Count; though
they should cultivate their minds by the
study Of history and art. 70 that they
will have something intelligent to talk
about when they are dancing.
The girl the Count marries must be
tall--because. contrary to all set opin.
ions OF italian men. he is very, very
tall. When he starts to stand up it 10
fascinating to watch and figure out
when he will be all through straighten.
Ing up. And at billiards he Is a hard
opponent, because he is able to lean al
the way over the table.
James A. Develin, Jr., really does
not care hOot If n girl is blonde or
brunette so long ms she Is good looking
he is an absolutely impartial judge.
Flashing black eyes are not more potent
than blue eyes, complexion the tint
Of the olive Is as good as one that has
the bloom Of rose and hair all cOlors
OF the rainbow get an equal thrill out
Of him.
However. he likes them petite-no
sublimely tall James ior him. but Mr..
Develin likes them fat--the fatter the
better, regular little roly polys-ths
would be easier to walk over that girl
than to 60 around her."
Although Mr.. Develn has never met
any. old. fashioned girls. he is willing
to bet his good hard earned money
gotten from selling bonds-that they
are an improvement over the modern
girl-implying. that since they could
not be worse there Is an off cha nee that
they are better. Girls ut best are i'm.
practical creatures and provoke this lad
almost to the point Of saying fudge"
which he only says when horribly mad,
Mr.. Develin leaves non -committai
leeway when it comes to the age OF
getting married-any time between six.
teen and sixty--nO one can come to him
and say: ''See here, you said YOU
wanted to get married at twenty five
here Is your chance-here l am" No
stree. he is wise in his generation and
plays the game safe. He gives no evi.
dence and no one has the chance to get
the drop on him. The girl he would
choose for life partner should be one
with whom he could hope to live five
ing her.