The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-24
All Young
Fools Are
NowWise!
Uasophistication Ism 8
Seen Among Children
of This Generation
BY Wanda Won Kettler

ln>ophlstlcatei young men
who. Tor the first time, take
young ladies out 10 dine. are
things Of the past.
They aren't nnsophisticatcd.
fused and awkward amy more.
So says walters In Seattle cafes
sho have occasion TO observe all
types Of diners--even young men
Who for the first time In their
youthful lives step Lady friend TO
dinner.
sBut we don't have tho very
young ones any more" spoke Chas.
Husser. waiter at Bianc's, whom
asked this morning about his oh
servatlons. Not that they aren't
young enough In years" he ex.
planned. "but they're grown up In
ways. Seems the young folks OF
today always HAVE known how 10
ster out. guess it's becare OF
tho way boys and Tiris play around
new from the cradle w.
When they're 10 and II they cit
up 20 tho counter and have soda
together. ny tho time they're IL
and rs. they're going out In punches
parties an things. an school
dances. BY the time they're 10 and
AZ they know all about stcppinx
there Il 10 know.
Just once In q while" Hutter
went on 20 say. "a couple come Ia
Who Rockwell who look as II
they aren't exactly comfortable
Once in . while HE looks - u
he'd never stepped out hefc-s- Once
in . while SHE does In such cases
~ Just give 'em tho menu. walk
off. and let EN- study n out for
themselves. They rad u all over
rAvfully and then order spaghetti
Or something like that
but the shy ones are 10 un
usuxl," he insisted. "the awk-
ward. bashful Kind aren't 10 ~
found amy mere within the city
liuits.-
II. Smift. waiter At the Buon ou~so.
carried the discussion . little BIT fur.
Their.
swhen . young man steps . young
lady out TO dinner these days. he
declared. -he waits until he knows
how. You don't find a young fellow
who hasn't stepped a Eiri 20 a movie
and for . sundse. maybe. Attempting
TO take a lady out TO dinner.
HE starts nj the beginning
and approaches tisr dinner Ersdu-
ally. Then u comes naturally.
And what's more" Smitt con.
tinucd. agreeing with Hutte~.
who first expressed his views
they generally start stepping
eus In = group and wsrk NJ
naturally from THAI to breaking
away in two BY twoa. ! know
BY experience" ne a0d~d. Il
know ! wouldn't q ssepped out
the -!rss time ALONE with .
girl"
so they're quite grown ur, these
young men. whether they be Is. II
Or rs. Quite grown up. these days.
Remembers the time" spoke
Homer Howard. waiter at the Bouie-
ward cafe. when asked for his opin-
Ion. when every few days q couple
would come in--snd he'd act - II
had never been there before He'd
have m awful time seating the girl.
Then he wouldn't know what to
% with his arms and hands. He'd
b real serious at first--not natural
~ ALL He wouldn't eat half the
food he ordered. Mother thins."
Howard continued. IF n boy came
around f~ilsng flowers and stopped
~ his table the fellow with the girl
out for the first time would always
buy the flowers He wouldn't know
what else TO do.
but we don't see many Of him
any more" Howard continued 'Of
course. all the young fellows don't do
all the little things just 20. but what
they do do. they sure DO natural"
Maybe some people won't agree
with all this.
Maybe fond mothers and dads who
Cont want the family TO grow. up too
soon will insist that their Johnny
and Mary Ann are not sophisticated
Maybe.
Hut Seattle walters declare they've
~obseryed-"