The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-09-28
He SAID A LOT.
Wise Old Egyptian Prophet Set
Forth Great Truth.
That "New Robes ~ Beft a Man" ie
as Pertinent Today as When
Clipped on Granite.

Centuries Ago, when England was o
swamp, and our progenitors 'hfew
stones at each other. instead of using
machine-guns TO kill people OFF, o wise
old prophet In Egypt Clipped ava.
with his chisel and mallet at a huge
block of granite, says London An,
swers.
Time was kind to the granite. so
that we can today read what he wrote,
and benefit by his wisdom. He wrote
In his quaint pictures:
The eyes Of a woman see beneath
the raiment. New raiment never
alone won a heart. New robes III
hPtit n man"
To-day, when we are advanced In
civilization until we can kill man by
touching a spring when they are so
far way as to be out of sight, we
may still read what the old man
wrote. His wisdom has come down
70 us through the ages.
What he would have written to-day
on his typewriter is probably: "Do
not wear your best clothes when you
propose" How much easier TO touch
the keys than to chip things out on q
block Of granitel But how much
more lasting is the granite! And one
would take good care that one had
something worth writing about be
fore spending weeks transferring II
to stone.
Yet how true are his saylngsl
Women have changed hut little since
the days Of the Egyptian kings.
New raiment never alone won a
heart. New robes III beft a man."
New clothes mask the force Of a
mans personality. for only clothes
to which one Is thoroughly accus.
toned can bring out the full force Of
the personality.
What de new clothes do2 At best
they do nothing hut add an extra
smartness. which is probably worth
less, for no woman Is captivated by
mere dandyism, though the pride Of
acquisition which most women pos.
sess will often give the dandy an
ephemeral success.
A man in new clothes may be very
impressive from a sartorial Point of
view. but he is little more than a
~tailoris dummy: his clothes have not
7 become nodded 70 his personality.
A hat that has been worn for some
time becomes part Of its owner. II
becomes an expression OF him II is
possible 10 tell what sort of a fellow
he is ron II. His individuality is
not hindered Int helped by II. He Is
perfectly free TO talk through 1T
That wise old man knew all this,
as he toiled away so that you and ]
might read It. Millions have lived
and died, and never given a thought
to the newness Of their hest Sunday
suit: but he thought I, all out. and
let MS know about IL.
OF wOmen he writes nothing. Per
hars he realized no man can under
stand a woman. or his time was too
valuable or granite cost too much. In
any case. he docS not tel us what a
oma should do about her clothes.
The modern woman needs no
clothes to bring ont her personality:
she relies on her physical beauty. and
h certainly does not attempt 10 con
ceai too much of that. New clothes
have nc effect on charm and bodily
grace In so far as mns'ing goes: on
the contrary. thpv help to show il mn.
So the teachings Of the wise old
man do not apply tn the fairPr sex:
and, in n case. no mere man should
profess TO lay down the law. Let
women base their new bat and gowns
We men must remember the laws %
the wise old man: New robes i'll
hcft n man"
II Is unwise 10 try TO impress n
woman with a display Of untarnishpd
raiment. SO If YOU want to make
love do not wear new clothes.