Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
He SAID A LOT
Wise Old Egyptian Prophet Set
Forth Great Truth.
That "New Robes III 8eft a Man" Is
as Pertinent Today as When
Clipped on Granite.


Centuries g when England vas a
swamp, and our progenItors threw
stones at each other, instead of using
m~achine-guns to kill people off, j wise
old prophet in Egypt Clipped away
with his chisel and mallet at a huge
block of granite, says London An
'swers.
Time was kind to the granite, so
that W. can today read what he wrote,
and benefit by his wisdom. He wrote
in his quaint pictures:
"The eyes Of a m see beneath
the raiment. New raiment never
alone won a heart. New robes Ill
befit a man."
Today, when we are advanced In
civilization until we cal kill man by
touching a spring when they are so
far away as to be out of sight. we
may still read what the. old man
wrote. His wisdom has come down
to us through the ages.
What he would have written today
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 a
block of granted 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 1t
to stone.
Yet how true are his sayings!
Women have changed but little since
the days of the Egyptian kings.
New clothes mask the force Of a
mans personality, for only clothes
to which one Is thoroughly accus-
toned can bring Il the full force Of
the personality.
What do new clothes do? At best
they do nothing but 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
tailor's. dummy; his clothes have not
become nodded to his personality.
A hat that has been worn for some
time becomes part Of its owner 1t
becomes an expression Of him 1t Is
possible TO tell what sort of a fellow
he is from 1t. His Individuality is
not hindered but helped by 1t. He IS
perfectly free to talk through It!
That wise old man knew all this,
as he toiled away so that you and 1
might read it. Millions have lived
and died, and never given a thought
to the newness of their best Sunday
suit; but he thought IL all out, and
let us know about it.
OF women he writes nothing. Per-
stand a woman. OF his time was too
valuable or granite cost too much. In
any case, he does not tell us what a
woman should do about he- clothes.
The modern woman needs no
clothes to bring out her personality +:
she relies on her physical beauty, and
she certainly does not attempt to con-
ceal too much of that. New clothes
have no effect on charm and bodily
grace In so far as masking goes; on
the contrary, they help to show it up.
So the teachings of the wise old
man do not apply to the fairer sex /;
and, in any case, no mere man should
profess to lay down the law. Let
women have their new hat and gowns.
We men must remember the laws of
the wise old man: "New robes i'll
beft a man."
1t is unwise to try TO impress a
woman with a display of u~ntarnished
raiment. So If you want to make
love do not wear new clothes.