Evening star., 1922-07-16

take largely of the nature of graft
tude. She should love because she
is already loved by some one de-
allowed yourself to think of gentle
men in the light of lovers or hus-
bands until you were asked to do SO.
you would escape much suffering.
/. Matrimony should be consid-
cred as an incident in life. which, If
it come at all, must come without any
contrivance Of yours. and therefore
you may safely put aside all thoughts
Of 1t until some one forces the
subject upon your notice by profess
sions Of q particular interest to you
"Oh, pish!' was the flapper verdict
on that. Il bet when a girl met the
right man then she went after him
the way she does now" She read on:
"I regard men as intellectual be-
ings cripple Of laughter here from
the f1appsr, who evidently knows bet
ter)-regard men as Intellectual be-
ings who have access to certain
sources of knowledge Of which you
are deprived. and seek to derive all
the benefit you can from their pecu-
liar attainments and experiences
+ + +
uuUH! Why doesn't the writer say
to regard 'em al gods?" tire flap
per interpolated. She read to herself
for awhile, then-"Here's q good one:
"A young lady of my acquaintance
kept her parents ignorant Of q mar
rfags engagement she had entered
into because she was afraid her
mother would shock her refinement
by talking to her about being courted.'
THAT young lady would have been
far too refined to sit through a lee
ture course in social hygiene as did
this year." the fiapper assured me.
''The writer OF this book suggests
that II there are any points in natu-
raj history that a girl has a reason
able desire to be enlightened upon, go
to your mother and ask her in all sober
ness and simplicity to explain them to
you. An old writer has said.
As the first Of all evils, as the source
Of calamity. as the beginning Of pain,
avoid, o daughter of Eve, the be-
witching charm OF curiosity. Seek
not to know what il improper for
thee (thirst not after prohibited
knowledge); Tar happier is she who
but knoweth q little than she who is
acquainted with too much
TT must have been q great trial to
our foremothers to have been so ad-
mirably ignorant and 30 confoundedly
genteel," my young friend remarked
forcibly. But they had their wicked
little ways, too. According to this
book. sometimes they laughed out
loud!
"'DelicAcy and refinement require
that young lady should never make
herself conspicuous in public the
writer says. II by any chance your
high spirits have betrayed you into
an audible laugh. check yourself as
soon as possible and meet with sober
and modest looks the gaze which you
have drawn upon yourself: do not try
to. brave 1t out as il 1t were all right;
that only makes the matter worse
They scold dappers for talking
free love nowadays. Ninety years
ago the girls were evidently talking
about something similar. The perfect
lady who wrote this book had to warn
EN-: DO not fall into the prevalent
fashion Of talking about Platonic love
and having one gentleman devoted to
you in public and in private a. your
chosen friend and confidant. That is
. folly pregnant with mischief. Much
nonsense Is talked about Platonfe love
by girls who know not the meaning
Of the word and who = are the
farthest removed from the calm and
pure sentiment described by Plate