Evening star., 1922-06-11
~ HIS is the time Of year when
the deadly cake-eater Is least
effective In impressing the

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The season is not propitious to the
blooming of these masculine lilies of
the field who toll not. neither do they
spin AS the weather grows
warmer. there is one problem the boys
face that increases In its intensity as
a problem. This problem. summed up
briefly. has to do with the girl and the
high cost of sundaes.
During the more or less frlsid
months of winter and even the un-
usually cool days or a long spring.
one felt safe enough after a movie
or theatrical show in SUGGESTING
. in that coyly nonchalant manner
Wouldn't you like a soda or
sundae, or something" One felt as
safe as whom betting on rain for
circus day At the worst. she wouldnt
chocolate-possibly fifteen cents with
whipped cream. But In all prop
ability she would say: "Oh. no thank
you; let's go home. Mother VIII STIR
us up some nice hot chocolate ana
we can be comfortable while drink
ing 1t. I didn't know it was going
to turn so cool again, and this new
dress and spring wrap don't exactly
make one feel like soda.
UNLESS. of course. she likes chow
mein or hot tamales. That Is
another thing yet again. But an un-
usually small percentage of girls do
seem to favor Chinese or Mexican
food. So that II is fairly safe gam
Bile for her escort to feel that, once
safely past the candy and soda-water
II inc
such emporiums seem purposely
never to have hot chocolate. in an
evidently treacherous intent to make
the victim purchase candy: or else
their hot drinks are so watery that
they are most unsatisfactory. But
that is the element of risk which
makes the suggesting of refreshment
20 the fair companion even more eX-
citing. especially when pay day Is
two long weeks off. while the first
of the month and bills come in be-
tween then and now.
OF course. the flapper with the gold
digger notions is always to be reck-
oned with. but she usually makes her
hotel supper -and-dance habit sutf1-
ciently clear TO her victim before
a dull evening with "a mere infant
who doesn't understand the COM
plexities Of the new woman.
PUT In the good old summertime!
Oh, how the soft drinks and nu-
merous varieties OF the family soda
sodftis do flourish, Each year there
is some new, picturesque concoction
advertised in ones favorite candy
store that is more complicated and
goodier than the special" advertised
the year before as a bargain at only
two bits person. And then. too.
usually after sampling the new des
sert which Is claimed to be a thing
of beauty and a joy forever it is nee
essary to order two of the old stand
by-chocolate soda-to take the taste
of the novelty out of ones mouth and
satisfy the ever-thirsty summer
palate.
Each sweet shop has it's own little
pet speciality, named after de-
ceased proprietor or some heroine OF
revolutionary fame. that every youth
and fapper simply nust. try at least
once, in order to say in bored tones
at some watermelon feast later in
Lady Of the d-Onion specials, but
l much prefer a banana split or
chocolate soda. Somehow q soda Is
always so satisfactory and IT doesn't
take nearly So long TO prepare"
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IT seems TO be only in hot weather
that one can calmly contemplate
a rainbow colored concoction costing
anywhere from 30 to 90 cents
which contains a dash of rasp-
berry. slice of pineapple, chopped
mongrel nuts, a trickIe of chocolate
sirup. few strawberry seeds
touch of banana peel, a little orange
juice and two slabs of vanilla cream.
topped with whipped cream which
looks like the summit of ones fav-
orfte mountain in the summer travel
catalogues.
Evidently, from the number and
variety Of such awe-inspiring des-
serts sold during hot weather, the
victims of the heat feel that, IL they
must die, they might at least feel
that their interiors are decorated
with as many delightful colors and
unusual sensations as can possibly
he obtained in d limited number or
gulps.
1t is no wonder that the boys are
SO enthusiastic over picnics, where
everybody chips in and buys ginger
ale and sarsaparilla, or suggest the
liver and canoe. which carries one
within a safe radius where only
lemonade and iced tea are sold
rather than an evening show within
the ensnaring circles Of sweet shops
on F street and vicinity. Girls, we
would suggest that II you value your
masculine friendships you cultivate
the ice-water habit in the summer
time.