The Press., 1922-11-09
HE SAID A LOT
Wise Old Egyptian Prophet Set
 Forth Great Truth.
That 7"New Robes IIl Befit Man" 10 as Pertinent Today as When
 chlpped on Granite.

Centuries ago, when England was swamp, and our progenitors threw stones at each other, instead of using machine-guns to kill people of, wise old prophet in Egypt clipped away with his chisel and mallet at a huge block of granite, says London An gwers.
 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 woman see beneath the raiment. New raiment never alone won a heart New robes i'll beft a man.
 Today, when we are advanced in civilization until we can kill man by touching a spring when they are 30 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 block of granite! 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 sayingsi Women have changed but little since the days of the Egyptian kings. "New raiment never alone won a heart New robes III bef1t a man." New clothes mask the- force of e mans personality, for only clothes to which one is thoroughly accus- toned can bring out 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 tailOr's dummy; his clothes have not become mOlded to his personality, 4 hat that has been worn for some time becomes part of its owner. It becomes an expression of him: 1t ls possible to tell what sort of fellow he is from It. His Individuality Is not hindered but helped by 1t. 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 1t. Millions have lived and died, and never given a thought to the newness of their best Sunday suit; but he thought 1t all out, and let us know about 1t.
 Of women he writes nothing, Per haps he realized no man can under stand a woman, or his time was too valuable or granite cost too much. In any case, he does not tell us what 8 woman should do about her clothes l The modern woman needs no clothes to bring out her personality i; 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 1t up,
 So the teachings of the wise old man do not apply to the fairer sex i: 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 beflt man."
 It is unwise to try to impress 8 woman with a display of untanished ratment. So if you want to make love do not wear new clothes