The Washington times., 1922-08-27

he minds much what he eats or which skin he wears
40 long A each is toerably adequate and good Of s
kind.
II the cave man prowling among the mountains
came upon q damsel who looked good to him he
might, and very probably would, lay in wait and
pounce on her In an unguarded moment. But II she
put up any serious resistance he would not seize her
roughly and carry her of by force to his lair, ac-
cording to the magazine story catch-as-catch-can
theory He would have far too great respect for
the conventions In the shape Of some strong-amed
brother or husband or father who might possibly be
within hearing distance of her cries. There are
plenty of women in the world, and over in the next
valley there most probably would be another dam
sci, just as attractive and less diffice. =
In general, the cave man attitude toward women
seems remarkably like that Of the blase young man
at q fashionable dance, who, II he finds the cham
pasne warm and the partners chilly, simply moves
on elsewhere. In fact, studying cave or any other
form Of primitive life Is constantly struck with
the close resemblance of all humanity under its var
ious trappings, whether in cave or palace.
Would Bored Society Beauties
Enjoy His Primitive Embraessf
There may be some women Of our world who
might be able to live up to the picture they have
formed Of themselves, crouching with tangled hair
and back bent from much STOPPING over the embers
of brushwood fire, awaiting the return of bronze
giant lover, laden Win the spois oi the oays
hunting.
They might possibly find him and his primitive
embraces more attractive than their existing conven
tiona spouse, who merely comes back in taxi with
couple of tickets for the theatre and cool kiss
the forehead. 1t remains to be seen II our bored
beauty would have permanent success with the
cave man!
At first sight she undoubtedly would, for he
adores . white skin! Though he has supersttious
shrinking from blue eyes; for as we, blond race
visualize the Devil as black and swarthy so do they
being dark, picture their "Shaitan" and all their
djins as blue-eyed and fair-hared. But however
white the skin, think the cave would eventual
ly tire of his civilized woman as too exigeante!
On the other hand the civilized man who finds
himself blase unappreciated, might do worse than
seek himself cave maiden
Women are born teachable, and there is not q
natural one under the sun who is not touched by
sklful and tactfu wooing; at any rate, when it is
as to cave women, a novelty. And many of the cave
women are quite amazingly handsome, between the
ages of thirteen and twenty, and Of docility and
gratefulness that we civilized women never attain
So far they have no knowledge of white men, but
the tentdwellers their sophisticated sisters on
the plains are, according to rumor, by no means
averse to the admiration of European If a chance
traveller comes their way.
suppose most women have at some time or an
other In their heart Of hearts dreamed Of a cave
lover Such dream is one Of the last little bits Of
atavism left in us. But wonder how many would
like the original, how many would realize their
dreamf .l.
Woman to him is not saint on pedestal,
poetic inspiration, 'the unattainable She"
companion. She is just so much flesh as long her
youth lasts Just beast Of burden just so much out
put Of work, just general convenience. -
She cannot take her meals until he has finished,
she may not speak unless he has addressed her. She
has not even the solace Of the divorce courts Even
though our English and American husbands and
lovers may sometimes fall short of the ideal think
on the whole they suit better than would the