The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-27
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 INOGENE
By RoE FuLKERsoN
Isn't Billy Turner a clever man! a..l..i.L.4i. 1l..

Isn't Billy Turner clever mani" exclaimed Imogene enthusiastically
 "Umhuh.n said Andrew dryly.
 Which means you do not think so' replied Imogene argumentativeiy.
 Hes a dabster," said Andrew.
 What is that in English" she de- manded.
 "A dabster is guy who could show Thomas Ava Edison how to turn out an electric light and would try it.
 A datsteris fellow who can play nine tunes on piano and can man age 10 play them all without being asked to play another one.
 "A dabster is a fellow wRssscan make love 10 married woman and yet not get far enough over the line for her to run away with him or for her husband to have an excuse to oat him on the bean.
 "A dabster is fellow who has learned a smattering of art chatter so he can talk about atmosphere and technique and condemn every picture he sees with a satirieal smile, and yet could not paint screen door without splashing paint on the wire.
 A dabster is a fellow who is ss full of parlor tricks as precocious baby or A pet Pomeranian and can always steer the conversation aroun to the point where he can show them off with seeming modesty.
 "A dabster is a fellow who holds on an average Of three new jobs every year being unable to stay in one place long enough to get regular peg for his hat because he is tenn peramental and cannot endure the harehnnca ta af et r,a c methods
 "A dabster is an expert on auto mobiles and rides in your car all the time but who tells you you ought to sell 1t and get a real one.
 "A dabster Is q wrap hanger Tor some woman who gives good dinners but has a husband who has strang,e hold on the world and is too busy to turn loose to spit on his hands, let alone escort friend wife to after noon musicals and tea fights
 "A dabster is the flea on the great American social dog. He goes every where the dog goes. is always am moving and still he feeds off of The dog who carries him along.
 "A dabster is a guy who wears socks and ties and a handkerchief sticking out of his upper pocket, all of which match in tint.
 "A dabster is a fellow who wears a wrist watch when he plays go.f; who likes polo better than baseball, and who does most of his golf play ing sitting on the clubhouse veranda amusing the rocking -ehair brigade and angling for dinner invitations.
 "A dabster is guy who clips half dozen poems from Godey's Lady's Book for 1856 and rectes them as little things he has written himself In an idle moment.
 "A dabster is a cheap skate who gets into evening clothes, buys one seat at the opera and then gets in the lobby and fastens on to some party of regular men who have to ask him out to supper or be rude to him.
 "A dabster always has his tailor make his clothes without uockets an ] he never offers to go south for his change to pay the check until two regular men get to snatching it from each other.
 "A dabster is everything a real man is not. A dabster Is a gink wh } dabs at everything like movie act ress dabs at her eyes with her hand kerchief fearing she will muddle her makeup.
 "A dabster wins his small change playing 10-eent limit with women poker players. but If he is asked into sure enough game. says he only plays for fun and docs not approve of gambling.
 "A dabster is-weH. you haze