The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25
TYPES OF MEN
By BETTY VINCENT The Habitual "Flirt"

He's on the subway, in the theatre. in the restaurants and in your best friends home. He's all ages. rang you see him or meet him you put him down as "a flirt."
 And If you are clever you'll elim- mate him from your thoughts and calling list.
 He may smile at you from near by table in a restaurant, he may hang over your desk in the office or you may meet him in some drawing room, but the time. the place and the person are all one to him. If you were not there he would f1irt with the head waitress. the telephone op- orator or your hostess. 1t really makes no difference, my dear, wheth- CT you are pretty or homely. whether tall or short blond or brunette, and that's why the flirt Is so hopeless. It's perfectly true this flirt may be all ages. Haven't you seen the dear old things of S5, who arrange their cravats and smooth down two or three locks over broad expanse of space every time pretty woman en- ters room? And haven't you seen their dear old wives smile fondly | at them like a too indulgent mother, who will persist in giving the baby chocolate drops? Of course, one can smile at S5, but remember, 1t isn't so easy to smile when you are 25 or SO and you discover your husband is a natural born flirt!
 This is a mere warning to the girl who thinks she can reform a flirr.
 "Of course Jack flirted with me- confides the little fiancee of one of the dashing young Romeos, but now tain he'll never flirt again."
 But if Jack has been in the habit of flirting he'll take to it after the wedding just as naturally as a duck takes to water. And if his wife is Inclined to be jealous there's bound to be loads of trouble.
 Now. by flirting, we don't mean the man who is cordial or anxious to ob- tain an introduction to certain pretty young girl. We don't mean the man who falls ; love at first sight or the man who admits he's crazy about all tall girls or every girl with Titan hair We simply mean the man who likes to "mak e eyes" at any girl who comes along. | the man who tries to smile at every girl, no matter whether she is in his class or the maid in his friends | home.
 Many girls have tried to mako friends with this flirt and see if there IS anything in him. They have met him at Coney Island, at the noon hour downtown. or at some public dance. but the worth while girl al. ways lets him pass by after spending few moments with him. He is never content to call and spend a quiet evening after he has made the acQuafntance of a nice girl. Instea d ne wishes to go to show or a dance where he can deliberately "flirt un. der her nose." But no sensible girl cares to go on with young man and watch him flirt with other rirIa
 How could I ever marry MT. All Eyes and trust him when he flirts With all my friends?" asks one younr woman oo"S
 And the only answer is "you couldn't marry him and trust him ;. v, The flirt is good for just one>thins.
 ie makes an ideal man to have to a party to entertain the other girls He
 makes eyes and love to them all. heii make every girl there think he IS m love with her.
 The flirt doesn't make a good .s. Sort. ne doesn'tmake a good nal ana nc seldom makes a good husband