Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-24
SUB ROSA
BIZ MIMI.
By MIMI.


Janet has been hopelessly in love
with Emerson for five years now.
He's liked her all this time in am
brotherly sort of way-has come to
see her, brought her flowers and
candy occasionally, treated her to a
show once in a while. But never
once has he shown a spark OF real
devotion for her. She, poor little SEN
timental kid, has simply eaten her
heart out over him. Nobody else has
mattered--she's given up all sorts OF
other boys for him.
And now has come the cruel blow
Emerson told her the other night,
quite frankly and in pleasant sort
OF way, that the only person he's ever
loved, ever can love, is Yvonne. Janet
is really miserable. She's of course,
broken hearted over losing Emerson
over the realization that never again
can she even hope to attract MIN.
But she's equally miserable over
something else. Her self-confldence Is
shaken.
She asks me bitterly: Honestly
Mimi. what's the us.? Not only have
I lost Emerson, but I've lost all my
self-confidence. l thought could at
tract him because l had a few more
brains than the average. l thougnt
he'd like to be, with me II l talked
about the things he liked.
Yes. Yvonne--pretty little 1Vonne
whose mind isn't any more in evil
dence than a kittens, has just walked
off with him. He idoliZes her, ana
she's never shown him bit OF real
sympathy or understanding. VIII
ever have a real chance at any one!
Glow can 7 ever he sure that any
one will love me If I have that knoWl-
edge that some pretty little doll IKE
Yvonne can take any man from me!
I'm not az pretty as she is; L never
will be. Then, will | never he able 10
make a man love me without feelns
that I'm at the mercy of any baby
doll who happens to be prettier than
II"
That's very bitter speech from
one so young. 1t shows she IS youhs'
though.
Emerson's young, too. He's young
enough lust now to be attracted by a
pretty face with nothing behind II.
He's Young enough to be led away by
dimples and a beWitching smile. so
are many boys whom both Janet ana
Yyonne know. But the boys grow
older, and even though they may
never develop into great brains, they
begin to have a hankering for some
thing more than starry eyes. IheH
DO. feaIlN. HeN DeSlH W pC AHiiitiH
interested in a girl who knows now TO
listen and to ask intelligent questions
ever so often.
When they meet one who combines
her fair share of looks with an aver
age brain they're rather apt to con.
slider that they're pretty lucky. Ana
having fallen for this type of young
woman. it will take an awful lot or
work for a baby doll to walk away
with their affections.
AS we've said before, the pretty
girl with a line of cute baby talk
mana es very. we'll while she's young
and the boys are young. Those are
her palmy days. She doesn't hold out
through the years, though. unless she
develops another line of patter. If
she Just stands still and continues to
he blankly pretty, her success dies
away.
Janet need never fear that Yvonne
will always he in a position to take
any man the former likes. Some day
Yvonne'S power will wane and Janets
will begin to he felt.
Mimi will I've glad TO answer any inquiries
directed to tins paper. provided u stamped.
addressed tnvtlopt is inciOSed. Also she
will be glad to send Food for Conversation
and How to Overcome Self consciousness "
Send stamped addressed envelope.