Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Femininity.

We gals who are striving to keep
abreast of the times and make our
selves as nearly as possible into a
combination Of fashion model, perfect
athlete and snappy conversationalist
want to look sharp that in our stfus-
gle to acquire all these Things we
aren't losing one of our chief charms,
After all. the reason-the chief rea-
son-for our trying to achleVe per
lection in appearance, in sport anu
in repartee is some manor any man;
Most of us want to be popular. ana
to do that we know we must equai
if not surpass the many good-looklng'
smart competitors of today.
However, it's awfrlly foolish OF us
to ignore as unnecessary that bit OF
femininity in each of us. It's too bad
to lose it in our attempt to be boylsh
and staggering.
Understand me, I'm not in the least
advocating a return to the chnglnS-
vine type. She's out. The number
of admirers a real clinging vine would
get nowadays wouldn't keep a girl
busy more than two evenings a year.
Nor do suggest that believe IN
those delightful stories were always
reading in Piffle. Blah or Hot-alr:
1.-THE door opened and In swept a
charming picture-a lovely. slim crea-
ture, who seemed to suggest cool.
pleasant gardens and the scent OF old
lavender. She was exquisite, with
her small, daintily poised head framed
in soft ash-blond hair, softly gath
cred into a knot at the nape OF her
neck. The innocence of her sweet
face. unmarried by rouge or lipstick,
contrasted strongly with the worldly
arrogance of the girls who stood star
ing at her. They, in their short
skirts, short hair and short NOR.
ais, felt suddenly i'll at ease and en-
barrassed. They were incapable of
creating as charming a spectacle as
she presented"
THAT, boys and girls, is the apple
sauce. Nobody today gets away with
being like Whit of old lavender.
Only the best perfumes go with the
successful modern girl.
But nevertheless there is something
to be said for the little amaryllis, or
whatever might have been the name
of the heroine in the foregoing para.
graph. She knew enough to retain
her femininity. She held on to that
never-failing drawing card like wise
girl. And many of us who have
achieved smartnesS and fashionable
patter ought to look around and grab
what's left of feminine charm.
After all. you can't get away from
Nature. And the old lady made us
feminine so that we'd appeal to mas
culinty. Now, when Nature has SO
thoughtfully arranged for us to be
attractive to men. why should we
promptly go to work and destroy our
greatest appeal?
It's rather fashionable at the mo-
ment to be boyish. And that's all
very well. But if we try to be too
boyish, we'll fail to make a hit with
men except as a good friend.
The old, old sex attraction is still
the most powerful appeal we have,
and if we diminish that appeal we've
only ourselves to blame when we don't
rate the number of admirers we ought
to have.
A little masculinity in woman is
a good thing. Boyish clothes are be-
coming. Manly sports make any fem
mime figure more attractive. Mascu-
line frankness is rather refreshing
and it's amusing from the lips of
straightforward, clear eyed young
damsel.
But the staggering, hard-voiced.
noisy female, who SWears, drinks and
smokes like q man, isn't going to be
hundred per cent attractive to any
man, I'll bet.
Stick to what old Mother Nature
handed you. Modify it if you must,
but don't lose it.