Evening star., 1927-07-27
SUB ROSA
Patronizing Friendliness.
BY FANNY Y. CORY.
BY MIMI.

Pearl was an unfortunate kid be-
cause her parents marriage had ended
in sensational divorce case, and
Pearl was now in the charge of
rather noisy. snowy woman whom
everybody detested.
She wasn't really one Of the crowd.
Mothers didn't let their daughters go
with her. Pretty as she was, she was
on the edge of things, because she
hadn't made the right set.
Pauline Tompkins on the other hand
was one of the crowds most popular
members. Her position was secure.
She couldn't lose caste no matter what
she did.
Consequently she was not afraid
one afternoon to invite Pearl to take
a ride in her car. The little outsider
had been sitting in lonely splendor on
her front porch when the magnificent
Pauline came in view.
my dear" called the Magnificent.
"Do come out and take a little ride
with me-" Inwardly she was reflect
ing that 1t wasn't every girl who
would take this trouble to be so nice
tactless," she told herself "I1l just
be as democratic as it's possible to be
and just show everybody that all
our crowd are not snobs."
1t was with a winning smile, there.
fore, that she proffered her invitation
Every second she was conscious Of her
beautiful beneficence.
Pearl turned on her with an ugly
look: Go away and don't bother me,
Pauline" she cried. II don't want any
of your charity"
Pauline drove off in a perfect rage.
Ignorant, ungrateful little thing" she
muttered. mo wonder every one cuts
her. I'll never speak to her again."
And if only all the people who, like
Pauline, love to show off their kind
ness. could be as properly squel. he'd
as she was, the world would be bet
ter place to live in.
For, as we've said before. along with
several thousand other people-it's the
thought that counts every time much
more even than the action.
Paullne was patroniZing and SUPER
ior in her overture of friendship. She
went to Pearls with the idea that she
was doing the other girl a great favor.
And because she wasn't a good ac-
tress she made this perfectly apparent.
Other girls, more clever than Pauline.
go through life with the fixed convic-
ton that their friendship Is a great
boon and privilege. Because they're
the world, they get away with it. But
II their thoughts showed as plainly as
do their actions, no one would have
anything to do with them.
Lots of the damsels who claim to be
most democratic and friendly are con-
vinced that they're descending from a
great height to most people they
know.
They get the credit for being
awfully jolly and unsnobbish, but If
they're honest with themselves. they
don't hand themselves that credit
They know that secretly they're ter
riflc snobs who like to parade a ficti-
tious sort of friendliness before the
eyes of the world.
There is no glory in patronizing
friendship. No girl should feet salts
ned with herself because she is era.
cious enough to overlook social differ.
ences and be kind to those she con.
siders beneath her.
When she's able to erase from her
mind the idea that there are any So
cial differences, she'll be in line for
the badge Of a Regular Gal. Not be.
fore.
Mimi will be glad to answer anv IN.
CURES directed to this paper provided a
stamped. addressed envelope is inclosed,