Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-05
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Jumping Through Hoops.

Floride is leader in her home town.
There is every reason why she should
be. for the family has more money
than any other family in town, and
entertains beautifully. and all that.
F'loride has been away from the
home town many times and has been
to Europe, and even went to China.
She has had all a swell finishing
school can give a girl and, of course,
Floride thinks a good deal of herself,
If a girl isn't invited TO one of Flo
rides parties-well she is Just about
ended, rs far as good time IS CON.
cerncd.
All this might be all to the good. if
Floride were not the little snob she
has turned out to be---in spite of her
father having been a regular man
who made his money himself, and rose
from the ranks. so to speak.
All I'loride has to do, If girl dlt-
fers from her too Strenuously-and she
will not tolerate contradiction-ls TO
intimate that Bertha or Molly. or VINO
ever it is who is differing from her'
had better watch her step, as the list
for her next tea, or dance, Is being
made out. and all the other damselS'
who might have been waverlng anout
what they thought about the particu.
lar subject. make quick decision ana
think Just as Floride does
Any man that takes her any place Is
treated like A prince--he doesn't have
to get a taxi because Floride's father
really prefers that they use his car,
and it is comfortable.
There is always a well served httle
snack waiting for them when they
come back. and well. the old man
smokes cigars, and has good taste IN
other things.
Ted has been engaged to Floride
for couple of months, and every one
has been saying he was pretty clever
to land Floride. but Ted is thinking
things over. A little rift has APP
peared. to threaten the serenity.
Ted has been told by his Lady Fair
that he is not to dance with Edwina.
Edwina has offended the leader of
her set by differing with her in regard
to some matter which was only a
question of opinion, and Edwina stuck
TO her guns, and when Floride Sug-
gested that the list of her bridesmaids
could certainly not include person
who so disagreed with her. Edwina
answered that she guessed Floride
would be able to get married without
her services, and then Floride told
Ted he would have to cut Edwina OUT
Well, Edwina and Ted have been
chums all their lives, and when Ted
got the order he just answered it
would have to be something bigger
than (which one of couple of movie
actors was right, and which one was
wrong in mix-up that he didn't give
darn about'-to make him give up
lifelong friendship, and 1t looks as
though there might not be any wed
ding now, at all.
Ted wonders what think about it,
and | think he is lucky guy to have
had it happen before the ceremony.
Because l can imagine the kind of
better-half she would be-a girl like
Floride!
Ted, or any other man that led her
to the altar, would be led from it by
her--and he would be led by the nose,
and would continue through life being
thus led.
II Ted enjoys jumping through
hoops, let him just give in to Floride
now-but If he sticks to his old friend,
who has not done anything worse than
have an opinion of her own, If the
ceremony should take place, Floride
will realize that she is married to
a regular fellow and treat him like one.
Far be ii from me TO advise a man
TO bully a woman. but 1t might make
a human being out of Floride if Ted
would treat her rough.
Mimi will be glad to answer any inquiries
directed to this paper, provided q stamped
addressed envelope is iHclosed
downright 1927