Evening star., 1927-10-10
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
mo, I'm Not Angry"

The "No, I'm not angry" line is out
of.date. Every stage star in the
world has used it effectively for the
past twenty years and now the public
is tired of it. So it's been taken out
of good plays.
Yet in real life the lovely young
heroine continues to pout prettily and
murmur: NO, I'm not angry, Jack
just terribly, terribly hurt" And she
thinks she gets away with it.
That line goes with a certain type
of girl--the girl who always speaks
of herself as really too soft hearted
and good-natured."
Daphne is one of the worlds fore
most users of the old fashioned not
angry" line. She and her sort of girl
will continue to bring out the time
worn phrase in the firm belief that
they're being sweet and forgiving,
until some young person rudely puts
them in their place.
Daphne has admitted shyly from
time to time that she has the world s
sweetest nature. Nothing really up
sets her, she declares. Nothing in
the word could make her lose her
temper in the nasty, common way
some girls have.
She's so kind and gentle she
couldn't bear to hurt a kitten. And
the result of all this perfection is
that every one takes advantage of
her.
Chet, for instance, her special and
steady boy friend, is one of the worst
such a good -natured little fool about
him, she, Daphne, would long ago
have told him where he got off.
For Chet says awfully rude things
sometimes-really he does. He criti-
cizes DIS clothes, ard kids her about
that slightly retrousse nose Of hers.
Or he compares her dancing with
some other girls.
Now if D. were not the perfect lamb
she is, there'd be awful ructions over
Chefs rudeness. They'd be fighting
all the time, if it weren't for the olive
branch held perpetually between
Daphne's teeth.
AS it is, she never reproaches Chet.
either for his abuse or his occasional
thoughtless neglect.
She hardly says anything to him at
ADJUST looks at him a little sadly,
little sweetly and whispers: "Chet,
dear, you mustn't think I'm angry.
I'm just terribly. terribly, ETC."
Chet ought to feel like a perfect
brute-but I'll bet be doesn't. I'll
bet he heaves a long sigh and grum-
bles to himself: "Oh, Lord, we're in
for one of those scenes again, are
we?"
For Daphne is not through by any
manner of means. After her sad little
speech there is much business of lip
quivering, many reproachful glances
and very little conversation. Heavy
signs are in order.
When Chet attempts light, pleasant
conversation Daphne averts the
slightly irregular profile and stares
moodily out of the window.
This may keep up from one to
twenty -four hours. AT the end of
that time Daphne flashes a smile and
announces that the big, bad boy is
forgiven.
How many men do you suppose
will stand that sort of thing for a
lifetime? Not many.
And yet girls will blandly go ahead
with that sort of business for the
rest of their lives, if they. can get
away with it.
You see Daphne's gentleness of
nature is all on the surface. In
wardly she's just an ordinary little
cat who wants to take it out of Chet
for being mean to her.
OIlS assures MIN SIl0 IuI duSI y
but all she means by that is that
she's not angry enough to make
scene-a real honest mad scene.
But she is annoyed. and piqued
enough to want to make things un-
pleasant-and I think most men will
tell you that her particular brand of
unpleasantness is harder to bear than
the whirlwind- temper kind. which
blows right over after the fireworks.
Daphne's attitude doesn't show an
angelic frame of mind at all. 1t
shows a strong desire to make Chet
feel eve4y such wicked man.
And Chet rs bound to weary of the
ancient device very soon. Men don't
stand for that sort of thing very
long.
So if the old, old phrase is among
your special sayings, rip it out and
learn to admit it frankly when you're
angry-or else get out of the habit
of being angry altogether. Either is
preferable to being terribly, terribly
hurt.
Mimi will he glad to answer any in
duires directed TO this paper provided a
stamped. addressed envelope is inclosed.
(Copyright. 1927