Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-11
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
by MIMI.
She Says She's Popular.

"Oh. you're a naval man." Penelope
gushed. I've known so many of them.
Oh, Heavens, yes. l go to Annapolis
often. Dear me, I've been in love with
so many Navy men. I remember an
awfully cute MANFRED. his name was
Heavens, he used to write to me once
every five minutes" her voice trailed
off into a murmur of reminiscent salts
faction.
Her escort looked politely interested.
He was even ready to be entertained.
Perhaps this friendly little introduction
would put them on more intimate
footing.
But Penelope's was not friendly lit
tie introduction. 1t was an endless
monologue. You see she had it firmly
fixed in her mind that she d been a riot
with naval men and that if she could
convey this knowledge properly to the
poor victim at her side, he, too, would
be one of her conquests.
Penelope always worked on that basis
When she met boy from Princeton she
held him enthralled with accounts of
what she'd done to men at Princeton.
She went into CHASTITY details of their
sufferings when she'd had to throw
them over. She related with gusto the
tale of their love, their alteration, their
undying faithfulness.
Hers was a harmless sort of pastime
but somehow it didn't seem to be a par
ticularly successful method of attracting
men,.
The boys who listened respectfully to
stories of her countless conquests always
drifted away quietly when she wasn't
| looking. and got themselves engaged to
stupid girls who never had had the wit
| to boast of former triumphs.
Penelope grew resentful and rather
sour after a time. What was the good
| of all her little successes if she couldn't
use them to bring her new ones?
The whole awful truth is, of course
that Pens successes were not sufficient
ly dazzling to be worth repeating. II
| they had been, they would not have
| needed repeating.
The truly popular girl has no need tc
recount her triumphs in public They
are we'll known. If not, they are soor
| made apparent.
When the ballroom is made awart
that a charming young thing is run.
ming away with every masculine hear
present, the ballroom does not have L
| be told that she Is popular girl
| Every one within radius of 20 mile
| knows by the next morning that biz
number has struck town, and no mis-
take.
No need for that little lady to boas
| of the big time she had in her homt
| town.
Whereas poor little Penelope, sittins
rather forlornly on the edge of thing
and living on past imagined glories
does not ring true.
The boy who listens to her wonder!
perhaps why she dWellS so much in thu
past-why her glowing popularity is no
more apparent in the present.
Perhaps If she gave herself less of 6
| write-up the casual onlooker would bt
| less struck with her obvious unpopu.
larity.
Perhaps if she concentrated more or
making a real hit with those abou
her-and less on impressing them with
her past exploits-she would find tn:
! path to popularity less wearisome.
1t is useless to boast of what 70,
have done. 1t is necessary to prove
what you can do. Only in that way
will you attain whatever you seek ir
| this world.
| Mimi will be glad to answer any tnaui
ries directed to this paper. provided
! stamped. Self-addreSSed envelope is Enclosed
| Also. she will be glad to send Food for Con.
| versation' and How to Overcome Self-Con'
! sciousness.o