Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-09
SUB ROSA
ny MIMI.
Does She Need Popularity?

Jeans been out Of touch with the
world for a long time. Living right
in New York City. she has Withdrawn
10 some remote planet from which
she issues exquisite little poems now
and then. which delight sophisticated
people.
But shes returned lately 10 this
earth 1t has occurred to her for
tho first time that after all she Is
still just a mortal.
She hasn't been AT all lonely in her
self.Impostd solitude. Jean is too in
terested in books. research and her
own work TO need much human com
partnership. But after all. she is only
girl. still attractive. still feminine
She wonders.
You see she happened 10 drop in at
Marian's for tea the other day. She
went to school with Marian and the
other girl has blossomed into
beautiful young thing with lovely
clothes and FIVE dates per day.
Marian was in high form. She was
having the cayest week Of her life,
size declared Teas. iuncheons. din
n.rs dances, theaier parties. Just
one after the other. And the men
were all adorable. And the dances
were perfect. Marian raved on and
on.
Jean listened. Then she looked AZ
| the frocks Marian brought out for
! inspection Lovely. shimmering. sill
yer cloths. dulI-biue velvet, crea m
| ace. white chiffon. green beaded
ceorgette-an array that would make
any girl gasp.
For each OF tho dresses. Marian
| had a story. Stories of triumphs. OF
| happy rushed evenings when n1en
| stood In line and begged 10 cur in
| Jean listened Then size started 10
| wonder and TO worry.
Am ! missing something" she
| asked me-. After all I should like
| TO set The most happiness out az my
| life. Am missing the really hig
| thing in passing up my chance FOR
rush. a new dance frock. 80 invita-
tons "a one dance
so then gave her the low down
F.! ! said: Listen. feaTie Marian has
shown you the attractive side ~ the
| picture huf she hasn't told you the
| half cf il. You haven; begun TO
| understand this business Of popularity.
First uf ali. in order 70 have .hs
| tremendous stag line which follows
| Marian ahout AZ every dance. YOU
mus; cultivate every man YOU meet.
| And this means eli the dnli npcs as
| we'll as the nice ones No G:Tl ever
| got popular nv snuhhirg the ugly
/ men and heaniuG al the s;unnirC
ores. No. str, es.ag lire Is usually
| SO per cent had dancers, And she
| must dance with them as we'll as with
| the glorious hcpnsrs.
! Then she mus, kecp mp her pcru-
| lnrity. To do that she must, b. kard
and sweet u all those Who want ia
| max. date with her as long as
| they're IN the right crowd,
One mean trick 10 a dull man vii
| send girl. often. iu0bling down
| from her high place ~ popularity
! So sh" must devote long evenings 20
! entertaining the hoy she considers
world She must humor him heca use
| he has Iots ~ money and figures
| large in the crowd even though he
| Is a total loss. has no personality. aOS;
| doesn't know how 10 dance the two
step.
| "Oh. the long evenings before the
| fire with Marian Na"n.ng coVer'l>
| and young hopeful lahcring 10 MAKE
| conversation.
And shes never free. She can't
| he Her time belongs IN the men
| who make her popular. tt she ucesh :
| have dates every day and night 81 me
| week. she has Ia refuse, X she Keeps
"a night ~ herself. Il means that she :
| had IA refuse some urgent invitation
| from one of her rsnanv admirers
And that means that she must NJ
him into the NEXT weeks program
ar else hurt his feelings. It's Vi
cious circle She can't ge. away from
| H. The popular Marian can't arcrd
| "A minute To herself. for she can't ar
| ford Ia lose valuable member OF the
STAG line.
An Of which went 70 prove Ia Jean
| that she was not cut out Cor the i,fv
| ~ popular girl. i, may help In
| throw new iixht on the popularity
| question for all vou eager young
| things stretching oW longing hands
| toward H.
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