The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-30
Leading Man
tOALturOne
Difficult Job
BY MARTHA LEE

II there is anything more pathetic
than girl who is simply perishing
to get married, don't know what
it is. And if there is anything that
will brighten off suitors quicker, I
have it yet to witness. A girl who is
determined to lead some man to the
altar might just as well go back on
the shelf, because it can't be done.
At least, not without great deal
of maneuvering.
And the older the man, the more
experience he has had with being
Unanswered. And that makes
things pretty hard for the home
team if you ask me. Like feeding a
very small boy cod liver oil. If you
can make him think it is melted ice
cream everything is fine, but just let
MIN find out that it isn't melted
ice cream, but just plain cod liver
oil, and you'll have to think up
new stunt.
Romantic Ideas Wane
And that's just about the way with
marriage. Men have learned to like
their freedom after they reach thirty
or 50. They have ceased being ter
ribly romantic, that stage comes
again at about forty-f1ve, and are
content to let their friends have a
wife and some children to play with
once in a WHILE end an occasional
home cooked meal and taste of
domesticity about once a week.
Now for this type, it takes the
most Skillful maneuvering to make
the man Inarried-minded Of
course, he should be married and
have his socks darned and buttons
sewed on his shirts, but just try to
convince him that these things are
as important as being able to go and
come as he pleaseS, with no queS-
tons or bubbles.
Suggestion Suggested.
And therefore, say that convinc-
ing is the wrong method. 1t must
be done this way: He must convince
himself, through suggestion, brought
about in no obvious way by that
woman who would like most to do
his darning and his mending.
Here is a letter from woman
who would like to marry one Of
these hard-to-get men.
Dear Miss Lee-I am 80 years old
and up until about two years ago was too
busy supporting myself and my mother to
pay much attention to my own life. Now
we are comfortably situated and have no
financial worries.
I am fairly good looking and look quite
a bit younger than am. am very quiet
and reserved, rather a domestic sort of
person, in spite of the fact that I have
been in the business world for the past
ten years.
There is a man Of about IS who has
been calling on me quite regularly. He
seems to like me and enjoy my company.
but he will not get serious. Now I would
love to get married, and do care great
deal for him. am happy in his COM
pnny and we get on splendidly together.
one night he started talking about mar
riage and said how much better off we
we're than our friends, who were married
and had children. How much freer we
we're and what superior advantages we
had. I expressed the thought that they
had things more worthwhile than free
dom, that they we're really doing some
thing with their lives. And he actually
looked scared, as though I were going
to fling my arms around his neck. =.
I will admit that 1 would like to marry
him and would like to know the most APP
proved method of going about bringing
him to propose.
SILLY AT THIRTY.
would suggest you not to see
him for while. Have engagements
with other men when he calls. BE
occupied with other amusements
when he suggests going out. And
when you do see him, let your at
titude toward him be distant and
rather preoccupied and, above all
things, don't moon over him. AT
that age man likes to be the one
to make up his own mind, only
sometimes he needs little mental
kick to help him along.