The Washington times., 1936-11-17

It's no slight job to put up to
columnist. that of making over
human nature, and I thank the
lady for the compliment. But, my
dear madame, it can't be done.
When girls are lovely, men will
stare. They began it, probably,
when the Adam family was ex-
PEELED from the Garden of Para
wise, and will still be staring at
attractive girls when Gabriel
sound the last call, and the StarerS
and stared-at assemble for final
judgment.
ONLY REMEDY
The only remedy for lingering
looks on the part of the curbstane
Lothario is for a girl to be down
right homely-and who wants to
accept that dreadful alternative?
If a man is known technically
as "a gentleman" he puts all the
admiration of which he is capable
into his silent gaze, and realizes
the brief adventure must end
there.
If his quarry is the kind that
can be picked up" he knows, if
he has cut his eye teeth, that she
may be equally hard to get rid Of.
The curbstone Lothario gets the
same f1utter of excitement out OF
his gazing as the connoisseur ex-
periences out of looking at a work
of art.
He enjoys a picture in a gallery,
with no thought of Snatching 1t
when the custodian is not looking.
He is thrilled, he appralses, and
then passes on to the next lovely
object which captivateS his fancy
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION
The passing glance, cherished.
preserved in memory instead OF
being submitted to the bald reality
of getting acquainted, has some
times started genius burning.
The immortal Dante saw Bea-
trice as she passed with a group
of girls. He commented on her
beauty, went home and wrote his
famous sonnets about her.
Michelangelo, greatest sculptor,
painter, architect of the Middle
Ages, didn't see much more OF his
inspiration, Vittoria Colonna, than
Dante did of his Beatrice.
Coming down to modern times,
Richard Harding Davis cought a
glimpse of Princess Alice Of Hesse
at a railway station and wrote a
delightful novelette, about the lady
who, as the last Empress OF Russia,
was butchered by the reds.
JUST HUMAN NATURE
Charles Dana Gibson, master of
pen-and-ink drawing and origi-
nator of the famous Gibson girl,
had Miss Irene Langhorne, Lady
Astor'S sister, pose for him for the
| illustrations in Davis Princess
Alix"-and later married his lovely
model.
Today we're living in a hard,
brittle, realistic world, and if some
curbstone Lothario were to follow
home a lady who attracted him
and attempt to seredade her under
her window, as used to happen,
the police would probably nab him.
In conclusion, please let me say
to Worried Mother" that nothing
can be done about gentlemen star
ing at her pretty daughter. It's
just human nature at work.
FAIR PROGRESS
Dear Miss Fairfax:
"When we go out together, she
acts and talks as though I'm the
one and only, and for days after.
wards / think of nothing but her.
At present 1 see her at high school,
and only about every other week
end. / haven't seen her Oftener
because I'm afraid we might tire Of
each other. 1 wouldn't want her
to tire of me, because 1 think she's
a swell girl. Do you think should
see more of her, and do you think
1 should tell her of my love?
Thank you. Jack"
Poets have sung of the charm
of an unspoken love, and likene6
it to the dew upon the rose. As
long as you're both in high Schoo
and your school work should
take up much of your time-sup
pose you let things go as they
are. You seem to me to be making
very fair progress.