KIND AND GENTLE IS SHE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20707, 3 May 1929, Page 12

KIND AND GENTLE IS SHE.

“ Out of' date,’’ you say. “ Gone with ; theside-ringlets and the bustle.”. / ■ ; Dou’tyoubelieveit! ■ ' , / ./... The modern manl'isn’t so far rcr moved" in his .instincts:- from the man who ‘wrote - those words. . The girl out to captivate , knows that yiyacity .is her greatest asset in the gainle of' life; 'Where she is likely to ■ come a cropper Is o) the smuU occasions when syfripathy Vis ; required rather ; thaa r * sense -pf: humour/-- /;'■-'/I ■" Sheprobably argues, quite truthfully, that all men don’t fall for the demure, negligible, though -sympathetic - nmiden., They don’t.' ' - / V., " • A lot of them buzz like, flies round a honeypot. after the girt who /a jjay. and good-tempe 1 ‘ But; like everything else,, too: much: hpney can -pall, and. sympathetic ' interest/ which,' if i she: is a large part ,»h“ solutely necessary. if she is to keep her attraction'for them. '; ■ Hilda didn’t believe ’ that. . She . was very lively and> and always hada string-of admirers- .1 , 11: ;: 1 : Of course' there was a ■ specially- favoured'one, and although Hilda denied it, she liked him mote than a little;bit. 1 One week-end -she wept out -with Him andl a, party .of friends, to a rioted beauty spot, where they stayed for tea.V ; Of course, they took-a camera- with them, hhd' at ono very pretty, spot they halted .for, a snapshot.'. .Hilda’s friend took tire camera, and-walked backwards foget;a snapshot—^and.into,aditch! - , / And Hilda 1 laughed.' She simply stood., and shrieked with mirth- as he ruefully gUthered .lumself up, with , a . large , portion .of -.ditch adhering to him. It was left to the. tWo other girls of the party to produce their totally, inadequate'" handkerchiefs‘ - and try to'wipe the mud from his collar, while they uttered shocked ’expressions of .sympathy. • v . :11 *, And now’Hilda’s - friend is looking for a girl with a limited sense of humour—and Hilda isn’t laughing at that. , Be gay,' ho good-tempered. Men love to accompany an amusing,girl. Some of them Will' even, be proud 'of your clever-ness-r-but, please do know when to stop. They may be attracted by your vivacity or wit,, but salad with dressing is far preferable to eating it alone, so remember to season. your temperament with , a dash of good sense and .sympathetic interest. . '. .;■< -Men:.are most sensitive where their feelings are concerned/ More" sol than women. And they are quick to resent a lack of kindness and tenderness. They, may vote a vivacious girl -very. good, company, and seek her out to converse with, but when they Intend marriage, thcy-look further. - They know that they can buy .a: seat at a music-hall if. theywaiit to be entertained, they can jdin a club if-they are aching to play tennis or bridge—-but they can’t buy kindncSs. And. that is why, they value it.' If you can be-tender and 1 sympathetic when tilings are going wrong;' if you ki\ow libw to'take an interest in-.their interests,' you need, never sigh in vain for 'men’s attentions. ■ Yqu will- he-abje to compete with a-blonde in a Taris hat! —Women’s Weekly.