Show v vIS' vIS IS IS' IS HONESTY THE BEST POLICY In Inthe the case of a boy honesty undoubtedly is IS' always the best policy but no policy at all is often the only resort for a poor girl For example example exam exam- pie what can an unfortunate e maiden do at a dance when she sees a boy who is dreadfully obnoxious coming coming- straight for her To try hi hiding hiding hid hid- ing is both impractical and useless her only alternative alternative alternative al al- is to stand there waiting and smiling white while he rushes up with a self self-sa self air as if he were the most welcome person in the world A perfectly kind and sweet tempered girl would greet him with equal cordiality and give him a dance even though she detested him while Awhile a boy who by the way is always honest but buts s seldom wise would advise her to use diplomacy and tell him your program is full A girl however however however how how- ever knows that this device will not work for forthe forthe forthe the obnoxious lad will immediately mediately say with a most enticing smile Well let me write my name down at least And then he will see two or three empty dances staring him in the face He has discovered that she was lying to him as well as insulting him An inexperienced girl might say that she had misplaced her program and forgotten what dances she had But this scheme schema is likewise never successful for undoubtedly just at that psychological moment her partner will arrive upon the scene with two or three handsome boys whom she has been longing to dance with all year There is no use in arguing in such cases policy is absolutely out of the question A girl has but two devices she may be good tempered tempered tempered tem tem- and suffer the torture of dancing with a aboy aboy aboy boy whom she loathes who holds her too tight and is too large to be pushed back who steps stepson on her toes says foolish things to her who begs for a second dance and comes up after every one oneto oneto oneto to listen to any of her conversations and interrupt interrupt interrupt inter inter- rupt when he feels so disposed or she may be bad tempered and say no on the spot and by so doing though she rids herself of him brands herself as a cross conceited prude The boys may think that they have the hard time at the dances but a girl certainly has no easy task when she has to smile sweetly and say clever things to a boy who bores her frightfully walks all over her spoils her gloves and spills punch all over her new gown j |