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Show The Passing of Pin Cushions I SAW one of those old-fashioned contraptions up In the garret of a farm house not long ago. It was a meek-looking and fuded-out mess and punched full of pin holes. These pin cushions passed out of existence along with a host of other things found peculiar to the female of the species. The old style woman was of the pin cushion variety. She Just stuck around and took whatever happened to come her way. She was a humble, hum-ble, silent being who had about as much Initiative as the average government gov-ernment employee. Her Idea was that of watchful waiting, and she did a lot of the latter. She took what she could get and hung on to it until It got rusty. Tou don't find many ot these female fe-male pin cushions nowadays. The flup-perisb flup-perisb woman Is more of a porcupine who throws the pins, or quills. If you wait to take what the men offer, you'll take a lot that you don't want or nothing at all. The modern girl never had a chance to be receptive, for she came Into the world when life was flying. She knew that she had to reach out after what she wanted whether It was a dance or a Job, a spiff y hat or a man. When It comes to getting a man. It doesnt pay to sit down and look Interested. In-terested. A girl has to exert herself. Aa a matter of fact, the only way to get the man you want Is to take the ice-tongs and drag him Into the kitchen. Of course, that doesn't seem dignified, but dignity Is only another one of the things that has been stuffed away In the attic of the apartment apart-ment But I'm not thinking ot mere men. No, I'm considering the change that has come over us women since the revolving doors began to spin around. We can't afford to sit still and accept the pins which Fate has In store for us. ' We've got to be on the job In all matters. j The moment a girl makes a pin cushion of herself, and accepts the opinions of other people, she's on ber way to the attic. Don't say to us, "Use no hooks," for that's Just the thing we bave to do. (Si by tht Bell Syndicate, Inc.) |