BUTTER AGAIN!

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1435, 9 May 1912, Page 9

BUTTER AGAIN!

UTTKIIS MY COItItIOSI'O.VDKXTS. 'I'lH' fiilloivin;,' Idler, refer to inatler which liu-i iiri-vi.in-.iy anprnrecl :—

J)i-iir Imioccm.-.U :i uiii>liinl reader of llif "Woman's World."] was rnlhn-iiiler-e-lcd wlii'ii 1 read the (•pinion i>! , another woman on (In. subji'd of "Merely llutter" in Hie Ictlcr signed ".\ Woman'." Though not 11 consiMenl, admirer of the . mull" sex, I should like lo say that 1 have not yet. heard of a man (.iilogising hi- muriiil ciiciiu-, oven at a presentation, unless lie liiiil an axe (o (friiul, whkl, places him beyoirl Ihe pale. I lake ii thai it is In (lie dtceiil. evi'V.v-dny sort of man that tliis <lisoiis<inii refers.' I presiiine that Ih<. mo-t eloquent uf a mull's associates would be chosen to speak <m tin. occasion of .■! pi'wentiiliuii lo him. nnil they ivuiild uatuntllv uiiu at pxpressin K what, his bosom friends would >ay of him if (hey were endowed with a similar Kilt of elo'[|Uc!K-c, besides being desirous •'and quite justifiably so) of showing the world that they know I lie sentiment.- that are right mid proper for such aii occasion. There is also a real spirit of loyalty nwj comradeship aiming men that show.-, itself in thcsi: circumstances. Women «re not necessarily more, sincere than men, because, tliev are less addicted So uttering public eulogies of ps-ople to whom they may lie reasonably supposed to he indifferent. They have fewer opportunities of doing sn. J have yet to be convinced that social life, in which they piny the principal part, is dignified by truth, candour, and sincerity in its conversation. I do not attempt to defend ihe man who voted for "Jonps." wlio, though not "a bad sort" was admittedly ."tricky," but I do say that his wife most; likely voted for Jones, too, quite without misgiving, localise slie hadn't enough knowledgf! of the world or of the man to know lie was n bit "tricky." 1 certainly do not think a woman would give her vote 1 to an old schoolfellow, regardless of his subsenuerit career,'but 1 do think that she might voie for a man who admired her lint or her face, which is equally unreasonable. In conclusion, I ani convinced that for common honesty woman must yield tins palm io liinn, if only because his greater knowledge and experience of the world bus brought home to him more forcibly that; "honesty is the Lest poTiey."—l am, cfc. ANOTIIER WOMAN. ANOTHER LETTER. Dear Imogen,—l wonder if voiir, correspondent, "A Woman," has lived Ion;; in Wellington! , SuHy not, or slie would never have put the query: "Are women more loyal than men?" It mny prove mo to be a very disaureej able person, but 1 cannot help asking I myself whether women, generally speaking, have any convictions at all upon anything outside their own immediate occupations and interests. It seems to me, iu nil the long years that I have spent in this city, that there has hvtn so verv little to .show that they do trouble to form any definite, clear-cut convictions upon the general affairs of life. Convictions, to be convictions, whether they are in regard to religion, the. education ol' children, ethics, politics, art, literature, and everything that makes life of interest and worth wliiie. are results that are gained only by thinking, by analysis, by observation, and comparison; and how many women, in the lives they load today, allow themselves the time for such mental activity? How much of what they call convictions are tuken second-hand from husband, father, brother, friend, etc., or is made part of their life becais.'-o ii: is the custom and for no other ve:i-on? Are women loyal to their friend , -, or to their sex? Docs friendship menu any other thing to thorn than just having n companion with whom they can talk scandal, pull other women to pieces, ami so ciiil shopping ami (cn-iuic will;?. . ft may be that their "friendship" extends deeper than this, but when you hear tin? woman discussing thf persan whom you thought a tltor friend with Imother person, displaying her weaknesses without compunction, the question will obtrude ilpelf: "What do they mean by friendship?" All women are not like that (or life would not be worth living), but far too many of them are. In any ease, it would seem that loyalty, with good breeding and all that the latter | means of courtesy, gentleness, and consideration for others, belongs to n past age, or to a city older than Wellington. Certainly not to.it. If women aic not loyal to one another, their convictions could hardly he expected to be very sincere either. Men have a certain common loyalty, End if they ore fulsome at presentations and at.- farewells ("buttery," to say the least), it is I possibly erring on the side of (jenenisi-.y. on the" same principle that, of the dead, speak nothing but good. You sec, the object of their "butter" has turned a pago and starts another, so that there is tho chance that he may deserve ail that is said of him later, l<: would bo Well, perhaps, that women did likewise in somo wiivs. I am. I'm afraid, A DISAGHEKABLE PERSON. HAIR, PACE. AND HANDS. The frequent less of hair 13 very distressing, especially when one has tried so many lotions without success. Miss Milsom's business is the preservation and curative treatment of the hair and skin. Sho diagnoses all cases, and supplies exactly til!- Foods and Tonics necessaiv. Teaches Ladies and Gentlemen their own home treatment, which cures dandruff and irritation permanently. Stops hm'r falling, and restores its tone, colour, ami lustre. Keneirs grey hair. Shampooing and hairdressiiig I aught, llairwork of every description. Finest and lightest weaving. Electrolysis (permanent and painless). Personal attention, strictly confidential. SUSS MITiSOM, liine's Chambers (opp. Stewart. Dawson's), Willis St., Wellington. Telephone 811. * SUPERFLUOUS HAIR. Superfluous hair destroyed by "Riisma" (res,). A guarantee given with each ckso - undertaken. Sec testimonials and letters. Mrs. Hullen (over Economic), Lambttin Quay. 'Phone 1047. (Testimonial.) Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Vic, November :iOlli, lOti. Dear Madam,—Would you kindly eeml me another pot of your "Itnsnia." I am delighted with it. Please send as soon us possible. Enclosing money (£1 is.), which I think will bo right.