FACTS ABOUT MEN.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1863, 13 August 1918, Page 4

FACTS ABOUT MEN.

That a man is always perfectly willing to protect a girl from any other man, but himself. That girl wiio throws herself at a man’s head does not always make a hit. That it is only (he unwomanly woman who has cause to complain of the scarcity of manly men. • That no man wants to be tied foxover to his wife’s apron strings, however adorable she may be. Sometimes lie likes to get away by himself for a long Irani]), a fishing expedition, or a game of patience. That the ideal lover is not easy to find. But very often a good second best makes an ideal . . . busband. That the man will light for a woman, and risk his all for her. Nevertheless lie will lose his temper if .-■lie gives him Juke-warm shaving water. That brass buttons, a “pip" or so, and a Sam Brown belt, can camouflage .the most umiltractive man into something smart and passing fair. It’s a wise girl who insists on seeing her future hubby in bis civvies, or a straw hat, or Ids slippers, before she lets him slip on the ring that matters. That the man who dislikes children, dogs, cats, and is inordinately fond of pretty flappers, is not to be trusted. That the man who is good looking and is not aware of the fact, lias not yet been burn. Often the weakest point in masculine armour is vanity. That all worth-while men are like big, strong, overgrown boys, Buiunlike the latter, most of them can stand a good deal of fussing and petting. That every man hates two Ihings in women: A cut ling wit and a masculine taste in eloliies. lie also dreads being'made lo look or feel a fool. That a man’s love should always be taken seriously. Few of (hem marry for ulterior motives. That is why women are nearly always lo blame when (he matrimonial applecarl gets upset. - That Jealousy in a lover is often a compliment. In a husband it is an insult. Thai the husband without a job that keeps him busy from nine till six is like a fish mil of waler, and can get as sink'. The girl with a “do some!liing" man lias a grealer ebance of matrimonial happiness than liio one who Is joined lo a man who doesn’t have lo work.