LITERARY AND DEBATING CLUB.

Otaki Mail, 20 June 1923, Page 3

LITERARY AND DEBATING CLUB.

| There was a splendid turn-out in the Druids’ Hall on Monday night, about 40 members being present. It was an essay evening: “What Men Most Dis- • like in Women,’’ and “What Women • Most Dislike in Men.” Twelve essays were submitted, six from the male and six from the female point of view. The judges were Mi and Mrs Stable. The reading of the essays provided an amusing and entertaining* evening. Following are the first prize essays: “What Men Most Dislike in Women?” The subject is one which was chosen Uv- a ewuc —what oilier than a cyme would have w.sbod man to delve deep into in his soul and disclose to the woUu his duepe-t an.i u,.,mougn.s m being who was placed on this world as man’s mate —man’s comfort —and man’s iuve— lie, who conceived such a subject doubtless will best be able to handle it, for he has of a surety knowledge and experience of these dark thoughts. He certninlv is one who has found I.lc not v.-’mt if: should be in company with what has been so frequently termed, “Man’s 14' tier Half,” in brief—a lost man. It is with great trepidation that ( I approach this subject, for I am “a mere man” filled with that fear and trembling born to us, when contemplating the result, the outcome, the calamity of a rash act. Women! I don’t iike women v.ho squint; I don’t like women re ho are bandy; for what man, as a woman approaches him, does not look first at her face and then at her ankles, or her calves if she be ultra fashionable and display them, for how jjTeu does not man become well impressed when he views a pair of pretty inkles (from behind), and how often, ill! too often, does he, mentally, come! i crash when he sees, as he passes, the .expression of the iaee above them, i leu’t like that woman who has the rear!it" of an Amazon, as veritable Virago—she who impresses man that die is a scientist, as it were, gazing dirough glass at “a spec of dust.” Oj Lord, deliver me from such. —Amen. L don’t like the woman who wears her nit on tlie back of her head it is unteeoming, it is indecent, it advertises ,o the world and man that she has been ‘ ohi the spree ” the night beloio and ,ias not quite recovered. Then there is die woman who hangs her clothes on herself, like garments hanging on j i clothes hoi so. Xow, no man, however indifferent he be in his own dress, can lonestly say lie is equally indifieient .o the dress of his wife or any other woman —honest, that’s a fact. Again, :hcre is lie. woman who .-hufiles in gait. How-could : lie honestly expect man to iie :i ti rat" Ihr such.’ I do dtsliive that jharp, raspy, grating voice thru some women have; it gives me that: jarring feeling' .ion n the spine that one gets when ins saw strike- a nail in the wood. Vernon were never meant to ha\e a voice like the -c.u,h of a mopoke 'me:' enlq m the ilaik. Some women init,.,ive on closer acquaint.)uce. and some, ,dl too many, don’t. We tii'iik of the woman «e know who have failed in life to attract, to captivate, and to enslave “:t mail” —why is it ’ they will tell you. (oh! the insincerity o! it l that they don't like men, never did like men, in fact “can't stand them' all rot! Thee are like Paddy who said of motorcars when entering a competition in which a car was to be the prize. He said: “Walkin’ I hates all I mates, Stinking like Ludi. begorra! But wiiiuin’ ycr prize I'll idolise Even the smell termorra.” Same with these women who live m single blessedness. Who doubts but how quickly their tone would change, diil but a mere man come to them and veil tlie old. old story. Such insincerity is deplorable, it is worse, it is ludicrous. Then there is the woman who haggles. Haggling should be made (in women) a criminal oil'euce; bread and water for ten days would do much to improve, for mail, his lot iu this world with the woman, who haggles, my whole-hearted sympathy goes out to the man whose misfortune it haz been to be united l'or life to the woman who haggles, for his span of life in this world will veritably be “hell on earth.” Very truly did Brahma say. “He be a fool who be twice married to a shrew.” And then, v, hat of tile woman who makes for her hubby, who makes the chief enjoyment iu her life, v.ho really lives for gossip. How she will brighten up with alt senses alert, to -tiain. to oxeihcat something said bv her neighbours not intended for her ears; how she will become restless and unsettled, positively unhappy. utterly miserable, until the time comes when she can throw off her apron ami pop over to Mrs Brown s, „>usT *or a few minutes.” there to unburden her■cdf of the latest: “Have you heard,” etc., etc., not forgetting to enlarge a little to make Mrs Brown open wide her eyes and exclaim, “Veil I never,” “Vho'd have thought it,” and ali the rest. Veil 1 don't like that lit tie characteristic in m many of our better j halves, in fact 1 Tn sure if such charac ! '.eristic were halved, also the house j keeping money for the following weel ! halved, it would have a signal 'effect l and be to. a-cry oydy's advantage ami jto every man’s comfort. To sum up j I think the hard natured. harsh voiced dominating disposition, and garrulou: j tongued. over-bearing mannered, care ] lessly dressed, restless, gossiping, argu I jug traits in womens’ characters, arthe chief causes that drive men iron their homes to drink, and general] I tend to shorten man’s span or life o this planet. j The subject set down for July 2n I is a lecture on Charles Dickens by tn I President, the Dev. <}. F. Petrie. MJ ' 'Ey ANTED. —Second-hand Pit AM, r | VV first-class condition. —Apply ’ Mai . | Oifiec. j 0(? inch White Xeedlework Line s/ll yard a; BILLS t MOOR.