FEMINITY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 May 1938, Page 4

FEMINITY

AMERICAN WOMAN’S WEAPON. Unlike the Amazons of old, American women do not sally forth to fight for their rights. They accomplish their purpose in a much more subtle manner. They use only one weapon —femininity. And there is not a man in the world who can resist a truly feminine girl, especially when she is clever enough to lean on him for everything. It makes him feel so strong and masculine. When you escort an American girl to dinner, a theatre, and a night club, you have to be right on your toes to anticipate her every wish. She expects to be waited on hand and foot, but she does it so charmingly that you get as much pleasure out of it as she must. You invariably allow her to choose the place to dine, or you make a suggestion. And it is to her credit that she will usually select a place in keeping with your income. She will never embarrass you by suggesting a very expensive place if she knows you cannot afford it. The American woman will never sit down at the table until her escort or the waiter draws her chair out and holds it for her. She will then throw back her wrap or coat and hold it until her escort helps hen off with it. Then, if she is offered a cigarette, she will hold it unlighted until a match is offered. She needs help to put on her wrap, and will stand at a door until it is opened for her. America is indeed a woman’s paradise. Even, the laws of the country are on her side when it conies to divorce and alimony.