"Don't anyone say this is inappropriate, it's just a gentlemanly compliment."

Well I don't mean this to be critical scarff, but in today's world it is no longer considered gentlemanly, it is considered old boys and indicates a bias that would be met with rolling eyes from our female counterparts. Though I'm male I personally would file that type of evaluation away in my mind for later consideration of staffing in the work place. Yes it is natural to appreciate attractiveness but people need to begin to recognize their own inherent superficiality on this level, the affect it has on relations and to get past it to things more important. Sorry for the soap box speach Scarff as most of this isn't even directed at you. You just set off the spark.