The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26
MFRS. JOBLINK'S NEW BON
NET.
How shs Wore Et nj taas Theatre snd a
EHeet ID Produced.

i Virginia, (Nev) Chronicle.
How does it look ?" demanded Mrs.
Joblink last evening as she took o last
glance over her shoulder at the mirror
before leaving for the theatre. at "
meant the new bonnet, and MIR. Jobhnk,
concealing his real feelings, replied like
q dutiful husband: "Spiendid, my
dear" The wind blew, and the soul OF
Mrs Joblink took fright, and they stop
ped on the street while Mr.. Joblink care
fully tied his handkerchief over the BON
net for the protection of the Mirabeau
feather, tine Afghanistan bangle and the
Zulu bow. Before reaching the theatre
place in deep shadow gave opportunity
to remove the handkerchief, and with
one last careful feel to ascertain elf it
set straight" and also an anxious touch
of her Montague curlE, Mrs. Joblink
sailed into the opera house with head
erect and eyes vacant with preoccupied
stare absurd under the circumstances
If the new bonnet had been tray of
china dishes Mira Joblink could not have
been more conscious of it nor held her
head more steadily. Despite that
fixed stare of preoccupRtion Mrs. Job
link was delicioualy aware of the tri~
umphant fact that every female
eye and lorgnette in the house WAS
fixed critically, contemptuouBly, angrily,
admiringly or snyioualy upon that tow.
ering twenty dollars worth of trash on
her summit. When sufficient time had
been given for the female population to
take it all in, the lady recovered from
her preoccupstion, and suddenly de-
scending into ightsome mood, bent
the bonnet toward Mr., Joblink and en-
gagged that secretly annoyed gentleman
in gay and fashionable conversation,
using her eyes for side observation to
discover the various tempers into which
the bonnet had put the two hundred
other ladies present. Picking out those
which showed fight Mrs. J. leveled her
glasses and in the most prolonged and in
snlting manner in the world surveyed
the disgracefnl headdreHses of the enemy.
In the meantime the play had begun,
and q nervous little man in the seat be-
hind began to swear under his breath,
tor owing to the sudden descending darts
of the bonnet toward Mr.. j., the view
of the stage was frequently cut off ut the
most exciting moments of the drama.
The nervous little man said dammit.
in peevish tone, q little too lond ON
of these occasions, and the lady turned
and stared at him, and MIR. Joblink
turned and scowlsd fhreateningly at
him. At the close of the play Mrs Bob
link exchanged Chances of lofty scorn
with several hostile ladies in the vicip-
ity, and ascertaining by sense of touch
and questioning her husband that it
2" set straight" she stalked ont magnif-
Gently an Joblink's arm. That gentle
man was much impressed by the play,
and thought silently over it half the
way home. Mrs Joblink was also occu-
pied with thought. Presently Mr.. Job,
link said in tone of warm approval:
st held the attention of the audience
throughout, didn't it7"
"Yes, indeed" simpered the lady,
/" there wasn't one of them could keep
their eyes of it for five minutes"
"It was magnificent" cried MIR. job
link.
"Graciousl I didn't know you adj
mired it so much, Joblink. You see,
though, If that hateful Mrs Blinken-
berry doesn't go and get one just like
it.n
!" Like WHAT" asked the foolish Job.
link.
(" Why, like mine," replied the lady.
Like your WHAT"
(" Like my bonnet, of course, you stu
pid thing"
The strong man pulled out his hand
kerchief and blew his nose.
Reciaiming Land i'm Louisiana.
An interesting experiment in the line