Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-19
A BEAUTIFUL 6KETCH.
tLippincott's Magazine for March
A LAW OF NATURE.
WHAT KITTY SAYS.

il,
| it wasn't to fall In love with him2 What does
| he think asked him here for, II it wasn't 70
fall In love with her?
I've no patience with such stupid people Don
and met, fell In love, and were married inside
OF three months. That's the way to do things.
M SO MAD don't know what TO do, She was
MAD this morning too, only she doesn't sho "
II as do: she never flies into RACES Il won't
nave III, hltty.-that was all she said: but it
maS t,ioIe eueStlVe THAN II lad raVed and tore
They look so well together, too,-a regular
par OF Saxons. Even their names match, and
M, dsd set my heart upon it It IS really very
cry Ii got to thinking OF 1t again.
They are such lovely match. Don and
9 4 !, match; we contrast, which Is Just as we'll
everybody calls him Don. He has a clear olive
complexion, Velvety brown eyes, aud thick ORC En
hair that be keeps very snort so people may not
know that It's curly; he's ashamed OF it. I'd
just as soon any one should knoW my hair Is
curly. which makes me think am naturally
more strong minded than Don. | an very fair
not particularly pretty. OF course / know my
good points, and thoroughly understand about
contrast and harmony.
She doesn't think about such things Luck
lily, though. She is one OF those people whose
Clothes lCoE as though they had grown on. IL
she appeared 81 ball Ia nighC-dress Gnd
night-cap, an tle men would rave about the
classic simplicity OF her style, and all the
women would say, How frightful." and The
leXt weak the prices OF nlght-dresses AMI
Light caps would all 60 UP.
I've always loved her. She's so strong and
steadiast like I'd be With her. sac could
never be popular though don't know why;
people call her proud and peculiar. But shall
always love her, come what may, though other
people love in the morning, hate at noon,
and am Indifferent to at night Bat she was
unkind this morning. ANY other gill would
have been delighted with ali have done for
her. Sac said, Il won't have 1t, Kitty. II you
don't stop. shall go home" And SO l shall
have TO stop.
felt so low spirited had to 60 to town; and
have only just got back. | 1eel better now.
| have bought the l0velieSt pale-green dress OF
some gauzy, shfmmery stuff, and yards OF the
most perfect ribbon. There is nothing like
to make a dress pretty and graceful. 4 big
person with ribbons always makes me think OF
Decked with flags and Gtresmers gay.
Perhaps 1 could have got along without the
dress, for l have good many. We are not
rich and so thought as long az / had bought
the dress I'd be economical, as l always am
now. and cut It myself. l went to work. cut
II all wrong. Wasted-completely wasted. L
am the unhapplest, unluck1est person that ever
lived. Why was | ever born, anyway?
Then he and Don came home, and Don came
running up TO find me. He always does that
the first thing, though we are an Old married
couple. We have been married nearly year
now, and we have never had quarrel and
never shall. We respect each other, that is
happy or jealous about Don than-than he
would OF me. We were both too sure we adore
each other.
Why, what's up?" said he, for daresay 1
And then tod him all about 1t. 'It's all
her fault" said. It is such comfort to have
husband to tell all your woes TO, II have
done everything l can to make them fall In
love for the last six weeks. put them to
gether at the table always leave them 10 each
other On the plaza, and there hasn't been a
It they were together. No one can say they
haven't had op-pop-" And then my feelings
overcame me as thought how ungratetul she
had been.
Don whistled. wish he wouldn't. 1 don't
think it Is quite respectful. And just then I
looked out OF The window and saw that Nike
hadn't raked the driveway. And, somehow, 1t
was TOO much for me, after al 1 had been
through that day, and burst into tears. To
this minute don't know whether It was my
ruined dress Or Mixes stupidity or her per-
yers1ty that did 1t Then Don laughed, and the
more l cried the harder he laughed TIL by and
by he said, would you mind telling me what
II is all about? for haven't an idea"
He Is stupid about some things, I'm afrai1,
for my statements are very clear. Then told
him that the minute he had asked him down
made up my mind he was the man she ought to
marry. She is just the girl to like doctor and
g doctors life and TO help him In II; and he L.
just the man TO suit her, he is so manly and
dead In earnest about everything, II It's only a
row. And they match splendiCIy. But they
won't have thing to do with each otnaT; the
closer / bring them together the more they ~
apart. She doesn't like him. and he can't pear
her, and would Re please discharge Nike and
| get another man?
" Don laughed again; then he said, ''They
would suit each other admirably. But there's
| 10 hope II yol pursue your madtentEg tactics
been t1otted out on the Gifts for no earthly
| reason but that ne may avoid her society, AMI
| plead as l may, though my weary legs art
| apOut off, he cannot be induced 70 return til
| the lights IN the drawing room are out
| "I-know-tt," | said dlsjointedly. "AnG
she always has letter to write If they're lei
alone. And she---saJs-sheu go home If
| dOn't-dOn't stop"
| 81 don't wonder ST 1t, said Don decidedly.
~ suppose you think you could do botter,
said /, aud don't care II l was cross; for met
are absolutely lacking IN tact, yet there neve
was man who didn't think he had lots OF 1t.
II haven't doubt OF IT," he answered.
calmly.
"Then try 1t, try 1t. wash my hands of tn
whole affair. I'll have nothing more to d
With them. She can marry-marry Mike If sh
wants to. And fairly hate him. II 1 Wer
dying, l wouldn't have hin INF for M doctor;
dear, what-what do you mean to do?n
Never mind, my dearest Kitty. With tn
hest intentions in the world. 1t would not b
memory Of yours would upset my deepes
plans"
very we'll, DOM l replied IN dignihe
tone; and can IN be very dlgni1ed indeed whe
plans"
AHA L Will wager season TICKETS Tor tn
opera next winter that in two weeks they ar
an engaged couple
"And If they are, l will get the tickets"
cried.
Don laughed again. could not understan
why. sometimes fear that Don Is hopeIeSsI
| frivolous.
WHAT ARTHUR SAYS
/ am aware 1t would have been unnoanIo ~,
should have run IL Mrs. Blake had kent II ~
any longer But, thank heaven, she hes q
last given IL up as q bad Job. Don's Drett
little VIE Is the most charming hostess fTna0i
naole, but 1t Is singular how The hest n
| Women-parUiCularly when the bliss OF th
| married state is new to them-are addicted +.
| matchmaking. Don Is as desperate sp0on
as he was when engaged and used TO bore m
| with MS raptufe5, but, man being Qifferen
animal from woman, he Is not bent ON NV en-
teIlng the paradise ne is In.
Miss Arklay is the last person | should eve
oe smashed over. She is not the style OF 9iri
Could care for. though she IS everything
tnesG aumlre-ln theory. But ali, the dtffer
| Gnce between theory and practice, She is un
9snl9oIy pretty-rnore than pretty, lovely
Duo nave seen hcmely girls | liked better
| mt dresses 10 perfection, with a classic sim
pucily Dons wife would do we'll to COOy. for Il
ane has d Iault IL Is an absolute passion roI
rloDons. She is clever, but | don't care ~,
c!eVer girls She Is attractive but she n lesn,,
| attract Inc. l could live with her for wars or
| for her. n0'oi Cart
at last, after six weeks OF unmlttratad mi,
cry, MISS Arhiay and / are Iett In $780, 80