Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-07
AT THE RUG AUCTION.

AT THE RUG AUCTION.
The PsPal.r Ideal Of Decorative Art.
fDramatss Persone' Ferdinand, his Mother; Tuo
| Young Ladies; Bride and Brideoroom.l
| From the n. Y Tribune
His Mother-I don't know much about this
Kind OF thing, you know; but the Potters say
It's the correct thing to have rugs. and I'm
oouno 70 have them while they're the rage.
You Know your father says never get any
thing till 1t goes out of fashion, don't you
Know. ana must say 1 got ahead Of him, for
once yesterday. ordered screen with s,orks
and cat-tails at the decorative Art" sup
pose the fotters ought to know aughtn't they,
Ferdinand? They've been abroad.
Ferdinand-Ya-as! But so has our butcher,
don't you know.
RI HIS Mother-Oh, that's . different thing.
she studied art in Florence a whole mon tn:
WILD me Old masters, suppose.
| say! These things have second-hand look.
a.. his Mother-Why, Of course. That's because
Iney,re SO ancient. don't you know; aud the
dingy. The Potters are perfect Amateurs in all
tnls s9ft OF thing, don't you know.
you? ". 'oAn''''eui'' ~"
H. His N Mother,No; Of course don't. took
DIE DIE AZ school IN French literature, before you
many rugs? 1t really makes me sad to think
| OF the poor Persians or Turks, or whatever they
| bare floors, don't you know.
:, ferd anas they don't worry much over
over IN hoboken, where they get up the antique
furniture, don't you know. They smell bad
enough TO have come rom Hoboken, or Hun
| might have busted them little, before they
pqs H., men Mnt On the ferryboat don't you know
| these people behind us are saving.
| Young Lady-Yes! Isn't it just too Oriental
for anythiny! such ha,monys Doesn't it take
what's his name e in the ARABIAN N sn
Why Why, how thing goes from your Why, you
Her Friend-Oh yes; of course What do YOU
y, Young Lady-Yes! Thatsi.. Isn't itjust like
creature out On the oor Of Bos
Her Friend-Why, l don't know. Perhaps
you a mean mosque. Don't they pray in those
Young Lady-Yes. That's what meant All
tiled, you know, and brass lamps and incense
ana bric-a.brac. and all that sort of thing, and
now Nv, angene ne must have looked kneeling on
Her Friend.oh, Jennie! You do have the
l Love- ideas! l never knew any one with
poems and have them published
49,, Young iady-Why, the idea! There's Sc
Well. can't pronounce it! The beauty OF it is
that they put their whole soul into it. It's for
| ualiy use, ana yet they We made 1t a thing of
beauty'eyou know that sweet poem of Long
Now, If our artisans Would oniy@oh, that dus t!
Her Friend-Ye-es. No, I don't think can
go quite SO far 1t smells just like common
American dust to me; but then l have this
s Young Lady-You always were too practical
for any use! | can fancy 1t the sand blown in
where the pyramids and the sphynx are;
stirred up, perhaps. by passing caravansary
or herd OF flying gazeiles, and a swarthy Arab
pursuing on a camel, and all that, and very
likely STEAMBOAT warbiing in q banana tree
| Her Friend-Well, I've never been married.
not but what I've had oceans of chances-but If
had wouldn't make tableau Of myself as
those people over there are doing. You'd think
they were in the middle Of a prairie
the least l can lean on you. You don't mind,
Here ri put my arm around you. Did she
want rug? Well, She shall! I'll bid on that
.Bride-Oh, dearie! what made you? It's too
Bridegroom-Well, girlie-peallie. can't you
Bride-Why, Charleyl How it would look!
Besides, can't sew; 1t hurts my fingers.
Young i.ady-There! It's gone, for $40! I'm
His Mother-You ought to speak louder, Fer
dinand, don't you know. 1 believe we could
Ferdinand-I thought you didn't want it.
awiully ugly, but didn't want that long faced
mind she'd have it, If the skies fell Now
there's a beauty!
Ferdinand-What there is left of it. It's
mostly tatters and moth-holes. 1t amt a bit
handsomer. now tell you, than the old carpet
in our office. That's just the correct, esthetic
Then If you got the smallpox, don't you know.
you'd know where 1t came from.
Brde-Yes, darling it is very rich and chaste
but green wouldn't go with pink satin. It would
Bridegroom-Well, don't see why one color
isn't as good as another. Perhaps you don't
| like my blue trousers and my red cravat com
sher fellow in our block, ia like to see him s's
Of finding laalts YOU t@o,e think everything
| quarrel, will We, Ownie-Own?
Bridegroom.No, indeed lovey: Let's get out
| new, clean mating like my mother used to use.
Bride-Oh, don't want mating. don't see
why ought to have it, just because your
eu nIlde nnmnrny anything you say (Ex-
His Mother-i DO wish that horrid woman in
yss Fsa es5 wRs a Ss Eh
| way? must "sing out" Ferdinand, YOU
haven't the breath Of mosquito. Twelve!
Ferdinand-Hold on. ma, you'n bankrupt the
whole concern. You've got i've already!
tins It 50
| to be SO discriminating and judiclous to get
real bargains, don't you know. What idiots
some of these people made of themselves; max
ing themselves so conspicuous! Yes, I'm ready
togo. Have you paid forthe rugs? Well, the
Potters said you have to pay down. Here's q
lot of silver 1 want to get rid Of
Ferdinand-ShOuld think you'd want TO- be
love! There amt q dollar here that amt
plugged!
His Mother-I do wish you wouldn't use
| slang. l can't understand a word you saw
That moneys perfectly good, there isn't hole
| in one Of the pieces.
Ferdinand-But you can't pass a plugged
piece, don't you know. Where on earth did
you get 1t?
His Mother-I don't know and don't care, I
don't see what odds it makes. You men are SO
fussy! A dollars dollar isn't it? Well, If you
must be unreasonable, here are some bills.
Young Lady-Say! Marie! did you notice that
| gentleman who just went out with his mother?
You could tell from his face that he was highly
cultured.
Her Friend-Oh the dear thing! Where is hee
| Oh yes, isn't his back hair sweet? Well, let's
| go too. Bother the old rugs, where you going
next, Huyler's? Well, I've got to take the ele.
waited. Good-bye! be sure to have three rows of
! tucks! They embrace and Separated
Trumans, 3; JOslyns, 5.
From the New York Sun.
Farmer Truman. OF Kentucky, was up On
| apple tree the other day, Manipulating choice
| lot Of Seek-nO-furthers, when along came