St. Paul daily globe., 1886-02-28


10 suggestion of angular bones, and alto
gether easy aud comfortable Her costume
is one highly approved for February street
wear. The wrap is a new pattern OF EN-
bOSSed velvet the fur that trims il is lynx
and the shape fits rather closely to her
figure. while seemingly loose. The hat is a
happy medium, because it conforms reason
ably to the fashion, which gives much front
and little back to head coverings. and yet it
does not possess too galluS a style for ele-
giant promenade effect. II is tle aim # he
belle of taste 10 avoid what is denOminated
the actreSSy modes OF exaggerated millinery.
and at the same time he diStinctiyely up
with tbs fashionable procession. But /
had begun the history OF my friend away
back, and let me resume the history of her
eyolution. Her brother is a solemn
and thoughtful Young man, who is
given to discussing his family and things in
general in a ponderpus and thoughtful
nIannrr. lie is All amateur athletes, and he
was always rather fond OF
THIS AWKWARD GIRL.
We were sitting Dgcther one day, observ-
iHg an attempt whicn some of the girls Of
A.- family were making at playing lawn
lrunN in the yard of an ordinary city resi-
dcnrr Name. said the athlete. referr-
ing b} ih8i dilninUtiye to his awkward sis
Ter doesn't show up in very good form.
does ~h""'
she i,,., a, pretty as some Of her sis
tcg,. ! aid, but shes a Jolly sort Of
el4"
so. said ,he brother, critically. ''Sh6
isn't mctty but shes got some mighty good
iinint-. 100 you see how straight her back
j.? and she stands ploinb on her heels every
t.Hae. She is the only girl | ever knew
who could handle tennis rachel as well
with h"" left hand as her right She
Illio a coed deal Ia mouth, though, doesn't
s,e""
Her mouth is a little large. perhaps?"
~ ci.. ! should Say ii was. It's we'll
shaped. though. and she's got good. strong
teeth. / kinder like Name, if she isn't the
beauty Of the family. Shes always good
Hatured and she looks strong and hardy.
There's one thing ! notice: her eyes are
always bright in the morning. and that
can te said of most girls. They amt big
eyes either. | suppose Name will grow
inlo one OF those tall, bOny. angular women
who smile all the time. marry late in life.
have fifteen or twenty children. and live in
the perpetual alteration Of her husband
Shell never have much style though. I'm
S0rTy, cause shes my favOrite.'
With this, the profound analysis of the
girls character came 10 an end, the brother
vaulted over the rail of the balcony where
we were sitting and lounged ont TO the
tennis court. lie ordered the
other girls into the shade while
he and his rugged Young sister
played a rafting series of six games. There
was some brisk ra!lyimg. and the girl served
the balls with a downward sweep like a
professional. She plUwed around the
court Wit. the yigor of a EOung bulldog.
scratching this way and that, and lunging
in the most awkward positions, but
SIZE WON
the series and nobody was more pleased at
it than her conscientious brother. She came
in flushed and breathleSS threw herself i'm
q low rocking chair in lGp-Sided fashion.
and swung vigorously back and forth with
her toes turned in and her arms hung in a
limp and angular fashion over the sides of
the chair | looked at her freckled face.
1rowSy hair and long neck, and felt that
her brother was right in diag0nizing her
future.
Perhaps year after this little incident
the awkward girl, with her brother and |.
boarded a train and went up to Tarrytown,
where the awkward girl and / had been
duly entered at a fashionable boarding.
school ! nave observed that an awkward
Nariably attended by two or three masculine
&dorers. The society or professional man
may love a soulful and and romantic girl:
bat the tWenty-Year-Old boys who are fond
Of base ball. cricket and water sports al
Ways stand by the athletic girl This par
ticuar specimen OF all that was awkward
and angular in girlhoOd entered the school
sadly and tearfully. From that time until
1Aree years ago-fully seven years. was
with her often during the winters
she remained at the boarding
school and frequently visited her
fathers country place in the summer
She grew like a reed, and she could walk
fifteen miles before luncheon. ride over the
sti1eSt country east of the Hudson all the
afternoon. and dance through the night
without feeling it. She was strong as a
Young OK, and she
LAUGHED ALL THE TIHE.
She knocked out any other girl | ever knew
A. far as spirits went. She was the life of
the pool. We regarded her as a heroine