The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-07-11
ARTFUL YOUNG WOMEN.
Ease with Which They Beguile and Hood
wink the Sterner Sex.

Let US consider some exhibits of de-
mureness. Some time ago a young
society woman went on the stage. She
made failure and returned to private
life at once. She was generally COM
mended by the critics for her evident
gentility and innocent incapacty.
She got sympathy without praise. The
other dav | was having luncheon in a
cafe on Broadway, says Clara Belle in
the New Orleans Times Democrat. A
notwithstanding man paced up and
down by the windows, staring in i'm
patiently, and coming to the door
every few minutes to take a glance
about. He was crOss-eyed and had a
nose like Il Holsters claw, weighed
about 10 pounds and limped. Taken
altogether he was quite as unattractiye
as man could well be. After an hour
of waiting this man entered the place
at last with q tall, slim, handsome
young woman. She was our old friend
the unsuccessful society actress. The
two took places at a table and pro-
ceeded to De "spooney." 1t was an
awful case Of spoons" The cross
eyed man was beside himself with ex-
element and JOY. And that young
woman led him on in a way that could
not be excelled by Cleopatra herself.
A most elaborate luncheon, with vari-
Gus wines, was served, and the tete-a-
tete passed on most auspicously.
Presently friend of mine entered and
Joined me. / mentioned the interest
ing pair of turtle doves at the next
table. He glanced around at them and
then said:
We'll, l just ate luncheon at the
next table to hers down on the next
block. She was with old. She
said she was anxious to finish with him
50 as to join girl friend at a matinee.
And this is her matinee Well | envy
her her capacity for liquids. She
drank wines of four colors with the old
one"
Then we could both hear that pretty
girl tell her crOss-eyed friend that she
really must hurry, as she had promised
TO drive through the park with a girl
friend at 3 o'clock.
One hour later | dropped in at a
theater. Behind the curtains of one Of
the stage-boxes l caught glimpse of
the erstwhle society actress. Her COM
panion was a bald-hcaded man with
auburn side whiskers. She evidently
does not have any very advanced
tastes in men. But she gets there for
eating, drinking and theatrlcals, you
will see, just the same.
A wide-awake and sensible gentle
man from out of town made a con-
fession to me. With some friends he
had visited cheap variety theater in
this city and drank some wine with
the chorus girls employed there. He
described them all as being very I'M.
pleasant to him on account of their
vulgarity, with the exception of one
most refined young woman, who was
not onl y modest and gentle in her
ways, but expressed great dislike for
the position she was found in, and de-
clared that she longed to be placed
where she could have the respect of
good people. The gentleman who
talked to her Is man of the world,
and he asserts that her manner and her
marked sincerity would have con-
yinced anyone that she spoke the
truth. He proposed that she should
90 to his home village ID the interior
Of the state to act as hOusekeeper for a
family. lie described to her that if
she conducted herself as he believed
she would, she should have every adj
vantage that n good home and COM
panionship would afford. The girl
consented to go after her week at the
concert hall was finished. 1t was ar
ranged that railroad ticket should
be sent to her. Just before saving
good night, the girl, in the most hesi-
tatlng and panied way, confessed that
at her boarding house she was in debt
for nearly $40, and could not possibly
leave without settling. When asked
if she was willing to have this money
taken out of her salary as housekeeper
if the account was settled, she eagerly
consented, and seemed thoroughly
happy over her rosy prospects for ths
iuLure.
\ check for $50 was sent to her at
the end of the week with the railroad
ticket The next Monday morning the
gentleman from out of town received
grimy-looking note at his home. 1t
said
Jays come to town pretty often, but
we don't usually strike q real bluejav
like you. That forty comes in we'll,
and you've been SO good that I'll crack
bottle with you if you'll come and
see me when you're next in town. So
long, dear
All of which can be taken as a nice
little sermon by rural visitors to the
metropolis.