Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-29
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Imagine a large .auare room In . eorusr
house On al uptown street, one side facing
broadway. II was - high up your best
friend or the man WHO owed you that long
outstanding bill might ~ down that noisy
thorosighfars and you could not distinguish
him by features walk or clothes There
was a vista Of acres Of sky In tender evening
tints. Of stseples and waving days on the
higher builiings Of ehimneys and roof tops
little lower down, and far below street
lauirss and electric lights like strings Of bril-
hants crossing at the corners and giving the
gray, twiiit streets fairylike gIimmer. So
murh for the view
This large room, the assembling place of
the four gIri bachelors. was eloquent Of four
distinct hobbies
On a rep covered divan, in one corner,
among -es Of sateen pillows, lay q banjo,
~ II . musician had just thrown it down
But ( knew IL was Pollys and that she had
pace.i it there simply for the effect. could
fancy her, her blonde head On one si,le, study
ing that particular corner and puxzling her
brains Tor something else TO give it an extra.
suI,erssthe,ic touch On the wall above IL
about thirty small. unframed efrhngs were
tackled in rows up and down, haphazard
Another corner showed q deep bamboo
rocker, a quantity Of hooks and q dainty
cherry desk containing every new knick-
knack for writing
On the opp,site side Of the room \ work
basket. embroidery frame and square foot
stool were arranged
And at the back stood an upright piano.
its top crowded with music sheets-C'hopin's
waltz.-s cheek and iowi with the latest comic
otera jingles
Though these four corners typified hobbies
delightful 10 each Of the girl bachelors they
also signified work bread and butter. rent
and new gowns for Polly. who dotted on
everything unusual in a room. was an artist.
Her sketches appeared regularly in the Illus
tratd magazines Dolly WAS q newspaper
woman and sent letters on METROPOLITAN faais
and foiil.-S to out II town papers. LEFTY
earned so week by designing art embrnid-
cry for big house down town and Hetty
was a music teacher.
The floor was covered by close woven.
variegnie,l mating with great navy blue
and orunye rug in the center and a few bear
skins here aud there Madras curtains grace-
fully draped the windows A deep huel au-
tumn landscape, in heavy gilt frame, hung
in good light This. nv the way, was the
most important piece Of work Polly had ever
done She hal named it When Twilight
Mclts Beneath the Moon AWAY An Octo-
Der Evening Where the Road Winds
Down." etc. But she had never been abb. to
sell it. and ha.i stopped rechristeniug IL. Ii
had come Il, be u Joke, but no one dared deny
It's trauty. even though the colors were A III
tie rerplexing.
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We N'V vi une1N'' anu Tue othet p!ehhg an
Other door In lilac and white for Polly and
Hetiy, becatise they are on the blonde ORDER