The Washington critic., 1890-03-03

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scrutinized it long enough TO make a
vivid mental note OF IT, But lam forced
to say that it is better in its natural form
than when turned up in disdain
The girl crushed the card between her
fingers and carefully put il in her porte.
monnaic Then she dashed out of the
restaurant and II Julia encounters that
artist again In her travels, said the mar
rator, 81 am inclined to think that he
will be master Of the situation.
A beau took letter from his pocket,
in order to read something from IL TO
fair cousin who sat by his side.
"Ah' She mailed you kiss " the girl
remarked.
"Notthat know Of was the fellows
reply.
Look there" and she pointed to
crinkled place, down at the corner of
The sheet, such as II damp spot might
have left. Haven't you learned the
latest sentimental thing? A girl presses
the paper TO her lips leaving mark
like that aud so eucloscs kiss
without writing II word of con
ftssion. That's what Jennie did, and
YOU goose That you are, never noticed
it.
The next thing the stationers will
turn out may be rcady.kissed paper,
with a faint tint of red lips and de
licious scent of fragrant breath pertain
ing thereto Art is ever quick to beat
nature
In one box sat young author of
note in New York, whose face is eX-
traordinary for its pure Greek beauty,
and he provided topic for comment
This is the reason that dealer on
Broadway begged the father of the
young man TO permit him to exhibit
fine portrait of him in his window. The
father, who is especially proud of the
boys good looks, readily acQuiesced
and few days aGterward the painting
appeared in the window and attracted
"A copious amount of attention and com.
ment from passcrs.by. Among all that
gazed upon the young mans handsome
features, none was so deeply interested
as the father, who made a practice of
going every morning at certain hour,
in rain and in shine, 10 view the picture
and listen to the compliments that it
elected from strangers. One day he
went as usual to the shop and carefully
put on his glasses to enjoy the painting.
Instantly he started back in astonish-
ment, for the portrait was gone from
the window. Hurrying into the shop
he confronted the proprietor of the
place and asked him eXcitedly what had
become of his sons portrait.
"Aly dear sill" said the shopkeeper,
81 was compelled TO take it from the
window. 1t was spelling my business
and irritating all my employees"
why, what do you mean, sir?'
sputtered the irate father "EIow could
my boys picture harm your business
Il will tell you if you will be calm"
replied the book dealer "You see
your son is unusually handsome; so
handsome, indeed, that for the last
number Of weeks this store has been be-
sci from morning till night by young
women who wanted TO ask about him.
Every time the door opened it was to let
in some girl who inquired who the gen
tleman In the window was. This was our
ouly reason for removing the portrait,
and we certainly meant no disrespect to
your talented son"
The old father smiled, The idea
pleased him. He ordered the painting
sent home, and at the opera he was tell
ing the story with great gusto to his in
timate friends
An assertion discussed by boxful of
swell women was that ii is more danger
ous for a pretty woman to 90 on the
streets alone during the daytime than at
night. From personal observations,
one matron declared, that the time
would come ere long when New York
parents will adopt the rule of the
French and never permit a young
woman to go on the street alone with
out an attendant. | do not know
whether the advent of so many foreign
ers here has brought about the present
reprehensible system of street MASKING,
but certain it is that ladies while walk
ing are exposed to more rudeness than
ever before. Several mashers have been
complained of to the police lately, and
a few arrests have been made. 1t is
fact that those arrested have all been
foreigners. A very shrewd Girl was
disposed to rate her own sex for the
increase of the petty depravity.
81 believe" said she, "that this
city has its full share of good
and digniiied men and women,
but | also know that there are
thousands of women who influence
badly the habits of the street. AS our
careless men go about they find at every
turn some woman who encourages them
TO be insulting. The light weights
among them gradually grow to consider
the entire female sex from one point of
view, and end by being impudent to
any woman that at all attracts their fan
cies. And that is why you see men
sidle up alongside of pretty girl when
she stops to look in at shop window,
or crowd unnecessarily close to her in a
street car She may despise their ad-
vances, but she is compelled to suffer
on infiction reared by her own sex.
Those insulting men have, on more
that one occasion, been met with en-
couragement and, not being philoso-
pliers, have taken the contemplate
smiles of unworthy women as signs of
The best feminine preference. GER
tainly do blame my own sex for the in.
crease of masculine brutality. There
will surely he wholly admirable men in
a city like New York, but beastliness
must have something 10 feed upon, and