Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-17

! ri u/M In started toward Dupont
AENr IN Circle on the shady side
S-|0 of the way. Her costume
- was all of a delicate
t mouse color, the skirt made ACCORDION
fashion and the cape pleated in the same
manner, so that from top to toe the
whole OF her graceful person shimmered
with soft tints as she glided along. At
| her neck the cape aforesaid was made as to
permit the cut of the bodice to disclose a small
N-shaped section of the whitest skin magma
| bic, while her brown hair was crowned with a
| coquettish little toqus of velvet matching the
shade of the gown. Her smile, as she ac-
| knowledged the salutation of Young AdOlphus
SnOozleby, was enough to bewitch less i'm
questionable youth than he, and it was in tones
most sweetly modulated that. in response to a
brief query from him, she said:
Certainly, Mr.. Snoozleby. shall be most
happy to have you join me, though / am only
gong as far the Noodles, where l must
make my next call. L have been awfully lucky
this afternoon. six visits made and not a soul
found at home. People don't seem to keep
their days at all in Washington after Lent.
But who is the lady who bowed to you then
from the victorian"
HER LITTLE GAME.
"Oh. that was-er- Madame Popoffski was
introduced to her only the other day." replied
Snoozleby with just a shade of embarrassment.
Il do wish you had told me more quickly
that might have what she looked like"
exclaimed Miss Sangreazul, and then she
added. syly, lyon find her little poker parties
as agreeable as the other men do, suppose,
Mr. SnooZeby?"
"Well-er-that is to say. have played at her
house once or twice--a small game, you under
stand"
what was the limit?"
''Er-reaily, Miss Sangreazul, it is not ami
able of YOU to press fellow so hard on such a
delicate subject"
Il crave your pardon, Mr.. Snoozleby. 1t is
painful topic, perceive. Doubtless you
lost; but that goes without saying. for if you
had won you would not have been invited
again, and the lady would hardly have bowed
TO You so Sraciously as she did just now. But
suppose we change the subject Who is this
extraordinary person whom l see approaching
on our side of the street,"
REAL LIVE LORD.
"You don't mean to say, Mr.. Snoozleby. that
you haven't met the Earl of Tomnoddy? Why
he is the first real lord l have ever seem"
''Whst do they call him." asked Snoozleby,
as the earl swung by. waving stick with
enormous silver head and raised from his noble
head a fiat-brimmed derby that looked as if it
was two sizes too small for him.
Il have heard the men address him Gus
SIZE replied Miss Sangreazu, but believe
that he answers to most anything"
''Bnt why does he wear such astonishingy
striking togs?"
His plaid suit and red necktie are rather
marked admit, said the young lady in mouse
color; but then you know, British noble
man can afford to be eccentric"
And wicked as well, L presume" rejoined
Snoozleby. I've understood that nv lord is
an accomplished scalawag. but that is not suffi-
Gent to prevent the women, old and young,
from worshipping peer"
MIR. SnooZleby, 1t seems to me that YOU
view his iOrdship with superior consciousness
OF virtue that Is apt to render its possessOr
harsh But here comes the most disagreeable
old man In Washington, and have got to
speak to him. Therei it's over. l don't think
ever did detest any one as do him"
HE WILL MAKE LOVE.
'Why, what is the matter with old Major
Bodkin?"
Lots Of things; but chiefly that he will in
sist upon making love, after his own peculiar
fashion. TO every girl he meets. You know, he
fought very bravely in the war and incident
ally he was shot all to pieces. so that the sur
geons had trouble to put the bits together
AGAIN. The job was so skillfully done, how
ever, that the old gentleman gets around quite
spryly and his favOrIte way of expressing the
hearty and juvenile state OF his feelings il to
try and kiss any young woman he may come
across. 'Tilda Wilder had to dodge for five
minutes around her own drawng-room table
the other day before he gave up pursuing her
and took his departure with one of those su-
perb bows such as yOu saw him make Just now
have never suffered from such embarrass-
ment because am not at home when he calls,
but cannot help regarding him as if he were
a sort of ghoul."
THE NEWEST FAD.
"Ahem! Mr.. Snoozleby, are you acquainted
with that very pretty girl to whom this mo-
ment bowed?"
Il have not that pleasure, Miss Sangreazul;
but was much struck with the peculiar way
in which she walked. Is there-er-anything
serious the matter with her?'
You are too absurd. That is the
very latest thing in walking-the new
est method. You mustn't throw your
shoulders back at all, but merely swell out
your chestas far as you possibly can, let your
arms hang Imply, and avoid turning your toes
upward in extending your feet. | have just
joined class to learn it, and We have a teacher
who believes the figure is much more beautiful
without stays and so wears an aesthetic dress
the front part OF which is a sort of portiere
that serves to conceal her shape entirely"
Like the gentleman in Alices adventures
who thought out an ingenious plan TO dye
whlskers green and always wear SO large fan
that they could not be seen?''
Exactly the same principle as we'll as I can
make out But walking Is only one of the
things taught. The art of making eyes is
another, and each member of the class is to be
given chart of 729 distinct expressions of the
eye. mean to learn them all and practice
them on yourself and my other men friends.
In case | should wink at you now and then Won
Will understand shat am merely studying and
that no improperly is meant"
should such an accident occur I will not
presume upon it, Miss Sangreazul Hello,
There goes Miss Appleblossom III the T-cart."
FUNNY GIRL
$50 it is. Do you know, 1 think she is the
par f,r,,r rirf 4 Oh
ingenue In her own peculiar way, which is to be
excessively frank about everything, most par
tcuarly concerning herself. l met her the
other day at a lunch party, and some mention
was made in conversation at table of Young
woman We all knew who had appeared, OH
certain festive occasion recently, upon the arm
of newly married man of our acquaintance.
At that Daisy AppleblossOm spoke up and said
IF / had husband would never let any other
girl have him for a minute; would just hold
on to him tight all the tlme-fOr husbands are
too awfully scarce here in Washington to be
allowed to get away Wasn't it too absurd"
1T ingenious, at all events replied
Snoozleby. There is Mrs. Pooker on the other
side of the street. Have you heard of her
latest absurdlty?"
I'm not sure"
"Why, she was very i'll recently for a brief
period and became convinced that she was
going to die. SO, In order to disappolnt her
relatives, whom she hates with passionate
frenzy, she gave all her personal possessions to
different friends, even to her furniture, insist
ing nat the things given should be taken away