The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25

woman ReLB Interested IN shopping OF CuuIlty
work or q new novel, and forgets TO eat for
eight hours she suffers no special incon-
venience and hears no complaining from the
department of the interior. II. on the other
hand sho devours French bonbons all the
morning and eats salads and ices at receptions
ali the afternoon with a possible nine-course
luncheon sandwiched in between, there is no
rebellion beneath her snug little bodice. Girls
are munchers from their babyhood. They
arc coaxed with comnts TO do what
boys nre whipped for not doing They
play at tea parties before they can
talk A boy runs away and goes in
swimming, dries his hair in the sun, and comes
home again as good as new. A girl suriep-
titiously helps herself to Jam and cookies and
steals away somewhere for picnic, and VIXEN
her mother doses her for collie at night and
wonders what makes her so delicate.
she wants to he real naughty. 4 little girls
rocket ia kind of arder full OF sweets and
goodies boy carries marbles and strings,
or may be worms for bait and snas. AT school
or college. when d girl would he wildly disSi-
crack Of the door and makes Welsh rarebits
and taify over II lamp chimney. When u man
gees on u celebration ho wants something TO
drink: a woman's widest reyel. most reckless
bender, is some kind oil an eating match.
mans club serves wine wonlans elno
wishes TO entertain round the corner to have
something. A woman invites tho friend out to
lunch. Aud the amount of indiEestlble mat
ter the pair will consume would give an ostrich
malari6, The qucrY that involuntarily, pre-
sents tss Is. whore 90 40 SnGy pnt IL WI az nois,
get gracefully outside OF dish Of lobster salad.
Two soit-shell crabs. and quadrant OF straw
berry shortcale Is quite as MIRACULOUS as any
OF tho magician s necTomany. Fancy u little
woman terrifying herself with " Dish rarept
hadn't eaten any lunch and was going to be
situated 70 that dinner was an lmnossiDility;
w1mSh GIm on hT bent at any
cost. They began with bottle Of claret;
which they poured into Goblets and stirred tull
salad and some pickles. This was followed by
soft-sheH crab and sweetbreads and variety
OF dessert. They, we're chatting Of recertion
hoped to find some sailed almonds and hoco:
late. which the hostess , had the h reputation 81
mitted that they had eaten no breakfast. only a
sip of cofloe they hni so much to do before
room two more women were struggling wit II
whole boiled lobster moistened with chocolate
sat alone at u little side table wadug heroically
through n whole portion OF roasted CLANS
Broiled lndia-rubber would he almost as d
wafer and eating pickles A broad shout
picking al dainty chop and drinking, mills.
When u woman hasn't time to eat substan;;
c e" oini Perhaps there's ' method in her
madness. Her stomach must find plenty Of
diversion with the salad which has. indeed,
staying qualities. When she really has time
to make out meal she has a salad. too aud
Gro luets. swectbreads. pickles, ice cream,
OF similar character She is getting to drink
little wine for her stomachs sake almost IN
varably. and beer rs well adds its froth to the
So much Tor the woman who eats Now for
the woman who doesn't eat. or thinks Sho
doesn't. breakfast means to her u cup OF coffee
and a roll. OF course she is faint before Iulrn
time and she picks away at the bonbon she a;
ways keeps in the house, like campnor and
home she takes "a bite .: yesterdays dessert or
bit OF the hot cake The COOK Is prerarrinE i"p
force. Of course, from the CHIEF down; and Keeps
1t all putterng with things Q! that kind: and.
ut lunch time, she dovours some more OF the
hot cake and u little Jam or some preserves
bonbon. re is empted of its contents. of
course or perhaps box o. cream Is brought by
friend and entirely consumed 3ior me
MATINEE she runs into tel or reception, eats
ice and salad, and goes home without any ap-
Then there's the theatre. with the supper
afterward. or n ball maybe. aud some man
fights battles that would have taken tho con
ceit all out Of Trojan hero to secure sand
witches and ices again. She usually breaks
down with what her fashionable physician
calls nervous prosttatt"n. or malaria IN the
spring to the aston Shment Of every one. her
self most OF all. and is ordered to take sea
voyage or to go 10 tho mountains.
ally too economical to eat ii she has to pay Tor
her own luncheon. You will sea her ut the
stand,up counters eating muslin SANDWICHES,
drinking cambria tea. aud winding up. if she
feels rich. with an erlairo never realizing that
for the same amount she could have purchased
q wholesome stow or u few rnws on the shell
that wouldn't have called out the guard to dis
pose OF them.
Girls have the most astounding appetitcs.
They seem to Ioso courage little as
they grow older. \ gentleman recently
vouchsafed the Information that the reason
he became II beuedict was because il
was SO expensive to supprr, best girl.
why" he confesses. =" used to spcnu rs
much money in tho corner truit store as
pay now for house rent. You know they put in
two or three pears, an apple, and a Danuna,
stick few flowers in the top and charge tel-
low IS or S. tor it, OF course | didn't think it
was half nice enough for her,and it WASH ,only
now that she's running the thing herself she
buys barrel Of pears for what nsed TO pay
Tor the frills on that basket. You can't send II
best girl things by he quantity you see even
If it is cheaper. think She spent more money
in the candy shops than she spenus now on
best bonnetS. and rs for the supperS after the
theatre and all that-well, we both live of the
money / earned then, and haTo a bank ac-
count: though in those days, what with the
lunches the suppers, and knickknacks TO eat
had hard work TO clean uD enough lionday
mornings to pay my laundrcss and landlady.
She hasn't entirely lost her appetite. but she
manages better"