The Washington critic., 1890-03-03

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Ss"~ <S| ./"F/ca3NA are still fresh, and
the opera is favoritc place for chatter
Not only do the bcauN 90 from box to
box during Tic performance, but the
bellies, TOO, interchange visits 50
will write of what heard said at the
Metropolitan in single evening. OF
course, il will give trivial and thought.
less insight of society but II the
reader will please 10 consider that, uu
dolncatb all this fr0lh, there sagrcatcr
quantity of good, admirable and sedute
material. no injustice will have been
done, To begin with, here is story
that was told Of girl with a we'll.
known name There is youth
of n among the fashionable
people who is not regarded
with any seriousness by any one besides
himself for his whole employment in
life consists Of dressing with absurd
elegance and exhibiting himself on the
promcnadCs and in the playhouses. One
of his particularly painful peculiaritics
is that he never wears an overcoat on a
cold day, There arc perhaps fifty
young men out of the entire population
of New York that affect this fashion
voluntarily. but he is the most notice
able, for he is very thin and CONVEYS
The impression that smart breeze
would pass through him Added to his
disdain for the overcoat, this young man
siaggers under Il truly comprehensive
affection for all womankind 1t is gen.
orally supposed lhqt he has proposed
already for the hand Of every desirable
girl in society, and has been quickly re-
fused in all sorts of fashions. About n
week ago he offered his hand and for
tune TO splendid young woman of
twenty-five or more who was on here
from Boston visiting, and whom he had
only known for n day or so. lie saw
The lady walking on lhe Avenue one
afternoon, and. dashing up to her,
begged permission to walk with her
His request was granted, and two
blocks further on the proposal of mar
riagc was formally made. AT first the
Boston girl was astonished and then she
was amused.
Il don't think you need wife,
said she, smiling.
ooh, yes do, don't you know" eX-
claimed the youth. I'm getting
awfully wild and need wife ever so
much to keep me within bounds"
But | think you need something
else before you get wife," went on
the Boston girl.
And what is that?" eagerly asked
the dude.
"An overcoat, replied the maiden
After some hours of reflection the
boy got II through his head that the
Boston girl had made game of him.
II say" he said to her when he met
I, s,t Il lot Sol,
you arc an awfully cold girl"
The maiden laughed and replied:
"Oh, you find me so because you don't
dress warm enough
And now the dude is having an over
coat made, for he says that he believes
girls have suddenly taken an aversion
10 men who do not wear them.
One rumor that went the round of
The boxes that night at the opera was
that a diamond brooch, one of the
finest in Mrs. William Astor's collec-
tion, had been stolen.
1T happened this way" said the in.
formant. You know that she has
watchman, who keeps in protective dis.
lance whenever she goes to or departs
from public gathering, at which she
wears valuable jewels. Well, at the
Bradley Martin ball, somehow or other,
thief was substituted for this guard
ian and he managed TO steal the
brooch.
Is that soY" | exclaimed.
"Oh, yes was the reply.
But 1t was not so, as ] soon ascer-
tanned; and | quote it only TO show
how uch more trustworthy is the
news that is printed than that which IL
spoken. Some night, however, there
is going TO be big crime in connection
with some social affair. A bold and
well-planned raid will be made in Fifth
avenue on an Astor or Vanderbilt car.
riHge, 800, 900 worth of diamonds will
be jerked from the person Of the lady
inside, and the highwaymen will likely
escape with their plunder. As
glanced around at the matrous in half
dozen boxes, and tried to estimate the
value of the jewels in sight | mar.
vcllCd why some of those Western
gangs of train robbers did not come
cut OF the wilderness into New York
for feasible plunder.
That mans intentions in staring at
pretty woman can be greatly misuu-
derstood had good proof, according to a
story told by lady at the opera. In a
restaurant on Fifth avenue the room
was pretty much deserted, save for the
presence of an unaccompanied girl, who
ate toast and tea at one table, and a
good looking young man, who dissected
canvas back duck at another When
the young man had demolished his bird
he sat back in his chair and for the
first time his gaze fell upon the girl
eating toast. An expression Of evident
interest sprang into his face, and he
fixed his eyes upon the girls counte-
nance and studied ii with an avidity
that was observable to the walters
standing about, and was not lost upon
the young lady herself. The latter cast
swift glance at the starer, and then
began to iidget under his steady gaze.
The blood mounted to her face, and she
stopped eating. After a moment she
summoned waiter and informed him
that she wished to move to another
table, out of range Of the insolent man S
vision. While in process of doing this
the cause of her discontinue seemed tc
suddenly realize that he had annoyed
her, and when she shot look of dis
dain upon him he was sure Of it. HC
quickly drew card from his pocket
and scribbled something on the back oil
~ 'hOh, Poy iiS MS OhcCh anu SSltlug
into his oyercoat, he walked directly
over TO the young lady's table and
placed the card before her.
''lt is your duty, said he, "tO read
that card. You have no right to con
slider yourself insulted when you have
not been in the least
Without waiting for reply the gen,
ileman left the room. After waiting q
few moments the girl caught up the
card and read IT, 1t bore the name Of