Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-04

San francisco Areonaut
In making people formally known TO one
another great care should be exercised to pro-
nounce names distinctly, thus avoiding posi-
bic cause Of embarrassment
Popular Work on Etiquette.
scene-swsll music room In the residence Of Mrs.
are assembled number Of people. comprising what
oontinrent Of her set. The music room IS dimiy
sh.as
haps thirty years her thrown oarelessy the
w. and her lace while not without Certain
element Of decided good looks. is, neyertheess
To her there the hostess from the paTlors.
Mrs. Victor Godwin-Oh, here you are, vir-
ginia-and alone, upon my word.
The Other-Yes alone. A crime under the
| circumstances, / admit
Mrs. ictor-Godwin-Well. what do you find
| to do here-no pictures or books?
The Other-I was merely thinking (She
rises.) l beg pardon. Let me 60 back with
| you.
Mrs. victor-Godwin-No, stay where you are
| was looking for you to introduce q man that
am sure you never met and know You will ad-
| mire.
| The Other-who 10 her
Mrs. MISREPRESENTATION must have heard OF
him often enough-Mr. - Sh! there he il.
| Step here to the door a minute. The tall man,
near the window, talking to Miss Willow.
The Other-With black beard. Inever met
| him.
| Mrs. Victor Godwin-Doesn't he look bored2
Poor fellow! He does not go out very much and
l cannot have him wasted this way. / will
| bring Kim.
| (She crosses the parlor and takes the man
| aside from Miss Willow)
Mrs. Victor G odwin-1 want you to come and
be introduced 10 . woman the know you will
| like.
The Man-You are very kind.
(She takes his arm and they move toward
the music room
Mrs Victor Godwin-I don't see what the
world has been about all this time not TO have
| brought you and her together. You have un-
doubtedly heard her spoken Of
The Ean-Very likely, but you have not toll d
me who it is that you mean.
Mrs victor-Godwin Gas they come to the
| doorway of the music room -Ah, are you here
still, Virginia. Let me introduce to you-Miss
N-n-m-m, Mr.. M-m-n-n.
She-Good evening, Mr.. Um-um-mm.
! He-Good evening, Miss Er-er-rr.
Mrs Victor Godwln-It gives me a great deal
of pleasure to have made you people known to
one another. But must 60 back. exit to
He aside -Known to one another, indeed
She (aside)(l wish she had given me the
faintest idea of his name.
(she resumes her place on the settee, and
he, pushing up large wicker easy chair, sinks
back into it, with rather an awkward stti-
tude.)
you think? aside: hate to talk to person
that / can't address by name.)
She-Do you mean without or indoors here?
| aside: Perhaps had better ask him point
blank what 1t is, although
He-Oh, meant within, of course. You can
hear the wind grinding against the fog out Of
| doors.
she-You have been enjoying the evening
then?
He-Oh. very - That isl suppose
| - ;,,l aI IN fall he aho,,t a
| matter?
acknowledgements We were well &C
quainted.
He-Then / understand you mean that Q
mere introduction, such as ours has been
| where you know my name and know-that
| 10 to say-that this alone does not justify Us
in speaking the truth to one another?
She-As q rule, certainly not but just - an
exception now-you see, am like the rest
of my sex Ostensibly we swear to the rules,
but in our secret hearts We prefer the excep-
TONS
He-Then I will tell you the truth. have
not had a pleasant evening. On the contrary,
up to the moment when ! met you had been
bored to death.
she-Oh, indeed! You brighten me. Ibegin
to feel sense Of terrible responsibility.
He-Well, / decline to say anything to re-
lieve you. Remember you called the remark
out yourself
Shs-Then it behoovss me to do nv best 70
save you from the awful fate Of being bored
any more. II only had enough Of feminine
intuition TO divine your favorite topic Of con.
versation!
He-Why?
She-That I might draw you out ON IT, and
listen and believe all you say.
He-Now call that downright malicious.
You have made it my turn to be frightened.
Miss Er-er-thas Is, am tempted now TO refuss
to say Q word.
she-Oh, please don't Let me make amends
by telling you that there 10 really something
that want very much to talk about myself
Before you came was sitting here alone think
ing about it
He-Good- Go right on where you left Oh,
! only think out loud.
She'll was an article that read this after.
noon on the subject Of women in the profes.
sions and In public lie generally.
As-lndssd; and where vse it pubhshedi
She-In The Popular Review" But perhaps
you have read 1t yourself
He (slovly(-Yss, I read IL and
Shs-Oh, II bored you, dare cay. II h Z
matter that men, - . rule, are not much in
terestsd in, but you can understand that with
women-soms women, 1t lsast-it II . vita
question.