The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-23
PETITE'S PAGES.
VARIOUS WAYS OF GETTING RID
or BORES.

If
ones-in Women 30 Nct Love MI
Nen-pinaforc 10 be Eevived-iiis OF
Personal Gossip.
The world Of society has been "hecalmed'
during the past week, and ms ] heard
pretty girl say few days ago "ihere Is not
a breath Of news stirring. and not piece
Of scandal 10 be had for love or money
Were this a large place like Ne" oiA Vt
Waabiuaion. what could make more ediif-
ing article than recipes for sausage rolls
strawberry shortcake, &C.. "eulicd irom 'ne
rocipe books Of Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Mo-
bic. who-by-ihe-way, do their own market
ino.' or n list of "tho.e Of the four hundred,
Who sailed ON to-day's outgoing steamers
Alas that our "outgOing steamers -hDuiu
not furnish abundant news ior lhe ."-"
corrnsrondeui. and that our prominent l.D-
plr sborld rather object 20 giving % lht
world al large details as tO how me NOUS
H. managed. who conducts family prayers
and af what hour. and $50 forth. bul as ihe
society people ara doing nothing in ihe wa.
0f eav.fv. the %. $50 best thing D. IN ste hAAi
tbe o,rls who represent large part OF so-
ciety are talking about.
Aw.rrrR sEAMsTEEssEs.
To see girls in thcir element. look upon
fhom when few are gathered iofeiali to
do church work. then can Dee heaid lh'
mos, tremendous amount Of talk. oe'lhs
with every thing under ihe sun, rom 'ai-
fairs Of nations" down % the human
various" A dark. rainy day last week j
walked DOB upon q crowd OF these souht
.oamstro-4c-. and the first subject up JOY
discussion was John Jones. Now Mheh
women begin with "a subject ihet lpDh
nr9n every side before giving Do up
and Door John Jones had iou-h
/ time of 10 among them. just a, } came ln q
meek little girl had Vcnldrd io 80! 'h.
.fh0ueht Mr. Juncs BRIGHT aud very nee.
Nor motion was vetoed decidedly, and ODD %
moment from all side. came th. most fi-'i 10
ON. dpniai. 81 don't know what You cali
nice" said one. 81 done care for him.
said another a third cried. "l ol mshI
talk ON YOU are black in iAe face and lou
couldn't convince me that Dire had q gram .l
sense. liam idea truck him De would inlnh
81 was "a tornado" a fourth closed On. dl'-
cussion in am emphatic way. saying, "N ut
The fact is. Doe ifs the most perfect exam ie
ola stick have seen. and that settles ll.
TO RID ONES SELF or A BORE.
From this the conversation turned uion
/ the best way to get rid oi q bore, 7unie''
that has been often discussed, nut H0ia-
ton to the problem never found. As soon
as this subject was announced, qulei
member who bad hitherto been hu-ii}
stitching. threw down Der work ana sdiu'
Yes. that's what ] would truly IKE i'
know. There is one man who Dores me w
/ the point of tears several times every wees
/ ItHH d Oh. D .Iu j
/ living
%. Aiv dear child" exclaimed one of tha
older Urls. "haYcn't y0u learned how Nci
| Why. it's the easiest thing in tA. world. As
soon as 20 man begins t. bore you, Aou must
rave. in Che most violent mancr about
another man. Nothing ls SO ui-aerecauie i'
men,"
"You are rightlMary." came in chorus
/ from the rest of the party. ~ o., and NOT
only that" she continued. "Dui Particular
Iifthc man Is one of hose confidential cfed'
lures who will persist in telling You OBJ li-
affair. with Miss -l-and-,o. iili you WIS.
She bad never been born. just reply 100 Dob.
admir.ng strains with the like about another
man. and in "a feN moments your bore VIII
leave YOU. hoist with his own lciard.
/ ~GO Ou and tell us some more, sid on.
others. who now regarded Mary a- an oracle
Gwen. another good way .aid -ho- scW
/ ing ON 20 button with uncommon fi-'i- 'l'
/ 90 stare 40 ihc mans feet and i0 talk as I
more to yourself ihan io hlm. about neN
ways tO make spring gowns and coats. DPS
/ brings speedy relief io lIe afflicted ANA 81
"a third way i- perfect Indifference 0u every
subject. and do as If your mind WAS perfect
! U.s. Obvious of Dis presence. All these ways
Won can resort t0. and yet Doe perfectly polite
/ and courteous nyOur own house,
~By the way" interrupted % newcomer
/ (which do YOU prefer. an active Or pass ft
/ b0reY By active ! mean taihuiiNc. and ni
passive one who never opens Dds iu-.
"Oh. AN active by 900 means. bocaus
while hc is praitling You can bc cnieriiili
/ iug Yourself with your own Thoughts. ~ dio
the man who said Doe would have been bore"
40 Miss BIS party ~ he had NOT been iheii
/ himself But when you encounter % pas ''
bore. then comes thc tug 0f war. for son
/ talk Yourself hrDlihlC-s trying to anuee OBJ.
creature. and grow desperate as subject.
become exhausted. and yet never WORD
from your taciturn and gloomy friend
There ought 90 Dee % law lOinlalln- men
who Won't talk t0 visit. lbs GOO wearing
0n wOman-kind"
''Wcl. what would you do under thc
circumstances" said Miss Brown. "A
man came Co see me the other night. ano
stayed about two hours. yawnln- regularly
/ every Eve minutes. NOW. When / went
into the parlor WAS fresh and widc-aWahe
bat You know yawniug is catching and DO
twenty minutes ] was SD sleepy ] could
hardly keep my eyes open. J was afraid il
look at him on az anything. because my cyes
would blink so plieously, and ] was almost
afraid tO speak. fearing every word would
degenerate into "a yawn. Now, why ! ash
YOU. did The man stayy u Doe was so sleepy
why didn't be g0i Ills was The privilege q,
leave, mine the great reward.
S'Oh.n said our wise friend Mary. "y0l
should have tod him You saw IL was
sleepy. and couldn't disguise the fact, $50 hl
/ had better go aud come again when he felt
! livelier. Then you see that puts the onu-
of bad manners ON him .'
Luncheon was announced inst here, and
conversation took "a moro material turn.
merely quote the above because So many
/ people insist and urge that "girls adore ai
men, anything just so it's "a man. Ac.
while the fact is girls no more like all mer
than men like ala girls, and the power Of
/ discrimination is keenly developed il some
women. OF course. girls thoroughly enjoy
/ the society of nice. bright, and agreeable
men, and really. t0 use their own expires
sion, "d0te on a man with polished man.
ners. aud think there is no such ad0mmcnl
/ for the chords of creation
TIE DAVIS MANSION.
The ladies of the Hollywood Memorial
Association are 90 Dee congratulated that
/ they have aroused the interest OF 0ur bust
mes, men in their effort % obtain the use %.
the Davis mansion as q Confederate Memo.
| rial Hall and Museum. The Is. J.. Lee and
George J.. Pickett camps have memorial
| izcd the City Council i'm their behalf and
the Tobacco Exchange has also Joined the
party of noble thoughts. This is q cause
that might well enlist MS ali. and Dog its ac-
complishmeut We viii not only do The
proper thing In supplying The long felt need
of q building iu which 20 preserve our
sacred memorials. but viii 20 far TO wipo
out the stain which the removal Of
Libby Prison 90 Chicago put upon our city.
SO other southern state would have permit
ted such an outrage upon pride and even
decency. This is the time to 0bliterate that
as far MS possible. When the ladies pro.
cure the custody OF our Presidents resi-
dcncc, they Will soon show 90 what n noble
use 10 VIII De put-and 10 will become q
shrine which an souiherners viii visit
with tender reverence. and place OF lis-
| fnrir kIIHl fnnI will anfIt i.ar.arI fhn afft