The Washington critic., 1890-02-23

plenty accompany those which may
sometimes seem too careless
William II. Crane the actor, who is
| just now earning so much money that
he hardly knows what to do with 1t,
may owe part Of his success to his wife,
/ who manages him with q hand which,
| while IL Is highly priced by the come.
dian, is none the less resolute and dicta.
torial. Crane enjoys an occasional
toddy on these cool winter nights, and
he is allowed Just one by his vigiunt
spouse. AT one of the actors symposi-
ums recently, just after Mrs. Crane had
protested emphatically against the sec.
ond toddy, conversation turned on the
subject of money. making, and some
one observed that Mr.. Crane must be
making as much out Of his new play as
he and Robson made together in the
best run of "The Henrietta. "
"And now, that you don't have to
share with Robson you must naturally
make double as much as YOU did be
fore, said the visitor.
"oh, no. replied Crane. 81 have q
partner still who takes a good deal more
than Robson's share
"Why. who is it," was asked.
'Mrs. Crane" was the reply. II get
my board and clothes, just as / always
have. | have one of those rainy day
wives. 1t wouldn't do n bit of good If
earned ten times what do now. l
would only have good living and fur.
lined overcoat to remind me that I was
any more prosperous than when played
lie Blanc at fifty per week"
-Four New York men who were pres
cnt complimented Mrs. Crane.
"You are not New Yorker, by
birth" said one. "If you were your
husband would be bemoaning your cx-
travagance.
In the long list of clubs in this city
is one composed of single women, for
the most part young girls that is worthy
of mention. Each member wears Il
handsome seal ring bearing the letters,
IN. M. l. S." No one except the mem
bers knows the legend indicated by
these letters, but 1t is surmised that
"Marriageablc Men | Seek" would not
be far from the true Interpretation.
The surmisc is strengthened by scraps
of conversation occasionally overheard
when several of the members are to-
gether. 1t behooves young men to look
well to their ways, for the IN. M. l. S. "
girls are sharp and in dead earnest, as
this bit of talk, caught when they were
too busy to notice that listener was
near, sufficiently shows.
'Oh, say, girls; you know jack"
Yes, indeed handsome Jack"
"Well, no; not handsome Jack, if
handsome is that handsome does. His
record has been looked up with a
deal of trouble. He boards at a fourth.
rate house and has a dingy room in the
attic; there isn't bath. tub in the
house; onions and cabbage, ETC., per
fume the whole place. Yet he dresse;
eXpensively, and you know what fine
horse he has, and those lovely
dogs"
"Ob, he rides divinely."
Wait bit. He owns nothing il
this world but his clothes, that horse
his ring and dogs, and those he got by
pinching himself in lunches and din
ners. He hides himself in that board
ing house for the sake of making I
display on the street"
con" "Oh," Oh" in chorus
then, What shall we do with hin
girls-what but strike off his name.
Each girl thereupon brings out
dainty book with the mystic monogram
M. NJ. /. S." on the covers, and hand
some Jacks name is scored by heav
black marks in every one of them
Then lists and notes are compared ant
one lucky fellows name goes down OF
the books because il is found that bein.
determined to 60 through Yale, and hi
old curmudgeon of father refusing
TO give him dime, he is putting him
self through and actually does his owI
cooking. But one sly girl whispers:
HE is the heir, you know. an
his father is a millionaire, two or thrc
times over.
So the impression on the listener
that the dear creatures are not who'll
above mercenary motives That the
mean business is evident at all event,
The athletic girls, however, are til
girls that garner fun as the bee
gather honey, by improving eac
shining hour" and when the hou
refuses to shine for walks or rides, o
out-d door games, improve 1t all the sam
with various devices for exercise au
frolic. A group of Jolly Girls" a
they call themselves, gathered one We
day in an uptown mansion, whose youn
daughter has suite of rooms fitted II
to suit her especial tastes. OF course
they are as charming as her charmin
self, but one of them, the largest an
loftiest, might be mistaken at first fo
her brothers room. Its furniture is all c
the sort dear to the heart of the athlete
and such trophies as are won in atl
letic games hang on the walls; in fac
there is nothing in the room TO sugges
feminine owner-to one of old.fasl
oncd ideas of the truly feminine-eS
cept its exquisite neatncss and order
To this room the jolly Girls gravitate
as naturally as the humming bird to
sweet pea blossom where, by some del
} disrobing, they soon stood in the suit
of gymnast They were all colleg
graduates, as you would have guesse
} could you have seen their performance
on bars and ropes and spring. .boarC
When the fun had subsidized somC
what into a breathing spell til
] young hostess and her chum disaI
peared with an air of importanC
, and mystery that excited the curiOsit
they intended it should and helped II
tensify the sensation they made whe
: they reappeared. One was arrayed /
| rose punk ana lne Otnef III rODln Seq
: blue silk tights, On their heads
drawn down closely to the brows, COY
ering every spear Of hair-were sill
caps matching the tights in color TIL
hands were also covered with thic
gloves and each wore unique breas
, plate, highly ornamented with figur,
supposed to be the goddess Minery
in helmet and plume. Before the wild
eyed girls could speak each ha
chosen second, had united on
= referee and had taken positions for
! boxing match. Then followed I'll
| counter" and "cross counter" an
3 ,'straipht rnnntern "dndGen and q