Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-30

the odor of peppermint makes her in
simultaneously III.
The college youth heard this remark
and priCked up his ears. He was very
attentive to the Young lady. she could
not DO anything for herself, he was so
ready to DO It for her. Even the nail
biting performance would not have been
objected to by him. One afternoon at Il
reception he helped her on with ner wrap
and then passed her gloves. These she
put on and went out in company with her
fond com pauion. When standing i'll the
hall OF her own residence talking with the
college youth she drew her gloves from
her hands and instantly placed the tips
of her fingers to her mouth. Her face
grew suddenly pale AMI che withdrew
her fingers from her lips and reelei as
though tGinting. Supported by the
ready arm of the young man che stag
gered into the druwiug-room and sank
among the cushions On the sofa. Her
mother, who was in the room, hastened
to h-r dnughter's assistance. iuquiriug
eXciledly what vas the matter.
Pep per mint. stummered the
girl, holding her hand up TO her mother.
~ put little peppermint into her
gloves, madam, - whispered the college
does not have good effect. -
For several days the young woman re-
Trained from raising her fingers to her
lips, and II was observed that whenever
the instinct TO 10 so partially asserted it
self she grew pale AMI seemed TO muTmur
the word, 'prppermint. After two
weeks had passed the overjoyed parents
took the college youth aside and deluEed
him with praise for having accomplished
what no one else had ever been able 10
do. On the following day the girl and
Young man came in:o the presence of the
old people hand in hand and received
their blessings. It was agreed that
SON. in law who could cure an obstinate
Young woman of q habit OF over fifteen
Years duration would be competent 10
the task of leading her successfully
through the labyrinthlne maze OF
marital career.
A friend of mine pretends to believe
that YOU can tell Il woman age by the
style of O; numentS with which abe decor
ates her room, und the books and photo
graphs which she displays upon her table
and dressing case. He insists that
woman s life, like a mans, has seven
ages, each of which is quite rs dis ,iuctly
defined aud sharp in its outlines as the
corresponding seven ages of man; only
he begins with the ffteen-year-old girl
as his starting point. Her room is prim.
stiff and iuartistic. Miss Eigewortb,
Miss Porter and Miss Brame figure upon
her book-shplves. There are few pict-
ures OF girl friends, but the male biped
has not yet ma lie his appearance. At
twenty change is noticeable. There is
Il slight loss OF straight lines, staining
after effect, home made articles from
bits of silk satin aud card board, ami
few likeueSsrs of 'cOusins. When
Twenty-Five arrives, you notice COM
plete transformation. Powder boxes,
perfumery, manicure articles, portraits
of male friends. programmes of daucing,
favorS from the german, college souTe-
Mrs from Yale and Harvard boys, an
occasional French novel, together with
two or thre- Ouidas and pile of FASH
ion journals. Thirty has its unmiStaSa-
bic symptoms in photographs of actors,
skin lotions, complexion powders, de-
pilatories, and corn ealve. Forty comes
In sadly with strong odor of cigarettes
and tonic, risky novels, stacks OF per-
fumsry, ic.ures of Il bald-heaie friend
in ;he mirror frame AID of several ''in-
timatvs' in extremely oecollete cos
tunes. Fifty Is pathetic. All photo