Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-12-13
SKETCHES OF DEAR GIRLS.
Jast as They Were Differently Seen and
Heard In Various Places.


Heard in Various Places.
This little comedy might be called
"Woman's humanity to Woman
The scene Is In one Of those lovely
new cream-colored carrettes that
have just begun running on Fifth
avenue. The characters are three
very pretty girls, one with brown
eyes ond blonde hair, another with
grey eyes and dark hair, and the
other with violet eyes and auburn
hair. The girl with violet eyes and
auburn hair has just entered the
carrette, and, recognizing an ac-
quaintance in Miss Browneyes, sits
down beside her and receives eff
fuse greetings
"0h, I'm so glad to see you, my
DEAR" cried Miss Browneyes, fairly
bobbing up and down with emotional
joy. How lovely you are looking.
How perfectly sweet. "Oh! let me
introduce you to nay dear friend,
Miss Gray-eyes. You must like
each other for love you both.n
Miss Violeteyes and Miss Gray
eyes touch fingers and smile sweetly
OF each other. For a distance of
twenty blocks a fusillade of ejacu-
latory conversation ensues. Through
the noise of the street and the rattle
OF the carrette jumbled notion of
the dialogue is obtained
Beautiful little lacked, my dear.
Such sweet buttons
positively don't have time to
dress. Always at luncheon, din
ner, or something else. / cant look
well to save me-"
dearest boy in the world. Wants
to give me saddle horse. but man,
ma won't let me accept it."
"How horrid. Did you enjoy
yourself abroad this summer"
Delightful; Watching was the best
fun. The Prince is so charming
Papa is going to cut my allow
ance, he says. jolly guy on him.
lie gave me hundred to day, and
I'm going down now to spend every
cent of it on a hat, pair of shoes,
and-(whispered) corsets.
"No, I'm not engaged, really. L
can't imagine how that English fell
low should have started that story.
To be sure he's viscount, but he's
awfnlly fast, and l never did more
than go riding in the Park with him
on one or two occasions, and always
his mother drove in a carriage near
u.s."
"Yes, / am little stouter. Oh,
please don't aatter me. / know it's
not becoming. Oh, hush! Your
friend will laugh at me if l sit up
and take your praise. I'm really
losing whatever good looks / ever
had"
"Yes, do call. Come up and I'll
show you lot of pretty dresses l
brought home from Paris. Here is
my street. Goodbye, dear. Good
morning, Miss Grayeyes. When my
dear friend calls you come with her.
shall like to know you better"
Miss Violeteyes alights from the
carrette and futters to the sidewalk.
The two young women left to them
selves make few remarks.
Isn't she dowdy? There isn't
the slightest use of her going abroad.
She never gets thing that's pretty"
"Well, she used to have a sort of
washed out style of beauty that
few of the men liked, but now she
hasnt an admirer. | think she puts
something on her hair to make it
auburn. I'm sure it used to be
dusky brown"
"Quite outside of society, you
know. never meet her except on
the street. Her mother is schemer,
and manages to get her daughters
name into the papers,"
''Her father is shirt manufactur.
er. Makes money, but vulgar to
degree"
"Well, she flirts, you know, and
the gossips do say"
At this point the listener reaches
his destination and escapes from the
carrette, saddened by the lesson he
had learned from this comedy of
feminine friendship.-N. Y. Sun