Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-09

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which gives fresh proof. There is an
authoress of nov who, a few months
since, took a most violent dislike to
newspapers, and vowed that not a jour-
nalist should ever set foot in her house
again. Her friends in the Newspaper pro-
fession she peremptorily forbade to pub
lish her name in any way. But one
morning a feminine writer happened to
stray into q fashionable swimming
school, and saw, among others, the
authoress disporting in the water. She
made some notes and was departing,
when, flushed and dripping like a Naiad,
the authoress Intercepted her, saying in
q whisper: ''If you choose to say that l
look well in my swimming costume, l
have no objection whatever.
Be charitable in your ju6gments-at
least in Lent. We are all we'll aware
that girls are usually most gentle and
unassertive, and that is none the less so,
if in u travels we occasionally meet a
vixenish exception. A matinee at a
theater provides an excellent opportunity
to study women from every point of
view. She was an auburn tinted girl
with large glittering eyes, massive
shoulders and determined lips. Had 1t
not been for an expression Of fierceness,
she would have been beautiful. After
she had taken her seat she glared at the
little machine attached to the seat in
front of her In which is held q pair of
opera glasses, and that may be
secured for use by the agency
of a twenty-five cent piece dropped
into the slot. After considerable
trouble with her pocket, the fierce girl
managed to fish out her purse, and by
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q quarter which she extended toward the
machine. The thing failed to work, the
roor girl waiting in vain for the front Of
If to fall open. For a few seconds she
stared at it and then exclaimed in a
voice audible for many feet around:
1.-THE darned thing sticks"
Then she began to pull at it, talking
aloud, and finally losing her patience
completely. Gwen, III have the
glass she said angrily, cor IN have
the money back. Come here, usher, -
this latter to 4 mild looking youth who
was moving some ladies to their seats.
The usher approached n quailed visibly
before the fire of the angry girls eyes.
81 dropped q quarter in that machine,
and it doesn't open - said the girl;
''now you'll open it or give me back 20
CENTS"
The usher pulled at the box and shook
his head when it failed to respond. Then
allowed a remarkable scene. The usher
was in despair when the girl, after q ter
rible TRADE, spraug from her chair with
the declaration that she would speak to
the manag and nave her rights. As
she stepped into the aisle a bright silver
piece rolled from her dress to the floor.
The usher stopped and picked 1t up.
''lsn't this your quarter, lady, he
asked, holding 1t out to her.
The stormy expression faded somewhat
from the girls face as she took the
money.
''It's probably mine, >" she said ,f'but
it it not the one that 1 put in the box.'
s'Suppose you try and see," sug-
rested the usher. 'fIf it goes in you
can be sure there is no other money in
there
The girl scoffed at the idea that she
had not put any money in the box be-
fore, but to prove it conclusively she
tried the machine again. The coin fell
in and instantly the opera glass was at
her disposal. There was q pronounced
litter in the immediate vicinity az the
girl resumed her seat and snatched the
glass from its place. 'Stupld boxes
these are, anyway snapped she.
'sThe money probably went right through
1t the other time
Here was a New York girl that only a
patient and determined man could safely
marry.
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Badminton Is an indoor game, resem-
bling lawn tennis, and our swell women
annually revive it for Lent. 1t comes
under the head of physical exercise, and
Is therefore allowable. l hear 1t WINS
pered thai one of the new physical Gull
ture exercises, which certain fair danes
and demoiselles are taking to preserve
and improve their health and beauty, IS
one which would make you yell with
laughter. Fancy twenty-five women IN
short blue or scarlet petticoats lying nat
on their backs and slowly, soIemniy
kicking in concerted action. what
a remarkable sight that must De!
This Is said to be most beneficial Tor the
muscles of the back. l suppose the next
exercise will be reversing conditions, lY-
ing fat on the face like Patience and
kicking up the heels. Why not? An
other exercise, which 1 saw myself, IL
illustrates the lengths, or rather the
heights to which the modern woman viii
go in the pursuit of q new occupation. In
the Berkeley gymnasium a ~tambourine
was suspended from the ceiling by a
cord. 1t swayed about five feet from the
floor, and the habitues OF the place
kicked at it with an ardor, enthusiasm
and ambition which set the bells juggling
merrily.
In a Turkish bath where ladies' hours
are observed there is very frequently
considerable confusion aud hurry when
they are dressing to get out OF the way
of the men who are waiting outside. A
girl who took her VI sweet lime in
getting dressed found that It was the
hour for the horrid creatures to enter
and take possession of the battle. In
desperation she threw on her clothes aud
FASTENED forth, discovering when out
side that she had left n OF her carriers
behind her. 1t was too late 20 go
back for It. So, with a sigh
for the lost treasure, she hurried to the
house of a friend and made fast her
a~tnckinQ. Now for the SEQUEL. The man