Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-12

whispered one of the girls. "He always gives
more syrup"
Besides I'm stuck on his bang" confessed
the other, returning the whisper.
Ladies', what can have the-er-pleasure OF
serving you with?' inquired the young man a
moment later twisting the waxed end of his
blondeimustache seductively.
Two ice cream sodas, if you please" said
the first young woman, giggingly.
lone chocolate and one strawberry" added
the second young woman, with q responsive
but more subdued gggle.
The youth with the striking necktie poured
out those two soda waters with as elaborate an
attention to detail as if he had been preparing
prescription to be labeled "Poson." After
dropping an extra-siZed chunk of ice cream
into each glass and after it third of a glass of
syrup. he poured in the gas-charged fluid from
the fountain with infinite pains, though he did
not finish without stirring the mixtures up
gently with long handled spoon and adding q
final dash of carbonic dioxide from the spigot.
The fair customers did not lack appreciation
OF his efforts i'll their behalf, but thanked him
by expressive glances over the rims of their
tumblers, while they dipped the ends of their
beverage.
isn't he just lovely?' asked the second young
woman as they left the counter.
Perfectly charming" replied her COM
Panion; II wanted second glass myself, but
didn't know what he'd think"
That girl with the dark hair is a gussie.
lulu" said the graceful young man to himself,
as he poured out tumbler of soda water with
one jerk and two squirts for an old lady who
had just come in. Il wonder where she lives
| and if her father is well fixed?'
The two young women in light gowns and
| ribbons paused at the confectionery depart.
ment before leaving the shop and proceeded
| to look over the candies, which were tempt
| ingly exposed on trays. Now and then they
| paused to give peck or two here and there al
the chocolate drops, the pistache creams, the
| sugared almonds, the 'buttercups" and the
walnut glaces until they had gobbled thus
casually something like quarter Of pound
| of such costly sugar plums. BY this time they
| had made up their minds that ten cents worth
| OF old-fashoned molasses candy was what they
wanted and, having purchased this, they left
tine store, chattering gaily.
do you not object to being robbed Of your
| sugar plums in that way?" inquired STAR re-
| porter who had been watching the perform.
| ance with astonlshed eyes of an attendant al
the candy counter.
| mo-" she replied. I'VE have to put ur
with that sort of thing as a matter of course.
Most women can't resist the temptation to
steal a candy or two when they come in. 1t il
| O weakness OF the sex. apparently; men never
| do it, But, after all, that may be partly be-
| cause very few men care for candy. Some Gus
| toners take enough to more than wipe out our
profit; but never offered any objection save
once, when caught young woman emptying
a good-szed tray Of the most expensive mixed
| confectionery into her reticule. No, we don't
steal candy ourselves, because we see toe
much of it When girl is employed in a con.
| fectionery shop or factory she is usually per-
| mitted and even encouraged to eat all she
wants. The result is that her appetite quickly
becomes surfeited to such an extent that it il
never recovered"
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