Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-29

up was met DF VlSlOn LHaC was de-
cldedly startling considering the pub
licity. A young woman, whose name 1
Will not give but who is well known in
comic opera, was outlined against the
curtainless window in a state of negligee
that was more than interesting, and as
halted in surprise at the sight of her, /
was struck aghast by the realization that
she was not putting clothes on but still
taking them off. The unfortunate and
deplorable situation was not unrelieved
by humor, for there were many i'm
promptu wits in the assemblage that
grew larger and larger and larger each
moment along the sidewalk. Just as an
old gentleman, after taking a very long
look at the unconscious actress, was hur-
rying across the way to tell the man at
the stage door of the spectacle that was
in progress, the fair young lady advanced
to the window and gazed into the street.
Shading her eyes with her hands sh9
made out the crowd on the sidewalk be-
low and then occurred one of those
alarming physical commissions that an
innocent woman makes when she is
struck by the consciousness that profane
eyes are examining her. She jumped
into the air, twisted splrally downward
as though she intended to sit on the floor,
and then clutched wildly at the string of
her window curtain. Down came the
shade with a rush, and in less than ten
seconds the gathering on the sidewalk
had dispersed and the free spectacular
performance was thing of the past.
80
Some of the New York girls are getting
on at a killing pace. At noontime four
oorriouea ubealad IN boforo q rastonro N z
in the lower end of Broadway where all
the heavy business men pass their days.
From these carriages emerged twelve
ladies, all young. all more or less
pretty, and all extremely stylish. They
were jaunty, thoroughbred girls, and
plainly off on quiet little time. From
a hanson leaped tall, handsome man of
middle age. his hair. tinged with gray i,
but vitality beaming from his eye and
expressing itself in his alert figure. He
immediately took the even dozen young
ladies under his wing and escorted them
into side entrance of the restaurant.
1t was easy but incorrect to suppose that
this was young ladies' seminary out to
dine with their benevolent principal, or a
Drowning ciuD running away With d
soulful Gocutionist. This was only an
impromptu luncheon party given by q
rich broker with q wife and children to
the twelve prettlest women in his ac-
quaintanoe. Under some circumstances
the event would have been delightful
one in the eyes of all the world. If the
wife of the broker was in the party, or
even knew something of it. or if the
husbands and parents of the various
young women had sanctioned the festiv-
ity, all would have been well. But moth
ing was said about it at home, rest as
sured. 1t was all jolly secret between
twelve happy girls and one shrewd man.
The luncheon was spread in a private
room. A bouquet of roses was at each
place and the table cover was cloth of
gold. Cocktails began the feast and
brandy ended it, while endless wine filled
up the interim. The man made an elo-
quent speech that was roundIy ap-
plauded, and then each girl stood on her
chair and spoke few words of gratula-
tion to the gathering clustered about her.
The fete began at one and ended at five.
And the girls were wheeled home where,
/ have no doubt, they retired severally
TO their private apartments complaining
of headache. The bill rendered to the
broker for his doe luncheon was just
$500. When New York girls fall into the
hands of men who pay such sums for
luncheon there is, TO say the least danger
in the air.