Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-14

long. Elittering knife fell at the feet Of
| beautifully dressed and refined looking
young lady, who was preparing to cross
the street. The policeman stepped i'm
| mediately forward and picked the knife
from the pavement, catching the girl
by the arm at the same time and look
ing about for the person that had given
the warning.
''Is this your knife, Miss?' said he
addressing the young woman, who was
trembling with fear and seemed terribly
embarrassed by the curiosity of the
crowd that was quickly collecting.
Eyes. - she replied, "it is, and it be-
longs up nv sleeve. Give it to me-
The officer smiled and told the young
lady she would have to go with him TO
the station house. To have knife con-
cesled up ones sleeve was not only lille
gal, but especially suspicious. Humili-
ated beyond expression, the girl followed
the officer up the street. Her efforts TO
explain that she belonged to q young
ladies dagger society only increased the
suspicious of the officer, and he carried
her relentlessly into the presence of the
police sergeant. To him she gave her
name and address, and requested that
her father be sent for. This was done
ut once. When the old gentleman ar
rived and showed conclusively that his
child had only been complying with the
rules of an absurd club that lot of fash
ionHble girls had organized, and was
carrying u dagger in innocence of the
law forbiddlng her to do so. the sergeant
smiled grimly and said he believed an ar
rest was unnecessary.
The fad came about through the action
secuted by man whom she believed
crazy, ana fearing personal violence
from him, she hid tiny silver-handled
dagger up her sleeve. She never had
occasion 10 use it. but oil her friends
were so fascinated by the idea that they
ali declared the world was filed W 18th
crazy men and II was necessary to be
protected against them. About half
dozen of them went seriously into the
thing. and these were harpy in the con-
seriousness of doing something new and
delightful until their rather dangerous
joy was cut short by the cad experience
OF one of their number, as above related.
The girl that was arrested declares she
will continue to wear her dagger, but III
safer place than up her sleeve.
''Our girls are bright and charming
said Il lady at luncheon the other day +,
'.but how bad their voices are and what
dreadful gaits they have. Why Will they
not study their English cousins and try
TO remedy the defects that make them
unRttractive?'
This remark opened a subject that was
discussed Interestingly, ana upon which
many useful opinions were given. The
lady who is quoted related an experience
10 illustrate how seriously American
girls are handicapped by the faiiiugs
noted. She was visiting in England.
One day a sentleman-in fact a lord
who was calling upon her, CHANGED
across photograph of young New
York girl who was a very dear friend of
hers. He instantly went into raptures
over the beauty of the portrait and de-
sired to know if the original was equal TO
it. Upon learning that the girl herself
was considered one of the greatest beau
ties in America the lord could not talk
enough about her, and almost confessed
that he was already greatly In love.
Only few months later the lady was
back in New York, and one day she was
surprised OF having the English lord
present himself at her house After O
chat on various subjects of mutual con-
Germ, the lord admitted to his friend that
he had come to America almost entirely