The daily critic., 1890-07-30
IN STREET CARS
DAYS ABSORPTION OF TRAMWAY
GOSSIP.
women the Best Advertising Agents In
the world


the world.
II ] am totally devoid OF sense In
every other respect 1 know enough to
keep my yawp still when a woman IS
talking. And when tee women are at
itIm as dumb as a last season s canned
lobster did think I had encountered
gauulous women under almost every
circumstance, but give you my word
| witnessed just the spectacle "Elem"
las portrayed, and It took place In the
yard Just east Of my house. That's Just
The diiltienCe between men and women:
before two men would carry on conver
saton through a knot hole they'd saw
noiling and saw woOd-even fence
wood. But woman niuSttalk. It's lust
as natural rs Il is for her TO despise
drinkers, smokers, dirty boots, crowds.
rain, and flies
/ went riding In the horse cars vester.
day for the simple purpose of listening
TO what the women had 10 say, and 20
see how much real pithy sense and
valuable Information / could pick IN
III pint II as ! heard &c.
lGeorgetown car. Going west Lady
with retiCule and parasol, To lady with
parasol and reticule. The husband Of
one, | overheard, had gone fishing.
How about it2
How's fishing,
Not a bite.
Ualfa-dollar
Buys a sight
Boy Is happy,
So Is he,
People wonder
"Can 10 be
'Gaught so many
"Let US look
Where catch ems
'In the brook"
Holds up string.
Boastly fake
IwO-pOund pickerel
From the lake,
Now wasn't that nice lunchY And
so handy, too. Right where Il ought 10
be. And they've tables for us TO sit at.
aud a lady in attendance. That was
Lewis the jewelers. old place. It's
No. 1915 Pennsylvania avenue. Yes.
It's Ford & Graham's lunch room now.
OF course. The very same parties who
run the Palace lunch rooms at 600
Fifteenth street, and at the corner of
Seventh and + streets. But they've
made this place especially for ladies'
when they're down town shopping.
They serve the same bill Of fare there
that they do at all their lunch rooms,
and charge the same prices But wasn't
II neat and clean In there2 And didn't
those fans make Il nice and cool? And
wasn't everything served so promptly?
l soy that's what Washington should
have had years ago rightdown town.
Just handy when we're out shopping.
W hat splendid place to meet one an.
other And so reasonable, too You
and III know where 20 20 now. No
wonder the men folks always speak so
= ell OF Ford Il Graham's. Going TO
yet out herey"
Eleventh street line. Going north.
..aoy, large and much Of bone, to lady |
friend not ditto, but with pert and.
sassy contour Of feature. | learned
The latter lady's daughter, Hattie, was
passing the summer on grandpa's farm,
md this occurred to me:
Hattie Is left-handed,
But the COW Is not;
Baudages and arnica
Desig nate the spot.
We've just got a big job off our
hands. Been getting In our winters
coal and wood. Always put them ia
iunpg July or August. You don't
snow how much one saves by doing
his. You can not only buy them
heaper, but you get better quality, aud
rs put In much better and cleaner, be-
.ause the dealers amt so busy. And,
hen, it's such horrid mess getting Ia
'oal and wood In the wet. IL you have
hem put IN now they're dry, and the
oh can be done without all the cold get. /
ing in the house Where did YOU /
aY 2 Oh, we ye always had our fuel
rom Air, v Baldwin johnson. His