The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-12-25
ARTFUL YOUNG WOMEN.
Ease with Which They Brgu:lc and Hood.
wink the Steiner Sex.

Let us consider some exhibits of de-
nNreness. Some time ago a young
society woman went on the stage. She
made a failure and returned to private
life at oncc. She was generally com.
mended by the critics for her evident
gentility and innocent incapacity.
She got sympathy without praise. The
other day | was having luncheon in a
cafe on Broadway, says Clara Belle in
the New. Orleans 7imes-Democrut. A
remarkable-looking man paced up and
down by the windows, staring in i'm
patiently, and coming to the door
every few minutes to take a glance
about. He was cross-eyed and had a
nose like a Holsters claw. weighed
about ITO pounds and limped. Taken
altogether he was quite as una~ttractive
as a man could well be. After an hour
of waiting this mar entered the place
at last with a tall, slim, handsome
young woman. She was our old friend
the unsuccessful society actress. The
two took places at a table and pro-
ceeded to be 'spooney." 1t was an
awful case Of "spoons." The cross.
eyed man was beside himself with ex-
element and joy. And that young
woman led him on in a way that could
not be eXcelled by Cleopatra herself.
A most elaborate luncheon. with vari-
Gus wines, was served, and the tete-a-
tete passed on most auspiciously.
Presently a friend of mine entered and
joined me l mentioned the interest
ing pair of turtle doves at the next
table. He glanced around ut them and
then said:
well, l just ate luncheon at the
next table to hers down on the next
block. She was with. old. She
said she was anxious to finish with him
so as to join a girl friend at a matinee.
And this is her matinee. Well I envy
her her capacity for liquids. She
drank wines of four colors with the old
one"
Then we could both hear that pretty
girl tell her cross-eyed friend that she
really must hurry, as she had
to drive through the park with a girl
friend at 3 o'clock.
One hour later I dropped in at a
theater. Behind the curtains of one OF
the stage-boxes l caught a glimpse OF
tile erstwhile society actress. Her com.
panion was q bald-headed man with
auburn side whiskers. She evidently
does not have any very advanced
tastes in men. But she gets there for
eating, drinking and theatrlcals, you
will see, just the anne
A wide-awake and sensible gentle
man from out of town made a con.
fession to me. With some friends he
had visited a cheap variety theater il,
this city and drank some wine with
the chorus girls employed there. He
described them all as being very un-
pleasant to him on account of their
vulgarity, with the exception of one
most refined young woman, who was
not only modest and gentle in her
ways. but expressed great dislike for
the position she was found in, and dc:
clarcd that she longed to be placed
where she could have the respect Of
good people. The gentleman who
talked to her is a man of the world.
and he asserts that her manner and her
marked sincerity would have con.
WINGED anyone that she spoke the
truth. He proposed that she should
60 to his home village In the interior
Of the state to act as housekeeper for a
family. He described to her that il
she conducted herself as he believed
she would, she should have every adj
vantage that a good home and COM
partnership would afford. The girl
consented to 60 after her week at the
concert hall was finished. It was ar.
ranged that a railroad ticket should
be sent to her. just before saving
good night, the girl, in the most hest
tating and panied way, confessed that
at her clearinghouse she was in debt
for nearly $40, and could not possibly
leave without settling. When asked
if she was willing to have this money
taken out of her salary as housekeeper
if the account was settled, she eagerly
consented, and seemed thoroughly
happy g her rosy prospects for the
World to come and the hope OF som
day joining hands with the owner, he
former master, and swing around I'll
circle to the time OF slow music as b
welded wife,