San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-26
MIXED CARAMELS.
Ii Beauty Even an Element In
Mems Clothing?

"Confound that haiti"
Lookout! why don't You catch
it?"
"There it goes. Well consarn the
old thing any way, 1 don't care q
darn If it has gone. In fact am
rather glad of it.U But he didn't look
overly happy as he sat on q railroad
truck watching the rear of the train
we had Just got of disappear.
| T don't believe in airing ones do
nestle affairs but we have had q mar
row escape from q domestic tragedy
| and IL may interest some of the read
ers to know how it happened, SO here
ii is.
John Is q general favorite in the
office he has charge of, and last week
the other employees decided to cele-
brate his birthday anniversary by
presenting him with silk hat of the
latest style. The presentation was
made with appropriate ceremonies
last Saturday, and Johns heart
swelled with pride at the unlocked
for testimonial of esteem, but sank
low as he Thought of wearing the
hat. In fact he was hardly able to
cause he was too busy thinking that
he would wear 1t out in the evening
till ne got used to it, but the boys
stole his derby and he had to wear
the new hat home. saw him sneak
ing up the alley and could hardly
help laughing at the way he slipped
along 80 that the neighbors could
not see him, and it was hard work
to get my face Strengthened out
enough to be properly surprised when
he came in.
The hat of course was higher than
he was used to and he seemed to be
hitting nearly everything he walked
under. AS he came into the kitchen
the clothes line that I was hanging
my ironed clothes on brushed that
hat off and it landed squarely over
the baby that was sitting on the floor
propped up with pillows.
1t was nearly . case Of total &C.
lipse.
If it hadn't been for some small
feet and q big noise that seemed to be
sticking out of that hat we might
have lost the baby entirely.
We rescued the child and got the
hat brushed in time to take an early
train to the next town to call ON q sick
friend and, as the hired girl was on Q
strike, we had to take the baby with
rs. also that silk hat.
The happenings of the evening 1t is
needless to mem ton but the last straw
was put on the load as we were get.
ing out of the cars on our return. John
had the baby in his arms and started
for the door of the car before the train
stopped and when 1t did stop 1t throw
ed him against the door 30 hard that
the tip of his nose and the back of his
neck were the only parts of bis head
that were visible. The breakman
kindly led him of the train. got
hold OF the baby just In time to pre-
vent bis laying it down on an empty
ash barrel and John proceeded to get
out of that hat. He finally succeeded
but with sub suddendess that the
hat few ont of his hands, placidly roll
led under the car wheels and the last
wa saw the remains oft was riding
east Oh the truck of the car.
1t was late, 1t was very cold, we
were q mile from home and John had
nothing but the canopy of heaven
with which to cover up his bald
head.
What do men wear silk hats for
anyway?
1t is just pride, pure and unaduIter-
ated vanity and nothing else He
wants to look better than nature in
tended and don't know how to 90 at
1t so he buys "plug" hat and think
he has succeeded. II he had the taste
of q woman in matters of dress he
would know better, but he hasn't and
the result of years of struggle in this
direction has resulted in-the "plugn
hat
He takes lots of pleasure in railing
against woman for her vanity and
fun of her style of dress and
in that way tries to get a balm for his
jealousness but, bless you, do you
suppose for moment that 1t Is any.
thing else than a case of sour grapes?
He knows that women have the
knack of adjoining their natural beau
ty by dressing in such manner that
the result is an artistic effect that he
must admire, he can't help it, he has
Just enough artistic taste to appreciate
it, he longs for al effect as pleasing,
spends hours, days, weeks, years in
studying and finally prOduces-s
plug" hat. -.
He couldn't take the materials that
his wife takes to dress herself In the
most exquisite taste and make him.
self presentable.
Think how he would look with .
large switch pinned somewhere on the
back of his head and few "scoldipg
locks" hanging down his neck close
fitting garment that would show to
perfection the exact formation of the