The Jersey City news., 1891-04-21
NEEDLESS ANXIETY.
Some Instances of Its Provoking
Mischief-Too Much Love
q Bore.

marked middle-aged man, in a re-
cent conversation with a friend, "but
l wish they wouldn't worry about me.
have been seriously embarrassed
more than once by their anxiety as
regards my health or my movements,
and that, too, when / was occupied
only about the most necessary busi-
ness.
"A brainless reporter came near
getting my name into the papers as
having mysteriously disappeared, and
| missed one of the most profitable In
vestments ever offered me just on this
account
"In the first instance, had found
one morning at my Office message
from friend uptown to go and look
at some real estate in the suburbs. L
must go at once or not at all, as the
purchase was left open only on condi-
tion Of my arrival that morning. L
went, and was detained all day. To-
ward evening met some old friends
and accepted their invitation to dine
down town.
"Now, consider myself fair sam
pie of domestic propriety. and have
never remained away from dinner
without giving noticeof my intentions
to do so. So / sent a telegram that l
would not be home. and went away
to enjoy an evening in reminiscence
and chat.
when got home at midnight, the
house was brilliantly lighted and peo-
pie were coming and going. won
dered if there had been a reception or
surprise, but when my key touched
the door, there were rustlings and
cries of surprise, and was met with
tear stained eyes and sobs and gentle
reproaches; arms were about my neck,
and | was almost swept off my feet by
the excitement which filled the at
mosphere. 1t seems that telegram
had been sent to the Office and my
clerk had taken it TO the house on his
way home, remarking that | had not
been at the Office since early in the
day. That created some comment,
and when / did not get home to din
der there was anxiety, which increased
to alarm as the hours went by. My
clerks were telephoned for, and some
friends who dropped in were called
upon for opinions upon the case.
'Some one went out and casually
since the morning, and one OF the ser
wants took a message to relative ask
ing if | had been there. Then the
news flew, and before ten o'clock my
partner, several business associates
dropped in and inquired If had been
heard from.
"Of course the telegram had not
- 1als M Ia + OF
doing that most ungraceful and i'm
possible of things trying to explain.
/ tell you, ! could have shaken the
breath out of that boy with good
grace, although he wasn't to blame.
And it only made it worse to show
any temper. Here were three or four
affectionate women and girls in state
of excited delight because had come
home safely. They had been so wor-
ried about me that it seemed brutal to
find fault with what they did for love
of me. l tell you. it is a hard place to
be put in. And it doesn't stop there.
On several occasions there have been
hints and slurs about my interests
elsewhere and sly dog and the like;
and there are those who even yet pro-
fess to believe it was all nonsense
about the delayed telegram.
Zone might almost as well die as to
lose the reputation for reliability, and
certain enemies of mine have never
let that affair rest. 1t has stood in
the way of several important business
matters, and will no doubt affect me
more or less as long as l live.
This Jhoughtless, unreasoning
love is something dreadful. A young
woman of my acquaintance had her
good standing entirely destroyed in
the community in which she was to
live by such senseless anxiety.
''She was among strangers and
very busy with new duties. She wrote
home of her arrival, and finding but
little time for letters, allowed a week
or so to slip by without writing again.
lone morning. her employer took
her to task somewhat severely for
neglecting her family and her mother,
who had written a complaining letter,
describing her narrowing anxiety
about her daughter. 1t so happened
that the girl had written home some
days before, and the letter was even
then in the mothers hands. Indig-
nant at the lecture, her anger was
taken as proof of indifference. which
was commented ON unfavorably.. 1t
cost her the position, and for time
completely discouraged her. An old
and trite saying is:-'Heaven preserve
us from our friends;' but one might
sometimes say, Heaven help US when
those who love us most begin to worry
about us. n-Ne1o Yoqk; Ledger.
If Not Becoming, Don't Wear Them.
A woman who has a red face will
not wear emeralds, says the Contem-
pordry Reufeac, even if an arbitrary
man milliner sends her home a dress
that emeralds would embellish.
A woman with poor complexion
does not improve it by pearls. These
lovely and innocuous ornaments really
derive their chief lustre FROM a trans
parent skin, as they depend largely on
reflected lights. The irideseent colors
on pearls attract notice to the white
ness of a white ground, but on an ill
colored ground they are decidedly
vindictive.
A woman whose face, however beau
tiful, takes verdatres tints in the
shadows, should avoid rubies, espec-
tally pink ones, and roseate topazes.
A face may have these greenish tints
without damage to beauty, remem-
ber. am not selecting all the most
unfortunate women l can think OF to
threaten and warn.