Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-26
BOUDOIR CoNFrDENCEs.
Eloise Had Been 10 Boston and Came Home
With Many New Ideas.

From the New York Recorder.
CDramGtis personR-Eloise and Lulu
Lulu-"My dear Eloise, / haven't seen YOU
since your trip to Boston. OF course YOU
learned lots of clever new things. And is il
true tina. the people there care nothing for
fashion, except changes in spectaclesg'
Eloise-"well, they do think rather more
about isms and oloeies than the way their
skirts hang"
Lulu-.Did you get any new ideas?''
Eloire-"Loads. No. won't say loads but
heaps and heaps. 1 know quantities about
heredity now, and it's the most interesting SUBJ
iect I've taken up yet.''
Lulu-"Then it must be lovely"
Eloise-"Oh, it is. A man named Joseph
Rock, or Cook, or something. lectured there on
that topic and my cousins debating society has
been discussing it over again. It's very deep. -
Lulu-"I should think as much"
Eloise-"They believe there are seven kinds
most of them have forgotten, but / know one
sort is called collateral; it's what you inherit
from some one out Of the direct line-like an
aunt or uncle"
Lulu-"How very. verv scientific. 1 don't
see how you can grasp such things"
Eloise (gravely) -"It means a great deal to
me-"
Lulu-"How?"
Eioise-''I have no uncle and only one aunt.
SO mast inherit her tendencies, you see; and
what do You suppose they are?"
Lulu-"l can never guess, Eloise."
Eloise-"H Husbands"
LLlu-''How perfectly shocking"
Eloise-"Yea, she has had three already. One
dies and then she marries another. Fancy me
with three husbands. I feel like q perfect
Bluebard''
Lulu-'sI shouldn't think that would be SO
bad, Eloise. There would be great variety in
it and just no mouotony. hate monotony,
don't you?'
Eloise-"Oh. yes Indeed. But. then. YOU
forget that 1 shall have TO be a widow at least
twice, and I'm simply hideous in weeds
tried Oh Young Mrs. Rogers the other day, and
l was positively i'll at the prospect"
Lulu-"CGnt you leave off the cap? You
seem too young for even little wee bit of a
one. But, Elo.se. maybe. though, you ii be a
good deal older when the first one dies"
Eloise--"pont try to comfort me that way
Lulu. You know / shall have 10 begin soon in
order to get around. Then the most probable
first one isn't very sti ong. anyway. He was hit
in the chest with ball when he was on the Yale
nine and his lungs are quite weak now"
Lulu-"If YOU wear a cap shall never speak
to you again"
Eloise-"rm glad You think it won. seem
heartless not to. Maybe won't, then
Lulu-"How sweet Of you to relentr'
Eloise-"Here is one Of Mrs. Rogers cards:
do you think / need to have such a broad black
border on mine? 1t looks so somber."
Lulu-"No, indeed. / wouldn't do it for any
man."
Eloise Cunning down the edge)-"Do Won
think half as much wonld do? Or would il
look too much as il it were only for child?"
Lulu-"I should advise not more than third
as deep as hers. It's ones duty to be cheerful
in this world. think
Eloise-"You are such comfort to me, Lulu;
always SO practical"
LULU don't believe you will be widow
AZ young as you imagine. and after a time YOU
won't 90 much mind il mourning is anbecom-
ing"
Eloise-"Thank You for your sympathy, dear.
Bus it's Of no use. know what to expect when
young man has been hit In the chest with .
base ball"