Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-29

| standards or some other fool subject and dined
| of OF canned salmon and crackers Here II
| Is Friday evening and both are out again
| at meeting Of women organized TO form a
\ company Of young ladies for campaign Dur
poses, and l had cold hash and hominy II
WASH 80 bad until our cook left because her
| club engagements condicted with those Of nv
| wife and daughter, and they have been so busy
| that they have had no time to get another
Lord, but will be glad when election is over
I'm as hungry as Digger Indian. Let's go in
and fill up. You've dinedt Sorry. Good
evening" And the hungry man parting from
| his friend entered a l4th street restaurant
| whence your correspondent followed him and
| took seat near. Just then two stylishly
attired women came in and took the next table
The elder woman l recognized at once as a
| well-known member Of Sorosis while the other
was her copy, only newer from natures hand
| We'll, by Jovei' calculated the hungry man.
| as the Sorosis woman said, with jolly laugh:
well, my dear, we're you starved out? Marie
and expected to be home early and get you
nice dinner-1 have an excellent cook engaged
| for next week-but everybody was compliment
| ing Marie on her paper Of last Wednesday and
| detained us sadly. Just order for US, dear
Something good and substantial for We We been
hard at work and are tired"
"0h. papa, gushed Miss Sorosis, al do think
the study OF politics il too lovely for anything.
didn't get half AS many compliments on nv
graduation essay as ! did on my paper on
Monetary Standards"
THAT is encouraging, surely, but didn't
know you had studied very deeply on monetary
subjects, at least no deeper than to invest gold
eagles in fol-de-rols"
"Oh, didn't study much" she returned
vIvaciously. Senator Blank wssu to call. and
got him to outline the paper Then he sent
| me several congressional speeches on the sub,
| Ject and after that it was Just as easy OF
course don't quite understand il all, but it
| reads beautifully. Oh, papa, / shall want some
money tomorrow. We are forming a club, you
know"
Another" groaned Mr.. Sorosis, as he poised
his fork in air.
well, yes. I suppose it would be called a
new one though it will be just an offshoot of
| our Reform Club. 1t will be awfully swell,
won't it, mammal
Quite So" was the proud answer. at will
be one Of the finest features of the campaign
in my opinion. The young ladies are to be uni
| formed and they will march in the professions
and sing at the club rallies in our ward
think 1t will 60 a long way toward eliminating
the Objectionable features from political meet
| ings, because men will be more careful what
they say and do. Then il will be such an excel
lent example for the young voters, and will in
duce them to vote the ticket favored by the
women"
Whose illuminated brain evolved this bril-
liant idea?" asked Mr.. Sorosis, in stony resigna-
ton.
81 don't know exactly" replied his wife, but
| it was splendid idea, wasn't it?
And how much will II tax my pocket book?''
''Oh. not great deal. Probably $50 for the
campaign
1--WE are to have such lovely suits" an
nounced Miss Sorosis. blue velvet dresses
with white vests and facings. red hats with long
white plumes, and white gauntlets. You see
papa, it is to be campaign Of education and
we must make ourselves as attractive as possi-
BILE. As quoted in my paper the other day.
Education, in the long run, is the decisive fac
tor in national elections and to prevent its mis-
direction 1t must be guarded at its two greatest
| sources, the home and in the educational insti-
tutions The student body-the college boys
| IN this great Anniversary, Columbus year, comes
tramping into politics with resounding tread
| So, too. the women, the mothers and wives
sisters and daughters, who have sons and hus-
bands. brothers and sweethearts. who are voters
or will be, are to have bigger chance hence
forth to show their feelings and say their say in
| the matter whether constitutional principles
shall be preserved or not. Education and en-
thusiasm are the watchwords.
Miss SoroSis fairly paraiyzed her father with
the gbness with which she ratified off her little
piece. but he still had strength to say feebly:
well. daughter, that all sounds philan thropic
enough, but do you intend TO trail ali the finery
you have enumerated through the dust and
debris of the Bowery or the Tenderioin district
! and shall you carry torches?"
"0h, papa, you are so obtuse. Won know We
don't belong in de ate nor the Tenderloin
precinct either. Ours is a ward club and We
shall select nice clean Streets besides it is to be
mounted calyacade."
"Oh.h
Yes" added Mrs. Sorosis, 1--WE have ridden
hobbies long enough. now we intend to ride
horses. There will be club of younger girls
formed as soon as we can get to it. Their uni
form will be a little on the zouave order, and
they will walk.
But papa, the very cutest thing of all will be
the 'Woman's Bicycle Campaign Club. The
girls will wear red dresses white sleeveless Eton
jackets and blue caps, with flag pompon. I
wanted to join that, but was afraid you wouldn't
want to pay slO0 for bicycle for me, and, be-
sides. have not got time to learn to ride, SO
concluded join the calvacade because knew you
could hire riding horse for me-"
/. Very thoughtful Of you, I'm sure" replied
Mr.. Sorosis, in what might have been called
tone sarcastic" as the party having disposed
OF their dinner moved away from the tables
had just settled myself to the consumption
Of the viands had ordered and neglected,
when male party, who sat opposite me, OBJ
served mildly:
Them females is some sperited, 1 takes it,
clean strain, dinaro plenty"
''They are among New York's SWEETEST. though
not the richest, replied, noticing for the first
time the heavy sombrero on the rack, the long
hair and red necktie of my neighbor.
Il sabes that all safe enough. knowed the
dad when we was kids, but allows that he
don't know me none no more. Politics kinder
paintin' up for warp
pretty lively" replied.
"Females whoopin' things up lively2"
l began to get interested In the inquisitive,
though far from impairment, importation from
the west He was evidently honestly seeking
information, so told him that the club busi-
ness was comparatively new and the women
like the novelty Of it.
That's plain curl us. he returned in genuine
surprise. 81 allows New York gets first deal on
these we're new games. Laredo had what them
females calls 'calvacades' four years ago an
now shoves 'em aside as back numbers Women
looks mighty fine on horseback in my judg-
ment, an when they goes to canterin' round
over politics they just ropes in the votes an no
mistake. You see women air jewelry with us
an when they deals the cards We air mighty apt
to play the hand an ask no questions"
Akcertaining my new friends particular brand
Of NOSE paint" proceeded to oil the hinges
Of his ready tongue and he described the .'fe-
male calvacade" which turned the tide in favor
Of the republican nominees in little western
town which had never since its birth five years
before had anything but democratic majority.
Things Was some quiet in Laredo an nobody
we're dom much shoutin', for things always
went one way, when the sheriff's daughter
put in an appearance, after bein' away on Q