Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-05

things said she looked little startled,
but her fright was quoted by u typical
talker. who announced: My dear. we
arc all women together" And then they
began to talk about a woman she knew.
A young, pretty, aifeciionntc creature,
who was her dearest friend. And one
Of the women, between the puts Of her
cigarette. told this; "PersonnHy 1 nm
sure that she is In love with the mnn.
You know when she first came to New
York we lived In the same hotel npd
/ have frequently seen her when she
wasn't we'll, in her night dress, or ] have
gone 10 her room when she WIS dressing
and her maid let me in. And such funny
underwear as she had, just fancy, nude
at home and trimmed with crochet
worki As long us | saw that on her
l used to laugh and think she hadn't
mot the right man. But one day she
asked me to 20 down street with her,
and she spent n couple of hundred dollars
on fine lingerie | didn't ask any ques-
tons after that
The women screamed with laughter
excepting the one woman who knew the
truth Of the story. which was that com
ing from the country, AMI beng me
daughter of u mother who believed IN
buying underwear to last. not to he pref
ty, the Young wife endured her ugly
A MISREPRESENTED WOMAN.
They both had to earn their own liy-
ing 1t isn't SO pleasant when you are
young and pretty, and long for the joys
and pleasures Of life. 1t isn't 40 pleasant
TO have TO stick to the desk or the
pen when you would so much rather
be out in the sunshine, but II Is possi-
bic 10 be sufficiently honorable to make
your work 4 credit TO you u pleasure
10 yonr employer and a yfTitabie perfume
ascending like beautiful, prayer before
the great white throne She had worked
very hard for advancement. She was
tired Of writing interviews with first TINS
one and then that one; of being treated
with more or less ruhesness. But ut last IN
day came when somebody was TO nave
a different sort Of work given 10 her;
She was neat little body and abe used
TO mike her Clothes wear twice ms long
and look twice as well as anybody else's,
for she would brush and fix and make
them over, and sew way into the night
in her determination to LOOK her best.
One day rich cousin-wOmen who work
are usually blessed with real rich cous-
ins-gaye her a beautiful long tur coat
intending it TO keep her warm when she
was forced to go out and face the bit
Ter winds. Still. you can't live off fur
coat. So when there was chance for
a better position she applied for II, ana
would have gotten it, but the other wo-
man said some very nlce(D things about
her TO the editor
Said shei i've always been very
fond Of Miss Brown; she IL such a nice
girl and she dresses so extremely well.
j couldn't begin TO dress that way, aud
vet beside my salary i have little in
come But there are great many ways
10 earn money. What do ! meanf Oh,
! don't mean anything There are
great many ways to earn money. Have
yon seen her fur coatl Must have cost
S3OO or 500 She SAYS her cousin gave
Il TO her. Oh, no; wouldn't for the
Word say Il wasn't so, hut Il Is very
convenient to have a cousin whom no
body sees 20 credit things 10. OF course
I am woman and know just what
things cost. i know just what she gets.
| Ii Is possible that she pays for II az
herself II wOnld be good thing II
she were made secretary Of the treasury
! she seems to be able 10 do great deal
with very little money. No ] wqiidu {
sov a word against her. That's one
/ thing pride myself on: never say
ANYTHING against anybody But she Is
! evidentlr very clever woman. Wei,
she didn't get ne POSITION; Ahn a. she
roads the note telling her Il wouldn't be
s;ven 40 her. she bent over and had the
] f,r~Ie inxury-a good cry. And the
I ,,,nevvriter. who had heard all the con
vcrsation in the other room, sat down IN
/ franf Of the machine and CLICKED ont;
.@The tongue Is divine organ, but the
devil often plays upon IL
THE TONGUES POTENT lNFLu-
NONI
II was Just between daylight and dar<'
M No. n the fireplace We're great mas
y. ~ golden heat. The dogs were
stretched ont full length IN the front Of
,hIs that hey might get as much o. u =
a. possible. and spet oh ~ ne .. ~. u 1
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