Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-22
4 TALE OF CITY LIFE.
Miscellaneous Fort Wayne Girls Catch
Net Full of blossoms,

From the Chicago Herald.
Two bright young women Of Fort WAYNE
came TO Chicago yesterday with their faith
er, prosperous merchant of that city.
The daughters are but little more than
girls. but they are very pretty girls and
clever and mischievous Indiana girls, too.
Their numerous visits to Chicago have
opened their eyes to many OF the nimble
phases OF metropolitan life. The father and
daughters went to the Grand Pacific -"1tel,
where they were given rooms on the .ack-
son street front. They spent the morning
shopping and were tired. The father was
to be busy until train time. The girls said
they would remain in their rooms during
the two remaining hours and rest. So the
father went his way. and the pretty. viva
cious sisters asked each other. after the
fatigue was gone, what was going TO hap
pen next
Just opposite the hotel is the great Office
building OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company. A little city is employed there
and it is frequent thing for dapper young
men and lively Old men, too. TO stand beside
the windows and scan with peculiar ex-
pectancy the hotel windows opposite. Just
at the particular time yesterday that a self
confident young stood twirling his
blonde mustache by q window he spied a
laughing face opposite that belonged to one
of those Indiana girls She spied him, too.
and in few minutes she had summoned
her sister and he the head bookkeeper. and
the situation was interesting. Something
like this happened in a fast increasing num-
Der OF other windows of the office building.
where old men who pass in business circles
for very sedate individuals, and young men
who pride themselves on their own general
effect, stood. each unconscious of the others
like situation, bowling, smiling and waving
hands at these Indiana girls. The latter,
by using several windows and deftly swing
ing the blinds. impressed each Sinking in
dividual opposite that he was, just at that
moment, the only real fascinator in the
world.
To the hidden occupants OF the rooms In
the hotel the scene in some thirty OF the
windows opposite was highly entertaining.
1t all resulted in each man considering
himself especially invited to quietly come
over TO the hotel parlor. Coats were donned.
hats and clothing brushed; mustaches were
curled and hair. If the happy man had
enough, carefully brushed. Then, one by
one these old and young married and I'M
married office occupants began to emerge
from the great doorway. Some went around
to the La Sale and Clark streets entrances.
Others slipped across to the general side
entrance. Now and then a determined man
walked straight across to the ladies entrance.
on both corners are vendors OF chrysantbe-
NUNS. A happy thought seemed to strike
almost every one of these gentlemen ana
the flower market took lively turn at
once.
Attendants in the hotel bar wondered
what caused a sudden influx from all direc-
tons OF men, each carrying two and three
huge chrysanthemums. Each wanted q
bracing decoction. and wanted IL quick,
If about 10 do something desperate. There
was a ripple of uneasness on the faces OF
these blossom carriers as they glared az
each other and now and then nodded hur-
riedly at an acquaintance as II to ask:
What are you doing here?'
Guests in the hotel noticed blossom bear
in the elevator. on the ladies' staircase.
The same men who had touched elbows at
the bar and scowled at each others hand
some chrysanthemums regarded each other
with scorn in the upstairs Railways. Pretty
soon there was a score OF fidgety men with
at least two score of blossoms sitting on
the edges Of the furniture in the connecting
parlors twirling their flowers on their hats
uneas ily while at least ten more were scat
tered about the halls casting furtive glances
at this unusual gathering.
Just then a distinguished-looking gentle
man with gray hair. who seemed TO be
supnressing laughter with great difficulty
and whose eyes twinkled merrily. stepped
in sprightly. put his overcoat and satchel on
the table and stood as IL expecting some
one. In a moment the two pretty mischiev-
GUS faces of the Indiana girls appeared.
chic in jaunty hats and furs. and carrying
little satchels. They glanced quickly about
and then at each other as they stood In a
doorway.
Come. father" said one. half stined with
laughter. Were all ready. You know we
never keep anybody waiting"
Peals Of dainty laughter, in which a reso-
nant bass seemed 10 be harmonious. rang
from the descending elevator Five minutes
later a lot OF half concealed chrysanthe-
NUNS were being sneaked across the street
Business was so pressing just then that
thirty or forty men wouldn't speak even to
old acquaintance.
Had Crops i'm Korea.
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