The Van Buren press., 1893-12-02
WHAT AN EAvEsDRoPPER HEARD
Little Things Which Often Bother Smart
Young Women.

A<ittle Vnlngs Which Often Bother Smart
Young Women.
80, dear" sighed the girl with the
Paris gown, what disappointment
life is"
II don't see why you say that" said
the girl with the parted hair, when
you are wearing frock like that"
''It is a consolation, | admit, still I
cannot wear it always, because it isn't
paid for yeti am waiting for papa's
neuralgia to be great deal better be-
fore show him the bill"
II would By the way, did you hear
what happened to Dolly the other
day?'
mo; hope it was something dread
full"
'1t was. You see she had spent her
last cent and Maurice said she shouldn't
have any more until next week, Well,
she saw the loveliest bonnet which just
matched her new gown. She knew she
could never forgive herself if she
missed it, and she owed the millner so
much already that she didn't dare ask
her to put it on her account. Finally
she had it sent home with the bill. +"
"But how did she manage Maurice?'
sWhy, she tried it on and found it
awfully becoming, but just then she
heard his latchlSey and ran down to
meet him, leaving the bonnet on the
bed. Well, he was in n bad humor, for
her Scotch terrier ran between his feet
and nearly knocked him down, so she
didn't dare to mention it until after
dinner. Then she began by saying
that he was too tired to go to the
opera and they would just stay home.
1t was . o'clock before she got the
money, then she called messenger
boy and sent it right off to the milliner
and ran upstairs to try on the bonnet
once more-and o. Nora, what do you
think?'
ut didn't match her gown after ALI"
Worse than that. After Maurice
whipped the terrier he had gone up
stairs and, attracted by the bird on
the bonnet, had torn the whole thing
to pieces.'
"How perfectly awful! had mis-
fortune myself last evening"
II thought so-what was it?'
"Well You know Jack adores curly
hair and he thinks mine is naturally
SO, which makes it very hard for me in
hot weather."
"How inconsiderate of him.
isn't it? Well. I wait now to curl
my bangs until he has actually arrived,
for don't want to do 1t too often lest
they show the mark of the iron. Last
evening | was nervous and hurried,
and what do you think? dropped the
iron down the neck of my gown, and
didn't even dare to scream for fear he
would find out what had happened"
"Mercy, what did you do?"
90 had to make them tell him I
had tainted. knew that would make
him too nervous to go to see the girl he
used to be engaged to-"
"Of course. Did lever tell you what
happened to me the time l wore Ida's
dinner dress?'
mo; do tell me-"
swell, had just arrived to visit her
and my trunks were delayed. The din.
ner was given in my honor, SO had to
go and Ida had to lend me Il dress. OF
course it had to be one that would not
be recognized, SO wore her new blue
silk while she wore an old one. She
didn't like that, and to make it worse
/ was sent down to dinner with the
man she wanted herself. / was talking
gayly to him when l met her eyes, and
l must have started, for l knocked
against the waiter as he was handing
me my soup and it all went over my
waist. O, ! tell you, 1T was awful to
have to smile and say it did not matter
with Ida's eyes fixed on me-"
"Mercy, l should think SO! just met
Jessie and she was telling me about an
accident that just happened to her.
You know how stately and dignifled
she is. Well, her parasol was broken.
but she thought it was we'll mended,
SO she carried it. just as she was
smiling and nodding to some of her
swellest friends it suddenly collapsed
over her head like an extinguisher.
"Think Of her feelings; and Irene
you know how she always boasts that
her complexion is all her own, and mo-
body could ever prove to the contrary.
Well, the other evening at an open
party she put her hand into the pocket
of her wrap to get her handkerchief
and drew out, in the full light, pink
powder rag.
"You don't say sol Well, there's
Sophie-you know she always affects
to be SO devout. WE'LL the other Sun
day morning James called to take her
to church. That was equal to saying
that he would do anything for her, so
she was so nervous that she couldn't
find her prayer book. She hunted high
and low, and finally found it in the
most unlikely place. They were late
at church. and when the services had
begun she opened what she thought
was her prayer book, when out flew
whole deck of cards. You See, the
| leather of the cases was alike, and she
| had mistaken one for the other.
"Yes, and one mistake like that
makes man doubt you for SO long"
Indeed it does; and she had scolded
him for playing poker at the club. 1t
is better to be perfectly honest with
| the men, as L"
Eyes, indeed, and l."
swell, must go home now. prom
ised Jack not to have anything more to
do with Ned, so must write Ned a
note picking a quarrel which will not
be made up till Jack is gone" -ss
"What a splendid idea! mus
home, too; told Elmer that
embroider his tie all myself. OF co,
mamma is doing it for me and If