Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-20

NEW 1ORk, April l4.--lI ever any
body doubted the influence Of the Irish,
they have only to look at the spring
frocks this year, and see how universal
Is the wearing of the green. 1t is green
of all shades; frequently it is combined
with violet to remind people of those
days in the far past when beautiful
Laura wore her green gown Topped with
punches of violets, and gained the
devotion of the great poet, who made
her famous. Surely if Petrarch could
remember yet what this lovely woman
wore the lover of to-day need not be
above admiring the frock Of his sweet
heart. Green is everywhere. Tho
flowers have framing of it. All the
new dishes are white china, with green
be in the fashion, but because ii is
sensible, VIC are eating all the green
food possible. Asparagus, blythe by, is
Just the fashionable color, so that in
assuming it internally. one is doing
ones duty not only to ones constitu-
tion, but pleasing dame fashion.
Green is color that is marvelously
satisfying to the human eye, and it gives
one curious sense ofjoy peculiar to no
other tint suppose that is why the grass
Just fancy blue grass Though | do
believe they do have that down in Ken
lucky, but | can only certify to the
beauty of their women and the good
ness of their fluid extracts. There is
something curious about the effect Of
abe green gowns on ones eyes; they
have hopeful sort Of look. If fell
low is in love they seem to say to him.
TRY again, young man; she wont be so
cruel next time | suppose that is the
reason the Irish elected that green should
belong especially TO them. ! never saw
an lrishman, and neither did you, who
was so old and so downcast that he
didn't hope. With foot and half in
the grave he will trust that by proper
treatment the half foot that is out will
get sufficient strength to remove the rest.
This is the sort Of thing that keeps peo-
pie young forever.
BAB LOVES THE IRISH.
For my own part, | love an Irishman.
This is generally, and not Individually
could make very good stump speech
ON that subject What would this coun-
try be without the .Irishg 70 begin
with the Democrats would not be in it,
Who are our cleyerest lawyers? Tho
Irishmen born in America. Who are
our wisest doctors The men who have
got an allopathic dose of Irish blood in
their veins. VINO are our best editors Z?
The men who without fear wear green
rosettes on the 18th Of July. Who are
the handsomest women in the world :?
The women whose black hair, blue
eyes, white teeth and satiny skin pro
claim that somewhere or other an an
cestor came from the Emerald Isle. Even
England has to acknowledge this. With
the exception of Mrs. Langtry, every
one of her great beauties have been Irish
1t is wonderful little place. Not as
big as the State of Pennsylvania, think
not nan rs big, It has representatives
all over the world. The man Won rive
big check to and "Thank you'i for
saving the life of somebody YOU loved
says he was born in Roscommon. Tic
man who helped you when a big cor.
poration was trying to down you, saws
his people were born in Sligo, and the
man who makes love to you, il YOU
happen to be a woman, and calls you
pretty names, came from Dublin; while
you, if you want to join some colonial
association, and happen, in the search
for ancestors 10 look into the family
Bible, suddenly discover that your
grandfather and grandmother were mar
ried in Belfast. Ireland produces more
people to the square inch than any other
country in the world, and they are hap
pier on less than any people | ever saw.
Yet, they come over here to America and
teach us how to cook. They rule our
hearts and they rule our kitchens, and
somehow they get nearer TO us, and we
are more interested in their affairs than
those Of any other people. The cook
we had before may have had a sweet.
heart; but we never took any particular
interest IN him; but when Maggie, VINO
is a bright.eyed Irish girl, appears, the
women Of the house know, in less than
"a hours, that a certain milllman is in
love with her, and Immediately we
change milkmen. That's to give her an
opportunity to see him every morning.
He may not bring as good milk as did
the other man and he may not give as
good measure, but as long as we are
helping along love affair, we don't
care. The night that he is to come we
all frivvle out into the kitchen and give
her suggestions as to her appearance
and how she ought to treat him, and
then, when she is going to be married
the household sews industriously for
her.
IRISH LovEMAKING.
A visitor comes in and says, "What
are you makingY And we all answer
at once, ga wedding dress for the cook"
And then the visitor says, "What is
she?" We look reproachfully and
scornfully at her and answer, "Why,
Irish, of course" And then the visitor
takes off her gloves and says, sob, then,
it is all right; can't helpS" Maggie is
~ in the feelings of all the young men
Who come to the house. And when the
entire establishment is dressing you to
goto party she says to you as she pulls
the lacing, "Oh, Miss, | wouldn't be
after bein' SO cruel to the young gentle
man. Sure there were tears in his voice
when | told him you weren't at home
the other day, and you just a.sittin'
there a-readin'. Bless his poor heart,
he can't help bein' in love with you
The very flowers would fall down and
worship the likes of you - The young
man never had better pleader than
this.
If | could be born again ! would
choose Ireland for my birthplace. The
finest American citizen is the man with
Irish blood in him, for he has all the
versatility of the Iiishman, all his wit,
and, with it, he has that grain of un-
common sense which sometimes, am
sorry to say, the lrishman pure and
simple lacks. You know they arc very
fond Of announcing that their patron
saint, st. Patrick, was gentleman, and
II seems to me right along, from that
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