Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19

Tin Aboat n Reception.
From the Chicago Tribune.
She had thrown herself on the coach snd
was shedding great salt tears the h@ud-
soonest sofa cushion she owned In this con-
dition her dearest friend found her when
she ran in to ask her opinion concerning
the intentions Of a certain young man.
Why. Laura. what is n!" she cried
Has a burglar taken all yon wedsllag
presents or has George beea tryins u
make yon understand base BALI"
Neither. He-he called me Mira. SI,oopsrs
this morning"
We'll. but that is your name"
80 It is. but-well. III just tell you an
about IL. and then you Will never never
be foolish enough to marry
Mercy. Perhaps you'd oettsr not EEL
me. then"
"oh. yes. must tell somebody. Besides,
as my cook Is your housemaia's sister ysu'A
be sure TO hear OF II. anyhow.
We'll. dear, tell me IL Il is any relief 7
once trumped Georges ace when We we're
playing partners at eochre. and know he
We'll. il all began yesterday morpIng
when 4 found the Invitations 10 the Van
sun biotz reception In Georges waste esss
ket."
I'm the waste basket"
Yes; after l had been wondering Why
go because Georges married sister wss
dying to go and wasn't asked-thsre'g
nothing like teaching your husbands ria
tives their place at once, my dear. We'll
when L found the Invitations ! knew that
George had hidden them. for ] had heard
him giggling the evening before ami tell-
/ ing that horrid Teddy that 1t was too hot
/ to wear a dress coat"
You didn't think Teddy horria before
you were married. But what excuse did
George make for putting the invitstions
In the waste b&sket?'
But he used @ come and see me then.
thought they were circulars."
',of course i ssid we must 20. and he
had to agree. though I could see he was
! furious. Well. he spoiled three ties in
dressing. and complained bitterly just be-
cause my pink tea gown was hanging evsr
his dress coat"
What did you say?"
"Oh. 1 just called in pleasantly that SO
II was raining the dampness would take
How lovely in you not to be angry"
him IL makes him angrier n i am sfnis
able. But he war 30 mean that he woal1n' 9
button my gloves and 1 had % da IL my
self, when there were thirty-two buttons On
them"
How mean. Why he used"
Yes. indeed. he used TO 10 Il II there
We" How Do bout tell H nue., : f'' even
''Oh. 1 told him that his ears were sw-
fully red and there was a :smndse On Eie
would be there-he was always 90 well
dressed. That made him mad. and he tifFn-
ed the gas Jet on the window curtain End
burned a great hole 1 got angry then end
said wouldn't CO."
1T served him right. he"
'Oh. but he said that was just shaf ~
wanted. then felt II due to nay own selfs
: respect to 60"
',Of course. IL would never"
We'll. we sat down with our backs %
each other to wait for the carriage. kfieg
. half an hour he suddenly jumped ny. -,
claiming. Good gracious! 1 forgot 70 ossssg
oner" -.
What a shame"
Wasn't It? We have no tslephone snd
he had to walk FIVE blocks 20 get a carr
rage. While he was gone decided 10 ar
range my hair IN another style. 80 wahs 4
ready when they came. and IL was swflxly
late when We got started"
| But your troubles were over ihen~
We'll. not exactly. for you see I kal
made a mistake in the date. and the rccep-
| ton was not TO be had until this evening. =