The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-07

Tho joys of the Letter Column.
To the Editor:
II is refreshing In these warm days to take
copy OF The Evening World and assume
reposefui attitude on a cool and shady piazza
there to enjoy along with the zephyrs the wit and
wisdom OF the letter column. What ponderous
subjects some contend with How deity they
mani puiate the wcighty matters that have mys-
,ned and confounded the philosophers OF earth
from Socrates down to the writer Well 1t is
natural for man land woman particularly to in
quire. We all want to know what are our chances
Of being happy In the hereafter. and as TO
whether or not We shall have to endure the dis
comforts OF weather even more torrid than that
Of the present July There are others who discuss
tighter subjects which are As interesting and not
50 brain-fatiguing as the more profound topics
| was rather Interested in the letter written by
the two little country girls who ask why rural
maidens have so few opportunities to marry
young men who not farmers These little
chunks Of rustic fsmlninity ASSERT spritsdiy that
they (which Includes Of course their frisnds) are
pretty and we'll educated. and are not too proud
to do their own housswork; also that they are
more refined and quiet than the majority OF city
girls They nIious to know whether or not
young think country girls are less attractive
than their city sisters. and why. Little country
city girls better than they like you 10 because
tho former are a tim. more polished than you.
and the city youth 10 prone to discriminate Ths
| country girl is unfortunatsi- suburban In many
Of her ways, and this the city young man per-
ceiyss during his annual Swo weeks vacation
| among you. I must leave the remedy for this
| dismal condition Of anaira to some other intslli-
| gent contributor to the letter column. This 10
a highly important problem and should not be
| left unsolved. W. d. D.. Brooklyn.
The Briton aud the Lally-Cooler.
| To the Editor:
I am an EnRlishman but recently arrived in
| Gotham Coming over on the steamer we had
| an innocent game OF poker AZ we play It In
| London. and one OF the party took me the other
night to his club I think they called 1t the Sui
try Club" and found the name an exceedingly ap-
prupriate one. Six Of sat down at the poker
| table and everything went on very smoothly TIL
! was called on "full hand after rome pretty
| lively betting My adversary said my hand was
| no good as he held 4 'lsiiy- cooler" asked him
what that was and he responded. mo two cards
| alike" at the same time showing me 4 hand
| without q single pair. On my demonstrating he
produced what he called the printed rules Of the
club and pointed to rule g. which said: "a 'lally-
| cooler ia Ave cards no two OF which are alike
| In value: It beats a straight nush," So he raked
| in the money. I was certainly much astonshed,
| never having had such experience At the clubs In
| London, but thought that as I was In New York
| | must do as New Workers do. Later on In the
| game had OF these Tally coolers and bet
all had In my pocket on IT, On a show Of
| cards. although my adversary only held two
| pairs, was told my cards were OF no value, and
| again the printed rules OF the Club were resorted
| to, Then ! was confronted with rule Z, which