Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-06
THOSE MODERN FLATS.
Two Chicago Girls Discuss the DiSalvHo
 tAge Of Them

Two Shlc2Eo stris Discus. The Dfs1xirk0~
 taEe of Them . It was at a meeting of the Young Woman's Progressive Political associa- tion- They greeted each other with an explosive kiss.
 ''I haven't seen you for ages. you dear thingr' said the girl with the pop pies in her hat. I'm so glad you came today. This is to be a perfectly ideal meeting. Arc you married yet.''
 ''No. and I'm not likely to be as long as I live in n flat" responded the girl with the ostrich boa ''I'd like to have Let all who enter here leave hope be- hind carved over the entrance to our building
 If you want a responsive shoulder to weep on, here is mine. l, too, live in flat. and when our landlord wanted a new name for the building suggested the Antimatrimonial He declined ii, though Said it might affect the popu- larity of 'em. I just hate n fatI Oh, yes, we have steam heat, gas range''-
 "Hard wood mantcls. porcelain bath''--
 "Tiled hearths, electric bells and all modern convenienees. '' groaned the girl with the poppies- "Sh. don't, You make nie ill.,
 Our fat has no doors at all, only portieres, - moaned the girl with the feather boa. and only the man who doesn't mean anything by,it is bold enough to make love to q girl when a member of her family may he in am bush behind each curtain.
 ''I know. And the awful things that happen to one when one is temporarily isolated from ones best clothes I was once caught in the bedroom which opens of the parlor with all my decent gowns in a wardrobe at the back of the flat and swell New Yorker, who only had one day in town, waiting in the parlor to sec me. don't know what would have happened if Minnie hadn't gone up to the flat above and lowered my lea gown out of the win. dow in a basket.
 That's nothing l had been washing my hair in the bathroom one day and had left part of it there 10 dry. I fled to my own room. which also opens of the parlor. at a sound of the doorbell. It was Jim, and mamma had 10 bring me my hair i'll n hand satchel before
  could go in
 And once dropped hot curling iron down my back while Burt Wa: waiting for me in the next room and dared not scream lest he find out what I was doing"
 That comes of n man having no sis ter to familiarizc"-
 Nothing of tho sort It is all tht fault of n flat.
 Well. maybe 50. Alma has mad, her father move to the suburbs and take a whole house.
 ''Yes. and now I hear that she is go ing to be married "
 Quite likely. Did you ever heal how she lost Victor:''
 No. Do tell me.
 He was calling on her the yer, evening before she left on that trip [, Kansas. and she had strong hopes tha he would commit himself Just abOu as it was time for him to go n grea hubbub of voices arose in the mex room. and under cover of it he said An. Miss sAlma-could-could you' ''-
 "Yes, yes. Go on"'
 Just then her fathers voice rus loud and clear. I tell you now, h was saying, this thing has got to stop Alma's extravaganza is enough to ruil any man. No wonder she is 24 an' can't Her mother stopped him there but it was too late. Alma asked Nicto what he was going to say. and he stam mered out. 'Could-could you tell III what time it is:'
 Poor Alma, And I know that b the time she got back from Kansas h was engaged to that little schoolteach CT who makes over her dresses twice an puts her money in the bank
 Yes. Oh. my goodness! They ar all going. and We haven't heard a wor they said. They were going to discus the most vital question of the day and''-
 For my part, the question we hay been discussing is vital enough fo me-" replied the girl with poppies i her hat. and there were tears in he eyes as she said it.-Chicago Tribune.