The Washington times., 1894-06-17
Our Girls and Other Girls

"It Is strange thing, whispered whim-
steal individual last night, after making sure
no one else was looking, says the Louisville
Courier-J ournal, ''that married person
always declines to inform an unmarried friend
just how the proposal tableau was arranged.
1t has been matter of much speculation to
me rs to the most popular and common
tableau enacted on such an auspicious occa-
sion Every time have asked a married
women how her husband asked her to be his
she has always blushed and given an evasive
answer Its been SO long forgotten she
sometimes answers. unthinkingiy. III she had
realized that she had referred to her age she
would have expired.
Another woman will answer: Why, John
Just asked me, and l said yes On account OF
these different answers l have begun to think
that, as comparisons cannot be made, an
artistic proposal will never be had in this
world. l have also begun TO think why it is
that these evasive replies are invariable- So
deeply has the matter taken hold of me that,
for the enlightenment of humanity in general.
l am half determined to form an army some
what after the fashion of CGur de Lion-or
Coxey-and march upon the hosts OF the
silent married women and compel them to
yield their secret"
half dozen young ladies in the southern
cruise in July next, and they say they are 60
ing to sail her without any men on board
Philadelphia Record.
What the fin de steele girl doesn't know
about things in general isn't worth knowing.
She is Il walking encyclopedia when it comes
to discussing new books. Spring styles. the
opera. or. in TACT. ANYTHING from dog 10
dances. She even goes so far as to OCCASION
ally venture mild little opinions about Coxeys
army and the elections, and other girls who
are not so fin de steele are SO awestruck that
they don't make fun CT her.
The Summer girl is not content with one
duck suit This Summer. She will tell you that
she can hardly manage with three. OF course
she must have an outing suit of duck, says
the New York World. and for that nothing is
prettier than the inexpensive cotton duck in
white dashed with red. The skirt should be
made plain, with a gored back. and tire
jaunty coat. cut away to show scarlet waist
coat. The cuffs and revers may also be Of
scarlet. ii desired, and the duck sailor
trimmed with broad band of scarlet ribbon.
For shopping gown before one leaves
town. and then Tor morning dress. nothing
is more satisfactory than duck. One of the
fancy ducks, with tan background fecked
with dark blue, makes a stylish costume for
this purpose. II may be worn with a waist
coat of rattersali vesting or filmy vest of
butter-colored embroidery. Then there is n
duck dress quite permissible for more formal
occasions. II is made of iaX-blue duck. the
novelty OF the season. The coat and revers
are bound with white duck. and big pearl
buttons are the only trimming. A blue duck
gown recently designed was worn with q
white moire waistcoat and had the broad
revers faced with the MORO. The hem of the
skirt was outlined by MORE piping and
mother-of-pcar buttons were arranged in
diagonal lines at the left side. Smaller pearl
buttons fastened the waisicoat.
o: all the waistcoats for Summer gowns
none is so accommodating in price as duck.
One can buy ready-made duck suit for 80.
Gowns of linen duck, with silk finish, sell for
S25.
It was on the Third avenue cable car that
young woman, beautiful i'll pearl powder.
green silk gown, and gray cotton gloves, sat
the other morning and looked superciliously
upon her fellow-passengers. by and by a
man laden with bundles entered and essayed
10 sit down in the vacant place beside the
belle. says the New York World. But the con-
ductor had other ideas. and ierked his bell.
The ear started rapidly forward with
lurch. which caused the bunde-laIen man to
drop his bundles and sit down very iorcibiy
in the young woman's lap. He tried to get
up. and tine car gave another lurch. which
sen; him on to the floor in front OF the young
woman Ee clatched madiy at her skirts in
his endeGvor 20 get up, and succeeded in
rising to his feet.
Il beg your pardon. lady," he said, alb
jectiy. but the lady interrupted him.
You old Eump,' she screamed, "wot d.
yer mean by hauling my clothes like they was
life-savin' ropes? Don't yer know how to
iron lniv a OppI'