Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22

me in the gilt-edged mysteries of golf
being going around" when the bus I'M
loaded me at the club house, took seat
on the broad stoop to await developments.
Gazing over the links with an unlearned
eye, all I could see was a pretty piece of
uneven ground, Of which. not far from the
club house, a short stretch was marked by
some red and some white flags, moving a
couple Of feet from the turf. In the dis
lance We're a number of men, striding over
the field as if they might be training for
possibly six days go-as-you-please walk
ing match. Three or four wore white
sweaters, A couple were in scarlet coats or
I'm color blind, though / afterward heard
Mrs Allister McWard, as she greeted these
men, say, so pleased to see you in your
pinks."
Golf Profanity.
The regulation uniform Of the Washing
ton Golf Club is knickerbockers and scarlet
coat with green collar. Mr.. May and Mr..
William Edmond Curtis commonly wear
the uniform of the Isle of Wight Golf Club
of which they are members-red coat with
white collar
While l waited and watched, one after
another, elegant carriages with high step
ping horses in glittering, clinking harness.,
and servants in livery drew up to the club
house and deposited loads of fair women
and smooth men. There was one woman
in particular, lovely and luxuriant as a
cream-fed Persian cat. She was attended
by Il Crisp Olu lduy TenldThdDiy "cil-
finished young man. A stranger, she met
all suggestions to introduce somebody nice
to her if anybody nice enough turned up,
with the assurance that she l-o-a-thed to
talk to new people and Lowed to be alone.
Still her friends hesitated to leave her to
her souls sweet solitude, AMI pair of
riders came down The road she exclaimed
"Oh, We're de We're! Look at the gentleman
and lady on horses. They were made on a
Canter, weren't they, We're de We're? What
do SUPPOSE Is in them
Springs and gutta percha,' assured
We're de We're, laconically.
Then when they had watched the riders
dismount, the old lady, a sudden
thought, asked: Where are your Blank
girls, We're de Vere?" To which We're de
We're replied that they were out on the
links doubtless but he wouldn't look them
up till they got thoroughly profane
Profanity in connection with golf-even
woman's golf, is clearly to be forgiven
once you've tried 1.-THE golf, l mean.
though, to be perfectly honest 1 must
say never want to play golf again unless
it's under circumstances which afford me
the privilege of being profane when l want
to be.
Woman I'm Golf.
If feminine golfers would stick to the
links provided for the ladies, which are
comparatively free from hazards, there
would be fewer temptations In golf for u
woman. But then, you know, perhaps she
is not so much to blame in taking the
mems links, with all the temptations, for
there's precious little else in golf Tor wo-
men, women AS golfers-but that S
quite another matter.
A number of men told me without any
hesitation that they don't like women 20
play over their links-it keeps them back.
Then, apart from the gentlemanly selfish
ness that is the inspiration to golf, the
first rule of golf etiluette is, mo player.
caddie, or onlooker, should move or talk
during a stroke" Fancy the wear and tear
of that on woman.
Nevertheless the new woman makes
herself felt at gClf. Ladies in the families
CT members of the golf club may be intro
6uced to the club house and grounds and