Middletown transcript., 1894-06-16
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N1E[N hear.-liked the
lilly of the field
what she eats, wears, reads etc, ard
now-oh ! joy untold! We're.to get a
peep at her diary. The following are
interesting passages that recently ap-
peared in the New York World. More
of the same will follow:
May 26th.-I have just seen Rose
HaTtwell and her husband off. There
was crowd of us TO wish them plea
SAINT voyage, and their stateroom was
like florists establishment. 1t made
me madly jealous until 1 realized how
they'd hate the odor of roses forever
after they once began to be seasick.
Rose was charming in her cadet blue
rig. She always has such luck with
her shirt waists! The one she wore to-
day was of linen and exactly matched
her gown. heard that idoctic Van
Broom say it just matched her eyes. l
suppose men don't know that a woman
with uncertain blue or gray or green
eyes can always make her outfit match
them. Shifting eyes are like those
horrid little chameleons and change
their hues to match their environment.
Well, anyway, Rose looked well. She
wore black satin stock and belt Which
somehow gave just the right touch to
her gown. She was bit patrouizing
to me. l know she thinks her adora-
bic Jack is my beau ideal. And re-
fused him three times last summer
That reminds me. Summer is almost
here and 1 haven't yet Informed my
parents where intend to go. / can't
quite make up my mind. There are
enough invitations to cover part of the
season very pleasantly. Mrs. Van
Broom, who is laboring under the bliss
full delusion that I'm serious, philan-
thropic being after her own heart, has
asked me for fortnight at Newport.
l have just discovered that it is the
same fortnight for which her gifted son
is engeged for sketching tour in the
Adrondacks. Not even my serious,
philanthropic disposition would atone
for my lack of dot. Well, we'll see.
And there are the dear old Nindlcotts.
who want me for three weeks down in
Maine, and the Perrys want me for
Sep; ember at Berkshire. On the whole,
Pm not badly fixed. But l must have
the family settled in some endurable
place which | can visit for repairs be-
tween times. 1 know poor old pa
yearns for Saratoga, but he must be
steroly denied it. And mother would
like an Orange County farm. | wonder
if many girls have to wage such a
struggle to keep their parents respec-
tablet think I'll send them to Marble
head for the season. That will be con-
venient enough, and may drop in for
the yacht races therel Poor pa! Pm
really sorry for him. On the whole,
III get the money for my outfit before
tell him where he'e to spend the sum-
mer. I wonder if Mr.. Van Broom
was really in love with Rose Hartley.
She has pretty eyes. l think, on the
whole. that he'd better be at Newport
while I'm there.
Nav S1st-The Winters invited me
up here to their Tarrytown place "to
escape Decoration Day in town." they
said. Of course l accepted with ala
crity. I don't believe my equal exists
in the line of an invitation accepter.
Eleanor Winter has bicycle ller
sister, Mrs. Lawson, came home from
Paris last mouth, and talked nothing
but "vheels'' until Eleanor was con-
verted from the belief in the semi
vulgarity of the bicycle to greatloDg
Ing to possess one. Lucie Lawson
maintained that riding was bound to
become as much favorite amusement
here as it is in Paris 20 the bicycle
was bought. Eleanor already rides
like-a bird. That sounds little odd.
At any rate she skins ever the ground
with svftness and grace. And In an
evil moment was persuaded to learn
the art.
nractised around the driver for one
or two days with young Ed winter
racing after me to pick me up when
fell, or TO stop me when l aimed sta ght
for a free All the family sat on the
niazza admiring and telling me how
well I was doing. 1 learned to mount
the ahominable thing without a force
of ahIe-bodied friends to hold IT. ana
learned 10 dismount without landing
on nv head. Naturally l felt ra'her
puffed up with pride, and | took tie
road with Ed still acting as groom
1t was curious to see how gravltated
to ward towards the gutter. The in
slant | began going towards .he siae-
walk and in a few minutes ihsiiaois
brought up in the gutter. NO amount
of steering, no shouted directions IRON
Ed. nothing could save me ones
started. TIE only thing that ever u,
y;dad ,he outter's influence over me
was an apuroacI,ing vehicle. II there
was one 10 sight tia bicycle s'a'''u