New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23
THE SOFT LITTLE SMILE .

- r.,.,,, .rc RE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO SOME
WOMEN AND 1T MAKES THINGS EASY.
o. ., ,han, WAS from the West and the other
= fronno the other had lived in New-lork
<or several years since she had been married.
They had been school children together hi'e''
ward they had written 10 each other from oiherent
boarding schools then they had seen each DINER LOT
a season or two. and then each had married the
man of her choice. one had married western
,par hut the other had married man from the
E.e, so they lived on different sides OF the con-
tnent and that makes a very great ol"erehce'
,-he, had really been very fond of each other
and when one day the New-iork woman got
note from her friend OF years back saying that she
was in hotel on Manhattan Island there was a
penune delight for the New-YoIk woman. she
hurried 10 her friend. and no doubt they nuttefed
a good deal and showed a great deal OF emotion
and perhaps they wept but thai Is nooodys buSl-
There isn't any doubt thai the New-fork woman
was glad 10 the other. as she was glad. TOO.
There isn't any doubt THAI she took the greatest
pleasure in giving theatre parties for her. gong
shopping with her and showing hci Ne"-foih'
For that matter the newcomer had TO learn 10 ride
q bicycle join a reading class and 20 in FOR every
ching SO there isn't any doubt That she had d
good time. and that was what the Newly orker
sincerely wanted her TO have.
Ru, there Is difference between New-fork ana
the West Perhaps il isn't easy for most New-fork
women 10 conceal the fact that they realize that
there a difference. Perhaps. without exactly being
aware OF it, they feel that there is that difference.
and perhaps If they feel IL. they show it without
ever realizing that they show it, 1t isn't that other
people don't know how TO do things. No woman
o. the right sort is going 10 give that impression.
1t Is that the New ork people do know how 10
do things. And perhaps that is where he New-York
woman found such pleasure in doing so much FOR
her frlend-doing the right things. taking her 10
the right places having the right sort Of people
meet her. protecting her in q sort of way: that =
adjust doing the thing as New-forkers 90 IT,
And such little bit OF creature as the West
erner was. too and "A widow with SOFT DARK
1he corners OF which were e'oquent. with very
small hands and very small feet--a tiny thing who
could not be expected 10 DO anything for herself u
there any around to DO the right thng
Tor her. Everybody realized how necessary II was
TO take good care Of hor-to protect her. Even the
bicycle Instructor that she needed especial al
I'm the shops go; her just the right things In Just the
right way. Broadway 2ripmen stopped cars Tor her
of and the They found seats for her and
fheir9 II is extraordinary now New-York rises to
The occasion and does the right thing when a
pretty little thing with gracious kindly manner
ana something-but OF that later: tina
rney went into a fashionable restaurant for lunch
con When NEWCOMERS know how to do the right
over TO the table where the softly curved mouth
was: and. OF course. ihat Is the proper thing Tor
head waiter TO do-show an Interest In his well
known patrons. IL certainly was a delicious lunch,
con for II any knows now 10 nave DAINTY ana
.ppealing luncheon served IN the right way IL Is
New-York woman who knows how to do the rgh'
thing No luncheon could have been more tempt.
ingly arrayed and more satisfactorily served. IL
was perfectly natural that the New YORK woman
should feel q little proud, not OF herself, OF course
but of New-York ways Certainly she had a righl
10 be satisfied for the lItte woman rom tne es'
commended everything not with words, you Know
much pleasantly than thai-with SOFT mite
smiles ,..
Satisfactory luncheons are about as satsfac, ,
as anything of minor importance in life. and Mrs
New-Yorker satisfied. She was sausned wnei
hay of s.
notice that the little Western woman fingered be-
hind for Just moment. She was satisned IN tne
stree, and I'm the Broadway car going 10 silver.
smiths She was satshed-until an expression OF
confusion came into her face I'm.
WHY my dear" she said. would you believe II?
What is IT, asked the other with the same lit
tie smile .. ,. 49,
''rhe luncheon-I came away w.thou, paying the
bill" - ..,
"f,ut paid H." said the little Weserner softly
''and you give me the money when we get INTO
a shop 7 thought there was no need 70 stop you
as you :taried out, and then forgot it,.
Then man moved along 10 give her more room
and smiled. perhaps the little smile stole on
OF her eyes just before he moved