Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-06
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nave eontrlved TO make quite A
corner, she made enc Of thcr. And
nsnt mere Il may not be amIss TO slip
in my own little question--is not femirlns
nattery a very ambiguous thing?
nave, az say. bow window, with
Mni'e curtains and scarlet cushions; 1t Ia my
once where work and attend TO my legal
puaineSs. between the intervals OF ontertaIn-
ing the occupants OF the bow window, To b,
sure my office Is In tho heart of the shoppine
center and that window gives on the main
artery OF Toman'a life, where everybody
passes ana HE 10 moving crowd OF FASH
ion. Dut there ranliles down deep In NV
MIND suspicion that were anybody else.
or that window In anybody else's office. no
TAR heads would cuddle among the cushions
ana no voices would break through tho
GUINNESS OF brief or a abatement with
ohirpd OF delight such as "Mmhl What A
lovely hatP' or "Oh, such a dream of =
soWn! or why, there's Sam Van Pumperl
Ana Lotue LoTalnel Goodby, Ted, Awfuliy
good OF you to let me stay here awhile. good.
oy' ana up Jumps tho occupant OF thu
DOW window and leaves me to loneliness and
Jaw. Am simply feminine convenlencef
VT A II a compliment to have a young
woman, who wouldn't 20 to the play with
aio without chaperone, spend an hour eaz-
ING ont OF my window because sho wanta Ia
Fce' before going on with her shopping, or
wants 10 ask me questions or advice about
eAe AAaae OF ribbon? Fine way 10 treat
''Sh WHO owns convenient bow win
low with scarlet cuahlons In, isn't M
ana even tho matters use my windows:
MRS Van smyllo eamo Into my oftleo tho
other gay ana sent my heart up into my
'hroat' |, In my simplicity. thinking her
eAiI meant nice llttlo court case But
no she looked about tho room for q
minute. ana aB her gaze fell on tho coy
corner her aristocIatlc ieatures assumed
Iook OF cheerful recognition. ~ am about
TO ask a great favor. AFR. Brown" she said
very aWeety, "and taite great ilberty-lt
's Daisys fault; she told mo you had nroh
charming window where one could sos
all the way up Broadway, and l am to walt
acre and watch for her. with your kind
pcrnlsnion" All this with an enchanting
emile. or course. assured Madame that
such suggestion from Miss DaiBy was
very thoughtful one, and Afforded me limit.
less pleasure. etc. ETC.. etc. Daisy herself
came in iew minutes after. a tumble Of
curls and little tangled up announcements.
no TO my reflections.
But, as was about 10 Hsy. she leaned her
yellow head agains. tho scarlet cushion ana
SAID;
~ suppose my hat is crooked. Isn't ~
And don't look artistic, or Delrartean. or
Anything. do IL But | don't care. You
don't mind. do you?"
Charmed to have you any way / re-
Piled as | studied the rights OF the party
q the 1rst par, and scratched away with
The rcd ink.
She was silent for a moment. Then shs
ch.rped:
Il aay--Ted."
'Yes, ma'am." dutIfully wiplns my pen
and looking up.
what you said Just now was nonsense"
what did eay?"
what did you aay7 And YOU think you
are lawyorI YuJ made stupid remark,
thata ALL" ana she completely ignored mo
While sho gs2ed dOWn at the passing crowd.
| asked huinbly;
what was the matter with my rcmark7"
1T was simply false statement Of facts.
Men are not charmed TO have women around
tlem unless they arc we'll dressed and look
we'll. Isn't that g0f"
'As a mater Or"
at 10 10. 80 cont mako excuses. A man
Is SO aelaah. hs flrst thinkn OF his friends
lld then Of tho women. Why. when | 20
20 n bail aud look stunning (which, you
know. | do when l wear a white satin
gown. with pink roses all over the bodice
and pS.nt lace on tho aleovcD, half the men
IN the ballroom struggle 10 dance with me-
Why. do you know Jack stands by and looks
radianl II ono man were to oofno up
and dance with mo. he'd get Jealous; but
when Ito dozen, ho feolB .'roud-curious.
Isn't III Well, it's not because he's glad
| look pretty. but because hos glad to be
the escort and ilGnce OF the girl who
10 most in demand-Eelhahness utter sell
tlslineas.
And another instance. The other night
Tom Jolaby came TO SEQ US, and wo were
talking about Toms now flame, Lottie
schmerhorn-you know her-that woman OF
3d. with the loud voice. Well, Thomas has
been spending his money making up box
parties for her OF later She lint pretty, or
sho isn't comoanionahle, aud she has ter
riblo temper. and Isn't an helress. Think OF
going about with a girl like that, and not
even In love -gith heri Well. why did he
do IT? Because she made such a show.
Because everybody In Delmonicoa looks at
her beautiful gowns, and the men gaze at
her figure, and those who do not admire
look TO SEQ what others are looking at
Fancyi We'll. Jack and ] were Shocked
Jack loves modest little violets OF women,
Ike me, and II anybody starod at mo he
would-well, don't know what he wouldn't
do. So we both went for Tom, and he de-
fended himself by saying. Well, you like
Geraldine to look pretty. don't your
"Jacll said AZ II dcfaldlHo uiu NOT al
wayS look pretty And Tom said: We'll.
II She wore her hat crooked. or an old fash-
Toned coat and last years gown. you
wouldn't 20 into Delmonico's with her. now
would your
"And would you believe Il, Jack hesltatsd
n minute and then said: "Of course. like
Geraldlue TO look nice-even when you are
loved YOU must DO lovely first. Selfish. sell
ash MANI and she highod and turned to
Tho street crowd again
nut |. who am an old-fashioned man, think
n, inc glrls I knew when was curly
haod IN knee brooches; who mover had
,heIr hats on straight, whose hair was al
VIVA mussed up, and whose gowns wers
vary ample and never immaculate. There
vas a Hannah, who had bare feet and
brown check apron and the most beanufui
aves in tho world. We used to go berry
10 togethor; carried tho big pail and hhc
,aiiowed the scent OF briar and leaf froTa
hnsh 10 bush. Her feet as she atood on
,tntae In tho wet grass were like rosy
aower metals. l remember the day she
III = thorn IN ono OF those rose-petal feet,
"a "a I yot It out while aho was DIVIDED be-
tween 10Y at having It gone and fear n
sntir,natior OF loclsiaw. met her In town
isst vsar at tho theater with a velvet cape
,,rsnnni around her. bit Of bonnet on
hsr very much hmoothed cnris, and ahs
naa not A BIT good TO look at
Then there was Helen. Helen was u
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