Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

other sort of bracelet that can be gotten
at reasonable price at what she calls
the shops. Her brooch is sufficiently |
large 10 announce it as thing Of use,
even il il isn't one of beauty, and yet,
and yet, here's whore this nice little
house of cards tumbles over the Eng
fish woman looks tho handsome5t and
dresses the best for a ball or for
dinner of any woman in the world.
OF its own free will, that book turned
over page as ii to exploit this bit OF
wisdom; Tho wife docs not exist in
order to contribute 10 mans happiness,
Jet she continues TO exist, because she
does contribute to it, and over her
dressing table should be written,
Beautiful women can do as they please,
but plain woman must please to do
great deal. suppose that is true,
and yet who would want to marry the
Venus de Milo, and have her posing
about the house all day. By-the-by,
that reminds me that We thought of
sending our fox terrier to the dog show
as the canine Apollo, but ever since he
has heard il he has been so glad about
it that he has eaten too much, and his
shape is more that Of an apollinaris
bottle, or of an elderly Hercules than
the gentleman whose figure was sup
posed TO be only equalled by that of
William Muldoon. But, aftor all, and
this is my last quotation, the book of
to-day gives hope. 1t says, In the
merciful scheme of nature there are no
plain women; there arc women who
dress badly, women who are dull
natured, women who take too much
medicine; women who take too little
food. But given fresh air, exercise and
the same contented mind which follows
and above all, given large enough
looking glasses there can be no excuse
for women not looking we'll and being
attractive.
THE GIRL VINO DoTEs ON ACTORS.
Speaking of women invariably sug-
gests man, by some queer law of oppo-
sites, or whatever you choose TO call it,
but anyhow it does. For long time
the young woman who appears on
Broadway about quarter to two Satur-
day afternoon with box ofjsweets, her
opera glasses aud dressed in her very
best suit of clothes, has not been alto.
gether happy. She has not really had
matinee young man. There was no
doubt in her mind that John Drew was
getting old that is, old to girls who
are nineteen, and then at his best no
body ever accused John Drew Of being
beauty OF course there we're many
worshippers at tine shrine of Kelley,
but the news started and quickly got
about that he was marble. hearted; that
the matinee girl might love him to
the extent of violets. even to scarfpins.
but that he would not long to know
her in fact would prefer to buy his own
violets and his own scarfpins. Mr.. Bel
lew had a great following, but the
matinee girl who adored him is now
wife and mother, and has forgotten
whether his first name is pronounced
in one syllable, or whether no is ig-
ANONYMOUSLY called "Curley." But
now, the one so eagerly longed for, so
earnestly hoped for, SO often dreamed
of, has come. He is far and away
ahead of the others because he is
manly looking; his voice is sweet but
deep. and the NJ. u W. says that it
has such lovely effect on her that
SHE DREAMS or lost CHORDS"
and organs and angles every Saturday
night, He is handsome. Even elderly
woman, who cannot be called NJ, Y,
some gushing ones are quite willing TO
he mothers to him. This greatness
| that involved in being the joy of the
NJ. Y. w. has been thrust upon tho
| gentleman in question. | do not
| know him, put ! 10 know the NJ.
Y. W. g, and from their behavior |
am sure that the man for whom they
have been looking SO long, the modern
| ri / Af d..
1 OF Zenda, all rolled into one, is here.
lie IL Mr.. James Hackett, who. last
year, war the delightful Austrian ral.
liant that led Napoleon's wife into all
sorts of trouble, but who this wear is
playing the Prisoner of Zenda, !" and
as girl who WAS eating pumdrons
said, Playing is SO my heart goes
thump, thump, thump. and am afraid
me strings of my stays are going to
break. That is one Of the signs Of
winning the NJ. Y. W. TESTING aside,
Mr. HaCkett is Young handsome
actor, charming to look at, pleasant to
listen to, and who, | hope, will be wise
enough TO grow INTO his proper place,
Lyceum Stock Co. That il a great
j e, become the leading man of the
thing nowadays for an actor. Every
body from the learned pig up to Sarah
liernhardt and Mr.. Brodie stars hence
there is nothing individual IN it; but
TO be ono who.goes to form perfect pic
ture, one VINO, in grouping Of GOOD
artists has his niche and fits il uer
fectly, All, that il something!
Speaking Of the theatre. a good MANY
women this winter have kicked In theft
pretty way, and as only woman car
who wears No. slipper with high
heel, against
THE EXPENSE oF SUFFERS.
\ few years ago one could ask one',
friends TO drop in after the theatre
otfor thom something hot from til,
chatting dish, something cold from til,
sidebuard, anything to drink that han
! pened to he handy, and the snppel
didn't cost much agd everybody had :
good time, Then the n0uveaux rich,
! took possession of London and Nov
York, and counting everything by dol
lars, announced that there could be n,
hospitality without champagne. Tr,
TO have eight people 10 supper and Civ,
, them enough good champagne to satigf,
them and sec how much lighter YOU
purse Is the next morning. Fooisi
/ women, Initiating thosa with NOR
money and even less brains than them
selves, furnished good champagne Ii
small quantities. instructing the scr
J want to deal it out with care. A glas
I too many 10 this guest meant none T.
/ the next, and this sort Of supper Dor
e the stamp, not of hospitality, but o
3 meanness. Sometimes POOR cham
5 payne would be jferd in sufiicien
I floods to make the drinkers i'll for
r week. The wise woman continued t
S invite her own snt and ntfnrnd III !.