Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

decidedly advantageous. 50 she is sloyeniy
Ia her dress, greedy as far as feeling is
concerned. pushing. from a social stand
point. and with sufficient courage Iii might
he called cheek 10 90 where she is not
invited, with perfect certainty that she
viii be excused because she is 80 odd"
Society ought not 70 permit oddness in
women.
The fact that this one will use shoe
lace for her corsage aud wear Indian rub
Der shoes in ballroom should be sufficient
crime against the social law TO ostracise
such woman. 1t is true she is bright
and entertaining. She has also been given
the reputation Of being good-natured, but
when she troubles herself, she can say the
hittcrest things imaginable and fay alive
anybody or anything who happens 10 dis
please her. Now, why do people endure
Mrs. DaslIerI For no reason in the world,
except one-a sentimental sympathy.
Plying her IN her poverty. the Americans
are too chiTalrous to deliberately kick
out a woman, but the time has arrived
when the American woman should learn
the art Of freezing out, and then there
would be fewer Dashers in society.
People say, ''Oh. Mrs. Dasher is so
good-natured, cannot refuse her demand
for an invitation So she gets the hospi-
tally and often the gifts for which she
deliberately hints. The father is a nom
entity. The daughters are nothing in par
ticular. One cannot say they do anything
| very wrong, or that they do anything very
/ right. One paints n little-very badly.
I indeed-and all their acquaintance are
asked in regular rotation TO accept some
1 thing that dear Lena has painted. and
| while she cannot afford to give it TO you,
she feels that il would just suit one Of
your rooms so we'll and really yon must
1 take it and just give her what the paints
and canvas cost" When the amount is
discovered, women are apt to conclude
that canvas and colors must be very
costly.
The second daughter plays little,
enough to make one wish that she played
less. but this is sufficient excuse for their
having entertainments where really good
musicians and artists are drawn for sweet
| charitys sake--the object being a re-
duced gentleman whose name they de-
cline to give, or some other equally myth
cal establishment The third daughter does
nothing. and for this the world is very
thankful-but she is the prettiest, and all
the wealthy acquaintance are expected at
intervals 10 contribute TO her wardrobe.
Now, i don't find fault with these people
for getting all the enjoyment out of life
that is possible. hut ! do find fault with
them for the absolutely dishonorable way
that they go about it. To-day nobody
thinks any the loss of woman who earns
money. The English nobility have set us
very good example in that respect. But
/ do find fault with the foisting of bad
work upon people not courageous enough
to refuse il, and the presumption Of Civ.
ing out favors for charity when the money
is really put into the family purse.
hate all shams from pillow shams
down to human ones. and when news.
paper the other day said that towel sham-
were coming into fashion, ! then con
cluded that social decentralization will come
upon the city where they are 10 b. used
However, it was in Chicago. so it does moi
matter much. While have been talking
about the Dashers, digniiied gentleman
sitting just beside me, has been pulling mS
sleeve 10 notify me that we have stopped
at the candy store. He is a gentleman. il
he is a dog and he is spending the summer
in the cOuntry-his first Not that he il
a young dog. Alas! he has reached poin
in life when he is spoken Of as BIAS
Billy. He is fat. he has lost most Of hi
teeth, he has seen great deal of life
but he is a'gentlrman. He never snanpe,
at child, and he has endured many
kick in silence. He never hurt anythin,
smaller than himself. and he never toll,
a secret. He is extremely fond of sof
cakes, but h. would not touch one If il ha,
, a taste Of liquor on II. He drinks afte
. dinner coffee, strong, black and sweet. hi
he doesn't want any brandy in it. nor doe
he fancy cream. He leaves that for til
kittens. DO love him? Better than al
the young puppies. because he is an ri
, friend and faithful one. And old friend
+ and old books and old shoes aud old WOO
+ are always the best lie was q wise ma
: who wanted old friends to talk 10, oil
I books to read, old shoes 10 wear and OIL
i wood 10 burn. lie knew, having these. h
q could got all that was good in lirr Til
: good things in life are worth HAVING
r Don't you think 50? OF course, you dr
= because in this, if in nothing else, 20
+ agree win Bah