Middletown transcript., 1896-07-04

war with Venezuelo, and it's all on
account of-well, / declare, I've for
gotten just what it's on account of, but
it's something or other to do with the
tariff or the income tax or the silver
question. Cuba's mixed up in il
somehow, and so is Samoa, and won'i
be sure, but I think England has
something to do with it. You just
ought to read the papers. Oh, they're
awfully thrillingl And, Julia, won't il
be exciting if there really is war, yor
know. 1 suppose we shall spend al
our time picking lint and knitting
socks and singing Rally Round ths
Flag, Boys the way my mother say
they used to do in war times. Oh, PVT
always been SO sorry that / wasn'
living thenl And to think that there's
actually going to be real live wal
after ALL"
"When will it begin?" asked th.
other woman
"Oh, they're not certain yet. Bu
it'll be very soon. AS / say, I thinl
England's mixed up in it somehow
and you know Englishmen are dread
fully slow. I don't believe they'll be-
gin to really .'scrap' until the holidays
are over.o
"My what lot you know" cried
Julia, admiringly." 81 just wish
was as we'll posted On politics as yor
are, DEAR"
II have to be well posted" replied
the first woman. you know Pm
chairman of the Politics Committee in
our woman's club and once week
have to tell all the Others about what's
going on all over the world. Why
when our club heard of this Vene.
zuelan affair they at once postponed
The meeting for the consideration Of
Is Browning Sincere In His Portrayal
Of Sordello?" and appointed ma to
prepare paper upon The Political
Situation and How 1t Affects Woman s
Clubs My dear, l did nothing but
read the newspapers all day yesterday.
That's the reason, Julia, that I know
80 much. You'd be just as well posted
too, if you'd studied into the matter as
have"
.*s
Discontinued women are always
egotists. They view everything with
regard to themselves, and have there
fore the defective sympathies that be-
long to low organizations. They never
win confidence, for their discomfort
breeds distrust and doubt. and, however
clever they may naturally be, an OBJ
structive self, with its train of likings
and dislikipgs, obscures their judg-
ment and they take false views of
people and things. For this reason it
is almost hopeless effort to show them
how little peopl 9 generally care about
their grievances, for they have thought
about themselves SO long and so much
that they cannot conceive of ary other
subject interesting the rest of the
world.
Diamonds should never be worn in
-he morning, and should not be worn
when single visit is made before 2
., o'clock. They should not be WON
when one is doing charitable work.
They should not be worn in profusion
with any out-of door toilette, though a
small brooch and pair of solitaire
earrings are frequently noticed on re-
ined women. They should not be
worn to any extent, even in the even
ng, at places Of amusement. They
should never be seen on children. They
should not be worn by people who are
In mourning.
-
Women pin from left to right, men
rom right to left. Women button
rom right to left, men from left to
light. Women stir from left to right
their tea, for instance), men from
light to left.
Women seldom kpow the difference
between a right and left shoe, and if
nousemaid brings up a mans boots,
'he will nine times out of ten place
hem SO that the poiuts will diverge.
Jan these peculiarities be explained.
**x
They became engaged during May
nd quarrelled violently in June. They
ave been nursing their wrath since
hen, and last week, when she entered
Sixth avenue train at Fourteenth
treet, he sat next to the onl y unoccu-
led seat. To show her perfect ease,
be chatted in chilly fashion to Twenty
bird street, and then said she must
ave the train. She did so. OF course,
he merely waited for the next train,
nd boarded it. Meantime he had left
is train at Twenty-eight street to
nish few minutes talk with a m an,
nd waited there for the next train.
Then be entered it he came face to
ICE with his ex-affianced: They
artled at each other for minute,
nrst into laughter, and now the en-
sgement is ON again.
why were yon so cross to your
lsband at breakfast?"
II just couldn't help it. l felt as if
must scold at somebody or burst.
,st physical irritability, you know-l
I'd then everything went wrong.
reakfast was late, the steak burnt,
q coffee thin and cakes heavy"
Then why didn't you scold the
ok?n +
"Oh, I couldn't. She'd leave.,'