Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-26

An Afternpon with Womsalp Thcgght.
a fAsflil hlpod
"Yo,, es,n' h tan mo INV thjA<, about

a LOT MOOD
you can ten mo any thing about
men's clubs, 'ssaidth girl inthe EGG
horn hat s.'theg were only invented
to give engaged men an excuse for
being late for appoin tments and
married men q reason for going out
at night ao'5f2FcW e. a-a rlHoo
EVERY true" said the girl in the
poke bonnet, "and all they do is to
gossip about politics, anyhow BY
the wayB speaking Of politics. isn't
this presidential campaign Year,"
's- "Yes, it is" said the girl in the
blue gown, though why they al
ways have it ip leap year IS more
than I can understand. I" $500
asg.'Nor can i, " said the girl.in the
poke bonnet, ''but sinccit Is presi-
dental campaign year one thing Is
certain there will mott be q single
man at any Of the summer rdsortst'
tsoh, yes there " said Che girl
In the Leghorn hat; ''the Candidates
will al be thereikE The other smen-
the ones who get nothing out, Of, it
save permanent hoarseness and
perhaps a new hatTTwill, all be IN
wngshoutinga and perspiring over
the electionW
''oo'Of course they will,D said the
girl IN the blue gown. d sd like TO
seethe women act so silly If 1.-THE
candidates were women they'd be
left initown to look after their own
sbooms." 5a st,.=s nre-s a.p,l,,
!, mot at all" said the girl in the
poke bonnet; "a woman who had de-
termination enough to run for Office
would have determination enough to
make some man do all the work Of it
for herr '-s. aa1= pst1oFa GOD
Him, l hadn't thought OF that,
said the girl in the blue gown.
swell, there is one comfort, any
how. II there are no men at the
summer resorts we shall all get a
chance to carry our own parasols
and so save our compilations. ,.s.
True, said the girla.in the Leg
horn hat. ''Oh, isn't it funny to see
the air of satisfaction with which q
man struts along by a girl carrying
her sunshade at an angle which in
sures blister on her nose next day,
lets the light dazzle her eyes and
conceals oil the best points of her
toilet2"J NFJ UHfTet7I5 $40 En.EsGG
funny returned thegirl
In the blue gown; lawfully funny If
1t happens to be another girlg,7 By
the way" Dolly says that the chief
happiness Of her honeymoon-+you
know she was married last June
consisted In being able to quarrel
with Dick about the way in which
he carried her parasol without be-
ing afraid that he'd carry one for
another girl the next day" a.- l.
Dolly always did have luck"
sighed the girl in the Leghorn hat.
"A short girl with turned-up nose
can always be as cross to man as
she likes--it relieves her own feel
ings and he only thinks it funny,
anyhow" r.C .... vi .-reErs,-
II know" said the girl in the poke
bonnet, unless, of course, he is re-
lated to her, then" n a.
THAT is quite another matter; of
course L"
"Oh, girls" cried the girl in the
Leghorn hat, I've hit on such
lovely plan by which ! can give way
to my temper without offending peo-
pie. /" CID j. ".1nh..
''Say, you're on the verge of nerv-
Gus prostration; Of course, anybody
can" . .-'aLa-Haa anI
Nothing of the kind; practice
saying the. meanest things in the
sweetest voice ] canacommand. By
the time people have realized that !
meant to be horrid it is too late 1
to" -...
HIN, said the girl in the blue
gown, ut seems to me that one of
my earliest recollections is of taking
a very bitter pill in very sweet jelly
the principle is" 4
Good gracious" cried the girl in
the poke bonnet, sis that five strik-
ing2 j should have been home
hours ago. Well, one comfort, we
haven wasted our afternoon as the
men do when they go to their clubs,