The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

mouse gown, she shows on % ed-
vantage Nothing reveals the white
ness OF her tiny hands as much as the
dark-green cloth on which she rests Il,
and al no time is the roundness and
iirmnoss OF her pretty wrist so clev-
erly displayed as when she swings her
cue to and fro with easy grace.
When she makes upper right hand
shots and scorns the use Of the bridge
there Is an opportunity TO spring upon
the table with the lightness OF fairy
and 10 assume a position that Is de-
lightfully bizarre. when one catches =
glimpse OF high-heeled little slippers
which lose themselves In her nounces
a. she futters gracefully to the floor
again.
In nost Of the southern watering
resorts the billiard rooms are given up
almost entirely TO the fair sex, who
leave the ball room and moonllt bal
comics for the pleasure Of welding a
cue.
Net even In the dance IL there such
an opportunity FOR uninterrupted tete-
s-tets a. when a pretty girl. waiting
for her turn. retlies q few PAGES from
the table. leans On her cue aHd Is fol-
LEVIED by her last admlrer
White Sulphur Springs has kAoWn
some very brilliant billiard and pool
players hra Fred Gebkart. who. AZ
Mas Norris. was a great belle there.
was Rsted for her skilfui playing. -
vas the Richmoad beauty. Miss Nay
Haady.
Mrs. Cleveland played . great deal
during her husband's hrst aeminlrirs-
tion and. much TO her delight. beat ane
evening a man who Is considered the
best player In the navy She scorned
10 agree TO the suggestion that her vic
tory was due TO the rallantry Of the
ofheer Lately Mrs Cleveland has
been too busy playing iaekstrsWs .nd
building houses OF blocks to indulge
In her old amusement and har EiveA
Il up.
Mrs John Jacob Aston enters Esyly
into an the sports her husband likes.
and often challenges him TO = game n
billiards she has never succeeded In
beating him. bu, she declares proudly
she has come nearer 10 It than any
ether woman.
Mrs George Gould has a billiard ia
bic In her country and town houses
She spends an hour most enioyably.
which she can find disengaged. al her
billiard table The corners and squares
which cover the side pockets are often
taken out and a pool table IL revealed
Mrs. Gould prides herself on a very
fine sho, she makes Tor the side pook.
e. The ball IL In the middle Of ;he
table. opposite the pocket The cue
ban Is at the end Of the table. BY q
very delicate shot the cue BAH glance
past the ball and sends q home with
sufficient force to take itself out o. me
way.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt plays pool
scry well. which she prefers TO hll.
lizards. Mrs. Harry Payne whitney
plays an excellent game. being taught
BY Mr.. whitney when abe was n llt,l,
girl. Mrs. Hugh Almeric Paget scornl
10 accept points from any player. nc
matter how proficient. She makes q
very successful play and adds great,
TO her score by taking tive balls around
The table. Just hitting them with
enough force TO move them and b
able TO count. This requires a yer,
light yet Arm shot.
Mls Gerry. daughter OF former Com
modore E.sridse T. Gerry. Is coasld
cred one Of the best players In III,
smart set
Mrs.. Amslie Rives Chanler IA an
other woman who has made a recor,
a; White Sulphur. In her Paris hous'
her billiard room 10 most attractive
The panels Of the doors sHd even TN
walls are covered with sketches dashe,
OF by herself or some Of the eleve
people who visit her. all Of the sub
iects being billiard-room scenes.
Mrs. Elizabeth Custer. the widow q
Gen. Custer. learned TO play In the fsi
west. where social pleasures we're yer,
few. Mrs. Custer says. next 10 read
ing. Il Ia the most fascinating recrea
ton.
A leader Of the huniiag sci said re-
Gently: when | hear a woman play,
a ine game Of pool or billiards I knou
lhe Is a good companion. She ma,
play golf because the exercise Is goo,
for her; she may row because sht
wants 20 develop her arms. she ma,
hunt because other women do. but shl
plays billiards Tor none Of these rea
sons but because she likoa TO.
Now. II ever marry always ;hl
unexpected. you know-the glrl vii
be one who loves sport Not that
want her to be unWomanly. you know
but a companion
Il would lose my mind n I were llki
some OF the dolls one meets in society
a little creature who would faint n
calculated with some emphasis tina
the soup was cold or n she were as
posed to hold family prayers 70 De
clared the butler an lido, and hap
pencd TO specify the Kind 90 IDIOT.
"Of course an affected woman car
be an awful nuisance at a billiard "a.
bic. as the young woman who insists
on one placing and holding her handl
while she makes shot. and who re-
fuses to rely on her own Judgment II
a single play.
"But the glrl who makes fellow Zee
that he cannot 80 to sleep over a same
and who enjoys Il herself, Is the cir
for me"
Gold Leaf.
Gold can BE- beaten 1900 times thin
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