Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-28

did you happen to come here this after
noon?" And she answers: "Oh, Sat
urtlay We girls always go out together.
To-day ! am mistress Of ceremonies,
and elected that we should come and
see May Irwin; and l will tell you
why: She's go perfectly wholesome and
jolly: the play in which she appears
hasn't word in it that could be OBJ
iected to, and her songs-well, her
darkey songs are simply delicious.
Tommy Tommy, by-the-by, being a
nickname given to tine youngest OF the
girls who was christened Cornelia,
says she's going to learn to sing them
to the banjo; but who will ever sing
them like May IRWIN"
Mr.. Newly Rich looked at Angela
with increased admiration because she
voiced bis opinion, and he told her:
"You see, Miss Angela. May Irwin is
really cemedienne in the best sense OF
the word; remember, when you were
little girl at school land here be
looked very Important, seeing her and
her sister do a little act at Tony Pas
tors; I've been told that Mr.. DAILY
heard of her and engaged her, and for
four years she was with him, although
she didn't play very much; but she
learned an awful lot from him; and
man that know who knows her, says
that she determined to get better and
better every year. Then, too. l like
her plays" Here Mr.. Newly Rich.
who had evidently forgotten something,
looked at his programme. Then he
continued: "Now. take those Hoyt
plays; oh, yes, they are funny in way,
but they are SO full Of horse play, and
there are such lot OF chestnuts in
them; while this man-what's his
name land here he looked at his pro-
gramme agaIn2 McNally, seems to
know just how to make thing pleas
ant and funny without its being rough,
that we like And when he said
"we," Angela biushed and after that
be rushed back to his seattle cur
tain was going up. When it dropped
he came around again to dilate on the
greatness OF the song that May Irwin
sang, and Tommy managed to tell him,
across the other two girls, that she
knew an old darkey down South who
was Just like "Crappy Dan" Surely
May Irwin ought TO feel proud ! AS
Young Newly Rich said "You always
see such lot Of nice girls at her matt
nees. -
At the third wait Newly Rich didn't
appear: but when the matinee was
over he was beside Tommy, helping
her with her fur collar and begging to
be allowed to join the quartet. After
much talking they permit him to be-
come one OF them, informing him,
| however, that it IL against the rules
| and that it can never happen again.
| OF they 20 through long side street,
oesr to Fifth avenue to get the cup of
lea, which custom has made pleasant TO
| them at this hour. With it they take
that best OF good things in it's line
hot gingerbread; and they chatter and
laugh, and young Newly Rich feels
proud OF bis companions. and he Is
more amused than ever when they in
sist upon paying for his tea and ginger
bread, asserting that it would be
against the rules for him to pay a
penny for anything. Then, they all
| walk home. But somehow, although
she doesn't live the farthest uptown,
Angela is the last to get home, and
Newly Rich, as he bows his good after
noon 10 her at the door, smiles, for be
thinks that there will be a day--and he
hopes soon-when he shant have to say
goodbye to her even during dinner
time. Each one of the quartet finds
awaiting her, box Of beautiful sweets,
and as she reads the card with it, each
one SAYS the same thing: "That'e
where he went during the last wait
And oh how lovely this box will be fol
my incest gloves.
But Angela's box is a little different
from others.-theirs are pink satin with
ROSES painted upon them. Hers is Of
male blue, and on it are those suggest.
i've fowers-the forget-me- nots; and
tied TO 1t, is tiny bunch Of the pretty
blue blossoms. Later in the evening,
when Angela is dressing for the Gin
derella dance, although there Is nc
necessity for any flowers on her bodice,
she slips the little posy in her belt
and, somehow, small as it was, l dom
believe young Newly Rich missed
seeing it. That's the story of thu
girls Saturday.
Isn't it god to be a girl and young
and pretty, and capable of enjoying
one's self! Isn't it good to be nice
girI-liked by one's girl friends, ant
pleasing to men There's great dea
OF pleasure in the world for nice girl
But she's got to be thoroughly nice
And really nice girl is unselfsh; sh'
tries to make other people have gout
time. And really nice girl is clean
minded; she hopes to have daughter
of her own someday, and she dom
want to think OF her own girlhood al
not quite nice. And really nice cir
is considerate; she gives every othe
girl her chance to have good time
But there-you know what really nic'
girl is as well as do; she's the girl yo'
want to marry-yes, you do-and She
the girl you ought to marry-yes, sh'