New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-28

/ DTenkpTs AfternOOn DICyCIIng
! links and repeating the mornings performance
| When 1t is considered that this Is approximately
the life that hundreds of girls are now living all
over the country. the results to the next genera
| ton will be difficult to predict.
WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT
Scene. a dining-room In Murray Hill mansion:
time . o'clock In the afternoon; four ladies' are
| seated at the table.
The Hostess-Shall we take our coffee here? II
is so much more sociable. TO footman after he
has passed the cups)-Thet will do, James; you
Guest No II have been dying to tell you all
! something ever since we sat down, but am always
afraid servants may repeat what Is said VIII you
swear ,P NO Rqt t to ts?
Guest 80. well was tod this only Yesterday
I'm absolute confdence-but, of course, can trust
| all Of you-that there has been the most ire
mendous row between the a ana me Is ;; ana yne
latter are going 10 begin sut ior SahIer ashii,9e
Mrs, \. You know the gossip she Is said to have
started! But all the same. believe wherever there
is smoke there Is bound to be some hre 10
Guest no well for my part, like Mrs. B. and
do not believe there is any harm IN her, except
that she is rather too fond Of sport for married
M woman: and by The way. speaking OF horses
| hear there was smash-up in your family Bertha'
Guest No 3 uansuidIU--Yes, i was that polo
iTen to drive It is the wickedest little creature:
can hardly manage him myself 49,. ...u
YOU got him for the children?
Guest No why, they must learn, you know.
Would 5 acquire Very Dad habits Of inqtenton and
slOyenly way OF handling the IelHs' as IL r.
Barbara my eldest little girl who Is only ten, Is
| n capital whip. she can drive now as well as 40
The trouble other day That she let the DaDy
! take the reins. and the pony got away ran, INTO
| a post smashed the wagon and threw them all out
! However no was hurt. and it Will be good
lesson for them.
Guest No We'll. you are a Spartan mother, or
rather. should say. an up-to-ddte mother snalI
| be curious to see your daughters when they grow
| up AprOpos OF education does any one know
| about thote St clair classes? am thinking OF
| letting ny Mildred join them
Guest 50. You mean the man VINO prepares
| an the girls for college nowadays? They say he
| il a wonderful crammer. but take my advice and
! don't send your daughter 10 college. For my part
| I have gone back 10 the old-fashoned Idea that
| gIrl should be- educated 10 become charming
| Woman. and not an erudite one. ! was AT a mouse
Inst summer where there were two female col
rpI,us and they could not even talk as well about
literature or current events as their cousin, who
L1d mad no education 10 speak OF. but who had
travelled and read. and mixed with people.
Guest No (rarn"sty)-Oh 40 not akIee VIII IN
Won This r. nm age OF evolution for women, 10
roach the higher plane. she must be developed IN
',llectually az well "A physically. Otherwise she
would simply become splendid animal
Cucst No 3 Orrecyantly)-l hear that all or MIS-
- gowns are detained I'm the custom House be-
ra,is she tried TO cvade duty just before the elec-
finr OK course. every one IS extra virtuous JUST
mon. n she had waited few weeks later, dare
saw she would have been all night. Ihey say now
she viii have to pay immense sum.
Guest No 2-Grls. do you know that Anna here,
has gown upstairs that mas JUST come from
ROUTE. II is the lov"liest thing. ~. ...u, y,
"rho hostess docking pleased Would you really
like to? Well come up 20 my room, t nru
will show 70 TO you. but II Is really rather SlWpIe
tENeunt omneS)
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