The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-28
TEA TABLE TALK

saw the Hon. Rathbone Gardner enjoying
himself on one Of the smoking only .isst-two
seats Of bloomer car yesterday in the com
pany OF a briar wood pipe.
The picture thus presented appealed to my
imas sination in most delightful way.
! havs long since become used 60 Mr.. Gard
ner without his moustacbe-one Of the most
complete and satisfying moustaches In all the
town 10 was, too-and tho briar wood pipe
was effective for new and pleasurable shock.
Mr.. Gardner IL prone TO furnish us new
sensation occasionally, and can only now
wonder what nextf
The bicycle and knickerbockers are still
open TO him, believe, II may be permitted
a suggestion.
Come 10 think of It, though the bicycle and
knickerbockers might not be novel enough in
these times.
Now, II General Brayton should appear on
II and in them might remark.
Quite likely, sneeze.
Speaking OF sensations, OF course you have
noticed tho brilliant hued checker hoard
hosiery that just now makes some Of the store
windows look like SO many mammoth ka-
leidoscopes.
asked an acquaintance OF mine IL she knew
anybody that was really wearing things like
that and IL SO, what for, since il appeared TO
me that 10 equip ones self with 30 much
spleudor only to have il concealed by gown
was not artistically economical.
She observed. signifcan tly./ that II would
stop TO think, 1t miEht occur to me that some
times "A shower comes up.
II you don't care TO wait for shower,
why, OF course. they are on plain view in the
shop windows, rain Shine.
And. do you know this reminds me bf the
story n doctor told me-
Not the funny story promised to tell some
time.
But another one.
AS it was told out Of Office hours, ii may
not be true.
don't vouch for IL.
And guess won't tell 10, now. It's too
long.
But another incident likewise suggested by
the hosiery comes TO mind. and perhaps is
quite as pertinent.
quite recently / was up county on my
bicycle. and was called to halt by the road
side at the spectacle Of a fair young creature
who had endeavored TO crawl through gap
in fence, and who had stuck at her waist.
l took her for young person from the city
on her summer outing, although just Mt tho
moment OF my observation she did not appear
TO be having an altogether hilarious time.
She was naturally somewhat confused upon
discovering me standing in the road
| difiidently asked her II ! could be Of any
assistance.
She murmured that she thought not.
Indeed, realized that was powerless to be
of any aid unless jumped the fence into the
lot and seizing her by the heels should pull
her ont backwards.
Upon my suggesting this, after a survey Of
the field and n careful consideration Of all the
ways and means open to give assistance, she
protested vigorously and declared she would
he helped frontwards or she would die where
she was.
As could be of no service took my depart.
ure
But was naturally interested to learn how
she came out-literaliy, well as figura-
lively, speaking
So / took pains to communicate with a
friend In that section.
Today received postal card from him.
IL was brief
And as follows:
Crimson balmoral underskirt-bull in lot
came through head foremost-like bullet
doing well"
As as can make this out
Well. I'm not sure that it is true.
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