The evening times., 1898-07-08
GURLS HER HAlR
WITH PIPE STEMS
The Modern Girl Goes Back
to Grandma's Way.
Another Old Fashion Comes Hack
to Remind Us of the VnDftics of
Long, Long Ago.

This is the story the puzzled tobacco
clerk told the customer;
Business was lax and it was too hot
to work. anyway. We were just laying
bet as to which we'd rather be doing.
staying Spaniards with The boys in Cuba
or killing time where we were. when all
of a sudden a girl came into the shop.
She was a swell: you could hear her skirt
rustic all over. like a ghost. you know.
And she was pretty, too. supposed
she was after cigars for some poor fel-
low, and was about to bring out our most
expensive and worst sort. when what do
you think she asked for? Clay pipes.
And she wanted the penny kind too.
Now. we only keep two sOrts-l0-cent-
apiece ones and the two for cent But
she wanted only one. and nothing could
induce her to take two.
It's no economy to burden yourself
with something that you have no use for.
she said Economy doesn't mean cheap
ness. but utility
Those were her very words They
kinder knocked the argument out of fel-
low. OF course It's policy to make as
much out of trade as possible; but l
wanted her to get the worth Of her money.
But she had a will of her own. she did.
and what's more. she broke the bowl OF
of the one that she took and asked IL she
might leave 1t with US. as she only
wanted the stem. And she put that stem
in:o her purse-a gold purse, it was. all
done up in pearls-and went out. Now.
what I'd like to know is. what did she
want with that stem? She couldn't smoke
with 1t or use 1t for soap bubbles. Is 1t
some new fad for lemonade stick
1t is not always wise to give an opinion
when you are ignorant. so the customer
kept silent. but he thought very hard.
And by and by when he passed hair
dresser's establishment. he was blessed
with an inspiration He entered and in
quIred if there was anything that fash
ionable girl could use clay pipe stem
for.
We'll, not a fashionable girl" vouch-
safed the owner: not If she was one OF
those up-.o-date ones. But If she wasn't
here an expression of plying boredom
came on his face-'if she wasn't, she
might possibly use it to curl her hair
with
The customer thanked him and vent
out. He had taken only a few steps
when it was his good fortune to meet an
up-to-date girl with whom he was ac-
uuainted. He did not wish to be rude,
and ne did not banker to let her suspect
that there are a few things that man
doesn't know. but would like TO know.
At the same time he couldn't let an op-
portunity slip by. So he began:
You have wonderful hair. Naturally
curly. Of course" and went on TO tell
her what the hairdresser had just told
him.
"All nonsense she averred. "He
doesn't know what he's talking about.
Now, it's the up-to-date girls that do
curl their hair that way. Our grandmoth-
ers did it. and what beautiful soft curls
they hal! Lately someone made the dis
covery that clay pipes gave a softer and
more natural wave and curl 10 the hair
than ircns did. and it's now the latest
fad. It's cheap. too, and awfuliy con-
venient. for you can put a ppestem in
the smallest receptacle. I always carry
one in my purse. You insert a hairpin
in the large end of it, you know. and
make a handle: then you heat it and
wind your hair around il. You see. We
moderns can't improve so much upon the
ancients. Old things are best
He gasped family and lifted his hat
He felt sure that the tobacco clerk would
gasp also when he knew the secret.-New
York Sun.