Arizona republican., 1898-08-12

Nothing smarter will you meet any where"
 A woman wrote to a seaside hotel the other day to inquire terms for rooms for herself and her daughter. The answer came promptly. The pro prietor would be charmed to have Mrs. Blank and her daughter as guests, and
 -cGld do himself the honor of offer irr her 2 beautiful. airy room on the ocear side of the house for a certain stated sum. But Mrs. Blank wished two rooms, and inquired by post: Have you TO small rooms9" The answer care: "Tes. But we rent them only to young men,
 ''I see that another Enoch Arden has turned up,' said the practical wo- man, "or-I should say--another man has come back and earned the title by acting absolutely unlike Enoch Ar der. This particular embodied past was drowned, as usual. found his wife married and settled happily and com fortahlv Now, why is it that the husbands Of wcrre, who 6n not marry .eain never n'av Encch Arden? And did you ever hear of a case in real life or in fiction Of a Mrs. Enoch Arden making bad second match? You re- member the excellent husband the wife of Zola's Jacques Damour mar ried and the exasperating1v noble and uDselfish dominic that 'The Little Ministers mother promised to love- honor and obey? I must confess I have little patience with the Enoch Arden who does not wait, like his Tennyson- ian namesake. for his deathbed upon which to tell his story in verse. but who rushes in and breaks up a whole family by proclaiming that he is not dead after all. The Mrs Ardens are almost as aggravating I am glad to say that the latest one decided to abide ny her second choice. but don't think there is more cruel character in fc- tion than J. Nj. Barrie's Margaret"
 The short skirt is not the coming garns ent or the garment for specia. occasions or the garment Of the fu- ture." said the brown-cheeked gir, with the tennis racquet. "It is the dress of the day. Comfort and con- mon sense are it's sponsors, and graca and safety it's mission
 The man with the pipe looked over 9 the woman. and his eyes twinkIed You are most eloquent" he observed Is 1t the fall you got from riding yo1r wheel in riding habit or the snap shot I took of you on the beach?"
 If you were as clever and as keen IS you think I think you are" she re- sumed, "you would champion the short skirt. Not that it needs champion II places where intelligent women are found, but in this old fogy place the women are stupid Now if you, who nave great influence in this town"
 Thanks" said he between two puffs
 Could bring them to some appreci- ation of what is sensible Or, better still, make them believe that short skirts are fashionable"
 You could do that better than I. my dear, by example If YOU wear anything they Immediately follow suit But the women are stupid. and it is fogy old place, as you say
 Tn the mountains the long skirt is considered bad form nowadays No one under sixty years or 160 pounds ever dreams of wearing one except in the evening. As you may have heard, anything out of harmony is always out Of taste, and long skirt is as out of place in the mountains as ball dress would be at the breakfast tah!e Cordu- roy is the best material. for it hangs we'll and is light to walk in. It lasts forever and dust does -ot disfgure it. You dare me to walk through the vil- 'age? Why not? You Wsger every sec 0nd woman will have a skirt like mine by next week? No; they gre too stupid But, yon know how they look up to vcr- Now, if you would talk short skirts