The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-10
wOMAN'S WISHING HABIT.
ATTEMPT OF \ BACHELOR TO RE
EORM FEMININE NATURE.

WlAneA. one Wlbnch lot Jnlh, Jnhts UT TIT buo
thing without once stopping to weigh what the
consequences would be should she get tho
thing she thinks she wants. Somebody has
said that one should have q care for what he
wishes, for II will one day surely come to him.
Perhaps the truth Of this would not appeal to
woman nearly no much as tho fact that man
thinks n wishing woman ono Of the most ex-
asperatlng, tiresome creatures on the face OF
the earth.
An old bachelor made a lot OF wishing girls
open their eyes recently. He was q prime
~favorito with them and they took what he said
to heart. They we're a Jolly lot as they sat In o
coy, vine-covered corner Of q summer hotel
veranda. and he wns thinking how charming
they wore until he began TO listen to their con-
versation. Their chatter WIS innocent enough
In itself. for they talked Of the war. outdoor
sports, beaux. clothes, and all the other things
thatright-minded girls love t~osprattle about, but
every now and then one girl and then another
punctuated the conversation by making some
unreasonable wish.
Il wish l were worth a Million" said one
apropos of clothes. I'D show the rest OF you
what good dressing is."
II wish l were dead" said another. when the
talk turned on besux. for men are 30 scarce
around these parts that the silent grave would
be q lively summer resort by comparison"
II wish Maud Blank would sprain her ankle
or something would happen to her." presently
remarked another. "She is In the way OF my
winning the golf championship"
II wish our soldiers would cut every Spanish
man. woman. and child on the island Of Cuba
into bits put In o fourth. a gentle-looking
little girl. when the subject Of the war came up.
The hardened, cynical bachelor could stand
no more.
Girls, girls, girls" he exclaimed. putting
down his paper and approaching them. " how
reckless you are about wishing for thingsl II
you'd had my experience you'd not only think
twice. but three times, before you made q wish.
You women have such a careless, thoughtleSs.
Needless way OF wishing for things, OF express
ing unreasonable and oftentimes cruel wishes.
Many a woman has driven her husband to drink
or to another woman because she spent most
OF her time making silly wishes for things
or about people. Again. daughters not In
frequently drive indulgent fathers almost to
desperation by eternally expressing unreason-
able wishes for things that the fathers cannot
afford TO get for them. I'll toll you another
thing. Many q girl has scared on n husband by
this wishing habit Men are afraid OF women
who are always wishing for things. 1t shows q
discontinued nature. a dissatisfied spirit. It
denotes an unhappy disposition. and men are
selfish animals and afraid Of these characteris-
tics, which they know will make life uncomiort-
able for them"
Tho wishing habit is a rather bad one" adj
mitted a pretty girl.
Yes, and it grows on one So" continued the
bachelor. You girls who have been making
reckless wishes here this morning will be sur
prised to learn that this wishing habit grows
on one until 1t is impossible to break ones self
Of It, Then, too, it grows into righteousness,
and what is worse than a Querulous woman 2
She can cause more unhappiness by her fret
ting, whining discomfort than Satan and all
his allies can ever hope to accomplish. But
to get back to this wishing business. Do
you know that fully two-thirds Of the wishes
human beings make actually come true ?
The bad, wicked, foolish ones some true along
with the good ones; that's tho sad part Of 1t.
II only the good wishes came true the world
would soon be a paradise regained. but, alas
and alackl III tell you, girls. why I feel so
strongly on this subject. and I've never told
any one else this. 1t happened twenty-three
years ago, and I'd just graduated from Yale.
My mother dotted on me. She wore me out
with her solicitude and treated me as though
/ n wsTe only Oh summit throfba 1yt ali the I tim ste0f 4
ike a child w One day I was starting ont hant-
saN she s"s feS the he room ON, 1 wish You were IN
heaven and then maybe could have some
seesc over n The 0 shock Tes 81 having SHS MSi that W %isS G Gomez
true, / registered Q vow that day never tomake
another T dSa s so long nsy as I ba lived except 1t be a
IA girl friend Of mine once wished that one
Of ob 0nr : boy fyif fFie Wdnld Ti fal W 6f Of i KS S horse Te aed
break his neck. The next day he was killed in
2 railroad accident, and thRt t girl was changed
Sss I to ONE wish TIVE twenty times E day thst shs
FRRt eh get % riG 81 : Rlmnie! n she %sG ai G'1 marry : f 4 WeaI RRS
widqwSer with a beautiful boy, and Just when
deS6 aed l5ea When y HE = seemed all happiness t.
her, he died, l could go on for days telling yoy
q 5pst fg Snly IRstaP tS shd 5Rs You i k wSSt q q fo SHs
habit this Wishing habit is" no.,
askeedH t the nST Iii in who 2m' m TsdSN the S"V wish R'i about the
spanIards, and her tone waa very earnest,
b n%$S$sn SS sSG s. ss "a f ffT Il w VI E' sSa sf ss' sb tai
to wish, Unless 1t is q good wish. a beautiful
wish that viii help humanity or make thf
MAIZE %oEs u 2 y Tsire mind pi1 to quit ift wishing Tor unreal.
sonable, things; for I PSssefts 81 af6o beyond dD y cgI
do this II you'll only eoncentrate {Gur MIND
on this wishing business, Good wishes are q
p metSSct% 81 an idtle braIn,' 'Tifs Pity but lis true
that these productions ,d n q fbs an fb ,dls 6Eei ma are s nus
nate from a beautiful mind. SO have o care
for T bst ! bo yS% w StoRp StIl to sT tGiSE o q FL af SS ssit
"Sor l." said another. but ! for one shall
make no more careless wishes'"
Trailing skirts are once moro fashionable
They are graceful and more becoming to al
sorts. shapes and sizes Of women than the shor
skirts, but they are dirty, or at least they affair
that condition after a few wearings. Tickle
fashion says that by autumn the demi-trair
will be in vogue even for street wear. Alread!
the fashionable gown must touch the grounc
all around. and 1t is beginning to dip In thu
back a little. This will be sad news indeed t.
the members OF the Rainy Day Club. who will
have harder work than ever to do when the!
resume their regular monthly meetings II
October. The Rainy Daisies congratulate
ed themselves no end OF times during
their meetings last season that the trailing
skirt had been driven from the face of TIN
earth. How disguised they will be 10 Learn
that 1t has bobbed up. or rather down. %Berenel!
l-I---I IL aGEaaln EnaklnnanA.