The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20

tenement jewellers seemed fairly well satisfied
with life. and that only the lay figures wore an
s ahf 9e h thsn sS desGlri.I?p apd Tadf i, sss mSTe e pa
Guently upon the transltory nature OF happi-
It was on Essex street that the philosophers
sympathies were first enlisted. In front OF q
little :showswassa showcase full Of jute wigs and
Wedding gowns and mourning attire for hire
Inc tail9r,made girl read the sign carefully;
had often bothered her. Renting a wedding
gown would be a great convenience. 1t was
time. One hated to slash It up into a ball
rose leaves wasn't a rational perfoyrmaneee.
YET one wanted to be married In white. Real
Iy they did these things better on the east side.
Renting ones wedding gown for the occasion
was a mastery idea.
Just as she came to this conclusion the tailor
window. Then she stared in fascination at
the figure, that stood behind the dirty panes.
But B SS What = i 4 LAY gf aEare rrr &SS w h e aSsry fIn SSs
figure had been II most fetching one in other
days. but II was only a ghost Of its former
cracks. and was fyspecEed from brow to chin.
The color in one cheek had run and was
The Grecian nose had been dented in several
Of ofas sfIt:y aP b1o its b bi5i was Was, quite \, zone n Patches s
a vagrant. unsystematic way. One eve looked
ont ont o on the sa world 5s1 in a lacklqstre fashion; but
tne otner nau Deen lost in the shuttle. Some
bright blue glass marble. The lay figure was
E roS Linz In a patched and dirty gown Of silk that
d%rPobled folds. On the hit-or-miss patches 81
blossoms. from which hung a limp. soiled veil
q tpli te The wreath was TIPPED rakishly over
s eRe ieit ear IA ana a from under e It the blue marble
The tailor-made girl gasped and stared. in
hipT tSs 6 at the gneanny figure The revelation
figure may fall was too much Tor her nery ,sy
She couldn't laugh; She wanted to 20, away.
maleyoIssnt' glare. and she eva wa, nf fase Gisn ,ds
rooted e the SPOT; Meanwhile the nelghSor.,
i h9Gla R Rad Salle esr f %ot tSsm Of Il, interest; FRmil-
e. tailcr;%ads siir II vas nsf fnssre rasi IN ia" %sdt
Amiable old women clustered round her and
gave her advice. The consensus OF opinion
hind the lay figure. There was = a shopp So9n'
or orchSrd street where one could do much bet
"a ' vsnsTab i T pSsnisr gRhit joi ~ sty ths sronD and
talked % the tailor.mqde' eiri in Ylddisihpa She She
couldn't understand him. but he was most
evidently, argued and exlorted. He shook his
head ard waved his hands; lie got between
waved her on. She couldn't make S out 1 hiss
meaning. but he was. evidently, warning her
oi the rival establishment on orehaMrdY t stTestI
but ne may have been warning her against
WatriHOnY. ht any rate ne broke the RIell Of
the blue glass eye ahdthe girl tore herself away
anS wandered on into Broome street,
smile haunted her and she could see nothing
but lay figures. There were. plenty OF them.
each dinGier. more disreputable than the other.
but none equal TO the marble-eyed bride. In
one clothing store window was a little boy
one OF the dapper. waXen boys who smile SO
beamingly from, the uptown windows and wear
hEGuntiefoI clothes or diminutiye golf toggery. |
The child had suffered as much az his eIders.
He was bhttered aud worn and his neck had
HNluGnIlX nHnn hTnEAn "a 4 EnnaA fiInN nd l...-
ated upon by an u~nskilful surgeon. The
Scared head was tied 10 the body. but had
slipped back ward 80 that the lad was APPARENT
~ IN the throes Of %meningitis or was having
acute conVulsions. Indeed. the nlaid hand me
downs he wore would have justified a lay fig
nre who had seen better days IN throwing a III.
he waS hardly old enough 10 resign himself 10
straightsn him out Her heart ached over
more shocking in the young than In the old.
As, the, PHILOSOPHER neared Fourth avenue
were full OF steel aud iron and tin. but, on one |
corner, was q shed piled full Of old lumber,