The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-08
A WAGER Of WEDDING DAYS.

IN uhu[k W uLDDlnQ UhlO,
$50 you have come back from Virginia
engaged? Hasn't it made you feel SOL
emn?' gushed the girl with the ma
donna brow.
Not half us solemn as I'd have felt if
had come back without being engaged"
replied the girl with the curling lashes.
Here is his photograph now. 1t does
not half do him justice, but"
You can even things up when you tell
about him, dear. He looks little like
| "Arthurs friends might think so; l
doubt If Clarences would: Is there any
| news, dear! I've been so busy telling my
own that l haven't heard any"
H III, let me- said the girl with the
| madonna brow. II haven't heard any,
but then l haven't seen Margaret for a
week.
II have; but she seemed sort of absent
minded, and
You fiatter her. dear; l never heard
her accused of having any mind. Did
| She-''
Feel badly over my engagement? l
didn't tell her; there was something l
wanted settled first. You know we have
been friends since our Kindergarten DAYS.
emn promise we made each other on the
eve OF our coming-out tea. You see, each
or us was dying for Il turquoise ami gold
vinaigrette, and neither OF us could af-
ford one, so we agreed that the one who
was married first should receive such a
vlnaigrette as Il wedding present from
the other. Nice idea, wasn't it!'
VERY. But
Eyes; and at intervals we have renewed
the promise. Oddly enough, it was al
ways at the suggestion of the one who
happened to have devoted admirer! l
remember that l recalled it when-when
l thought that l might accept Dudley"
ION! l suppose you decided not to
when he threatened to shoot himself if
Irene refused to marry him. But you
must have felt anxious when Frank was
so devoted to Margaret!'
Not at all, dear Frank and my broth
er Ned are great friends, you know. I've
always been afraid that Ned might have
repeated to him some bits of gossip con-
corning that little affnir of hers with
Jack, which l just mentioned to him.
Men can never keep a secret you know
"It depends upon whose secret it is,
fairly we'll. And how was Margaret yes
terday?'
Every thoughtful She is evidently get
ting ready to go away, for saw a lot of
new things laid out. didn't ask her any
| questions, because l thought she might
be going to Newport or some of those
noisy, crowded places, and l would nat
urally feel badly when she found that
was going to the real country, where
1.-The mosquitoes are large enough to
serve on toast! How considerate of you!'
Wasn't it? Well, / had to stay a, long
time. for | wanted someone present when
asked my question. At last Mabel
came in"
"Humph! What was the least disagree
able thing she said to you?'
I'D rather not tell you, dear. How
ever, l gave her a recipe for removing
freckles, and if she follows it carefully
she will not be out of the house for Il
couple of weeks, so we are really even."
''M'hm. You will not be obliged to read
the notes she writes you in the mean
time But what was the question you
wanted to ask Margaret publicly? Was
it how many birthdays she has had, or
1T was not. know that already. We
were born in the same month of the
same year. though I am sure that no one
would think it to look at us'
so Margaret says-and yet men say
that women never agree on any subject,
Then what was the question?'
"Oh! Why, l waited until l had risen
to go: then I said--'
Sort Of 4 postscript to your visit, ell 2"
M Inn. said: oh, by the way.
Margaret. that agreement about the win
aigrette holds. doesn't it?' She gave me
the oldest look, and
::Shs surely nt5m didn't say . No.; did she
course it does. Then, to make doubly
sure, / said, And you are witness, Ma
BEL You see Mabel has reputation for
always telling the truth, and that is
Her unpleasant speeches hurt? I
know: So you think Margaret will really
give you the vinaigrette?''
"Shell be obliged to. 1t would be down
right dishonest if she didn't. l am not
to be married until October, but think
/ shall stop at Highbil's today and lust
look at the new designs in vinaigrettes
When get home shall write Margaret
note announcing my engagement. I feel
sort of shy about doing it in person. l
don't know why
$50 should l. But don't go until Kath-
leen comes. I saw her turning the corner
just now. She will enjoy the joke on
Margaret, and-Come in Kathleen, dol"
II will" painted the little blonde. "Such
a piece of news as l have!''
that, and here she is!''
"Oh, is Ethel engaged, too? I have
just come from Margaret's. She and
Frank are to be married in two weeks
They. are addressing the cards now! 1t
has been kept dead secret, but Mar
garet says that Ethel must know, for
she mentioned that gold and turquoise
vinaigrette yesterday, and"
"Oh, my goodness! said the girl with
give her the vinaigrette now, won't your"
Il shall do nothing of the kind!' said
the girl with the curling lashes. "For
my part, think the effort to take advan-
tage of "a childish joke is simply out
rageous, aa,nd I shall tell Margaret so this
very day.
The Development of the Skin.
By almost constant overcovering, day
and night, for successive generations the
skin has, by degeneration, adapted it.
self to it's reduced requirements. From
birth to senile death we are much over
covered. That full and vigorously-de-
veloped skin is desideratum will be
generally conceded. The tendency is for
ours to~degenerate to tissue-paper COLI
slstency. The exquisite structure Of the
skin at once indicates it's Importance as
one Of the organs of the body.
A homely showing OF that functional
power which can be developed i'll the skin
is indicated by the story of the Indian.
Being almost naked, and yet apparently
quite comfortable in Indictment weather,
he was asked why ne did not seem to
suffer and be made ill by the exposure;
he replied: white mans face no pain,
no sick. Indian all face" BY this ex-
cessive covering our peripheral nerves are
too intensely impressed by caloric
changes, our capillary blood system too
feebly and incompletcly developed to bat
tile most successfully with heat, disease
and traumatic impressions. It's muscular
fat and connective tissue substance are
all too deficient and defective for our
greatest comfort and welfare. All it's
functional powers have been reduced.
Yet seldom is heard cry to develop the
skin-Philadelphia Medical Journal.
Among. the peculiar attra ctions at the
Paris exposition will be great machine
tor making clouds OF all varieties at will,