The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-19
art, You remark that the soubrettes and

depart. You remark that. the souhrettes and
i their 7faSi iT'T frS W%"SwSs,V%'Se%% Boys not one q
them departs acconpnnied by a single a.
tiGus are as jealousy guarded even IN thGatri-
cal Bohemia as in those divisions OF society
which held al9ot AMI adhers risi thS Il Ho ST3iS|'s
charms Is not moral relaxation, Wow-Mow
Boys are only ,rGrmittSd to ad2rs in nun
TnrGE o, Sn z The fat, fat cashier SsnT ,h as Sins nSas
steadily. but the Hompla Is beginning to lag,
a hiTiTE Gnt sTrr Ennei Ey q ne o qsf nCt C 1o biisl Tr" and
laughter is far less spontaneous and Hleeiul.
The stories lose much Of their ipnoconGe. The
bantcring ceases f. be generally and unanl;
mously pleasant. II grows personal and Is not
ALWAYS well, received; Indeed; the Hoapla is
The mild roar of the blended noises d%cscends
anote. II becomes 4 mumbling grumhi" at
arc aware that each OF the company is talking
of himself or herself. Each is detailing his or
her particular merits or relating Incidents ana
achievements which rebound to his or her
credit. All are clarifying themselves. A wave
Of self-adulation seems t. haze AZ swept oyer
Whit; '@ WITH It. rI gaseous @i'9' burden o. "STTs'.5
Never was the first person singular so oyer
worked. But still tn" Houpla progresses. Your
-Four G'clo"k. The H"upla is a little short of
bHG%h,n1lian .lmnll Th% good Sd hHm TiIi,S Q, .G GSnv
is fast disappearing. SO is the throng. Few OF
the women remain. Here and there Is u be-
" IT, Il by her Wow.Wow Toys 10 49, Everybodyy
has grown, self-assertiye to q degree. it seems;
Personal differences have led to smothered
uunrrels. The walters have been converted
into II sort Of police. and move about admon-
is cribsrs too t@ t6 nss 5yiSN H amd aI to- m"Ee f Iess
noise or refrain from helIieerency. Even, II
few Of the Vow Wow Boys, smurting under tho
oft repeated rebukes OF their sovereiRns or tho
and insurrecti2n, a laugh or q sweet sound Of
FOUNDERS. who remain In force, seem, to avoid
disscnsions and disuuieting personal entan-
clements. They are Tranquil. and occasionally
Crashih-hi 4 tinkle and slink Of falling
glTI IS con Feminine nainn scWSE @Wm Wd maiBs 1y is & sAI he
please. he has sat %ieanipe against the wall,
He has said nothing. done nothing. to a%cceler-
ate the revclry. but the forces Of mental hys-
comes. Selling a gilt headed bottle. without
word or warning, he sends 1t hurting through
the, air, 1t fetches w against the opposite
wall and breaks into a thousand pieces. The
Wow-Wow Boy doubles up in, a strange ana
tonical knot and howls in mad delight.
screams, Ohio! ha! hai How you all Jumped
Dear me! He! he! he, | wouldn't have missed
Rude hands are laid upon, him. Election
summary and distressing Is threatened. But
as he Pays the damsge without natims hllhs KIN o at the
gilt-headed bottles all around. he is permitted
to remain.
More disturbance. Everybody engaged this
time. That tail. willowy creature who entered
late with IA troop Of Wow-Wow Boys at her
clicking French heels. and who. your bottle
mate told you. is a dancer that gained notoriety
some years ago. is in tears, She rises hastily
weeping con vulsively and copiously into a few
shreds OF lace termed a handkerchief. and
leaves her adorers to Raze glaZily after het
with blanched faces. There is cause for hel
grief. One Of the Vow Vows has accused hel
Of taking $50 Of his money. she coniides, with
many hiccoughy little sobs. to d tall. athletic
ruunder.
The scoundrel..' he growls passionetely
and glazing savagely at the smooth-faced Of
fender. Divide with me. my dear, and II
knock his head of! Ha! hal ha!'
IeerS and imprecatiOnS are hurled at the
Wow Vows. 4 fistic clash il imminent. Blu
the walters gather and escort the menaced &
the door. The accused dancer surrenders her
self TO the protection OF the locose rounder
Presently her accuser returns. c~Ontrite. dis
hevellcd and mad for forgiveness. He ha'
found his money. She will not pardon. bu
scorns and scores him. and again he Is dis
missed from the place.
Five O'Clock. The Houpla is dead and riot 4
It's successor. Tongues are thick. Speech Il
syncopated. All is vituperatiou. h%ysteria, lou,
aSsiduities. The respectable. ~hohemians arr
gone The scene il coarse. Further dalliancv
amid such surroundings 10 impossible so 20,
hid farewell to your merry bottle mate. who's
disgust is equal to your own. and wander GU
into the chilly street.