Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12
JULIA'S CHARMS.
She Developed Several New Ones
That Easily Won Her Game.
An Unfinished Joke, and the Reason Why
Twin Chicken Curiosities.

''Oh, Mamie" said the blonde girl to
the brunette, I've got piece Of news,
John Davis proposed to Julia Smith.
last night, and of course she said yes,
and they are to be married in Septem-
Der, and
Yes, I've heard it all; everybody in
the neighborhood knows all about it,"
interrupted the brunette. And what's
more. l know exactly how she man
aged it. Oh, she's a sly one, is Julia"
Tandem, moonlight, etc, spose,"
said the blonde girl.
Nothing Of the sort" said the bru-
nette. Her scheme was was really
quite ingenious and original. 1t was
like this: John. you know, is queer
sort of chap. He is athletic him
self, and he dispises a woman who
hasn't the figure of washerwoman
| and the strength of a circus acrobat.
| He talks about the physical degen-
eracy of the American woman, rails
at corsets and all that sort of thing
and swears he'll never marry a girl
who hasn't constitution like Phil
| ippine woman or some other kind of
| savage. OF course, he doesn't say all
| this point blank to the girls them
selves, but he's always limiting at it,
and when he's with the boys he talks
| ~, nh Lat, a
all this from her brother Sam. She's
| Got a beautiful figure, Julia has.
in for golf. and she isn't devoted to the
| wheel. She's the other sort-distinct-
! ~ feminine. you know, and all that
sort of thing. She doesn't like short
skirts or mannish shirt waists and col
lars, and sticks TO clinging draperies
and such things. So, of course, John,
though he likes Julia quite little,
! falls into the idea that she's a soft.
feminine, useless sort of creature
without any strength, and nothing but
a society butterfly.
We'll. Julia sizes up the situation
and makes up her mind to open Johns
eyes. Her mother, you know. is a
splendid housekeeper and one of those
practical women who bellows in girls
knowing how to do thinks about a
to do all sorts of things-wash and iron
and cook and all the rest. SO one
! night Julia leads on the unsuspectine
John until he is riding his hobby good
and strong. Then she gets him to ad-
nit that because she does not go into
athletics of any kind he thinks she's
gilded butterfly or words to that effect.
Then she up and offers to bet him
that she'll do the family washing the
next Monday. and do it in style. He
can't back out and she wagers a box
of chocolates. OF course, John himself
is to be the judge-thats the game.
We'll, John shows up Monday morn
ing and finds Julia well along with the
washing; in fact, she's just ready to
hang out the first of her clothes. And
maybe she wasn't got up for his bene-
fit! She had on blue print gown. and
looked as neat as pin. Just think of
the observation-disclosures rolled IN tn
the elbow over round white arms:
clinging skirts that revealed unsus-
pected charms over the washboard.
dainty attitudes as she stopped over
the clothes basket, and stood on tip
toe to reach the clothes line: glimpses
OF slender ankles, etc. Humph, No
wonder he proposed that very night
Inc character of the old joke has be-
come decidedly stormy one.
few evenings ago at little gather
ing one of the girls said she had heard
such good story.
IT happened only last week" she
said. "A young woman whose home is
on one of the cross streets was receiy-
ing call from young man, and it
came on to rain dreadfuny. You must
remember the night Several times the
young man offered to go. but each time
~ ralned harder than ever. He lived
about half a mile away. but, of course
1t meant thorough drenching to ven
ture out. Finally the girl said. Well.
It would be simply uncivilized to turn
you out such a night as this. Brother