The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-22
JULIA KNEW HERSELF,

Thus She Found It an Easy Matter to
Bring John to the Proposing Point.
Chicago Inter-oeean: "oh. Mamie"
said the blonde girl to the brunette. Il
have cot a piece of news. John Davis
proposed to Julia Smith last night. and
Of course she said yes, and they are to
be married In September, and"
YES, I've heard 1t all; everybody in
the neighborhood knows all about it."
interrupted the brunette. And what's
more, l know exactly how she manag-
ed II. oh, she's sly one. is julia"
Tandem. moonlight. etc, spQse,"
said the blonde girl.
Nothing OF the sort" said the bru-
nette. Her scheme was really quite In
genious and original. 1t was like this:
John, you know, Is q queer sort OF
chan he Is athletic himself, and he
despises a woman who hasn't the hBure
OF q wnsherwoman and the strength OF
circus acrobat. He talks about the
physical degeneracy Of the American
woman, rails at corSetB md all that
sort Of thing and swears he'll never
marry q girl who hasn't constitution
like a Philippine woman or some other
kind Of savage. OF course. he doesn't
say all this point blank to the girls
themselves, but he's always limiting at
It, and when he's with the boys he talks
right out plain. OF course, Julia hears
all this from her brother Sam. She's
got q beautiful figure, Julia has,
must admit that. But she doesn't go
In for golf. and she isn't devoted to the
wheel. She's the other sort-distlnctly
feminine. you know, and all that sort OF
thing. She doesn't like short skirts or
mannish shirt waists and collars, ana
sticks to cffnging drRperies and such
things So, Of course, John, though ne
likes Julia quite little, falls into the
idea that she's soft. feminine, use
less sort Of creature, without any
strength. and nothing but a society
butterfly. r.,
'Well, 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 believe in girls
knowing how to do things about
house. Consequently, Julia knows how
to do all sorts Of things-waBh and
iron and cook and all the rest. So
one night Julia leads on the unsuspect-
ing John until he is riding his hobby
good and strong. Then she gets him to
admit that because she does not go into
athletics of all kinds he thinks she's q
gilded butterfly, or words TO that eff
feet. 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 the
ntre party against box OF gloves. OF
course. John himself is to be the Judge
that's the game.
"well. 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 the clothes. And
maybe she wasn't got up for his bene-
fit! She had on blue print gown, and
looked as neat as a pin. Just think OF
the possIbllitIes-sleeves rolled up to
the elbow over round, white arms;
cllnging skirts that revealed unsuspect-
ed charms over the washboard; dainty
attitudes as she stopped over the
clothes basket, and stood on tiptoe to
reach the clothes line; glimpses of slen-
der ankles. etc. Humph! No wonder he
proposed that very night"