The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-10
WOMEN'S ODD LITTLE WAYS.

Miss lvie Rose and Miss Girtv Dow,
had been inseparable friends for eleven
months. IS days and 10 hours which is a
long time Tor girls. To he bosom. crnms
without a quarrel What one knew the
other found out az fast as feminine
tongue could tell IT,. Each Saturday nisht
they compared notes to ascertain which
In the way OF an altogether friendly RI
yalry, had inveigled more ice creams
out of Innocent young men and stiil more
innocent old ones
But there came a ume--alas the day
when the electric, loving cords that
united them were disrupted. after the
manner Of girls friendships.
The two friends dressed alike with a
| difference--not precisely alike, for that
was ''iakey" they said--but as nearly
alike as they might and not be jakey.
When the present seasons styles ap-
peared each got a shirt waist open up the
back, multissimally tucked and OF the
ultra fashionable dried hay color. But
they were not OF the same material
The Ice cream young man who was
beginning TO show symptoms Of becom-
ing Girty Downs steady company had
observed the similarityof the shirt waists
and, with mans blunderIng indscrim-
inatlon. had remarked TO Ivie that the
two were precisely alike. Now. Ivie's
shirt waist had cost more than Girtys,
and she resented the comparison slightly.
She explained I'm technical terms the dif-
ference. II may be, indeed. that she was
unable t0 resist the natural feminine
INN ts. f.Il "A hnE Sla afaf
cost dollar more than Girty's. The
young man. being very silly young
man. told Girty Then came the vol
canlc eruption that tore apart the twin
souls
II understand you've been talking
about me" said Glrty. with "A dangerous
fash OF her eye. II understand you've
been making fun OF my shirt waist and
saying IL was cheap. slum shop thing
II didn't; | never did In the world, !"
said lvie. II know who's been telling
!. you this. and he just did IL to break our
friendship lie says 10 me. he he says.
You and Glrty have got shirt waists
exactly alike, haven't YOU?
II says. No says they aint. Mine
Is real silk: Grty's Is close 10 silk I
says. might have said mine cost a
little bit more than yours: / don't know
| II did but meaning no harm il did.
And ] says, mine is silk, and Girty's
is close TO SILK | says. Just so he'd know
the difference. Then ! says. Mine has got
70 tucks In the sleeves and Girtys has
'S and mine has 300 tucks altogether and
hers has 2sS. says.
II know snapped out Girty. And
you just did II 10 make him think YOU
are richer than | am and get him away
from me.
II didn't do any such thing" Kissed
Ivie. "a wouldn't be seen At a dog fight
with fellow that ever went with YOU,
with your cheap old dresses all fraz-
zled out around the bottom and covered
with grease spots! Your name ought 10
be spelled the other way Dirty Gown
instead of Girty Down-and then IL would
suit you Miss Dirty Gown"
sand you didn't try 10 get my steady
company away from me, did you?" Kissed
Girty I'm return. "Oh, no. You didn't try
10 get my little sister 10 mail letter
for you 10 him the other day. and my
little sister wouldn't do IT, but she says
90 YOU she says NO, I won't mail any
letter for YOU. and you'd better get up
and do your work instead of sitting there
writing 10 my sisters gentleman com
pany,' she SAYS. You never did that did
you?"-Tabitha Sourgrapes.