The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
WOMEN AFRAID OF NICE? POOH!
why, N THESE DAYS THEY AC-
TytLLr MAKE PETS or THEN.
n You Best~e TNs O,d joke On the But.
Ject. Read ssne Modern Instances
-Then. the Composition ~ . Woman's
Iuncheon IL Another q btect Of Errsr,


The new woman has furnished professional
Joker, nth q wealth 81 material. In sheer
gratitude the funny men might ALLOW the
old woman Jokes 70 retire from active
service and enjoy q quiet old s0s, But
they won't.
Now there IL the mouse Joke. It's origin
IL lost In the mists OF prehistoric yeaSs
There may have been Q time whom all wonan
feared mice. There may b. women who
fear mice now. but A. a matter Of fsct. the
modern woman takes her mice qus,ly.
Not long ago . black cat acquired chiefly
for decorative PURPOSES by q woman rclub
had the bad taste to institute . nous chass
through the dining room at the lunch hour,
There was stage sitting for the evergreen
Joke. but IN. women did not fall into the
traditional role.
Only one of tho crowd Shove signs OF
genuine discomfort. The others went on
with their luncheons -~ercnely or suspended
oreratlons to watch the chase with mild
amusement
One sporty girl in golf clothes offered
odds against the cat. Several women
said 'Horrid thing but they meant the
cat All sympathy seemed TO he with the
mouse. GrimAlkin hadn't = friend IN the
crowd.
A maid. carrying q heavily laden tray,
opened the kitchen door The nous
-cuttled across her feet and disappeared in
the kitchen The funny man would make
the maid drop her tray She did nothing
IL the kind She merely kicked the cat
gently and said:
Take shame TO yourself
The women went, ON with their luncheons.
TIE cat went back to it's ornamental po-
sition on the green deck The incident was
closed
channels. and there was much swapping
Of mouse stories. hut none 81 them was
shaped upon traditional and accepted
lines One college girl told Of the two
mice that always attended spreads given
In her wing at college
Al first tho intruders we're shy They
contented themselves with sureptitiously
picking up crumbs ,hs, happened TO fall
In shadow places, but later thu unin-
vited guests came boldly into the open.
They began to feel themselves q, home,
They understood that they were welcome.
No need To send them invitations They
were on hand early and stayed to help In
waning Un tft dishes
Two bachelor girls. one an artist. one q
teacher. have sublet a studio this year,
A mouse goes with the other studio proper.
ties and was one ~ the star Inducements
held out by the original incumbent.
He'a a genial Bohemian rodent. always
good tempered. ready to eat ANYTHING from
innocuous Prus-ion blue to deadly Welsh
rabbit. hu' when the finances 81 The s~tAb-
iishment are soaring and he can consult
his tastes. not the aych-quer ~ the MENACE.
he votes for caViare toast and beer
All visitors To tn. studio are on friendly
terms with him. No one " the feminine
visitors has ever seemed agi,ated by his
presence Another blow TO tradition.
Then there was the girl who was turned
out 81 her room one night, not hong ago. In
order ,ha, her brother college chum Nigh,
bc put up AT the family apartment. She
went into her sisters room, but quite forgot
TO commend her pet mouse To the guest.
The next morning. the Harvard MAJ
looked worn and tired. He assured his
hostess politely that he had slept we'll
pg' in an Internal night. hat a blankcty
blank little nouse Cavortai all over the
room and kept climbing IN the hed until
hr gave up al tica Of sleep. lightsd the gas
and put Ia the r"-t u the NIGH, reading
But WIZ should h. mind having a mouse
on his pillnvtH In vtired the rooms owner .
%.cornfullv when the tale OF woe was pasesd
on to he-
A New York woman. famed ~ q clever
writer. ha- male friends with q mouse, that
chambers mp on her deck and watches her
quietly A. long a. she drives her pen. When
she throws tho pen aside. the considerste
visitor de-Ccnds 20 social intercourse and
accepts a piece of candy, with gracious
appreciation. The candy l. always forth
coming
One particular drawer In the desk 1.
stored with II. and a. a testimonial To the
moral qualities Of the Gus II may ~
noted ths, no hole has ever he.n srawel
through that drawer, though other wood
work In the room has sun cred
A. an uptown boarding school whose
pupils are Of IA" age at which screams and
excitement are tn" breath of life 70 them,
mice galore roam about the rooms. A
woman who II hairdre>ser In ordinary to
the Institution remarked, not long ago,
that, she had never been Ia the school without
seeing mice. and never had known one of
The girls to show IN. slightest concern over
the creatures
A well known cooking school has its
pot mou-a. which Ia on familiar terms
with he pupils and lives on the fat Of the
land Lately 80 many other mice hive
lnineI IN" privileged incumbent that II
Is -,Ispeotet of having passed the tip along.
In tramp fashion.
The teacher has suggested trara. but
he girls CTici out against u What Was
o insure their favorite from being the first
NJ. AZ present. the mice enjoy
immunity. but the ianitor has his orders,
mi som" iay In the near future the am
bryo cooks will miss their little pla
There may still be women who are afraid
v mice. hut as a sci characteristic the fear
ana evidently lost its standing. and tho
loary Joke has lost lis point
Another idea about womankind to which
men ciing with u devotion worthy Of a
cause u the luncheon fallacy Some
.her" somehow. there was established
/ Proposition that all women ordered I'M
lo-slblc luuCh"uns Ever since then comic
,au-rs have served lobster salad and choco.
eclairs To lunching damsels.
Their" may he women who order them.
average woman does nothing 81 tho
lind Working girls Ia III. downtown
districts may show a prediction for pie
- DO the men Watch the men AZ any
,uick lunch counter Nine out OF ten Of
he CUSTOMERS look H. prosperous bu-i-
men, aud eight out 81 the nine lunch
N apple pic or slabs Of ~strawberry short
AXE. according tu season.
Al a help yourself lunch kitchen. pat
,oniz"d exclusively by working girls who
pend only n few cents on luncheon, sour =,
nd SANDWICHES and Vegetables are by ,
nns odds ~" most popular items on the
Ill ~ fare !
Ipsovu restaurant keerers who cater IN !