The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-22


too-Lolla heard very quick
ly. and vice versa. When they were in
a trolley car so crowded there was not
seat for each, Minna sat on Lolla's
lap or Lola on Minnas lap, with their
arms looped together to steady them,
and thus they posed, presenting a pic
ture which was at once the admiration
and envy of every young man in the
car.
Their ideas and their ideals were so
harmonious that they never quarreled
like some girls.
II WISH" said Minna, 1--WE had all we
wanted; then we could be awfully hap
py, couldn't we? Now, I'd like to go
somewhere every evening and never
stay in a single night
Yes. said Lola; wed go to the
theater tonight and see that lovely
tragedy of 'Zu-zu,' where we'd cry our
eyes out and enjoy it SO much. Tomor-
row night we'd go to a dance. and next
day somebody would take US out in an
automobile in the afternoon and bring
US back in time for dinner at the Ia
rantula and then get us each a box of
chocolate creams at 80 cents a pound;
then next night go to the opera and
have a box where all the other girls
would look up at US and envy us; then
next evening another dance, then some
other theater."
Just beautiful" exclaimed Minna
And / wish we could get into Is inch
corsets and have new chiffon waists,
with boas to match, every time we
wanted them. For the theater you'd
have tucked and frizzled pink chiffon
waist with your pretty brunette skin,
While I would have nile green stitch
ed with black Then for the dance I'd
have a pure white crepe de chine, and
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fresh pair of gloves every night
oh, you dearl'' murmured Lola ad-
miringly. It's just too sweet to think
of, And we'd have ten street gowns
apiece, with set of furs to match ev-
cry one. For Japanese red albatross
cloth we'd have black fox, and for the
blue broadcloth we'd have the 1oveliest
chinchilla.'
How sweet!' gushed Minna sAnd
I'd have for daytimes at home a baby
blue tea gown trimmed with lace and
ribbon streamers.''
And I'd have pink one to match
it," rejoined Lola. And when we got
up in the morning after a brilliant So
cial triumph we'd have a new novel
waiting for us, a nice novel-none of
your old. sober sided heavyweights like
Mrs. Humphry Wards or those coarse
things that Kipling writes. without any
love in them at all. but real sweet, pret-
ty stories, like The Duchess, where
the hero and heroine always marry.
Wed read awhile, then we'd sit and
think, and while we were thinking we'd
tap the bell and order the servant to
bring US plate of Neapolitan ice
cream"
'.Oh. how nice how nicel' exclaimed
Minna rapturously. "A new novel ev-
cry day! It's heavenly And in the
evening when we went to the dance
we'd have the pick of all the best look
ing fellows at the ball, and our pro,
grammes would be fourteen deep all the
time. and we'd dance every single round
dance and have all the men watching
to see how sylphlike we glided through
the mazes. And we'd never stop dane
| ing minute except when a stupid old
cotillon was on
mo- said Lola; 1--WE wouldn't And
our partners would know how to dance
we'll enough to keep from ripping our
trains up the back with their big, clum-
sy feet. They would wear the latest
fashion dress suit, each with a tiny
| flower in his buttonho1e and always
clean white gloves on. Yes, Minna, and
every one of them would be smooth
faced.'
Yes. indeed. Mustaches are old
style now. Nobody wears them but an
tiques, who look as if they had come
Jul VI the ark, N1lnna SAID SCOrnfuIlY.
And all the good looking young men
we know would be dying for u.s. said
Lola.
Yes" continued Minna-"that is"
correctingly, half would be dying for
you and half for me-"
Yes assented Lola; ''and by and
by we'd each select from them all one
we really loved-one with big eyes and
a masterful expression who looked like
the man fashion plates in the tailor
shop windows-and after keeping him
waiting in horrible suspense a year or
two we'd make him happy by promis-
ing to be his
Perfectly splendidi" murmured Min
ma. And he would be some young
prince in disguise who found us strug-
Cling in the clutch of a brutal villain
that was trying to carry US off. when
with one blow of his manly fist he laid
the wretch prostrate.''
Perfectly angelicl" exclaimed Lola.
JOSEPHINE HUNTER.