The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-30
The Woman
Who Waivers

making up npr NINA tnan does the aver
age man, not so much because she has
more to make up, but the process Ne
uuircS more time from having to be done
over again so often.
The world is throngcd with strong
minded women who can make up their
minds in an instant and they are made
up for keeps: and there are hosts of
weak minded men who fail in that direct
ion from lack of material to work on,
but both types together are not 50 dis
comforting as the weather vane sort of
woman who shifts with every wind IF
opinion that blows. She possesses At
least the virtue of consistency, for she
vacillates about everything from getting
married to carrying an umbrella in
threatened weather, and she does both
finally because some man and a splash OF
rain decide the respective question for
her.
There seems to be Il special providence
appointed for the woman who waivers.
for she generally gets off free, while the
consequences of her shifting fall on some
one else as unerringly as the specially
timed bullet hits the innocent bystandcr.
She goes into store and n tired clerk
pulls down half the stock for her salts
faction. and a dozen samples are cut for
her to take home and put under the pill
low to dream on, and name the bed posts
'or and in this way her choice is 70.
'Uced to two things. and a final decision
forced by one of these being all sold
out.
She plans to go to Kirkwood. but hest
tutnS whnt hnr tn toxic thn train pr Ct
ar until the train leaves promptly with
nut her and her car is laid out on a
witch and her friends wait lunch and
inally eat without her
Her husband craftily reconnoiters and
discovers her probable preferences and
~ StpnuouSly opposing them forces a
decision, but usually he is uncertain
which way she is going to jump until she
| 'ands. which is likely to be on him.
She euuipS her children with rubberS
and umbrella and hauls them in off thu
orch to remove the things. and Their
,nwlS after their vanishing figures vair
'ommand to return.
She starts across Il street. heSitntes re.
| turns. then wanderS screnely over while
| The scared motorman flats Il wheel in a
slide under emergency brakes. Her spe-
'ial providence is there. for a man in her
| place would have also wandered screncly
| rNrr Jordan by way OF the morgue.
The uncertain woman needs n new
| lat and she asks the opinion of all her
'ri"rds as to its color. and tries on
| Twenty-Five confcctions. and despite the
reflections of the miIlner's mirror her
'hoce is fixed on the last and least be.
l,., al. 1 l., : a.
| whistle.
She needs n new suit, and the trying
| process is repeated, and she wants the
blue. but finds il a little expensive. and
| likes tn" green. but fears it will fade.
md admircs the red, hut it looks little
warm for summer. and is pleased with
| the tan. but it is easily Soied. and her
husband. after waiting in vain for her
| o join him ut the cafe, scents the fami-
lar difficulty and happens in and orders
| he blue sent home by special delivery.
She heSitatcS about signing II new
ease on her house until n prohibitivc
Dricc is set and she spends her days at
| he tlatrcntng agencies and in looking
lround and her nights ut home in chang
| ing her mind. \ tiled bathroom in her
Attest choice is offset by gas range in
| later one. and her husband losses lp 4
deciding penny for her. and both flats
| are gone ana time is up, and he stores
| the furniture to give her chance to look
further, and he loves her in spite of her
| vacillntionS-thc sweet man .
Her servants adore her. although she
| ISSUES conflicting orders. and her children
| worship her, although they do not always
respect her. and her friends make Sacri-
| fees for her and are tenderly attached
| to her although their regard is tingel
with pity as for one who is mentally n
little off but does not realize the diff
ciency.-Geneva Lane.