New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-14
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MORE FIENDs AND HoesN-RIpERs.

I've thought several times OF what YOU sad
that night. up at tho Mountain" said the young
to his hostess; about card tends. you know,
and other people who make themselves disagree
able"
I'm afraid" said the hostess laughing that
all have only too much occasion to remember
people who make themselves disagreeabIe"
We'll about hobbies for instance" continued
the man. The golf hends are wearying NE ex-
cessvely just now. I ike the game well enough.
and 7 can hold my own at IT, I think: but it's be-
yond me 10 spend every evening discussing the
puts and drives and tees-it's tease with a ven
geance, If you'll pardon the harmless pun
And fancy how much worse it is for people who
don't play. At least you can understand the IAN
gUaEe, but it's worse than Greek me-its san
scrit. had some people in yesterday afternoon 70
tea. and I assure YOU there was nothing for ne
to do but 70 grin-for can't call it smiling It
too forced and inane-and occasionally 10 say oh,
indeed or. Well I declare" in connection with
some impressive statement that meant nothing at
all to me I wanted to break in with some crazy
joke about wishing they would chain up the golf
lynx but 7 was afraid they would see how de-
voutly I wished they were all chained up"
Sometimes lot Of women get talking about
dress" said the young man Sets a fellow wild.
I don't say that a man takes no interest in dress.
but irs the general result that he's looking at.
He knows nothing OF the details. unless he's what
you'd call ladylike himself. You needn't take the
criticism home, you know. for it doesn't belong
except in a kind Of Joking, entertaining way
Thank YOU! There is credit due me- for I
haven't the temptation ike nice things well
as the average woman. I suppose, but after have
got what I get without worrying, I like TO let
IT rest there I haven't got dress the brain.
and long discussions on the subject bore me just
as much as they would bore man In cacL 7
eve some men could stand it better than can.
l knew a charming woman Once-bright, good hu-
In0red. AID really inteIIgent-but my hopes OF
bud bv her in0rdinate foudness for clothes It was
an inaruty with her, she had better ideas dwell
would talk Of i until grew 50 weary OF hats and
fabrics and styles that dreaded 70 visit her. and
fhe intimacy gradually dropped Of"
Il suppose its hard to- keep or your hobby OBJ
served the man. 81 don't know what might do
m mat in the paIny days OF bicycles I worried
the life out OF my friends with wheel talk I re-
nv hostess took me out 70 call IN some mutual
friends. The boys in the family had new wheels.
alzed that had not mentioned another sub
iect an the evening. I recalled that the women
hostess was the only one who ddu't ride wheel
she couldn't stem the tide ] IN usht she looked
nut YOU had the grace to realize il afterward
and reform, which is than most tends do
who ride themselves for hobbes. They'll talk for
hours about themselves and their wonderTul eN-
tbey don't know they ridiculous They calmly
Law claim 70 every virtue and every attraction
tIat sine really never has make effort TO
attract: in some way IL seems TO ne born IT ner-
his ON account. has 'zubdued kingdoms and
STOPPED the mouths OF Hons as the Bible saws
Nv saving nobody could have done il but ne
Honest. nowi IN not exaggeratng. But Inust
is and then. YOU know. we'd be gossipingr
Well it's grand fun 10 GOSSIP about psop,e ~
+, VIII mass the time for you've accused no one in
particular. except yourself