The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

fond of quoting. Would you change places
with her? To be sure, when you meet her
on the street. in her own home on re-
ceiving days. she is always stylish But
you call once when she isn't expecting you,
and get a glimpse into the house when IL
isn't ready for Jour inspection. You will
see enough mussiness and disorder TO last
you your lifetime. Above mussy silk XII
mona you will see ears that would bear
washing, and you will corners that
haven't been introduced to the whiskbroom
lately, and things lying around whose place
in my house is in drawers and closets"
Il know" sighed the other, ''but Bob is
always remarking on what stunning dress
er she is. And that she is SO up TO date.
And that she has such fine presence
among roomfu OF other women
Doubtless. But does Bob spend the most
of his spare time at the club. as Y. does?
Did you ever hear Bob complain of dust on
his pet books or of lost gloves?'
The other laughed in spite of herself
Hardly. To tell the truth, he does COM
plain sometimes of tidiness''
And oughtn't you to feel proud of il?
Growling's one of the curious ways the
masculine homo has of showing his pride
in a well-kept house. Because he doesn't
find his pipe the edge of the chair where
he left 1.-THE says things. But, my dear,
if he did find ii there. along with mussy
ashes on the floor, old newspapers and
dust instead of having to rummage il
out from where it belonged, instead of set
Ting down over the whole room and fun
igating the house comfortably the excellent
man would put that pipe of his in his pock-
ct, his hat on his head, and make tracks
for the club
But it was style you were speaking
Of Mary, wasn't it? My dear, you have
a very good substitute for style. That
fresh crinkle coming through the rose
bushes just now was pleasanter to me than
Mrs. KS silken rustic after my home
glimpse of her."
The other looked at the speaker humor-
ously. You forget. Lizzy. You've had
home glimpses of me also. with my hair
beautifully wapsed, and my tie somewhere
under one ear"
Then there was very substantial rea-
son for 1t. You were working. Besides
your wapsed hair wasn't frowsy pompa-
dour, and the tie was the connection be-
4
can't imagine you in a crumply, half-pinned
kimona, so you needn't try to make me.
There is no comparison possible between
your honest neatness. Mary, and Mrs. KS
background slovenliness and to-be-seen
overdressedness.
For reply the other spread out the i'm
provised fan upon her lap and smoothed it
in half embarrassed way. "Lizzy!' she
said. "Lizzy. I'm going to have the salts
faction of being frank with you, just for
the once, If you will promise never to twit
me of it. It's dreadfully weak, I know,
but if l could look once-just Once-into my
cheval and fail to see myself the smile Of
a tailor-suited clothes-horse. If l could see
instead a tall, plump, pretty-faced, fluffy
haired woman looking out at me-Lizzy,
honest, that's my idea of heaven! Silly,
isn't it? But if there are celestial chevals,
i know l shall see myself trailing lengths
gracefully and showing my shoulders with
out being ridiculous
In spite of herself the clever little wom-
an dropped her work and leaned back in
her chair and laughed. She was sorry, but
the form of this unexpected ideal was so
funny that it took her by surprise.
ans ideal is always just what she is not.
/ know mine isl
You! Why Lizzy, you are pretty and
you can have all the frills and pretty colors
and fuffiness you want. While II suppose
it is because l am not young any more that
makes me grow so dreadfully afraid of peo-
pie accusing me of trying to be 'girlish if
put on any but plain and sober things.
"Oh Fiddle-didde-dee.' the clever little
woman laid her work aside for a moment.
Look here Mary, I'm just going to cap
your frankness. Whether l wear my years
gracefully or not, intend when 1 am sixty
to have scent bottles all over my dressing
table and I'm going to have pink sachet
bags in my handkerchiefs and baby ribbon
on my night gowns.
IF l could just make you realize. Mary,
that you do really grow old faster dwelling
on what you please to term your plainness.
Instead of thinking of your shoulders and
your face, if you would just put on a pref
ty gown and look at that-ten to one other
people would too. Because you believe you
are not pretty yourself you shun pretty