The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
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They were talking together at the soda

They were talking together at the soda
water counter. and the conversation hap
pened to turn on the vanity Of men.
Don't talk to me about women being
vain" said the girl in the brown Nor
folk suit "Just watch man getting in.
to an elevator and before he gets out
again, nine chances out OF ten, he will
take q surreptitious glance into the mir
ror. Women are not the only ones who
have found out how useful the looking
glasses in elevators are. What I've often.
wonders Is who first started the idea OF
putting mirrors In elevators, whether it
was a man or woman; but one thing is
certain they arc not put there solely for
women folks. else why a do they have
them in the elevators In the big office
buildings which are patron1zed almost
entirely by men? II you keep your eyes
open, you will every now and then catch
man as soon as he gets In. whip out
his ever-present companion. a small comb,
and begin to groom his moustache. Then.
he gives a gratifed glance ut his tout
ensemble and gets out Lot me toll you
that more men carry pocket mirrors and
pocket combs than you think. = wound
UP the speaker, as she turned her atten-
ton to her frothy, fluffy chocolate Soda
II believe that" fervently chlmed in
the girl In the squirrel tippet. why, on
the street the other day, l saw man
stop and carefully look at his moustache,
the part In his hair and his neckt!e In
one OF the polished brass signs they have
In front of the shops What women would
think OF doing such thing !? They say
that women use shop windows as look
glass, but tho truth Is that the hope
lessly old or the blind men are about the
only ones who neglect to glance at their
own manly figures as seen IN the passing
shop which the glass reflects And let
me tell YOU, too, that every time you
see a man stop in front OF shop win-5
dow, It is not to gaze IN rapt admiration
at the things on show. It's only another
evidence that masculine vanity Is by no
means ignorant OF tho fact that shop
windows make good mirrors.
"Oh that's nothing" said the girl in
the red geranium toQue. as the other girl
stopped to take breath and sip her Ice
who carried powder pun in his pocket.
Yes, really! 1t wasn't an lnfnitesmal one
such us girls wear to dab the shine off
their noses. but size made to SEQ hard
service"
: "Well, that is tho lmit!" calculated
the girl in the squirrel tlppet, as the three
waited out of sight. and hearing pre-
sumably to exchange still deeper expert
ences as to the superior vanity OF man.
b That there are certainly some men In
the world susceptible to the, weakness
which is supposed to be so oyerwhelm-
lngly monopolizcd by woman Is horne out
by the testimony OF the shops. The fash
5ionable jewellers are quite ready to CON
front the Investigator with mustache
combs in varied designs. Usually they
are made to hang OH the end OF the watch
chain, A tiny shell comb, Just about big
enough to fulfill Its purpose. Is carried
In a silver case which may be perfectly
plain or elaboratey decorated. Frequent
" the monogram Ia engraved on tho case.
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