Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-10
AS YOU LIKE IT.
some Stray Leaves From Reporters
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 "A little Hash of humor on the part of a witness will often destroy the best of legal examinations" said a we'll known lawyer. Not long ago I had criminal case in which one of the best witnesses for the prosecution was negro. Before the coroner he had made two different statements as to the number of times he had seen one of the principals in the case, and l intended to trip him up on it in the cross examination. If he said the first number I should confront him with the other statement from the testi- mony before the coroner and vice yer sa. I thought l had him corneTed, no matter how he answered. was re- serving the question for the climax, and finally asked him in my most confident manner, How many times did you say that you saw this child?' He hesitated moment and then re. piled in surly tone: I didn't say l saw it at all. said I seen it. Even the judge had to smile, and, though l hammered away at him, all the effect that had sought was lost beyond re- pair.'' t
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 Nothing is more graceful than a v fully. Nothing is more awkward than "a woman who is not dainty about dancing said a young devotee of the ball room to the As You Like it Man a day or two ago. The woman who dances with her nose out of shape against her partners coat sleeve is not graceful. The woman who dances with her chin resting on his shoulder is no more attractive. The woman who lays her cheek lovingly against the mans arm is not good to look up- on. The woman that permits a man to fling her acress the dancing hall is not wise nor is she graceful. Women endure much at the hand of tor in the arms of the men with whom they dance, They are gracious and slntl- ing when man holds them so closely that they can hardly breathe. They endure the men who chase frantically across the room with them. They make the best of the men who rub the skin off the tops of their noses on rough coats. They even tolerate tho men who plant grimy hands against the back of the immaculate white waist. All this they tolerate in men because they are afraid Of offending them. The chances are that men would be grateful to the girl who told them in the right way that she didn't enjoy having her nose skinned, that she could dispense with the wild rush across the floor, that she didi want to keep her waist back clean and that she liked little freedom of movement so she could dance easily. Men want to learn; they are more sensible and more generous about suggestions of that kind than most women believe.
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 The subject of manners in public places is an old question and has been discussed so often that many consider it a threadbare subject Nevertheless a case that came under the As You Like 1t Mans" notice several days ago seems to call for> few words. As one of the most exclusive audiences of the season was moving out of Polls theater, after one of the "big" per formances, think it was rThe Girl From Kay.s,s well known profesz sit1af man was noticed sta1king up the aisle with a cigar in his .hioifth. He was having what some people call q dry smoke, and he was accompanied by a lady, too. In the lobby were a number of young "bloods," some in evening dress, and nearly every one of them had cigarette, either in the corner of his mouth. or between his fingers. Some were lighted, and the owners were sending streams of dis agreeable smoke into the faces of those about them. A day or two ago I saw a man scratch a match on the door casing, inside of a well known place of business. It is a common oc- currenee for smokers to do this on the outside, and these Individuals think it is their right and privilege. Every business man has probably run across the young man who runs errands and does other work around place of business which he thinks he owns. He comes into one's place smoking and very often giveaa last puff to his cigarette after he enters and blows the smoke over his head, expectorates en the floor and then deliver himself of his message. If one were to rebuke such a person he would be called crank or somethina worse. It seems strange that these things should oc- eur in this enlightened age, but they do.