The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
What the Girls Find to Talk Abou1

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an-"Sh-h-hl Not always. But we do
sometimes But don't think that we Will
have to go to the lengths of pawning our
jewels or OR family plate a la the bridge
playing women of the society magazines,
than a cent a point. So you see that it
doesn't make ii a dangerous pastime,
though the small stakes do add excitement
to the game"
Two or three of the groups of women
who play bridge together have formed
themselves into little clubs and the meet
ings which happen with great frequency
One little group calls itself the "Dead-or-
Alive CLUB" Because you have some dead
ones among the members?" asks the hus-
band of one of the fmsmbers-a man given
TO slan6-but that understanding woman
rejOins Indignantly: well / should say
not-none OF US is a dead one. The name
means Wen all be there. dead or alive"
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One of Toms Christmas gifts was a copy
OF one of the volumes OF immortal animal
stories by Ernest Thompson Seton. Tom
has by this time learned most of the stories
so that he can say them backwards or side
ways, if necessary. and chief among his
favorites is the narrative of dear little
Molly Cottontail. Tom has Dummies of his
own. so, perhaps, that is why Molly Cot
tontail especially appeals to him.
One day last week Uncle Jim came to
town and father and he had royal good
times In the evening father concluded that
he would give dinner party for Uncle
Unjust a mems party with Uncle Jim
and Tom and himself for the guests. 1t
was Toms first dinner down town and the
cafe had the atmosphere of a seventh
heaven to his unaccustomed senses.
Wen have cocktail while were wait
ing, said father, after he had ordered all
kinds OF wondrous things. Toms eyes
danced. This was grander than he expect
ed. Ii seemed that down town one had ev-
erything that he though of caring for. He
knew that at home mother would never
have permitted him to have his pets at the
table, but down town every thing was diff
ferent.
The waiter brought some shallow little
glasses full of something to drink with
nice red cherries bobbing around; and both
father and Uncle Jim fished out the cher
rles and gave them to Tom to nibble, while
they slipped. Presently the waiter appeared
with tray full of things TO eat From time
10 time ne reapreared with more things to
eat; but never sign of what Tom was
watching for. Finally the question burst
forth: Papa, where are the rabbits?'
Father pOndered. "Why, we aren't going
to have rabbits. Tom. What ever made you
Toms eyes clouded in disappointment.
'You-you said fore we begun we'd have
some cottontails-an' I've been just await
in an awaiting.
Thomas" said father gravely, "You are
we'll acquainted with Molly Cottontail, who
is a wild animal you have known; tonight
you Will have TO put up with the cocktail
TO which Uncle Jim and have introduced
you; and which is a wild animal you have
not known.
Dependency was written upon Julietta s
every feature She settled herself in the
corner of the davenport and pulled off her
gloves with yank that showed her per-
turbation of spirit.
Never again, if / live to be a thousand
years old, will ask man TO take me any
where. if it's only just across the street,
Why? Why, because L asked man to take
me down to that Smith Browne wedding
last night-thats why! You don't think
that was very bad? Well, neither did L
when l asked him. You know despise girls
that ask or hint for men TO take them to
the theater, or TO dinner, or anything like
that; and / never ask man to do thing
for me that has the least expense about It,
except perhaps just fare. And so
didn't much mind asking this man TO take
me down TO the wedding-I was just going
to the church, and going 70 wear a
street gown, and, of course, that didn't
mean a carriage or anything.
We'll, he said he'd be delighted, and we
went On the way down we met Mary and
John, you know, and they were going too.
So asked them 10 come back TO the house
after the wedding, but they said no, they
were going on down TO the theater. Well.
when we got TO the church the church and
the steps and the sidewalk were filled, and
all we could do was to hover on the out
skirts. so, after a moment or two, we gave
up trying to get in, and my man said we'd
all go 10 the theater. | didn't feel very bad
about that, either. for ii only the
vaudeville; still, L rather hated 10 do H.
since l had asked him TO come. But we
went-and when we got there he reached
the Dox office first and bought the seats.
AFTER the theater John proposed that we
should go TO one of the cafes and get a
lunch; | guess he wanted to square UP for
the tickets, You know, and that was all
rlgnt, and felt perfectly comfortable about
tnat Wen. when we got into the cafe Jen-
ME Jones and her husband came In and
john asked them TO come eat with us. too.
| We all ordered a lot of things to eat and
Jennie whispered TO me that she had had
fuss with her husband and she was going
| 10 set even with him by ordering everything
| on the menu. and so / helped her pick out
and she ordered all kinds of expensive
| things, and We thought il was such a good
| joke. And then. what do you think? When
we finished my man got hold of the waiter
| before anybody else could reach him and
| he paid every cent of that bill and it was
perfectly dreadful one / know. Didn't
| do well asking a man TO take me on a
| simple, inexpensive little jaunt?'
And Julietta rolled her gloves up into a
vicious little ball and dabbed at her eyes
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