The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
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Aren't editors funy?" said Polly. COM
ing into my office ike chiffon Whirl-
wind: Il mean when they don try to oe'
she added. gurgling, as she united the
bow under her chin and bega making OH
her gloves.
..Editors?" I inquired, in establishment
rising resignedly from my desk and put
ting away my briefs.
yes" said Polly ignoring the chair l
offered her and seating herself on the cor
ner of the desk with her ruffies all over
nv papers. the men VINO print the pa
pers an dmagazines, you know she
explained.
..Wbv why on earth'-I began, Polly,
/ stammered in a shocked tone, as sud
den idea dawned on me, you aren't going
10 try to be-literary-or anything-are
you
Polly looked at me accUsingly.
You don't fancy I'd look well in COM
n,on-sense shoes. do you?" she replied,
and n commou-senss waist-line, and
stride ana glasses, and inl<y fingers, and
Il do not" ] remarked decidedly
We'll said Polly, that's being lit
erarv. That's what Imogen Brown is.
Why. she's even stopped putting powder
on her nose Jack ard she wouldn't chew
a violet breath perfuUe when l offered
one. She says those things are frivolous
and thai business and 1rills won't mix;
and that editors have an idea that when a
girls skirts are long and frilly her ideas
are apt to be long-drawn-out and incon-
sequental; and that when she spends
great deal Of time on her hats and her
pompadours-the outside of her head, yon
know-there isn't much On the inside. and
that fixing your cuIls is a deadly enemy
10 nling columns ana that peau d Es-
payne won't mix with printers ink.
oh, / see. said /. while Pclly made a
fan out of my clients will, 'Imosen has
editors differentiated from here men,
hasn't she? What sort Of things does
Irnogen Observation-Disclosures or pieces
for the womans page, or how 10 trim
over "A petticoat and make puddings out
of paper shavings?'
Neither Mir. Heavyfeather.' said
Polly. with offended dignity; she writes
philosophical articles. The kind. you
know that tell about The Art of Man
aging a Man "
she didn't manage to get Bobby Pad
dleford, / remarked.
And How to BE Popular With the
Sterner Sex continued Polly
= never saw her when she was popu-
lar enough to get her dance programme
filled" l inte~jected.
Ard the Finer Forms of Fascinat-
ing
Ugh I ~grunted. Her form isn't
fascinating"
Don't be sarcastic remarked Polly.
''Imogene has al those theories down
beautifully.
PERHAPS" I agreed. taking seat
where l could watch the sunlight filter
Ing through PoIys hat upon her har.
but It's the practice, Polly. that counts.
Now. I fancy that you for instance,
could give me lots Of points on
Dear me-" said Polly, elancing at the
clock It's almost time for luncheon
ON the wearing of picture hats, I
continued ignoring the interruption. and
the manipulation of awkward situations,
an dtbe art Of filing your programme.
and the Iseding Of fattery. and the
sciencce--'
Fancy she cred, "Imogen in a pic
ture hat, Besides" she added. 1t would
not do her any good. Picture hats have
no business in q newspaper Office, you
know"
You are right" I remarked. The
picture hat more than any one thing is
responsible for the printing of a lot of
Eush and slush and much that otherwise
would not have got beyond the office
boy or the waste basket. When a man
secs "a picture hat coming in at one door
Of lis Office lie should dodge out the
other. Tor he ought to know then and
there that everv rose on that hat means
q dollar out OF his pocket for charity
bazaar, ora patent penwiper or set of
Zola-or maybe oniy-luncheon at Stan
Iey's"
Il don't like Stanley's," remarked Pol
~. Think Du Points is much nicer
especially for oysters. BIT I'll 90. if you
want mo to- she suggested begning to
tie the bow under her chin and sticking