New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29


summer holiday writes a present sojOurncr in
New England that I do md large hearted,
large Drained women slowed away among the green
hills ana IN the charming coast towns. IN homes
which glorihed by their presence, women who.
amid the OF house and garden work, find
time for mental culture: whose book shelves hold
well read and digested copies OF our best authors;
pretence striving each so lar as in her lies 10
diminish the amount Of physical and mora stIeF
whom the 81 the period has never found. al
woman OF this type. seeing her IN this normal. at
ira cttve surrounding. appreciates her and apDro-
PIRATES Ter for his own
To-day lie old rnaid'-now fast passing term
with It's s.ggesJon Of reproach and unfuIhued des-
tiny-'-Goes rot shuttle around in skinny ralnert
awkward SHOES and clumsy cotton gloves, with
horn side combs fastening few stray hairs to her
temples. nor has she sharp nose and angular law
and hollow cheeks and only Two 'front.' teeth She
doesn't necessarily keep a. cat or 90 To bed
dark or scoVl at little children or gather catnlp.
apply . broomstick n astouished dogs" so
wrote. not long ago. woman who had seen several
decades Of life. and whose comments are accord
.ngly well founded
The modern old maid every and
~ 10 date. She has her fun complement 81 hair
and teeth. keeps sunny presence. and has thor
otshlE sooa tiIles; - wears We tt54-- gowns
She goes 70 concerts and parties and suqpe-s and
bor,sa - ss 10 -ra5 ~ 1851 rt g-,.e
Jolly little spreads IT. she doesn't care whether
know # she does She can AFFORD 10 wait as men
often DO I'm they have seen Hfe' and when their
bones are fui OF aches and their sairIrs tanned
down and they have done going OUT. and want
someboev 70 scold al. mildly. and 20 nurse them
An, the modern old maid, has her eye teeth
cut she takes care Of herself instead Of her Sis
ter nine children. through mumps and measles
doesn't work that way Ior no wages and bare
Iteration day and night II she has no none
or poems or she is a bookkeeper. or she does
tnythng out nang on the skirts or someocdy
Tile ssc, IS. ne modern old maid is good
those v-7o have oatgroNu bread and butter She
!saS -Sl.- ""it Uori tlQil4!
and good look. She has live poets and sages and
never sees a cat: she c5uldnt tel a znu1box from
patent reaper. ana she mas handbook and
dividends"
James and Margaret playing in the sand
the other day at the Tent Hospital for tuberculosis
or the bones and joints conducted by the New
YORK Association for Improving the Condition OF
the Poor at Sea Breeze. West Coney Island
James IS a coored boy. ten years old Most OF
his life has been spent in hospitals away from the
talk Of the home and the streets, and he cannot
5e expected % know as much about affairs Of
enjoyed wider privileges Of observation.
Margaret is q lght-hared. bue-eyed girl OF
about the same In spite of the fact that she
! is hampered BY steel brace from her shoulders
| 10 her head all day her sunny. smiling face and
| They were telling each other about their family
anairs-femily secrets, may be-when James was
My mother has eight children"
thirteen. but I'VE OF them died: and just think.
three had never been chrstened"
Chrstenedr' said James with look Of wonder.
1.fsn.o 3s Tss nj you known
Yes; but what IL christenedT'
Just christened, say. You know what christ
mo, don't. Is chrtstened crooked legs. too?"