Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22
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Thor. Is no reason why there Stlou!d not
lie romance IN street car as well as in
wooded dell or on moonlit lake or other
spot which IS supposed to be specially con-
genial to the birth Of such feelings The
street car company makes no extra charge,
even if the busy conductor finally becomes
conscious that some influence is in the ar
which is usually believed to be apparent
when the affections are stirred.
Moreover. IT ~as ii rainy day and the cur
tains We're drawn and the few passengers
aboard stood rather dejectedly between the
seats. which were splashed with rain anu
wore too wet to he used. Rather a forlorn
situation in general, and it was so on TINS
occasion. until one Of the curtains %as
raised and a young woman ~ 49, 80
aboard. She had cheerful, siniilhs ~
and somehow Il brighter atmosphere pvst'
u be dinused in her immediate loJ"ii ~
The man next to her helped her WIN tLc
umbrella and the one behind oHered 10 Fds'
her fare to tie conductor. who had for
saken the footboard 10 avoid the oo"n
pcuI of rain. ,.o,
edgrnent of these attentions aud the rath-
er glum group began to soften ana 10 I'oh
happier In fact the man who was stahu-
ing between the row Of seats pesil.ea . IN
woman actually seemed by MS eApfeSSAoii
to have forgotten his disComf0rts
He had apparently come upon a sovereign
cure for a variety of disposition which ne
uIariv desirable As he was speculatlng
upon the probability of having furtheF
treatment from this attractive physician.
Ee heard her remark to a lady IN the seat
behind, with whom she Aitu sotteh INV
..,ltrses are so careless and l am anxious
to get home 10 find out if my baby got IN
before the storm began.
Then the man suffered a sudden relapse
ami his rnoros. ness seemed to take on d
deeper tiuge OF black than it had before
You meet with all sorts of unexpected
characters and get your eyes opened con-
sIde!ebIy during a trip abroad" said trav-
eled Washington man TO Star reporter
the other day. The incident happened to
me some time ego. but it has been partic-
ultriy recalled by the press dispatches in
the papers recently from the other side the
water.
L was with my fanny at Pau, in the
south of France. That is a charming re-
sort. that has both winter and a summer
season but We happened to strike there
just between the two. In fact we We're the
only guests in the big hotel except an ell
derby gentleman. who also seemed to be
stopping there with two male companions.
We had plenty OF chance to take stock of
him and he Of US. He was rather nice
looking old fellow. well dressed and seemed
to have an abundance of money. But you
pedn resorts.
He went out driving every afternoon with
his two companions, and as he drove past
US as We sat on the verandI of the hotel
he got in The habit of lifting his hat to us.
90 Pretty fresh old guy. said | 20 my
father. we have not been introduced. but
he acts IS If we were his long-lost rela-
oh. WELL said my father I suppose
it is all right. We are the only people in
the hotel, and I guess ne just Intends to
be friendly
IAN that might have been true. I know
/ did rot intend TO lend the old fellow any
money IL he limited for It, but l did not
know how easy my father might be; SO l
took occasion the next day or two to in
quire at the office who our fellow-guest
was. II was not anybody but Oscar, King
of Sweden, and at that time also of Nor
way. He was just down there for a Vaca-
tion because IL happened to be a restful
and retired spot. He continued TO speak
genially as long as he was there, and on
leaving he sent p. =. c. cards to all the
members OF our party. OF course, my sis
tiers and mother frOze onto theirs and took
them home to display on top of their card
receivers as evidence that we had kings
and things calling on us while abroad. AS
FAR as l was concerned it was the first
time I ever knew that kings had visiting
cards. though / have occasionally seen
kings on cards. both before and since
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The summer boy, as a companion piece
for the summer girl. has made his appear
ance In Washington. according TO an OBJ
serving modiste who is eternally on the
lookout for something new in the matter
of dress. both feminine and masculine.
THE summer boy IS an awfully cute fell
low said the mOdste. Il observed one
of them on Pennsylvania avenue today. He
wore Iow-quartered white shoes, Immaculate
duck trousers, turned up at the bottoms
just far enough 20 expose his snowy white
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vari-ColoCed silk band. a neat fitting
blouse coat: pale blue outing shirt, starcLed
and roued to polish and relieved by
delicate lavender fOur-in-hand tie, from
which cluster OF pearls gllttered. lie wore
rings Of course. and was Just too utterly
utter for anything. 1t struck me that he
had just stepped from under glass case"
There seems TO be something inherently
disiHtegrating 70 ones moral fiber about
horse trading. At the same time one ought
to know a little about the anatomy and
dentation of horse before denouncing the
seller thereof. There Is lady In town
who for some time thought that she had
been badly done by a gentleman well
known in Washington society as Il horse
expert, and one time stationed with the
cavalry at Fort Myer. She bought the
horse as q guaranteed six-year-Old, and he
was pretty good-loOkiug horse at that
on her shortly after and found her almost
in tears. Il really did not think gentle
man would do such a thing said she
when She had controlled her feelings suffi-
GENTLY 10 speak but I've been most out
rageously swindled and I want you to
look at the horse
The officer appealed to followed his hos
tess TO the vine-clad stable In the rear OF
the residence and found the horse appar-
emily IN good condition. enjoying himself
baf We a ING
luncheon on japanese ivy of the stable
wall.
What's the matter with him?'' he asked
for product OF hts brother officers
horse manIpulations this beast looked de-
cdedly 1T.
Matter? Matter enough" said the in
jured lady, and she stroked the horses
nose and opened his mouth. why this
horse was sold me with Captain Blanks
solemn word that he was only six years
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