Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08
AROUND THE CITY

woman in Il trig riding habit. whip
Ia hand and dog at side, was stepping
beeziy along the nth street tagging of
the war Department Her hair was tuck
ed under her stiff black derby: her tight
jacket opened over a white shirt with
Iaannish. collar and tie. and the lifted skirt
revealed glinlpses Of patent leather boots.
20 the knee.
To a party Of tourists filing out of the
department she possessed all the value of
free show.
The half dozen members followed and
stared until she outstepped them, when one
OF the party, who was evidently undecided
whether the trig breezy figure was he
woman or a sherman. asked Il passing ma
tive:
Was that Dr Mary Walker?"
That lady crossing over there with the
dcg2 No, ma'am. that's the Presidents
daughter, Mrs. Longw0rth."
OF course II wasn't Mrs. Longworth-and
you could tell by the way the native said
stui-
All Of us have our temptations.
NO Heat"
a pasleboard sign with this lettering
hung in the tower window Of a building at
18Th and d streets northeast. Two women.
who were evidently strangers TO the neigh
boIhood, stopped to read the sign, and one
OF them remarked approvingly:,
Now. that shows nice sense of nom
eaty! Id like to live with the woman who
keeps this house II i. wasn't so out of the
way. She lets you know beforehand that
you have got to furnish your own fire in
stead or letting you move in and find II
out for yourself-after you've paid a
months rent IN advance. l reckon that's
the landlady's husband. or, maybe. he's the
JantJor. Wait until l find out
They had walked slowly by the building
uutH they came 20 a cavernous arch on
one side OF which stood "A young man us
II on duty. The woman with the roOming
experience Immediately switched her re
marks from her companion TO the young
man.
4 see you have a no heat sign in the
-indow Of the corner nat Does ii mean
that there is no furnace
The young man who was expected TO be
either the landladys husband or the jani-
tor touched his hat politely and answered:
No. madam The sign is to notify con-
ductols along the line that the cars are not
10 be heated today"
Il might have known Il wasn't a land
lady's doinSs!' sighed the woman as the
two got in the that had just crawled
from under the arch OF the car barn.
one customer at a millinery opening was
hard to please. The polite little clerk had
taken nearly every pattern hat from it's
peg in the showcase, and finally held out
for inspection q small sailor with ribbon
and quilts In front and the usual cascade
OF tulle foam'ng under tho back brim
II don't want a hat that wears "a bus
tie" announced the customer.
The clerk selected a double plaque of
SOFT. creamy chip, with pale yellow roses
between
Looks like a pie with custard filln'.''
How do you like these? This cooked ha {
is the Paul Jones and this sailor Is the new
Johnny Jones which is all the rage in New
York"
''Weli. II 4 was to go home with one or
them JoneSes on my head my husband
would be In rage, too For goodness
sakei what do you call that thing?"
This Is the Henry Will"
Wei, II thatz tne eigath, l pity the
other seven. say. haven't YOU got any SORT
OF a shape suitable for a middle-aged
woman who doesn't want to go around
lool1iu' silly in a hat too young for her and
who amt old enough to be her own granny ?