The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18

hotel so filled, as it does to storm San
Juan Hill. l had the courage.
Married men, being considered harm
less creatures, get easily acquainted,
and within two days ! had managed to
be zen famille" with all the ladies,
young and old. How those women
loved each other! 1t was delightful to
notice the pretty amenities they show
cred upon each other. Here are few
samples:
One afternoon at three, was sitting
in a corner of the veranda reading the
five o'clock edition of the New York
Evening Journal of the same date
everything is possible to Mr.. Hearst.
Three young ladies were rocking them
selves and gossiping near by. Outside,
a young gent was waiting with
buggy, into which he presently helped
young lady from our hotel and drove
off with her.
"That Ida Bell is actually throwing
herself on that young fellow! Why,
she's twenty-five, and he is mere boy!
It's shame to make advances to that
innocent young mani"
"Ha, hal" simpered one of the others.
"Ida told me this morning that he
adored her, and admired everything
she said and didv'
"He's fool! And what, pray, does
she find to admire in him, would like
to know?"
| Stupid question that. Ida, of course,
admired the excellent taste of the
young man. One of the girls then ad-
dressed me:
"When Hazel Uphan and came
from the station at noon you passed
us by without sign of recognition
) 1t was at the corner of G. street
Didn't you see us?"
"Certainly not! You don't imagine
that l would allow such wealth of
beauty to pass me, If had seen it I
7 But now remember that my heart die
palpitate tremendously, just when
, turned the G. street corner. Soyou SEE
your magnetic charms did do theil
5 work after allp'
"You naughty man! I've mind tt
: tell your missus, and then you'll catci
f it! We had just come back from Phil
0 adelphis, where Hazel bought bonnet
She looks like fright in it, and it i
j. at least two seasons oldl"
"But you, her best friend, went t
It town with her. Why did you let be
8 buy it, if it is unbecoming to her?"
+ "Oh IL helped to select it, and toll
v her it was the latest style, and that sh
+ looked awfully cute in it! Haze
d Dragged all day yesterday about tn
al bouquet Mr.. Marshall sent her! 1 be
II he'll not send her flowers again, afte
q he has seen her in that unspeakabl
# bonnetw
1t Such disinterestedness! The swee
70 amiable thing had done ali she could
D. make her best chum look out of style
~ countrifed-the worst that lady ca
" look-in the estimation of other ladie
10 A young married lady now joined tt
g; party with the words:
10 "That horrid Camden girl will |
~ here directly. Now, don't any of yc
m speak to her. would be ashamed
7e be seen in her companyl The landlol
d. told me, those three marine Office
he from League Island would take supp
a here again this evening, and that
of will introduce them to us. No dout
a the officers will invite you girls to Il
[c- Damrosch concert tonight, and if tn
1T. girl were in your company, they mig
ch invite her too, and then we would be
dy q fine mess! My husband and W
III 60 to the concert also!"
op ALI the other girls agreed to she
the cold shoulder to the girl fro
SITS Camden, and said it was impossit
int for any decent lady to associate wi
hit her. Now, this "horrid Camden gil
ds had como with her aunt to the hot
ill two days before, and nay wife and
ra. ware nuita taken nm with th0 well cd