The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

what purported to be a sketch of her and
her wealthy betrothed.
She never thought of all these things
az she went into the lobby of the restaurant
To wait for him. He wa not there and she
seated herself on one of the red velvet
sofas to wait. II happened that there
was upstairs a lunch of some woman's
club to which delegates had come from
many cities. Some of these women were
gathered in a group in the hall. The girl
suddenly realized that she was being stared
at and looking up saw a ring of women
around her. To her horror she saw il grow
ing larger and realized that it was also
getting nearer. She listened:
-'Of course it is. Look at her nose.
That was the same in the picture
well, she il "A lIcky girl
well, it couldn't nave been for her
looks that he married her. Wouldn't you
suppose he'd dress her up better 10 come
to a place like this?'
The subject Of all this stared
about her in dismay, but there was nothing
for her 10 do but look as unconscious as
possible. Escape wasout of the question.
The women were absorbed in discussing
the bride 10 be when she suddenly saw
over their heads the iance. He was grim
ming, for he had taken in the situation.
He mad a way with difficulty through
the group and the interest was Immediately
transferred 10 him. The coIple turned
but the fiancs was no more able to escape
the comments Of the women han the girl
had been.
Il know OF a case in which the comment OF
the public had much more disastrous re-
suits. Nothing is more trying for a woman
fhan m ait on the ton of "A snanh and hoar
the opinions which the crowd on the side
walk express OF her dress and her looks.
Il takes a great deal OF composure not
to show ones feelings. Young girls suffer
less from this ommen because thew are
usually pretty enough not to bring out any
thing very unfavorable.
zone sDring a party was going up from
the Holland House. In IL was a girl who
had come out during the preceding winter.
She was very rich, very amiable, but there
was no denying the fact that she had a very
bad conn lexion. Naturally she did not
look her best IN the early hours Of a cold
spring morning. She was on the box SCAT.
and "a we waited for the others tn arrive
the crowd gathered as usual on the sidewalk
- look over the party.
Suddenly n voice was heard above
all the others. Ii was the voice Of a woman
and evidently raised that the unfortunate
victim Of the remark might hear:
Look at Pimples sitting up with the
driver II said. If the horses turn around
and rubber thersN be a runaway
The" was n suiCkeT in the crowd after =
wBrd The party OF the coach heard every
word that tho woman had suokel. Every
body tried TO appear unoousc:oua OF what
had happened, hut il was an hour before
good feeling WIS restored. II took much
longer for the girl 10 get over what she had
heard she soon afterward ceased 70 90
out and made very few = pp~earances in
public. She even ceased ~ sit IN her fathers
box az the opera. When she vent 20 the
opera house two seats in the orchestra
were good enough for her. All this was
the result Of the episode on rhe coach, as
oil ~ her friends knew. / tell you it il not
Only the ac'resses who need to have their
nerve with them"