The Washington herald., 1907-02-24

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the prey of empty titles and the victims
Of social ambition.
Older women can take care Of them /
selves, and If they make n wretched blum
der they cannot feel they have been
ahominably dealt with by those upon
whose love they have relied. What mat /
ters it If there is questionable blood under
the mans collar; there is gold lace on
the outside. The child's heart may break
and her life be ruined, but there IS a pos
sibiity that her mother may sometime
IA future sit beside his excellency. the
Ambassador from Kalamazoo. And too
often 1t is only q possibility. for mother
who viii plan such an outrage is soon
round unworthy the position she seeks.
Weakness of Women.
If we are to think and talk on the
weaknesses OF women. must tell good
story that is going the rounds now. the
truth of which is vouched for by one Of
our leading business men. A lady with "A
very cnvia0le bank account wished TO
purchase an Oriental rug. and not being
compelled to spare either time or money
she called upon a personal friend in one
of our large stores to assist her. The
gentleman had large number from
which to choose, and picking out what
he considered to be the most beautiful
one at $780, he sent it up to her resi-
dence
The rug WAS laid on the floor and the
mistress OF the house passed IN and out
OF the room that she might enjoy the soft
colors in every changing light After
keeping IL a day OF two, she called up
the business house and said 10 the friend
who had chosen it for her. that she
thought Il was very beautiful. but she
was Just little afraid 20 trust wholly to
American judgment on q ine Persian
rug At once the man OF business was on
his mettle and amiabIy volunteered to give
her every opportunity 20 be quite salts
fed with her purchase.
lie said 10 her: There is an Oriental
whom I know. in town right now with
some very handsome rugs. and I will be
very glad 10 send him up 60 see you.
can't, however, let him bring his goods
while our rug in on your floor ] viii
send up for ours to-day and tomorrow
he viii bring one that I have picked out
for You"
Al the hour appointed the laan from
the East appeared with his rug and with
q great deal of pride laid "A beauty on
The floor marked $500 The lady was
ecstatic and told the soft-eyed foreigner
TO leave IL and he would hear from her
the next day. The man downtown had
laid mis- plan Well and calling up over
the phone asked the lady which of the
TWO rugs she liked the most
on replied she, IT is the loveliest
thing 1 ever Jaw. Something like yours,
but far. far more beautiful, and al
though is twice the price, / feel
must have it."
You may make out the check to us,"
said the voice from the other end of the
line. 1T is the same rug I sent you
yesterday"
Men Are weak. Too.
A great deal has been said OF the weak
ness Of women, but don't let it be sup
posed that we think the sterner sex is
absolutely devoid of them. We have had
occasion recently TO smile many times
over their little frailties, and to laugh
heartily over their efforts to cover them
up. We all know how prone is human
nature TO make excuses for its shortcom-
inEs and 10 take up reasons for every
pleasant indulgence. Many times stand
ing IN "A jewelers. shop one has heard
women argue with themselves over the
purchase of an article they had gone in TO
buy. It is 50 comforting when one wants
a thing very much 10 be convinced that
really the very best thing to do is 70 get
IT, Aside from its beauty, there are al
ways a dozen reasons why We should not
hesitate 10 put our money in it. and we
come out holding as tight to that belief
as we do 10 the pretty bauble that we
are to hang around our neck.
Even at Il miIlineTs we haggle and de-
bate with ourselves until we are per
fectly sure it is much wiser TO buy a
So hat because the feathers on il can
always be used on another" than one less
becoming at SO.
But did you ever sit in a manicure es-
tablishment-I mean back in the hair
dressing room-and listen to the excuses
men give for coming in there? Wen, try
it some time. and If they have not spied
this article you will be highly enter
tanned.
One comes in alone and says. My wife
tells me you do her nails so nicely, and
if I viii have mine done just once can
then take care of them myself" Another
comes with u friend and says, I've no
time for such fooIishness. I just dropped
in with him. bur now that I'm here Iii
let you fix them Then suddenly a whole
bunch Of them meet in this dainty little
r0Um-men from the big. busy world,
who have always scOrned the petty vani-
ties of the street poser and the dude.
They meet and for the moment there is
a silence that speaks Each one looks
and feels-as if he had run on the biggest
problem he had ever faced.
The real estate man says there is
something under his nail that he has
been trying 50 extract all day and can't
quite get il out The railroad official
swears he has a bone felon and Is afraid
Of blood poison unless his nail is trim
med by an expert, while the women in
the next room arc choking with laughter
at their sorry search for an excuse.
Quiet Bridge Party.
IN a dainty drawing room one day last
week the fair sex was well represented.
The strongest adherents of Washington
smart set were there. The din of voices
was like the menacing waves Of the sea:
the rush OF union railway station or
the New York Stock Exchange were mild
in comparison.
We heard stories Of the rush Of modern
life in which women were compelled to
live in their own homes at least one day
out Of seven: to remember that tine last
offspring has not yet been named, aud
the blue sign was still tackled to the front
door. IN other words, that the poor
mothers and wives are forced to do so
many things they want TO do. and leave
undone the many more they do not care
10 do. It was pathetic. What were we
coming to. if soon some mighty trust were
not formed to protect women from sick
children and the ho1daoo of bofreol-ooT