Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-22

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A Curly-haired cherub. about four years
old. was playing in Dupont Circle the
other day and running at large while his
French nurse gossiped on a bench. The
boy is well known TO residents about
the circle as the favorite Srandchiid OF a
distinguished admiral. To every one who
spoke to h!Iu the little fellow responded
politely and then made interrogation, do
you know my grandfather, the admiral?'
Yes, indeed dear. what about him.?
would be the invariable reply.
We'll" the small boy would announce,
''he just got back from New York this
morning and he won't take BATH
\ laugh at this statement would bring
out an emphatic reiteration. uttered with a
chuckle of mischief. NO. stree, the ad-
miral won't take bath today"'
When the delinquencies of toilet concerning
his respected grandparent had thus been
impaired 20 everybody whom the cherub
encountered during the morning. an inquis.
tive grille of sixteen determined to hnd
out why the admiral wouldn't take bath.
She corraIled the cherub and put a few
questions TO him. Doesn't your grand
father like to take a bath?" she asked.
'Oh. yes" replied the cherub. land he
needs one. too L heard him say he was all
cinders and dust from riding on We sleep.
the same. he won't" chortled the cherub'
dancing gleefully about the grille.
"Tel me why he won't" begged the
grille.
This is cause why he won't" sauealed
the cherub. opening one little fist to display
a bathtub rubber plug. and then, in as
grieved explanation: Grandfather bringed
me a booful big steamboat and l was SAIL
ing it in We bathtub, and 1 didn't want to
stop sailing it, l didn't and muvver came
and said | must get wight out of We bath
room so grandfather could have bath.
He was a mean old 1ng to make me stop
sailing We boat and so 1 wouldn't let him
take a bath. 1 wouldn't" and the cherub
danced out of sight with the rubber plug
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"The Reginald X. Vanderbilts," said a
returned tourist. came over on one of the
large ocean liners about ten days ago, re-
turning from Europe with their retinue OF
servants and one charming child. Through
out the voyage this little fve-year-old APP
peared on deck every day in corduroys-
knckerbockers and blouse-with high
leather leggings and shoes to correspond.
One morning the outfit was tan, the next
terra Gotta the next green, but always 1t
was corduroy and leather. with jaunty
cap OF the latter set on curly head, and
the smartest cut Of small-boy toggery i'm
aginable.
The child was a universal favorite. lisp
ing a quaint mixture of French and En-
glsh. and frequently escaping from his at
tendants to explore the wonders of the
mammoth ship.
Upon arriving in New York harbor the
passengers were treated to a surprise when
the Vanderbilt party emerged from their
suite with the daintiest little French doll OF
a girl furbelowed and rufied out of all re-
semblance TO the beleggined child of the
voyage. Only the curly head and bright
eyes were proof of the former boys iden-
tity The graceful little bows with which
all salutations were acknowledged seemed
TO be affected with the DOMINIC of skirts
Mrs. Vanderbilt believes evidently in the
French custom of dressing girls as boys for
practical occasions. At the French summer
resorts most of the children play on sandy
beaches in knickerbockers and petticoats
are rarely seen on the backs of donkeys and
ponies. 1t is the fad for the fashionable
child world 10 be strictly utilitarian and
therefore masculine in matters of everyday
clothing. 1t is only for dress-up occasions
that the modern little girl appears in frivo-
lOus feminine attire and it Is thought that
sensible French custom at Newport this
summer"
1t takes Juvenile wit to fit the adequate
word 10 mans occupation.
a group of small boys-playmates of
Quentin Roosevelt-were standing in front
OF the ROchambeau statue in Lafayette
Square the other day when a victoria rolled
out of the White House grounds and headed
UP Jackson place. The man who rode in the
victoria wore a dark mustache and glasses
and silk hat was set above his agreeable
face.
The smallest OF the boys raised his cap
and executed the most polite salutation in
the direction of the victoria. the occupant
of which returned the bow with a genial
smile.
who were you bowling to, Kiddie?" said
the tallest to the littlest of the boys, and
the latter replied with the utmost pride and
respect. II was bowling to the Presidents
apprentice"
Mr.. Ollie VI. James. the giant representa-
tive from the first Kentucky district, had
just completed two or three days hard
work at the recent democratic convention
10 nominate a candidate for railroad com
missioner and was seated in front of the
Hotel Henderson, wiping the perspiration
from his broad and smiling face. Mr..
James had just succeeded in having his
candidate. Mr.. Med. Ferguson, nominated,
after one OF the hardest fights ever known.
even In Kentucky politics.
This is about the hardest two days work
I nave done in many a day" said a dele
gate sitting near the FIST district repre-
sentative, Do you remember. Ollie, ever
having worked harder?''
'Oh. yes, said Representative James.
have worked much harder than that You
know l have been used to hard work all
my life. ] have done all kinds OF work
from making new rail fences. ploughing
new ground with bull-tongue plow grub
hing sassJfTas sprouts and hoeing tobacco to
uff-HeaEIug bricks. But even none of these
compare 20 a half days work I did in
Washington city last winter"
How was that" several delegates an