Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02

By MARIA LINDSEY.

This place is asleep, sound asleep
1T is beautifully situated" l ventured
1T is admitted Marcia. and yet these
people. surrounded by all this natural
beauty. are dead 10 Art"
Remember l said gently, they lack
what you had both by inheritance and en-
vironment Your fathers famous casts
of the antique sculptures"
>"Ah, YOU have seen some of Them"
broke in Marcia. her face alight with en-
thusiasm. Poor, dear papa! He lived
and died in the service of Art
Have YOU any of his works." l asked
only one piece. the Marble Faun.' He
loved it so much that he never could make
up his mind to sell it. and of course. /
shall never part with it,.
And YOU have it With YOU here in
Pleasurevie? l asked in surprise
Yes, and, would YOU believe it, Aunt
Virginia has modestly placed it behind
portieres in alcove in the drawing
room. Poor Aunt Virginia! She is hope
lessly old-fashioned. But l am going to
exhibit it at the club meeting when our
subject is Greek art
For Marcia had recently expended some
of her surplus energy in the organization
of woman's club.
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1t occurred to me that Miss Virgina's
view OF club life might be of interest. and
SO while I escorted her home from the
festival (Marcia and young Tom Escott
being far ahead of u.s. | learned that Mrs
Brown was president. because Marcia said
she had executive ability and presence;
that Mrs. Taylor. the wife of the Metho-
dist preacher. was treasurer. because she
was so conscientious" that Miss Flint
was secretary because she wrote poetry
and that Miss White settled parliament
tary disputes because she had studied Law
And what does Marcia do?" 1 asked
"She makes all the motions" was the
naive reply.
DO you-er-filibuster?"
Yes doubtfully Il think we do. We
get all tangled up in motions and amend
ments and points of order
And how does Miss White untangle
youo''
she advises us to put things on the
table, or let them go by default. or re-
main in statu quo
/ wish that l could put in words Miss
Virgina's pride in these intricate proceed
ings.
Il don't understand exactly what we are
DOING she added honestly. ''but," lower
ing her voice as we approached Marcia and
Tom standing in. the colonial doorway-"I
don't let Marcia know it. / wonder she
went on, softly and irrelevantly. Il won
der if Tom Escott is an estimable young
man. He clerks at the drug store doesn't
hep
He is a good boy I said. cordially.
but he's young. Tom is very young
$50 is Marcia sighed Miss Virginia.
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Pleasurevllle was not natural that win
ter. a feverish spirit of unrest possessed
the feminine portion of the town. They.
the ladies, focked to themselves and as
sumed distant and superior manners In
time little gold-and- white club books ap-
peared. year books they were called.
We were permitted to read the plan of
years work. We read and marveled. One
item arrested my attention: Paper on
the Ancient Greeks, Miss Virginia Talbot.
April T."
In the early part of March Miss Vir-
ginia looked at me wistfully. but said
nothing. In the latter part of March
young Tom Escott surprised me with an
afternoon call.
After t few desultory remarks, he said.
awkwardiy: Wonderful people, the an
cient Greeks. colonel
Wonderful" l agreed.
Athletic, warlilSe, and all that"
Yes" / allowed
Great in sculpture and Elgin marbles
and Parthenons and such things
han I'd