The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
WOMAN ABOUT TOWN
TOUCHES ON FOIBLES AND FRAILTIES OF HER SEX

cus ain rose on a yacht scene she turned
to him eagerly.
Why have they got the sails UP when
the boats anchored?' she asked.
They do that 10 dry them out after
they've been rained on. he explained.
Hang them out to dry?"
Yep It's always done"
The talk of the play concerned itself
with the need Of getting up steam and
putting out from a lee shore.
"Will they take the sails in now?" she
asked.
Yes" he said
Smoke began TO pour from the tunnels
of the yacht.
why don't they take the sails down7'
she asked.
They win in a minute" he answered.
| The smokes going right on one" she
/ said. Maybe they won't take them
dOwn."
"Oh. yes. they will he said.
They're not doing IL. she observed.
They will in a minute
''The yachts rolling and the sails are
| just tapping" she said, why don't
they have wind in them If there's d
stOTm?"
They'll be furled in a jify," said he.
They wouldn't have 'em that way in
storm"
But they are leaving them. Why don't
/ they take them in?'
I suppose a brand-new husband Is really
nothing but a man.
| Il wish you'd keep sti1," he snapped.
| Il can't hear word they're saying"
And twice before the curtain fell saw
| he % p har rtrfsfr Ta.- k1r -
| When ones husband can't even tell why
| a yacht rides d storm with empty sails
| fiapping, and goes and gets cross about
| 1t, it's really no wonder marriage is a
/ failure.
Youth Is Lived Bat Once.
| IN the years when I had to work for
my bread and butter, and do without
Jam on it," says a woman who has re-
Gently inherited comfortable income, Il
used 10 comfort myself with a day dream
Of the sort OF home I'd have when my
| ship came in. 1 never had any of the
| good times a girl ought to have, and 1
| imagined l had my youth saved up TO
spend when I could afford it. I furnished
my fiat with that idea in view when my
money came. vas going to have none
/ but young people about me, and I was
going to give them the best time imagin-
able. I was going to make them feel
/ that my fat was a place they could
/ come to whenever they were duh or
/ bored. They'd always be welcome. L
/ bought all sorts Of games and college
| songs, and rag-tiTne pieces, practiced till
/ could play them, too. I began By ask
/ ing all the sons and daughters Of my
| friends TO a party. After that felt sure
/ they'd drop in on my weekly evening.
| Young people ike 70 get together in
| formally that way, I knew. Nobody
| came the first week. The second week I
| asked half a dozen or so to come and
/ bring their friends. The third week [
| telephoned TO the daughter Of a friend 10
/ tell her 10 be sure to come. Alas for
me. / heard more over the telephone
than was intended for my ears.
| " Wait just a minute and I'll ask
| mamma she said 10 me, and evidently
| turning TO be mother, she said:
d" oh. bother! suppose I've got to 20;
but why can't she ask people who are
/ somewhere near her own age? I don't
want to 90 to an old maids party
What she said 70 me was:
" Yes, mamma says l can come. Thank
you so much for asking me-
/ Was 1 hurt2 To tell you the truth Z
wasn't Those young folks bored me as
much as I bOred them. I've given up The
idea Of spending my youth. ] saved II:
/ but like other sweet things il fermented.
It's not youth, but it's pretty good mid
dle-aged wine"