The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
Not an Attribute That Is Pc
culiar to the Fairer
Sex.
DFTRACTOR LEAVES
UMBRELLA BEHIND
Tells How Careless Members Of
Weaker Sex Are, Then Has
to Back Up

srvyornen are very careless creatures
said a man to me the other day II
sat in a IunChroom recently and
watched them. as they left It,, leave
their possessions behind them Two
girls sitting near me went away leav-
INK their muffs hanging on the backs
cf the chairs they had been usinEs one
dropped her handkerchief, and it was
etiu lying on the floor under the table
when 7 left a half hour later two for
got their umbrellas, and one the rur
thing she wear saFound her neck.
don't know its name
The only articles none Of those
women left behind them were those that
we're fastened on. as IL were-hats and
things of that sort. All portable prop
erty was dropped about here and there
II called one lady's attention to the
rocketbook which she had hid under
the napkin on the table. and VIE shout
which she was going of, and she
thanked me cursoruy and hurried
away. II was a fat poclzetbook too.
and looked as IF it were stuffed full OF
money. but. Of course, it may have been
samples and recipes. ] can't tell
my wife is careless like the rest of
f.. seu," went on the man, warming to his
subject. Ell gave her a set of furs for
Christmas. really q very handsome set
The other evening she and I were going
out together. and was waiting for
her I'm the library. when I'm she came
and wandered about the room aDpar-
entity searching for something. She
pulled out al the chairs and Eazed
under them. she looked under the desk
and behind the bookcases but all In a
s1rreptitious sort Of way as If she did
not want 10 attract my attention,
AFTER I had watched these maueuvers
for seine time I spoke-'Haye you lost
anything. JuHet2' i asked
Evasive Answers.
..No. just misIaid a trihing article; II
doesn't make any difference, she re-
turned cvasively. and ! heard her up
stairs a few minutes later pulling ont
bureau drawers and running around ia
circles until 7 was convinced that the
loss was a little serious after all
Next heard her go 10 the telephone
20 I very meanly went out in the nal
and listened
she was calling up my sister, and mel
voice was much quieter than 1t usually
is over the phone. for she is one nj
those persons who think that the louder
Won shrek the better tho result.
Us that you. Mabel I heard her ash
softly
Evidently it was. for immediately SIN
continued Did I leave my mun a.
YOUR house this afternoon Mum
NT-u-f-f 7 am speaking low so DC
won't hear me. He's In the library an
SoD'+ want him TO know ] have los
his Christmas present TT LETT II ar a
II was on the desk In your room. W on
ae
after this there were some moment
Of silence and then my wife gave i.
tie scream Of iov. Did / really sh
cried Tsn't that hne2 No, i won
trouble you TO send it, 7 viii be aroun
for IT early tomorrow morning.
when she came downstairs . fe
minutes later she looked as innocent a
Persian kitten with q blue ribbo
about ITS neck
Aren't YOU going TO take yo-
muir asked casually
NO. not tonight she answered n O.
zee. ] have on this opera cloak ana
don't need IT. Besides, it would be
our way at the thester-'
But j prefer your taking ir. sure
you don't care much for your chris
mas present II you treat u IN this cor
temntuous fashion Z insisted
And Don't Listen.
Don't bother. Dick, please sr
said. and then. after a look at my fac
and don't listen when a lady talks owe
the telephone 20 a friend IL isn't hon
CRADLE
You uIu lose 1T some time. g ID
ctzred-
's'Oh, no. / won't. she answere.
You see. T haven't got the just pitc
and accordance Of f. yet, it being
new. just as soon as ] grow real
used 10 III sou viii never see us apart
"Eut she VIII lose H. yet, just a. 81
has host two pocket-books and tHr
umbrellas since T made hcr acquan
zrra Women are so careless.
s-NTen aren't. why should women be
2 zzIsr5 rHc man. and. receiving uo repl
went on ou another track. They nal