The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-04
WAYS WOMEN HAVE

other day at lunch to his friend Ker-
smith, 'is hummer. She's taken me
to the museum. I'm regular art
critic now. I'm thinking Of getting out
certificate in that line and hanging
1t up over my desk"
ut would look funny along with the
other things you've got hanging there"
said Kersmith. But tell me about
your time"
"Well, 1t was this way" began Ca
jones. "Last Sunday afternoon Helm
says to me- George, 1 want you D go
out to the art museum with me this
afternoon
"'For heavens sake, says 1, what
for?
"'What for?' she repeated just like
an echo. why, to see art and pic
lures and statuary and so come under
the ennobling influences of the ideal
and the beautiful
"'Go way says 1 in disgust. I'm
going to read the paper, and then I'm
going downtown
"'George Cajones.' she says, straight
ening herself up and looking at me
square. you will go out to the art
museum with me or you will stay at
home. I'm not going to have it said
that my husband isn't as highly edu-
Gated as any Of the other clubs hus-
bands, and they all said they were
going to have art discussed In their
homes. and things like that, and I'm
determined we shall too"
"Whatd you say to that?" put in
Kersmth, with grin.
"Oh, l just thought that after all
there might be some fun in it," replied
Cajones, 80 just laid the paper on
the table and sai,i, All right I've
age women is to let 'em think they're
having their own way"
Eyes, of course" said Kersmith, "but
go on"
"Well, we got there" he continued.
"and the first thing we were taxed to
get in. Say. that show ought to be
free to the public. 1t is In New York.
Helm says, and other places too. 1t
was fine, though, when you got in.
The main hall is full Of statues stand
ing around on blocks and looking as
If they wished they were some place
else. Helm said they were Greek.
Those Greeks must have been dandies.
Every one of them was lots more than
six feet high, and they had muscles
that looked as If they were all gymna-
SUM trainers for living. There We're
some queer looking women statues,
some of them without heads and some
with wings, and some had their arms
or maybe half an arm outstretched;
looked to me like the men were all
training for races or fights or some
thing. and the women were urging
them to go on or else begging them
to stay at home, I couldn't tell which.
"But, say, though, there's one thing
YOU ought to go out there and see.
jim. One statue, or 1 guess you'd call
1t a group of statues, is a terror
There's three men and brace of big
snakes. and I tell you they're having
a time"
81 believe I'll go out and look at
that some time" said Kersmith.
"What else did you see?'
"Oh, heaps of things" replied Ca
Jones. "Hern insisted on dragging me
through a room filled up with gold
and silver candlcsticks and vases and
things. Are these the elevating and
ennobling things you were telling me
about? I says. For the feeling they
inspire in me is the desire to smash
the glass and take few away With
me-
"'George,' says she, you have no
high ideas about things. These beau
tiful creations are poems,' says she,
looking the way she does when she
tries on new hat before the glass.
"'That may be- says /, but
wouldn't mind having this silver bath
tub to SELL
"'Gracious, George she says, that's
wine cistern! Can't you read the
label|
"Well, we went upstairs and saw a
lot more things-ivory chessmen and
lots of vases, and things like that
There was plaster cast of Napoleon's
face, made after he was dead. I be-
lieve it was a fake. 1t didn't look q
bit like him when he was alive. Then
we saw an Egyptian mummy. Say
those are the things that make you
feel queer-those old boys, beer
buried hundreds and thousands OF
years, and there they are, just as II
they were grinning at you. You car
see their teeth, Jim. They must have
been false or they wouldn't last nj
this time. Helm says, Now, We'll 81
in and see the pictures,' but I drew
the line there. I'd seen enough. 9
really don't think I'd better, my dear,
says 1. The strong lights and thu
bright colors are so trying to my eye
sight
"'Oh, you poor dear! says she, fall
ing right In. 'Of course you oughtn'
do anything to iRjure your health
80 after we'd seen a few NOR
beautiful creations we went home.
"But, say. Jim, I forgot to tell 20,
about the rug deDartment That wa