New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-23
THREE GRACES TRAVEL
Emerge from Retirement in
Quest of Sunshine and Fresh Air.
THEY HAIL FROM BROOKLYN
With Others of Less Note They
Will sojourn for Two Weeks
in Franklin County, Penn.

The Graces have come into their own
again out I'm Franklin County, Penn. Yes
terdav they went there for a two weeks
vacation. They have been I'm retirement
for a goodly space. For many years moth
ing has been heard OF them except IN
books Of first class literary prose and
poetry. though sometimes they appear in art
galleries Even in those places but scaht
respect Las been paid them Of late.
II NAV not be POLITE 10 say ii publicly
but they locked as though they had been
mid away in the dark far from the sunshine
all their lives They were rot plump and
rosv. according to the correct mode' for
Graces. In fact. quite the opposite was
true: their ccmplexions were pallid, their
figures meagre and th,n.
The news Of their coming had spread in
every direction. and many denizens Of the
county were on hand 20 greet their arrival
But those who came with their memories
and minds eyes filed with pictures OF how
Grace ought 70 look. born Of long con-
temptation Of masterpieces in the Metro
politau Museum or the Chambersburg Pub
lie IIbrory, were fcredoomed to disappoint-
ment
They might have known that the Graces
would change with the fashion just as
everything else under the sun does. Imagine
"a Grace such as Lord Leighton or Sir
Alma Tadema might paint walking up
Broadway or alighting from a Pennsylvania
Railroad train at Chambersburg. Green
castle or Minor. Franklin County. Penn!
Besides it was too cold yesterday.
ANY fear the Graces themselves may have
had on this score. however, proved ground
less. for they were recognized otfhand by
the waiting throng. even though they mad
douned knee skirts ard in most cases sub
gtituted bingham and calico for the more
diaDranors regulation uniform OF sure
enough Grace
The ready recognition may have oeen
due to knowledge Of the historic function
Of the young ladies'. That would nave
helped a great deal, for the trio We're SUN
the opponents Of the joy OF life ana beauty
and anxious for feasts and dancing. Iha1
was written an over their faces in smile
letters and expressed vocally in the volleys
~ .obs" Ans and "O-o-ohs'' which
they aimed at everything they adJudsed
pretty"
The ladies I'm waiting rushed up 10 them
a. soon a. they jumped off the train threw
their arms about them and kissed them
Then they held them of at arms length
ro look them over for a moment ana saiu
with long drawn signs Of satisfaction
well. Grace"
That was the proper form Of address, TOO,
for these were not Euphrosyne, Aglara ana
Tbalia. those old-tashioned ladies' u m!th-
oloey. but Grace, Grace and Grace al u
BROOKLYN and all Fresh Airs Ihey also
have last names but those are OF no GUS .t'|,-
are 10 be entertained by the country peoplSs
around Chambersburg Greencaste anu anu
NTiIDor for the next two weeks, IL an elloI
~ ~ ...j1.,7 -Eeir wan cheeks and fatten their
thin bodies -. aiol,+ of
There were others IN the partE-eisHI Ul
+barr-botud on the same quest. All We're
sent bv the Tribune Fresh Air tuhd anu
we're expecting great things OF couHu!
-'-' ACENOWI JUDGMENTS.