The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-29
What Other
People Do

TRENDS the Diapers.
/ Woman IN Gray-Please do not call
them my friends. think SO much Of
that word that | hate 70 hear it used
IN such a connection. Wasn't 1t dread
full You know, they say that he spec
ulated terribly And I really believe
she knew all about It all the time.
/ Would you believe IT? She is such
. smiling creaturel Here's hrs.
Prentice.
Mrs. Prentice-How do you both do7
MY only reason for coming to teas
like this Is to get a chance to see my
4 friends. Nobody ever calls any more.
Or, at least, nobody ever comes to my
house. I'll wager a eooky that you
we're talking about the Burrs. Do you
know, I'm not surprised bit. I've
said so right along. Why, Mr.. Burr
used to sit on the porch without col
lar on! He did, You can ask any
body And the tales they tell Dear
me, ] wouldn't repeat them for mil
Hons Of dollars, even to dear friends
] like YOU Herhatsl
Woman IN Brown never knew her,
but when | moved into this neighbor-
hood first I was told about the woman
who wore the queer hats.
Woman In Blue-Oh, yes, indeed.
Why, Bhe never seems to consult the
fashions at all. Just wears what she
thinks is becoming, that's all, and It's
always the same sort Of hat every sea
son. don't wonder that her husband
got tired Of her.
Woman in Gray-They say that
when the Diapers moved away you
could have taken a wagonload Of rub
bish out Of their basement alone. They
didn't pretend TO clean things up. The
janitor told me he never had SO much
work. He wouldn't come up and do
anything for me until l offered him
double the usual amount because he
was 30 tired carting out the trash.
Woman IN Brown-They threw away
such good things, too My little boy
found lots Of things to play with there
-an almost good egg beater, a flower
pot and a lot Of other things. They
we're both OF them SO extravaganza
Mrs Prentiee-Oh. dreadfully. But
even they did not hold candle to
that young widow on our street, Mrs.
Duvall
Woman in Blue--Ts she a widow7 l
was wondering.
Mrs. Prentiee-She said 30. That's
all know about II.
Woman IN Gray-You cant tell by
what people say about themselves.
Isn't she just back from the westY
Reno or somewhere7
Mrs. Prentice-she has a niece out
west whom she was visiting, so she
says.
Woman IN Brown--It must be con-
venient to have relatives all over the
country that way.
Woman in Blue-Aren't you dread
ful? That makes me think. / saw
Miss Lane downtown Monday. She al
ways goes down bargain days, yor
know. She was in the tea room.
couldn't zee that she had anything but
toast and tea, SO Wondered whether
she had lost her position again. She
said that she had a headache.
Woman in Brownie, she resigned
this time She's going to be married.
Mrs. Prentice--How romantiel
Woman in Brown-No It isn't q bit
romantic. It's a man she has known
Tor years and they're just making up
an old quarrel. / suppose she thinks
he's better than nothing now, Do try
one Of these little cakes. They are
positively the worst tasting things I
ever knew
Woman In Blue-They never have
anything very good to eat here. It
ISN'T worth coming far for. You'll no
lice that every body here has come
from just around the neighborhood.
Woman In Gray-she calls it a neigh
borhood party. believe. Is that Miss
Vance over there7 How thin she Isl
Why hasn't somebody taught her to
hold her shoulders back so that she
won't look SO dreadfully awkward?
Mrs Prentice-That makes me think
Of your aunt.
Woman in Gray-My aunt is not
awkward ] assure you she is quite
graceful.
Mrs. Prentlce-Oh, my dear, you
ujsunderstand me. / meant the shawl
that woman over there is woaiing-
white crepe. isn't IT? What Is your
aunt busy with now? She Is always
ioing something interesting.
Woman IN Gray-she has been work.
Ing on our family tree and has only a
,ew more branches to look up. She
has been reading me some old letters
Kritten from small towns over a hun
ared years ago.
Woman In Blue-They must be IN.
leresting.
Woman IN Gray-They are. But you
nave no idea how marrow people we're
hen.
Woman III Bluc-Ihey were dread
nlly narrow. Yes, indeed. And SO
pettyI
Woman in Gray-Oh, yes. And 30
'rltlcall How they picked people to
pieces and criticised them Dreadful
Woman In Brown-Oh indeed, yes
Nothing was too severe for people to
say behind other peoples backs.