The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26
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Things That Happen

In passing about the town ono oh.
serves; In sitting quietly at home
ahinss happen just tho same and the
world ways on. The life that Wa
1.-Two is mado up of a number of thinrs
put not all Of them arc the happiest
incidents In christendom. What a pity
IT 10 that ono cannot be at tho other
END OF some conversations. Perhaps
NC might not say SO many dIaugreeable
. things
Let's look at u picture: 1t came to
mo some several days ago. The tele-
phone In an Office that l know OF
rang quito Violently. and a voice he
Ean: Take this. please, Miss"
tho voice ended In meaningless
humble.
Won't you spcake louder7" Really.
tne reporter was polite. Again tho
voice. not a mite louder, Miss Jose
phinc----.' trailing into nothing
ness. Now the reporter was patient.
because II is her business to be 30
and twice over Mrs. humble was
asked to raise her voice.
Very well. then." she snapped. Il
snant give 1t TO you at all:" Bang.
went tho receiver
Now. wasn't she the disagreeable
old party. and who on earth do you
reckon was IN the house that sho
didn't want to hear her remarks? Who
on earth cared about the life and
death matter of Josephine" having
either recovered from the .nuinps or
only recently returned from a charm
Ing stay AT Maidcn's Adventure?
The woman in this case would be
terribly surprised at being called in
the least III bred or ill-inannered hui
the art Of being grociously ungracious
is worth cultivating. telephone
badly connected is verify a thorn in
the flesh. but hardly an excuse for a
lost temper or lack OF common cour-
tesy
II happened at matinee last week
that saw the most homogeneous array
of clothes that ] have 4otcI this sea-
con in the way OF feminine apparel.
They were perfectly gorgcously happy,
though. so suppose that was all that
mattercd after all. but II Is funny the
things that satisfy the human soul and
the Get-ups that MI mind with COM
placency,
These people on this occasion In
particular were two hAlf-Irown girls
The day was Jus, the least bit chilly
but nothing short Of sheer 10Y OF
existence and happiness over their
gowns was in the atmosphere for
them. Now, tho gowns werc lingerie
frocks. made with Dutch 1ecks and
extremely short sleeves, and on their
heads they wore little lace caps that
have been much affected for even
Ing wear lately.
Everybody knows that the caps are
just little passe for evening wear.
after the strenuous run they have en-
dured for two seasons, and everybody
knows that IL is tho height OF bad
taste to appear with one on before
dark. ON such an occasion it is
called boudoir cap. and is worn at
the breakfast table with fetching
negiiee One is hardly able to collect
a vocabulary 10 express the mothers
ridiculous set-up OF their daughters
wards Don't VIC have any more
little girls? Are they all dolls?
A lingerie frock is only worn on the
street In the hottest OF midsummer
weather and Is So very much out OF
place and ridiculous looking for spring.
Wouldn't everybody stare and laugh
at a woman In a iow-neck satin gown
calmly shopping on Broad Street be-
fore II In the morning? wonder
that they don't realize tho absurdity
ot ii all suppose they were just so
happy over the new clothes and so
tired of winter ones was the reason
they did this utterly unpermssabie
thing.
Things that pass before ones vision
what a conglomeratc compilation il
all would be and what time II would
be getting 1t all together. People
YOU know and those that merely pass
within the range of sight Tor an hour
or SO.
g BRENT WITT.