Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
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woman and a small girl waited for
a car at the L street Junction. The wom-
an had apparently heard Of the new Re-
camier waist and had some it one bet
ter by wearing almost no waist at all.
a concession of dotted net and silk shout
der straps saved the situation. and the
sparsity of dress goods was balanced ny
a prodigious hat and handbag with
enough beaded brocade in il 10 have
made commendable fchu for the wom-
ans shoulders. The child didn't count.
They had to walt for cart some
times. happens-and a flock Of boys made
good use Of the opportunity TO sell tick
cts among the half dozen other people
gathered at the junction. one of the
youngsters made for the woman. who-to
give her a second look-was less sug-
gestive of Mime. Recamier than of a
Miltonian tahleau Of Eve.
Buy ticket for the pitcher show.
LADY, It's for the Fairgrounds. Only
cents
Lady looked at the boy as if moving
pictures were a crime and Fairgrounds
hopeless disease
You buy my car ticket for me, will
you2''
The hoy. bless his heart. just grinned
A. her ana scampered off, a second chap
darted up with another bunch of tickets.
say. lady. don't You want to buy
tickets for YOU an Your kid to go to a
movin pixter show for the Fairgrounds?
Only fl cents apiece
Why certainly, If you will give me
IN cents to buy my car tickets with.
The second boy was too young and too
hlessedly ignorant Of cheap sarcasm to
know what Recamier-Eve meant. SO he
Kept smiling eXpectantly and holding
forward his tickets until another woman
Who standing by took what YOU
might call "A tongue i'm the conversation.
I'm not in on this car ticket deal. but
If Won will give the child a dime / will
he glad To hand YOU over quarter to
buy yourself a vest
No the woman didn't say that. She
just wished she could. You can't always
voice your innermost thoughts in this
world il isn't healthy All she did was
10 take dime from her handbag-black
crocheted six ever white satin. 1t is i'm
perative To describe the bag to show what
a really Senteel person she was, And all
sine said was:
Here. son. You can keep the tickets"
If YOU, dear innocent. think the crochet
bag woman Influenced Recam er-Eve to
20 and do likewise YOU miss Your ideal
little guess. she didn't even notice the per-
Torrance The hoy bolted the instant he
got the money-aHd-as any woman who
is willing To figure the tai end of
crowd piling into a car is obv ously too
law To keep 1o cents in her mind this re-
corde~ must mark the incident closed.
But there is that other Recorder we
know about. And maybe-iust maybe-he
may have entered the transaction on the
credit page of what call the Book of
Life. You never can tell what is going
in this world"
or the next.
Youth and presume BILE Innocence stood
at the counter where they sell make-ups
and perfume goods. Both wore short,
skinny frocks. white slippers and big
foppy white hats that hid their ears and
swamped their shoulders. And both were
chewing gum.
line that divides beautiful womanhood
from vanda1 age. sat on a stool at the
same counter. and Youth and Innocence
we're summing her UP.
They banded impressions of the wom-
ans looks. and her silly attempts to re-