New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
AS | WAS SAYING

They talking back-the dear, bewitching Great
ures-and explaining their comical dresses. So COM
Portable. you know! Right in midsummer the Lady
OF the Period feels like Christmas Eve.
And so beautiful For many years. writes MIS-
Arthur Frost "our scholars, archseologists ana
our art critics have dwet on the beauty OF the
Greek FORM have rebuked us for not striving to ml-
tate its lines Now that do To- the cutlery"
Yes even from the gentle Mrs. Gould. who said
things about mo ladies'" But let us follow Mrs
Frosts train Of thought TO the very terminus. II
we insert few asterisks merely indicates pause
for sandwiches
Very refreshing, thank you. To proceed The
beautiful girl who the modern. well cut close
fitting skirt, which reveals her long and shapely
limbs does resemble the figures on Greek vases-not
those Of Bacchantes only, but the wise Athena and
the stately Hera or Demeter the sad mother, and
Persephone. her daughter
only too true. madam! We know lot about
that set-Hera. Athena and the rest-and 1t dis
turbs us. We think OF Infanticus. How are we to
defend the little rascal against the vugarizng nfiu-
cnces Of female society?
stu. it is fun to hear the DEAR bewitchng Great
ures talk back Next you know they will be pitch
ing into us. Think what ICONS they have sat out
the monologist's jokes at their vanity their To-
quacty. their lnqusitiveness Whereas-but let
sleeping dogs lie,
Personally we have a notion that explains those
comica dresses AS Current opinion" informs U.s.
il is sex o'clock Rather nice. in way. Years ago
a beloved professor Of ours remarked sagely: mo
body in America will admit that there are two
sexes" adding: And that. you know. Is not witty
But it was rather a circus when all pruderes-we
came near saying all decencies-went pop together.
This printing the unprintable and speaking the UNI
speakable and thinking the unthinkable looked
well. queer-and something was needed TO mark the
phenomenon as a sublime moral movement Hence,
brethren. those comical dresses
Many an unholy jeer has greeted Dr. Kennedy's
announcement that he "once placed child one
year old in the and II struck out and swan"
stand your ground. Doc, We have seen black
nurses do that very thing in South America TO
amuse the alligators who took II in excellent part
perhaps because they unused to the flavor Of
white babies and doubted II IL would agree with
them
We believe however that much depends the
baby. We should employ the Young monstrosities
that win medals for obesity at baby shows though
we admit that fat is not everything even in adults
Take Bryan. Despite his starved. impoverished
condition We believe him unsuitable Throw him
in. with apologies to Charles Dickens We bet
that glorious human buoy.
We shall have to deal sterny with Blanche Says
her heroine in Punch: I'm certain that that
common looking in limiting evening clothes.
leaning by the door OF the music room. is one of
those unlimited creatures! I'll go and speak TO
him"
Right you are. Mraw says her husband.
SO up sails Mira. II the lady Of the house.
May | ask your name"
MY names Snaggers" answers the man
Just what I should think IT would be- says the
hostess, with cutting sarcasm mo person Of that
name was invited, Mr.. Snaggers. perhaps you'll
withdraw before send for the police,
At the end Of the evening there were cries OF
Here. something, Brandy something! Mrs.
Boundermore's fainting!" For il was not TIL then
that the hostess learned that her most cherished
guest. Lord st. Algedon had suffered cruel blow.
For. every one knows-even Mrs. Boundermore
now-St. Algedon is pronounced Snaggers.
Well. well! Go TO the safe deposit vault. fish out
your clippings from this column. and where
blanche got that joke. Must we initiate the famous
publisher who had himself buried simultaneously I'm
London and New York to protect copyright? This
Is serious. Careful, Blanchel We hold a copyright
not only the joke but on the crime.
terrible revolution that must be in China We
thought Cinnamon torpid-till we happened 10 vex
Eyes flaming. he Jumped up and down. madden
than brave Mrs. Bounderrnore and shrieked: Hell
lee! Damned! ] gettee pleecee man.
SO we trust the revolution will rage unchecked
for years to come and thin the Chinese out before
they swoop down the rest Of humanity-which is
not inconceivable that they have learned fight
ing from another.
There is quite handful Of them. hear; in fact.
every third mortal the earth's surface speaks
Chinese and personally, should hate to. Go It.
Evolution. LACE, gland lopublic! Loar, levels!
Eullah for lot destruction, lobbery glaft and led
luin.
Lady under thirty, troubled thinker, not fond of
gayety, wants correspondents"
There you are, Governor! r. L. H.