New-York tribune., 1913-04-05
The Woman
About Town

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! 4 FACT. BUT The other afternoon a
young mother was wheeling her baby
along Central Park West, when she was
met by another Of the dear sex. who ex-
claimed: oh, is that the baby? Isn't
she pretty? She doesn't look the least
bit Ike you"
| IN THE COMMON CARRIER-You
would think the stree;car was the last
place in the world for the airing Of fam
! lily difficulties, but there's no accounting
| for tastes. Last evening in one corner OF
a Madison avenue car couple gave the
other passengers nice little entertain
ment The woman was a brunette Fat
and OF uncertain age. We'll I'm going to
| Europe; that's all there Is to itr' Great
guns" thundered the man. what do you
suppose I've got home for? Did |
marry you TO let you CAD around the
world v hle live at the club? Just back
from Florida; now it's Europe" well.
other women go abroad. Jim -. You
were mighty careful TO keep that side OF
yourself from me before ! married you.
weren't you?' Then they got out at 53th
zled
DIFFERENT BRAND OF SUN.-A
Brooklyn woman is always 'raving'
about the beauty Of the setting sun, which
size watches every evening from her
studio window. Last week she was stay
Ing at a farm in Orange County; her
room was on the west side Of the house.
so she had the usual view. She began to
rave about il to the farmer. who said.
"'Tis right purity. Miss The sun never
sets like that in Brooklyn. does it?''
PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL
The woman was feeding a squirrel In Cen
tral Park when two little shayers-of
about two and four years-came along.
They stopped and watched, then with
fingers i'm mouths and eyes wide open,
stared at the woman. who asked IL they
wouldn't like to hear story about the
squirrels. Taking silence for consent, she
began. The mouths opened wider and the
eyes became larger. rhe woman began 10
swell with pride. Here indeed was appre-
citation, Finally the older one pulled his
brother by the sleeve and said: Jaw, come
on Then looking at her from over his
shoulder. as If the woman was nothing
but space he continued scornfully, "She
don't know nothin' bout anythn' cept
squirrels
BEST PLANS MISCARRY.-ln a small
Jersey village there lives kind hearted
parson who. in the case OF poor loiks'
makes il a custom TO present the wedding
fee TO the bride. The other day he was
called upon TO tie the bonds of matrimony.
The couple looked as IL it was certainly
for worse" instead OF for better. 80
the groom's 81 was given to the bride
While walking through nearby held
shortly afterward the minister heard
regular "tow-row." and found-Oh' the
pity of it.-poor Cupid with another black
eve, The bride was insisting that the
money was hers, while the groom was
equally insistent that it was not And ne
was Just about to use his superior force
10 get IT back when he spied the parson.
who never realized that his plan had. per-
haps. been a bad one, after all.
ON SUFFERANCE.-The word tipping
Is truly obnoxious, and We've thought the
habit American. but friend VINO mas just
returned from aboard tells that over there
a much more aesthetic word is used.
While i'm England she was visiting the old
town of and was most anxious To see
the Cathedral. but just as she reached Il
the verger was fastening the door ana he
said: You're too late TO see the Cathe-
dral to-day" "Oh. I'm so disappointed. as
I'm leaving for London tonight. wen.
OF course. you could see If on suffer-
ance." Whereupon she said that she
"vould see il on sufferance," and handed
nNer half a crown.