The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-02-13

single illusion. without hope. But II
was tho wistfulness In his eyes, the
positive hungriness a. he looked from
one hvoly party to another, which
mand an Impression upon me which
shall not soon forget.
I've come TO know the lonely girl.
her face dull and spiritless with the
knowledge Of the evening ahead Of
her. going homo to spend her rest
hours staring at the ceiling and won
dering II tho years ahead are to be
~ dreary m tho present: and the
lonley youth walking the streets rest
lessly or pacing the floor. hoping the
hands OF his watch will soon get
around to bedtime.
0HG LikGe TO WATCH THE oAR.
oAoG MAN WORK. ~.
One OF the divsrtinS sights to me.
which I watch from my window, v
the Same elderly gentlemen taking the
same fat dogs out to walk at the same
hour every morning. That Airedale
blue blanket. and that red-cyed, in
solsnt pug-tf could only get one
good. swift kick at him Just to Jolt
him out Of his complacencyl They
don't act like dog they
don't know they are dogs. but think
they really are "Toodles" Brown or
~rweetums" Jonos-members Of the
family. II surely 10 . touching eight
four-inch dog out 70 waik-stooplng
occasionally TO sec II he's still got
him on the end OF the chain.
And then there's the garbage man
how ! should mia him IL he were
transferred to another street, He
breaks tho monotony. and It's only
fair TO give him his due. He 10 fat
and he wears q red sweater, with the
black stripes goln9 around. % when
rain In action. I doubt IL the
Mayor himself feels his responsible.
ties more.
The unimportant things make moro
impression than the big things. I'm
moro Interested In the people In the
subway than I am In tho subway
the people chewing gum. for instances.
] have never seen % many people
chew gum. II II still something OF Q
shock to cit oppe lite n naughty limo.
Gens and then suddenly 70 Ne her
classio chin begin to wag and her
impepious mouth open and shut like
. 6sM Breathing at the surface. And,
too. wonder how long one must
travel on the cars In Orc. 20 70
sound aalssp - soon a. he sits down
and jump to his feet at the proper
station a. though an alarm clock haA
gone on At his head. ] used TO bet
with myself that these car slsspsrs
wouldn't wakei but the always did.
ROUGE AND ci0ARETTEs-hoW
TiMEs HAVE chANoGpi
30 far IA ! can sec. there are only
three ways OF being noticed In New
York. and they are TO b superiative,y
well-dressed, superl2tively badly
dressed, or to trip people up no they
will turn around 70 zee who ala u.
The average woman 70 only . space
tiller and she might a. we'll BE- dead
event. tho most she receives u 4 brief.
inscrutabIs stare.
And The maks-upi Once upon
time rouge was something to be
lied about like ones age. Rouge
was the badge OF the sbandonsd,
u WAS only ono step from rouge
to the gutter, and now, after the
matinee scramble, where the dar-
llnus elbow each other away from
the mirror TO make room for their
own faces and apply q fresh coat
besorS going into the street, 10 one
OF the sights Of the theatre.
II rouge was only step from the
gutter. = cigarette WAS the gutter.
SQuaretoes' daughters. over In PhiIs.
delphia. smoke In mol than one
hotel restaurant, when they choose.
All OF which Is picking for that
hypnotic actor. BILLY Sunday. furnish
Ing him With the necessary excuse to
tear his collar and bs his epithets.
NEW WORKERS AREN'T A CAD
LOT. AFTER ALL.
Friend Sunday to the contrary,
there 10 evidence on svsry hand
that the virtues ere not confined
% burahs and ersssresds. In THE
corrupt. eerredine, rotten tewN"
! lind courtesy, kindness, Oensr.
osity, from the dear little opsNisk
maid Whe buys me NeWsvU eveey
Saturday night from her msaVrs
wsOss. 10 the bury eep who hsIps
me scsot aoross the street be.
osuss ne knows ! am sfrald-Wet
TO mention the MANY esvrtssiss 81
busy STRANGERS.
remember with gratitude the
workingman who, one OF those cold
days. unbuttoned three layers OF
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