The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-13
ANE went to a meeting OF some


thing or other last night and came
home imbued with the idea that
she should persuade the whole
family to march In the parade Wednes-
day. Jane always Is deciding that the
family ought to do something.
First It was get n piano. then a vic
trola, and along with each one of those
came all sorts of things. With the VIC
trole she made her father wear tight
ers so that he only had a mus
tache. He 10 a small chinless man. and
slightly bowlegged, and when he was
robbed of his whlskers and his baggy
trousers both at the same time he look
cd like Mexican hairless.
SO Il jane wants the family to march
they'll march.
She says that II isn't SO much that tho
walking means anything, although
goodness knows everybody'll see you.
but that the whole thing indicates n sort
ber shs
or O torpedo boat, but that she can't
imagine what kind of shoes she will
wear.
Ferdy told her that he thought that
preparedness was a good idea alright,
but that he wasn't going to walk on
account of his feet. II seems he has
some sort of an affiiction that no one
ever heard of before. Strange how
great national events like this bring out
little individual traits and weaknesses.
Those were James very words.
Jane does get OFF some awfully
good stun But, of course. now that
she has the parade on her mind she
10 too busy to spend much time
thinking up repartee for the next day.
She doesn't know just yet whether
or not she will march or watch. She
ness for a certainty. and that she al
ways did, even when she was a little
thing, she never was without an UNI
brella and overshoes and a handker-
PEND. p upon na the ne day a itsslf II It's
clear. and the right people are in the
parade. she'll march, but II she finds
some nice folks to take her in their
and watch the people go by.
At all costs, she wants the family to
march. because then she will have
some real reason, some real excuse,
for watching the parade and for be-
ing there It's so much nicer when
you have some reason for doing
something. she thinks.
Besides, speaking of sitting in the
car with some one else, she says
that II IL much more edifying. be-
things out in the air at an occasion
like that. She says that she has been
trying. TO find out where Galicia is
since last Friday, but that she just
simply hasn't had the time. How
ever, II she sits to watch the parade
she will get chance to ask some
man and then she can talk with him
about the Russian drives.
II II Is clear she'll wear her paint
ed hat. II II isn't clear she'll wear
it anyhow. because she will go in
OF course. she believes in prepared
ness.
Tie Gentleman on Our Left has had
an awful cold. He says that IL II
deesnt stop raining for good, that he
might ms well enlist, because hf he
doesn't he'll die OF cold. Besides that,
he claims that even the fringe on the
edge of his bathrobe Is molly.
We don't quite recognize this par
ticular brand of poetry. but as long
as there is such a thing as vers libre
idea is a good one. women men have er mo ope
ped UP the street car seats for years
without one single tribute. 1t Is too
good good an opportunity to give recogni-
slips we print therefore:
Passengers Must Dry the Seats"
Have you ever been on an open car
when II was raining.
AND watched the people grin and
. bear" without ever complaining
About the rain that was coming in
though the curtains were down,
Ana the seats that were so wet they
would ruin ginGham gown
Ana fix mans trousers so that he
would have to have them pressed
And those people would not complain
II is useless to protest.
Ana after II had ceased its raining,
the seats were left to dry;
They didn't even wipo them, cause the
passengers would. by and by.
What they should have. so II seems to
me. is a channels skin and mop
Without handle dry and clean, stored
away up near tho top
OF each car So that when II rained they
could easily take them down
And dry the seats and back of seats
till the Heavens ceased to frown
ABSOLUTE.