Evening star., 1921-12-11


around vansville and Am.
mendale. but before reaching the
ancient Baltimore turnpike. in it's
setting of gray fields, brown WOODS,
where all the leaves have fallen ex-
cept those which rattle among the
branches Of the oaks, and tracts Of
land covered with fresh, green pines
and dark-Ereen cedars, it IL necessary
that many Of US cross the city in .
street car. All the Rambler's refec-
tions do not come to him as he sits
upon a stump smoking his pipe or as
he rests in the corner Of a decaying
fence Some reflections come to him
~ he jolts across the town in q street
car before taking up the trail which
may or may not lead him to q story.
1t is Sunday, and 1t is just before
or just after the time for church.
The precise time does not matter.
That which impresses the Rambler is
the elegance. richness. gaiety and
cost of the dress Of people who are
just going to church or just coming
from the sermon, prayers and song.
Men who on week days or work days
wear baggy trousers. shining in part,
are now wearing creased pants made
Of expensive striped trouserinE and
finely tailored. They have on frock
coats, sink hats. patent leather shoes.
gray or. cream-oolored spats. kid
g1uvea, 4 cane, . beautiful nAck,ie.
with ell this glad apparel they put on
a serious look which has a tinge of
melancholy or unease. They seem to
enjoy being seen in these fine clothes,
yet they are not having a good time.
They are too dressed up to feel nat
uraL They are not used to it. They
are not in the habit of wearing silk
hat and gloves and spats and carry
ing a cane.
g for the ladies, they are, as old
\ fashioned folks would say. got
ten up regardless" They are crowned
with millinery that is radiant, viva
cious. brilliant. sparkling! True. they
are not wearing the dead bodies Of
bluebirds. orioles. robins. buntings,
hummin birds and cardinals that used
to be killed to glut the blood lust OF
beauteous and sympathetic women!
They have reformed themselves to
this extent, or It may be that the re-
form was forced upon them-1 do not
know. But the reform is only par
tial. They are only degree less
barbarous than they were. Nearly
every woman in the car. nearly every
woman going to or coming from
church wore the skin Of a dead AMI
NAL. Some wore the skins OF many
animals. Every skin represented an
act Of cruelty on the part OF man
and a death pang to some poor beast
and many Of these poor beasts were
as harmless as little beasts can be.
They did not prey on other beasts.
they did not molest Uncle Reubens
poultry and they made no forays on
the crops of Uncle Hiram Hick.
OF course, my lady will say, This
is the fur of a predatory animal"
Please, dear heart, do not add another
sin to those that are already yours!
Many of those animals were not pred
atory, and il they were they prob
ably had some good part to play In
the scheme Of nature. And. besides.
many of them were caught in traps
and suffered Oh, how they sunered
before a man came along and killed
them! And when he killed them ne
did not think, This is predatory
animal" but he thought. 'This hide Is
worth money" 1t is natural that
when one woman puts on furs. espe-
cially II she is a member Of some
busted royal family. an actress whose
onlv talent is for buying clothes, or
some other notable in the fash,on-
able world, all the other women must
also put on furs. I will not be so