Evening star., 1921-10-16
J OU notice the crowds that mass
I around newspaper buildings
when base ball returns are

OU notice the crOWdS tnat mass
" around newspaper buildings
when base ball returns are
given out? 50
Thousands. All men. In business
hours.
So far as one person, singular num-
ber. neuter gender, is concerned. 1t is
beautifully all right. The hosanna-
like roars that doomed up to sew
enth- story window the other day was
as nerve-tingling as that other Alle-
lujah chorus we know about. 1t
must be splendid to be able, once IN
a while. to defy convention and 'hoiler
and heller.
But. as Adam said to Eve: There
are always others. One was woman
who called, per telephone. to say TO
the seventh-story window:
81 don't think the, papers ought to
give out base ball news. 1t just en-
courages men to neglect their JOBS.
You>don't catch women running 3 away
from work to see who peats. WHY
every paper in this town swarms 8
with men, all of them shouuhs as NV ~
the house was atlre-and pet my
husband is one of them. And it's the
same with movies. Every picture
you go to during business hours 10
packed with men, and the same way
with golf and tennis down al fotoinac
down their jobs-and 1 reckon tne
races at Laurel are jammed up VIII
them Do you ever see ous
women gadding around In WORK
hours? You do not" ,ou,
Which shows, Kingsley, dear. now
cin
down and told US that:
"Men must work and women must
hut it makes a dear old song, any
how. And that counts
y X +
MISS JULLANA-never mind the
Nl rest of her-has won a prize. All
her life she had longed for merit
Of some sort, frustrated ampltiohs
that hungered in turn for SUNDAY
school cards for catechism. pink dos
som wreaths for good little A. b. =.
girls white flower crowns for studles'
gold medal for graduation. with silver
for second best and honor-snentions
for third For each OF these she hau
rugged and lost, and then, poor soui'
even missed out on a wedding ring
he died-and at present date, al the
reward Time has given her TOT d
woma anhood Of toll is a COUPE -.
rooms without even kitchenette' ouI
anyhow: I;.h
day party given by another woman
who keeps step with her along the
great road, and, bless goodness! there
was a contest with prize attacneoE
sweater of ivory wool Tossed around
the edges with silk. And pocKets-
Just fine!
When eyerybody-meaning seven
old girls and couple OF poor oio
boys to match-women manase 10
gather grapes along with the this-
ties of the years. but oldish, nome
less men always seem Kin TO no.
garth's "orphan boy" Ever notice!
We'll. the two men and seven women
were nice and ready for whatever was
to happen before time came to pass
around the hand tray. that was itse1
handed down when Miss Cordelia. VINO
was giving the party-but' naturaily; saS,
no mention was made OF now
many she had had before-took
from the piano a framed cartoon
made a long way back. when wash
fngton had broom sweeps at crossings
and life was joyously young. IT was
drawn by Artist Sol Etynge. If the
name means anything these days. ana
was entitled, .'Mr Pickwick's Recep-
The sketch pictures that immortal
chief of a club that will never ad-
journ so long as the world loves hu-
man nature set to print. He Is seat
ed, and standing at the back of his
chair is Sam Weller, introducing to
his master the characters of Dick
ems works, each member of the null
titude so individually presented that
each could be named. provided you
love your Dickens. Some of the old
girls and boys recognized most Of the
party, but Miss Juliana knew them
all.
The sweater was too small for her.
of course which did not matter, see
ing she never wears one. but think
Of the honor of knowing Mr.. Pick
wick's guests as intimately as Samivel
did-at this time of day in literature.
when most of us run and fox trot as
we read.
All of which makes a good deal of
type to use up on Miss Juliana. un-
less, perhaps, it may remind you. OF
the very now. to hunt up hidden JUNK
that you cannot sell and hate to give
away And it may be that on some
old top shelf or packed in trunk of
handed-down rubbish, or in some old
corner where you keep gran'pa.s
Methuselah books. and faded wall
map. and that pair Of wabbly globes,
cient scholar could get along without
and which you are going to dump on
the Salvation Army some day, you
may come across MIR. Pickwick's Re-
ception" And if you do you will
have found a gold mine Of pleasure.
provided you like the company of
those present Ask Miss Juliana.
Or any other blessed member of
the set called "old resident" which
was a set that loved it's Dickens as
we of today love our movies and
golf.
IF your name begins with P and
your ancestors began in New
Hampshire. you can treat yourself to
a thrill with jazz variations-maybe
If you go down to the old museum
and hunt and hunt.
In a vast and silent room, where
few tourists go, you will find a dead
letter exhibit buried in glass case
otherwise, a post Office account of
some mail that went astray a hundred
years ago-and II the balance of
your name matches as well as the
P it will interest you to know
maybe-that William Powelfs last
will and testament was contained in a
letter that reached the dead letter
office century ago and apparently
was. never delivered.
AS you will naturally want to figure
out who robbed you of the ancestral