Evening star., 1922-10-22
women came together IN
suit department that special
ICES in "stouts.'' The one


ICES in "stouts.'' The one
4 with an extra chin was in blue
satin shattered all over with Chinese
embroidery Of gay colors and goio
thread, The other. still holding out
a hope of retaining her contour, was
trying on a new side flare that prom
| ised to add to her hip worry.
But it gives a graceful swing 10
the skirt, doesn't it? l wore all my
clothes to rags down at Atlantic CITY.
you know how the salt wind runs
everything. Say. met As yesterday
and she told me you didn't get away
this summer. made sure l would
meet up with you on the boardwalk.
and when I missed you I asked Ag,
and she told me you were staying
home to nurse somebody. You sure
were foolish"
The embroidery bespattered one ex-
planned:
"Oh. that was all right. The poor
| soul couldn't afford a nurse, and
you know how poor, old people hate
hospitals. And she wasn't any trou-
BILE; Just dozed and talked to herself
until she died. 1 was glad l did stay
with her. because she used to be real
good to Ag and me when we were lit
tie. Nom was awful poor after pop
died and Mrs. Blank used to make
over her own dresses into school
frocks for U.S.
And If you had been. say. another
! stout listening In, it might have
given you comforting assurance that.
in spite Of pessimistic preachings and
Gods in His heaven: alrs we'll with
the world"
4 YOUNG man on a vacation visit
"A from a foreign legation was met
at Union station by a distinguished
elderly gentleman and a smiling
young one who is going through life
on crutches. The greeting was that
of devoted family members and when
it was over the three were whizZed
away by a uniformed chauffeur in
monogrammed car. But they were
not relatives, the arrival being a one
time poor bit OF an alley kid whose
on his one skate to amuse a crippled
boy in a window. Regularly the
child was placed in the window to
watch for his fathers coming. and
regularly the street kid would be on
hand with his circles and figures and
stars. And when the father came to
know of the boy he invited him in to
play and the two shared the story
books and games. In return for this
companionship the tacker was edu-
Gated into a brilliant ambitious
youth, and
The Great Recorder of the things
Of earth has doubtless written down
a beautiful and understandable rea-
son why one child should be hope
lessly crippled that another child
might become a successful man.
X X +
A YOUNG man from Virginia came
to Washington the other day. 1t
was his first visit to any place larger
than his county seat, and the rush of
pedestrians, motors and street cars
made him register as many thrills.
After recovering from daze that
must have been something like mo-
ton picture nightmare. he gasped out
a breath-catching surmise to a friend
on the side:
It's mighty crowded here. Must be
court day"
II the desire to see ourselves as
others see us applies to things as
we'll as people. that was one time.
anyhow. that this old town had a
chance to grin.
X X
A LII sorts of things happen in this
"A world besides death and taxes.
The other afternoon a man boarded
a crowded car. Tho nearest passen-
ger offered a share Of his strap to
hang on. The man accepted with
friendly readiness, and that would