Evening star., 1923-05-06
AROUND THE CITY
BY Mamie Lancaster

! come and go as / please the only
thing they have to worry about is
but / don't know how they would
treat me if they had to feed and
dress me and take me out for an
airing. Like as not III end up at
She was so complacently matter
/ of-fact that ] felt called on to ex-
tend a word in behalf of her kin.
| but she cut me short:
/ You needn't take up for 'em--
I'm not blaming them, am L? Besides
| I've made provision for my old age
! | went to our poorhouse TO take a
look. There were several things that
didn't suit me. so | complained to the
! Legislature, and when they found out
! was fixing things in case / had u
go there. they promised everything
should be exactly as I desired.
Naturally they wanted to accom-
modate me, because my grandson is
a judge
She finally came in and let me
/ give her Il cup of tea, and we got
SO chuln1ny as to exchange addresses
so that we could send each other post
cards-and when the dear little old
+ phenomenon had trottcd off to see
more sights, ! called up the police
man on our beat and he saw to il
that she was taken care of-oh, yes,
my bench is a great institution, thac
l couldn t get along without"
/ 4 WOMAN was telling this to an
n other woman in n cafe-coffec
and strawberry cake:
! The apartment is larger than |
| need, and as the expense is something
! awful / decided to rent a room. The
/ first girl who answered my ad' was
! delighted with the sunshine and the
i clean sweetness of everything. But
| she would have to think it over. and,
] meantime, she would like TO show me
Il new idea in hair nets. She took
! one from Il bag and began to demon
, strate.
ftsr 81, she nortly n5 Fen5lesG ndmrsG
! just what his wife wanted, and while
! he pondered. apparently, whether TO
! pay a deposit or wait for his wife's
Judgment he produced card with
: the ANNOUNCEMENT that he had a
, garage nearby. or. in case / had no
/ car, he would be glad to serve me at
! any time ] might care TO hire.
/ "A second woman barely glanced
! around tho room. she was in such
I hurry to let me know that she was
! manicurist who would either call at
my hours Or
1T went on like that for two days
] before l really got u tenant. You see.
! agents are not allowed TO peddle in
/ our uilding."
The other woman was surprised.
She had often rented rooms in her
/ apartment, but never had agents
! She supposed they wouldn't dare in
! such high-class eighborhood."
: The toast and tea listener at the
next table hated to leave, because she
felt she was going to miss something,
! but-you know how it is when you
: have only SO much time for luncheon.
TIfERE are blue-moon intervals
when this column takes on the
/ Importance Of 4 Womans page. The
! latest halo is conferred by a lady.
| name of Subscriber. who wants to
! know two things. One Is: please
tell ne how TO clean white kid
! gloves? I have tried dozen recipes
and failed with every one"
a., Under tho circumstances. the only
thing to be done is try a thirteenth.
| Thirteen is not lucky number, but
| if the gloves are the same that were
! subjected TO past experiments it isn't
! likely they can be hurt.
! Question .: 'no you think it wrong
/ to flatter people you care for? a
/ friend finds fault with me because
/ she SAYS: Praise to the face is open
! disgrace.
! Don't you believe it. Sister Sub.
| II is grabbed, cnld-blooded old saw
I that enanatrd from Il grabbed cold
hlooded nature. All of us like good.
, honest praise: there's no use pretend
ing VIC don't. Good, honest praise
never yet harmed any man or woman
and there's no use pretending 1t does.
When we give mcrited praise il is be-
cause we arc just enough to render
honor where honor is due. When we
keep silent it is because we are too
/ TnViouS to do unto others as we
| would very particularly like them to
do unto