Evening star., 1925-03-01
AROUND THE CITY
BY Mamie Lancaster

duce beauty-in its second child
hood!
And which proves, likewise, that
when Fashion DEGREES her status a
single woman belongs to the young
er set" until she marries or dies of
old age.
TT Is man doctrine that woman Is
oversensitive about her age. and
doubtless woman is, but her brother
Adam Is the same, with this small in
stance for a showdown:
A young fellow seated in a crowded
car offered his place to a pale old
man who was hanging to a strap.
The man declined the courtesy with
q loud rudeness that caught the at
tention of passengers around.
Keep your seat, sir; / am as able
to stand as you are, sir"
The young man, with an insistence
that did more credit to his heart than
to his head, kept his stand and re-
peated his invitation. The old man,
say in his 70-odds, let his temper
steam up like a kettle on the boil:
"Sit down. sir. am not as old as
you seem to think. You are often
sive, sir"
Flushed with embarrassment, the
youngster sat down and turned his
face to the window. The passengers
showed closer on the side seat and
made room for the old man. AS soon
as he was seated he took the whole
car into his confidence:
Some folks are too officious.
may be a little older In years, but
anybody can see that I am as vigor-
Gus as the next-and just as able to
stand as he Is"
ha
committal, and the polite young man
gave no sign that he heard. Feel
ing the lack of proper sympathy, the
oldish man took a paper from his
coat pocket and began to read. Then,
perhaps, in a sudden gust of realiza-
ton that he had been a mean old
codger, he leaned across and tapped
the young man on the knee.
Say, here's my paper. IL you would
like to read It,"
The young man thanked him and
declined.
Take it, sir, there's a frst-class
account Of
The young man interrupted with
another polite refusal. The pas
sengers were all eyes and ears. The
old man insisted. The young man
put his refusal in language:
II accept your apology, because
you must feel pretty cheap before
all these people for insulting d fell
low who offered you kindness
but your paper can go to blank"
And that old codger man would
doubtless tell you, if he had the
chance. that women are oversensi-
tive about their ages.
Which is one of the ways of Adam.
X r
A WASHINGTON woman who will
"A make the pilgrimage to Rome
traveller what sort of trunk she must
take, and If lead pencil would do
for notes, or would it be better to
carry a fountain pen. The traveller
seemed TO be entirely qualified to
meet demands. A trunk would be
more troublesome than a teething
baby, and as to tabbing down hap
penings, she wouldn't need to
unless she expected to hire hall.
But what about changes? And
hoe can 1 remember all the exciting
things unless 1 put them down? I'll
be gone six weeks-a whole month
and a half"
IF i were starting around the
world, l should take a suit case and
umbrella. On my last long trip, just
before the Panama took to drink, 1
was 21 days on the ocean, counting
in the Caribbean Sea. A blue serge
for deck wear and a subdued chiffon
for dress-ups kept me permanently
genteel-and when temptation got
the better of me L would buy an ir-
resistible thing or two and mail my
old duds to my laundrywoman, which
pleased her and took the cuss of ex-
travagance off my mind. 1t may be