Evening star., 1925-05-09

| When all came into the front yard,
after a while, count revealed about Is
girls and boys. Our street vibrat ted
with laughter as Mary's lawn took
on rainbow aspects.
The girls dresses We're responsible
for this riot of color In these mat
ters women, even little women, are
far ahead of men. The proper use
of color in this world is something
little understood by most people
Yet our eyes were made for color.
One does not have to be especially
esthetic to appreciate Gods rain
bow thrown across the heavens.
Men are afraid of color, as if il were
solely feminine.
The rainbow, however. cannot be
called she" with any especial fit
ness. IT is purely impersonal-and
absolutely colorful If the Creator
has seen fit to so clothe the skies.
upon occasions, and always to make
IL blue to our sight shall we not,
now and then, deck ourselves like
wise, and always present an appear
ance OF gladness?
Playing their games, the children
made picture for all those who
mad eyes to see. This number, it
must be admitted, did not include
several base ball-playing boys of -
years OF age, who sauntered down
the street on the opposite sidewalk
Ihey appeared intensely scornful
or the smaller children, as the latter
stood in circle playing some sort
OF game which required 1T" to drop
handkerchief behind the back of
some child.
When this was accomplished, 1T"
ran around TO the first open space
while the one behind whom the hand
kerchief was dropped was supposed
TO grab up the Bit of cloth and speed
after the other
Soon joyous shout went up and
the children trooped indoors. lee
cream and cake. Yum, yum,
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The girls ate their ice cream dain.
tily, while the boys poked each other
in the ribs and came near spilling
their plates all over the rug.
sammy, the cut-uD, put his best
1901 forward 10 trip the other boys as
they came by for a Second helping =
Every party has TO have a Sammy
Cut-Cp. No party would be at all
complete without him He is inyaria-
bly the life of the party-or so he
thlnks-although some regard him as
considerable of nuisance
Sammy Cut-Up is the original Peter
an. "enly years from now, at
some gathering, he will turn up as
full OF life as ever. He will wear A
muStache, and be q >power in the com
munity, and all that sort of thing. bur
ne VIII still be Sammy Cut-Up.
Isn't he killing" some sweet Young
thing VIII SurSie, with a tremendous
accent on the last word.
Ana Sammy. hearing. viii smirk
lust as ne does today. and proceed TO
TRIP up the next in line. Time does
not Wlther, or custom stale, this time.
less bore.
Tom, the piper's son. in base ball
uniform, swings along the sidewalk in
al The Vigor of his y years. and his
oVerweening contempt for "children's $
parties
Miss Mary, happy bright. sees Tom.
the PIper'S son. and runs out Of the
house and across the street 10 tel
him all about it
She deserts the carefully groomed
youngsters and runs across to tell
rom, dirty, picturesque. about the
party. Eyes. flashing. a picture OF
happy childhood Mary, on this great
day, wants 10 share il with Tom. who
would not come to the party.
Tom juggles his base ball in his
gloved left hand. Mary is a nice lit
lie girl he thinks, but she is such =
Hid. We'll, goodbye, Mary" he saws.
Goodbye. she exclaims, and runs
back to her guests.