Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1919 — THOSE “NEW” LITTLE GIRLS [ARTICLE]

THOSE “NEW” LITTLE GIRLS

Their Grownup Ways started OldFashioned Woman on a Pessimistic Train of Thought. ■ - J The Woman Who Sees had just bought a new veil and had hurried Info the dressing room of the shop to adjust it, says the New York Sun. Crowds of women were edging their way to the mirrors to preen themselves. She managed to squirm into a space Just vacated by, a gorgeous creature in purple velvet. .As she I glanced Into the mirror she noticed two youngsters standing beside her. They were both sweet-looking little things. “Not a day over fourteen, she murmured to herself, and then stared with wonder. The elder of they two pulled out a tiny vanity case and : proceeded to powder the tip of her, pert little nose. She next arranged a I curl Over her shoulder to its very best advantage, while her companion stood back admiringly. Then she preened ‘her eyebrow wlfli the tips of her fingers and smiled complacently. She , was pretty and she knew It. | "Are you going to the frat meeting Monday evening. Dot?” queried her • companion. Dot raised an eyebrow and drawled nonchalantly. “PerhakP- j dearie; it depends entirely on the mood I’m in.” That was the straw , that broke the camel’s back. The . woman gave a convulsive gasp and lit- i erally bolted. Moods! She was ( amused and yet It was pitiful. She Is not an advocate of corporal punishment. hut she would have enjoyed I spanking those youngsters. What kind of women will they make? The woman is puzzled.