. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. mamma's hat and POLONAISE. g4^ INNIE'S mamma had been out to yvfr ride in the Park with old Mrs. Le % il Brun, and when she came home she &^M\ found a friend in the parlor awaiting Y^§^ lief return. Lajing aside her hat and walking suit, she went in to her guest, while little Minnie, who had been feeling very un- happy at being left at home, resolved in her mind that she, too, would go pleasuring. " Little girls love to go riding as well as big ladies,&
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. mamma's hat and POLONAISE. g4^ INNIE'S mamma had been out to yvfr ride in the Park with old Mrs. Le % il Brun, and when she came home she &^M\ found a friend in the parlor awaiting Y^§^ lief return. Lajing aside her hat and walking suit, she went in to her guest, while little Minnie, who had been feeling very un- happy at being left at home, resolved in her mind that she, too, would go pleasuring. " Little girls love to go riding as well as big ladies," .said she ; "and I mean to go fo Woodvi'ard's Garden and see the monkeys and walk among the trees and have a good time. Mamma has left her things on the bed, and I think I'll look just like a lady with them on, so that I can go just as well alone as with ; She put mamma's polonaise on over her own, and it was not long enough to quite di-ag on the floor ; then she put on the hat and feathers and surveyed herself iu the glass. "Oh, how fine I do look! now I'll do ; but first I'll scent myself with her perfume. Mamma always puts it on her face and hands to make her smell nice when she goes ; She was soon ready ; then slipping out the front door she stopped a street car going to Woodward's Garden and was soon whirling along past the city houses. There were sev- eral ladies and two men in the car. They wondered at the querr little figure who stepped in so daintily aud seated herself so demurely, but it was not till they reached Woodwards that it was known that the child had no mon- ey, for the lady who sat next her had paid her fare to the conductor and had been more amused than th(! rest at Miss Minnie's affect- ed ways. Thinking, however, that the child must have some friend in the vicinity cf the garden whom she had been allowed to go to visit, she asked her no questions. When the cars stopped out stepped Minnie, and mincing up to the entra
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