. Wit, humor and pathos . sented him tothe girl that I hate worst of anybody in school. Ididnt see Albert again, for when he came around, masaid, Lizzie, it looks horrible to be seen dancing withAlbert Sinclair all the evening. You ought to beashamed of yourself. O, dear, I look like a frightâI know I do, but Ido hope I shall look better when I see Albert on theavenue to-morrow. Lets seeâI wonder if he wontwrite to me? But Ill see him when he walks up frombusiness to-nightâmaybe. HER DIARY, 1882. May 1, 1882.âOat again lastnight. What a horrible bore par-ties are! I hate society. NewYork women
. Wit, humor and pathos . sented him tothe girl that I hate worst of anybody in school. Ididnt see Albert again, for when he came around, masaid, Lizzie, it looks horrible to be seen dancing withAlbert Sinclair all the evening. You ought to beashamed of yourself. O, dear, I look like a frightâI know I do, but Ido hope I shall look better when I see Albert on theavenue to-morrow. Lets seeâI wonder if he wontwrite to me? But Ill see him when he walks up frombusiness to-nightâmaybe. HER DIARY, 1882. May 1, 1882.âOat again lastnight. What a horrible bore par-ties are! I hate society. NewYork women are so prudish, withtheir atrocious high-neck dresses,and the fellows are so wretchedlyslow. O, dear! Everything goeswrong. If I hadnt met Bob Mun-roe, who took us to the Mabille andthe Alhambra, on the other sidelast summer, Id a died. Bobs double entendre ratherstartled the poky New York girls, though. Gracious,they ought to hear the French beaux talk ! They domake such a fuss about our Paris decollete THE BLASE GIRL. 82 Why, Bessie Brown wore a dress at a Queens Draw-ing Room with hardly any body on at allâand shehad that same dress on last night. Of course Icould not stand any chance with her, for decolletedresses do take the fellows so. But Ill be on handnext time. Young Sinclair, with whom I used to spoon yearsago, was thereâand married to Fannie Carter, myold classmate. Pshaw! she is a poky, old, high-necked, married woman now, and Sinclairâwell, theysay that he was almost broken-hearted at my con-ductâthat he drank, and then reformed and joinedthe church, and is now a leading clergyman. Well,Im glad Sinclair became a preacher. I always knewblack would become his if I should go and hear himpreach, flirt with him a little, and gethis poky old wife jealous! Good-ness ! but dont he look serious,,though! Theres a glassâgracious!Im as pale as a ghost! Theres nouse of my trying to dress withoutrouge. I do wish they would learnhow to put on p
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