Women and Dancing.
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81 believe a woman would do great
deal for dance," said DR.. Growing
'tliey are very fond of salutary motion.
remember once in my life | used to flirl
with one who was great favoriie in a
provincial town where lived and she was
invited TO ball there, and contided to me
she had no stockings 10 appear in, and with
out them her presence at the ball was oul
Of the question.


"That was hint for sou to buy the
stockings" said Dick.


"No, you're out" said Growing. "She
knew was as poor as herself; but tho
she could not rely on my purse, she had
every confidence in my taste and iudg-
ment, and consulted me on plan she form.
ed for going 10 the ball in proper twig.


"Now what do you think il WASP" o


"To SO in cotton, suppose" returned
Dick.


"Out again--you'd never guess it, and
only a woman could have hit on the ex,
pedient. 1t was the fashion in those days
for ladies in full dress 10 wear pink stock.
lnss--and she proposed TO paint her
legs"


"Painting her legs" they all exclal-
med.


"Fact, sir" said the Dr., sand she relied
on me for telling her if the cheat was sue.
cessful--"


"And was it?" asked Durfy.


"Don't be in hurry, Tom. complied
on one condition, VIZ: that should be the
painter"


"Oh you old rascal!'' said Dick.


"a capital bargainr' said Tom Dur.
fy- Ai 90


'But not safe covenant," added the
attorney. gf W


"Don't interrupt me, gen,lemen,' said
the DR.. 81 got some rose pink accordingly,
and ! defy all the hosiers IN Nottingham
to make a tighter fit than did on little
Jenny; and a pret.ier pair OF stockings,I /
never saw" sr .oe


sand did she go to the bail asked
Dick?"


ssShe did" r.


Sand the trick succeeded added Dur
fy.


$50 completely" said the Dr., "thai sew.
eral ladies asked her to recommend her
dyer to them. So you see what woman
viii do to 60 10 dance. Poor little Jen-
ny! she was merry minx--by the bye,
she boxed my ears that night for joke
made about the stockings. "Jenny,"
said l 'for fear your stockings should fall
down, whom you are dancing--hadn't