THE - SUNDAY VOKEOONIAN.: 1'0R.TI,AND, MARCH 7, 1909
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HER HOROSCOPE.
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BY MINERVA MEAKES.
"T""HIS pretty waitress was
jr . - I born February 14th. Ac-
cording to. the planets
that governed at her birth
she will, be strongly attached
L to ,-ljer home and her own $
'-people, but ' her life will be
filled with changes. i
She is impractical, a trait
j which is denoted by the line f
f- pf the eyebrow. She will not
i be 'enthusiastic about any-
thine-, will be slow to favor ?
innovations and generally apt $
2 to throw cold water on sug-
' v' gestronsv""'
2- Her imagination is strong,
f ana wnere sne ucks in en-
thusiasm she will still show
y a quiet persistence in investi-
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ner interest.
She will love finery, will be
" ciates, and prone to dictate.
If angered she will be ex-
ceedingly caustic, and her J
1 imaginative temperament will &
, cause periods of melancholy
. for which she can give no de-
'""a "fined reason. Although im- X
,g practical she will do well in J
$ routine work and show exe- r
cutive ability in those lines. X
Her religious tendencies are 5
a pronounced and her mind 'f
pure. She will be very fond $ .
of poetry and of music, and J
her thoughts will run in the
imaginative channels will be &
given to vague dreaming,
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ment in the more boisterous $
$ forms of amusement. This
. natal indication is verified by
$ the eyes, which are wide $
-apart, with drooping lids, and
1 are of the meditative type. $
The lips indicate the placid J
$ temperament,! and while the
2 character is neither strong $
nor aggressive there Is a
quiet tenacity of purpose de- $
noted in the ' nativity, which T
. is also indicated by the chin
and line of the cheek.
5 She will ask advice on many
matters, and rarely take it. Z,
She will be nervous and dif-
fident about her world Inter- $
' ests and about the opinions ?
of people.
While she will not acquire
much information through
study, she will still have a
faculty of absorbing informa- f
tion without apparent effort. $
She will find a tranquil
happiness if she marries one
born between November 22 X
and December 21, or between I
March 21 and April 19. &
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THE WAITRESS
BEAUTY
The Universal
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(COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY THE NEW YORK HERALD CO.l
An Rijhts ResCTved.
T is a curious thing j,
I how universal is the t.
love of beauty. In lives
; where we least expect to
1 find it. lo! suddenly we
discover it. From peasant V
to king, from coal heaver
X to milHonnaire. one and i
all of us respond to the
' appeal beauty makes.
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with derision on the t
Z Greek statue that delight r
X the millionnaire. but that Z
does not inipiy that he
is blind to other forms of
1 beautv. It simply means ?
- that his taste has not
- been educated up to that
, standard. A chromo in i ;
5 magnificent cilt frame Z
may give him as great a
; satisfaction as the con-
J noisseur tinds in the rare
T nurble. Z
hile the ladv of fash-
ion t.kes delight in the r
wonderful shapes and J
T colors of orchids, the J
T washerwoman in the tene-
ment thinks the pot of
2 red geraniums on her J,
,t windowsill the prettiest i
thing she has seen in
many a long dav. "J
What is it that males ?
r the street sweeper pick ?
up a crushed rose, brush
off 'the dust, and put it
in the buttonhole of his i
coat? It is because that T
bit of gorgeous color, T
Z that remnant of sweetness,
calls out to him, and X
Z 'way down deep in his X
i heart there is a response f
to the caii.
This craving for beautv j
' is an instinct. We are 2
t harassed by many petty j
cares, we are oppressed i
j by the sordidness of th
X. life around us, then suJ-
Z denly our eyes fall upon
. something that makes a
direct appeal to our sense i
Z of beauty. Involuntarily Z
Z we say, "Oh, how love-
Z lv!" For a moment all the
ugliness of which we
were conscious has gone.
We are happy in the
T vision granted us. z
t It all depends on what
we iool. fr. Trices of Z
j beauty can be found in Z
i almost every woman's X
Z face. In discovering them i
we have unconsciously
increased our own artistic
perceptions. "T
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ACTIVITI E S T H AT F I L L II E R LONG DAY
AM'N eggs one coffee butter cakes."
She sings out the orders in strident
tones one to her rieht. one to her left.
one to the rear. The men in white aprons
; behind the loug couuters repeat the orders
, mechanically.
"Ham'n eggs."
'One coffee."
. "Butter cakes."
She pours a jrlass of water, picks up a tiny napkin
na .Blams ,'theni upon the table in front of the cus
. touier. Then she moves to the side wall, leans
against.it,' places her hands upon her hips and relaxes.
She has heed to rest. In a few minutes the noon rush
will begin. " She half closes her eyes.
? "Butter cakes!" The loud call arouses her at once.
She goes to the counter and gets her orders.
Her table fills with marvellous rapidity. Thera
are si.seatS-Tipon each side and in them sit twelve
hurried men, all anxious to eat, and to eat at once.
She takes their orders and holds them firmly in her
mind. ,Woe betide her if her memory prove treach
erous! For everx error In service there is n
She rattles off the orders, rushes for napkins, silver
and water. She fills four glasses and hastens back,
two in either hand. An outgoing patron jogs her
elbow. Crash! a glass is shattered to pieces upon the
stone floor. The head waitress and the manager are
upon the spot In an instant. Discretion keeps them
silent. They note the extent of the damage and her
number and she is permitted to go rushing on again,
eager to make up the time lost. "
For two hours she takes and serves orders at a rate
that is breatheless. At a quarter-past two, as suddenly
as it began, the rush ceases. In contrast with the. din"
the comparative quiet is startling. As she sings-out
the order for a late luncheon her own voice sounds-loud -and
resonant in her ears. She half pauses,. dismayed.'
She did not use those tones before she came.-here.-The
man notices her delay. ' ." ' '.
"Well, what are you waiting-for?" he demands.
"Can't you see I'm late?" . . ;.. . ." .-" - "
Thus reproved she hastens to "serve him,:. but she
has incurred further censure. The -bead -waitress-is-
upon her. In tense, even tones she says: - ;
l"ou were-.put at that table because you're -good
looker. There's a chance for tips there. Now stir
' yourself and make good."
She stirs. She hadn't nn idea of tips. She lias
beert upon the side marked with a gilt sign, 'Tables
. reserved, for ladles," -until to-day, and she never got
any tips there. On the men's side she might. She
serves the order with alacrity. The head waitress has
tactfully, smoothed the patron's ruffled feelings and
he. is almost gracious. He leaves five cents beside
his plate.
- ' The head waitress approaches. -
"There, what'd-I tell you? There's lots of 'em. .
Keep your eyes open and you'll get 'them steady. I've
-given you a fine chance." - She passes on with the air
of . a gracious benefactor. The little waitress is sin
cerely grateful. She ties the nickel in her handker
."chief and steals a glance at the mirror. They say she
" is good looking. "
"" She pulls her apron more snugly about her waist. -:
A. man enters. Involuntarily she goes-forward and'
.-pulls out a chair. The man sees her, takes in with
. - a keen eye the attractive little figure, passes three '
tables and -sits at hers. The bead, waitress miles.
"'Willi the thought of that tip the little waitress
serves him . deftly, admirably. The man smiles
broadly.
"Say", you're a little ieaeh," he remarks. He talks
a- good deal as he eats, and she grows uneasy. He
has asked her when ' she finishes work, what she
does with her evenings, and she Jias given him
evasive, half truthful ajiswers.- When be goes she
shivers in sudden relief.
. . At four-thirty she eats her dlnuer, and rests for a
few moments, smooths her hair, washes her face
- and prepares, for the dinner rush. At the close of
the day, at eight o'clock, the manager calls her.
- "You're very careless," he observes, severely, as
she trembles beneath his stern look, "but I've de
cided to give you another trial. You're a nice look
ing girl and If you ever learn you'll be worth while.
I've lined you one dollar."
She goes home depressed, seriously studying the
financial situation. She works from eight In the
morning till eight in the evening. She gets $6 a
week and two meals a day, and a cup of coffee and
JoUa IX she wants It besides. IJet room tpsta icj; IX
Her meals on Sunday, when the restaurant is closed,
average sixty cents. She usually loses fifty cents a
week on tines.
There are so many fines'. There Is one for lateness,
one for abseure, one for breakage, for using extra
towels, for soiling more than the regulation number
of aprons, for serving wrong orders. Her laundry
costs her seventy-five cents that leaves her one dol
lar and fifteen cents. And now she has been fined
that extra dollar!
In the morning she Is at her post early. She hopes
for more tips. She serves two men, her first cus
tomers, quickly and eagerly. The first man smiles
coniplantly.
"I tip these girls regularly." he remarks, "and they
all know it."
"Queer." resonds the other, "how much trouble
they'll take for a nickel."
Standing against the wall, she hears every word.
Her pale eheeki flush scarlet. They do not know,
they think; then the proud little head lifts itself erect.
Let them think. She is glad they do not know, they
cannot knowha'H.iauch she nxeda.lh&t cinkal.