John Adams High School - Clipper Yearbook (Ozone Park, NY)

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talked pol1t1cs and sc1ence develop ments I heard them rnentlon some th1ng of a new contraptlon called the auto After tea Erasmus and I were left alone much to my surpr1se at Papas lenlency and youd never guess what we d1d After Erasmus secured Papas permlsslon to set the new phonograph go1ng he taught me how to waltz Its a lovely dance but It sent my head 1n a dlther at the swlftness of lt After I dropped to the sofa w1th exhaustzon Erasmus turned off the phonograph and sat down next to me For a few mmutes we sat 1n sllence gazmg WISIIUIIY at the stars peepmg through the new lavender lace curtams It was an even1ng set for romance but I dared not mentlon such a thmg to Erasmus After a few mmutes I was shocked when he rose and walkmg over to the lamp lower ed the wlck unt1l gradually the flame d1m1n1shed unt1l there was nothmg left but a dull shlmmermg l1ght 1n the room My OPIICIGII says too much hght IS harmful to the eyes Erasmus sa1d removmg h1s glasses W1th rel1ef I reallzed that there was no 1ns1nua tlons 1n his gesture S1lence relgned once more the chckmg of the horses hoofs cllcklng on the pavement sharp ly break1ng through Suddenly wlth a proud gleam 1n h1s eyes Erasmus reached 1nto h1s pocket and produced of all thmgs a plpe Prunella you slmply have no 1dea how manly he looked smokmg that p1pe the gray hued smoke b11low1ng around h1S head ln curly wrsps The sharp smell of tobacco tlnged my nostrlls and I breathed 1n the tangy aroma appre czatxvely much to h1s del1ght Its wonderful to close your eyes and smell tobacco It g1ves you a feelmg of secur1ty to know theres a man around Oh here I go agam runmng away wlth my emotmons And so my dear there as nothmg more to tell of the evening as 1t fmally neared an end At ten oclock I brought Eras mus h1s coat and derby and bade hlrn farewell whtle Mama and Papa escorted us to the door Arent you slmply envlous Prunel la at my spendmg so darmg an eve n1ng ' Imag1ne learmng the waltz dressmg llke a woman for the hrst t1me staymg up unt1l ten o clock w1th a man all ln one even1ng It slmply takes my breath away And lmaglne wxth Papas permlsslon Erasmus ln tends to see me agam Not too soon of course smce no n1ce young g1rl IS seen w1th a man too often In a month or so I am plannmg to spend another enjoyable even1ng w1th Eras mus Perhaps by tnen Mama wlll even permlt me to rub geramum pe als on my llps Its gettmg so that a g1rl gets more danng and brazen by tne day I even dare hope to be able to use some of that new l1qu1d called p rfum but then lets not try to have our cake and eat lt And so u'1t1l our next correspondence I bxd you farewell and wlsh you an enjoy able an even1ng such as I have wnt ten Remember Im yours unt1l glrls stop weanng bustles Klsnt that one a d1lly'9 Its wh1spered among every fashlonable g1rl 1n New Yorkj Fare well for now 28 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 I 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 1 1 . , 1 1 1 1 1 I - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , - I 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 11 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,, I 1 1 1 1 1 A , I , I I 1 L 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1-1 1 1 - -A 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 , A I 1 1 ' I 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 , - 1 1 , 1 I 1 1 1

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she left us thls old Well w1ll you look at that The attlc was hlled w1th peals ol laughter as Lllhan spotted the photographed letter There the g1rl stood 1n full dress attlre bustle and all decoratmg the letterhead wlth a demure sm1le and a fnlly um brella shadmg the damsel from the glanng sun As long as L1ll1an was go1ng to have to Slt III the stuffy at t1c for an hour she mlght as well enyoy herself and thxs old yellowed letter appeared to be the foundatlon of a very amuslng hour After sklm mlng through the formal addresses 1t began Ianuary 28 1888 I reallze 1t was only a month sxnce our last correspondence but I slmply had to wnte you and tell you of the great event that occurred 1n my young l1fe last nlght Imagme I Es of seventeen went out on my frrst date last n1ght And oh Prunella I had the most graclous tlme When Erasmus Rodencue asked me for the honor of my presence I was shocked but secretly thnlled and even more shocked when my dear parents con sented to the appomtment much to my amazement Rushmg madly for my s1x th1rty ap pomtment I donned my newest most styhsh gown Would you belleve lt Prunella the bustle measures frfteen mches around and the hoop IS the new tnangle style And the shoulders Even I was shocked at the dar lngness of them lmagme me rn a dress Wllh dropped shoulders Of course Mother objected but I fmally persuaded her to let me wear 1t for th1s one special occas1on And then there was my cheeks Oh yes my lovely apple shmy cheeks After rub bmg geranlum petals l1ghtly over the 27 surface I fmally brought them around to the lovelxest rosmest color ever I even dared to touch my llps up w1th them but Mother hrmly demanded that Iremove xt I couldnt blame her for that of course After all there IS a l1m1t to bemg brazen And then of cour e I wanted to change the style of my ha1rdo After much persuaslon Mama allowed Adnan to set my ha1r mto afashlonable upsweep The sw1rl1ng sweep of the s1de halr re mrnded me of the wmgs of a graceful brrd m fhght I looked so matured and fashlonable that I was surpnsed my self Ol course the gown d1d help Papa d1d thmk coral and blue was a tr1fle too brlght a color for so young a g1rl but you know what a young and lovely womans charm can do to a man Even Papa I only hope Eras mus notlced the lovely new whlte czty They re SO sheer They went slmply DARLING w1th my new twelve button shoes Please take notice of the twelve buttons Shoes are wom lower than ever th1s year What wont those lashlon deslgners th1nk of next? Before stepplng down stalrs I crushed a rose to my wa1st so that I smelled hke a fragrant rose on a dewey morn mg I saw Papas frowns at my ar dent aroma but I dared to lgnore them and xt worked Enough of my self now Let me tell you a b1t about Erasmus and our charmmg evenlng together In hrs dashmg raccoon coat and I 1n my adorable popl1n wrap wlth the new three lnch collar we set off w1th Mama and Papa for dmner 1n a styllsh restaurant Returnmg home after dmner the whole famlly sat ln the parlor and hstened to slster Ad rzans plano pxeces Later Mama and I sewed whxle Papa and Erasmus ' s . trella Littleson, at the uncapable age lifle stockings Papa brought from the

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1.1 fx tw' 01045 M6 gc, . 450' GRANDAD HAS been over our mantelprece as long as I can remember Hes a stuffy old gentleman of the mneteenth century era wlth a choker collar and a dark moustache whrch ln my klndergarten days I assoclated wlth one of the Fuller Brush mans wares H1s stern glances slngled out slster s beaus frequent ly alarmmg them Thadlus Bouregard McN1chols was hrs name It must have home an adverse omen for the poor man H1s face IS st1l1 iurrowed mto one oi those contort1on1st s leers Grandad always salcl T see a man w1th a sm1le on hls face elther meant that he sang 1n the cho1r or had just stolen a horse Gramps d1d nelther consequently our lmvmg room portralt bears a umque 1f not charactenstlc resem blance Father st1ll 1nS1SlS that lt be moved to the att1c where lt can at least scare some m1ce away But mother only thmks of v1s1t1ng relatwes who always make pleas1ng remarks about 1t fThey probably dont mean a word'l I suppose every one has to let h1s pet peeve loose at some t1me For years there has been many a fervent debate over the tamxlys wh1te elephant Perhaps everyone has ln a tar corner somethmg WhlCh demands much care and expense wxthout y1eldmg anythmg 1n return I smcerely doubt mf we ll ever take down the pa1nt1ng though The vacant space over the mantel would suddenly look colder than Grandads frosty countenance Ellen Schwarz A ROSED cheeked ch1ld looked up to a store wmdow wlth eyes bnghtly Shlnlng The httleness of her tr1m hgure seemed to dlsappear for a moment as she advanced closer Then to the eye she was vlsxble agam Her eyes were more radlant as she pressed her pug nose to the cold glass She was gaz1ng longmgly at a doll beautllully dressed 1n magnxhcent clothmg A t1ny chlld w1th pudgy fmgers crossed concealed by red mxttens praylng Santa would glve her that angehc playmate Helene Gold te1n MLC -'fx f'2--Iv ' 4 QQ-G9 A 1 V'-SQ 9 o ' M 1K7 l . I . 29