A Strange True Story

The "Washington Post recites this a eiied tale oí tliree charming wonien : 'Tluee ladies were walktag down the center aisla Ín thc Naílonal theatre, on Monday niglit. They wore iiats, b-até of a florid style oL a-rchiteciure and covered witíbi luxuriant vegetation. Strong men iliuddered and giew palé witíi anxicty as to -,vhere 1 lioso hats would evemitually lócate themselvcs, and ss the ladies moved elowly to the front the feelings oí the audience verged npoai the stormy anil tunmltuous. At last tliey Avere .caled well down toward tlie oirchestra, and at least 100 peirsoins - tliose directly in the line oí sight- turned waji and gliastly with deepair. ín a moment, however, nimble fingers ■o ere at woirk, aoid before tlie "vatohers coirld gulp down tlieir first -wild angiiisli, tho hato disappeared, and three sleelc, shapely aad inofíensive head-? appeared in place oí thern1." i