THE GIBSON BOOK

ELEVEN
GIBSON BOOKS
IN
TWO VOLUMES

A WIDOW AND HER FRIENDS

SHE CONTEMPLATES THE CLOISTER.

SHE DECIDES TO DIE IN SPITE OF DR. BOTTLES.

SHE FINDS THAT EXERCISE DOES NOT IMPROVE HER SPIRITS.

MISS BABBLES, THE AUTHORESS, CALLS AND READS ALOUD.

SHE FINDS SOME CONSOLATION IN HER MIRROR.

A QUIET DINNER WITH DR. BOTTLES; AFTER WHICH HE READS ALOUD MISS BABBLES’S LATEST WORK.

A MESSAGE FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

SOME THINK THAT SHE HAS REMAINED IN RETIREMENT TOO LONG. OTHERS ARE SURPRISED THAT SHE IS ABOUT SO SOON.

SHE IS THE SUBJECT OF MORE HOSTILE CRITICISM.

MRS. DIGGS IS ALARMED AT DISCOVERING WHAT SHE IMAGINES TO BE A SNAKE THAT THREATENS THE SAFETY OF HER ONLY CHILD. MR. DIGGS DOES NOT SHARE HIS WIFE’S ANXIETY.

SHE LOOKS FOR RELIEF AMONG SOME OF THE OLD ONES.

SHE LONGS FOR SECLUSION AND DECIDES TO LEAVE TOWN FOR A MILDER CLIMATE. WHILE PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY SHE COMES ACROSS SOME OLD THINGS THAT RECALL OTHER DAYS.

THE DAY AFTER ARRIVING AT HER JOURNEY’S END.

SHE GOES INTO COLORS.

THEY GO FISHING.

FAILING TO FIND REST AND QUIET IN THE COUNTRY, SHE DECIDES TO RETURN HOME.

MR. WADDLES ARRIVES LATE AND FINDS HER CARD FILLED.

SHE BECOMES A TRAINED NURSE.

THEY TAKE A MORNING RUN.

MISS BABBLES BRINGS A COPY OF A MORNING PAPER, AND EXPRESSES HER INDIGNATION AND SYMPATHY OVER A SCURRILOUS ARTICLE. MEANWHILE OTHER FRIENDS ARE CALLING UPON THE EDITOR.

THEY ALL GO SKATING.

SHE GOES TO THE FANCY DRESS BALL AS “JULIET.”

SHE IS DISTURBED BY A VISION WHICH APPEARS TO BE HERSELF.

AND HERE, WINNING NEW FRIENDS AND NOT LOSING THE OLD ONES, WE LEAVE HER.

STEPPED ON.

The Expert: WHAT MAKES YOU THINK SHE HAS ONE?

I CAN HEAR NOTHING.

A WORD IN PRIVATE.

IF YOU ARE DULL YOURSELVES, DON’T HAVE YOUR DINNER TOO LONG.

EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD THAT MONEY CAN BUY.

She: I SOMETIMES WONDER WHETHER ALL THOSE THINGS YOU SAID TO ME WERE TRUE.

“WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? WE BOTH BELIEVED THEM.”

A WARNING TO WIVES.

MRS. BOUNDERS KEPT HER HUSBAND UP LATE ONCE TOO OFTEN.

HE IS NOW TAKING HIS EASE IN A SANITARIUM.

EASTER MORNING.

FROM THE SUSCEPTIBLE PARSON’S POINT OF VIEW.

LOVE’S EXPRESS.

EMBARRASSING

FOR LITTLE HOPKINS, WHO THOUGHT SHE MEANT IT FOR HIM.

LOVE IN A GARDEN.

THE BRIDE’S HEALTH.

The Dog: HERE HE HAS BEEN HANGING AROUND US FOR A MONTH, AND WE LEAVE TO-NIGHT.

SOCIAL DEBTS.

AS THE LAST GUEST GOES—THANK HEAVEN!

WHO CARES?

HERE IT IS CHRISTMAS, AND THEY BEGAN SAYING GOOD-BYE IN AUGUST.

THE SOCIAL LADDER

THE SOCIAL LADDER.

STUDIES IN EXPRESSION.

An imitation of the lady of the house.

MRS. STEELE POOLE’S HOUSEWARMING.

Mr. Meeker doesn’t object so much to his wife’s entertainments as he does to the way she uses his room for the gentlemen’s things.

HIS REVENGE.

Time: Any morning at 4:15.

Mr. Meeker, having been kept up late for the last twenty years and rebuked for his lack of interest, develops a sudden enthusiasm. Mrs. Meeker and the girls now do the waiting.

THE STORY OF HIS LIFE.

STUDIES IN EXPRESSION.

At a dramatic agency.

THE TROUBLES OF THE RICH.

At the last moment, several who were invited send their regrets.

THE SONG OF THE DEBUTANTE.

“Mother, dear Mother, come home with me now.”

THE HEIRESS.

Mr. Grubbs walks in his sleep and appears for the first and only time at an entertainment in his own house.

WHY NOT

have plate glass fronts to the opera boxes? The occupants could still be seen, but not heard.

THE NEXT MORNING.

Mrs. Innittor Dedd’s maid reads: “Among those present was Mrs. Innittor Dedd, whose lovely face and splendid figure were enhanced by a tiara of diamonds and three ropes of pearls. She wore her famous rubies and was even more regal than at the Bullyon’s ball the night before,” etc., etc.

ADVICE TO A HOSTESS.

Keep your entertainment within the mental grasp of your guests.

LIGHTER THAN AIR.

MODERN CELEBRITIES.

An interesting discussion between the author of “The Barenness of Unkissed Kisses” and a famous dramatist.

STUDIES IN EXPRESSION.

Showing that a man may be a hero in his own house.

OF COURSE THERE ARE MERMAIDS.

PLENTY OF GOOD FISH IN THE SEA.

PARASITES.

Basking in the golden sunshine.

HIS CHRISTMAS GIFT.

A SUGGESTION.

For ill-assorted pairs.

THE ENTHUSIAST WHO INSISTS UPON SHOWING YOU HIS ESTATE.

A CROOKED TALE.

THE AMBITIOUS MOTHER AND THE OBLIGING CLERGYMAN.

STUDIES IN EXPRESSION.

While a Spanish-American hero describes the horrors of war.

FROZEN.

He: You promised to be my pupil and learn to love me.
“But it makes such a difference when your heart isn’t in your work.”

WHERE IGNORANCE, ETC.

“Where do you go on your wedding trip?”

“That’s what I’ve been wondering.”

THE MERRY-GO-ROUND.

Mrs. Katcham prides herself on always having the latest celebrity at her house. To-night it is no less a personage than “Gouger.”

STUDIES IN EXPRESSION.

While Uncle Joe has his tie fixed.

STUDY IN EXPRESSION.

While the hostess whispers to Jones, “Remember, now, we are counting on you to make us laugh.”

ONE OF THE DISADVANTAGES OF BEING IN LOVE WITH AN ATHLETIC GIRL.

Pillsbury does not care for society, but his wife will not go without him.

WHY SOME CHILDREN DIDN’T GET THEIR PRESENTS.

ALAS! THE VOICE OF HIS FIANCÉE.

STUDIES IN EXPRESSION.

The author and the soubrette.

THE HALF ORPHAN.

“Mamma will be down in a minute.”

“UNLUCKY AT CARDS, LUCKY IN LOVE.”

WHEN A MAN’S IN LOVE.