Cynthia Steps Out

by Erick Berry

Inconsistent hyphenation, punctuation, spelling, the use of golash and galosh and poster and paster, and placement of the apostrophe in Little One’s Magazine and Little Ones’ Magazine have been retained as printed in the original publication except as follows:

• • Page 16
    had tipped and fallen changed to had [tripped] and fallen
• • Page 22
    before the senorita and dramatized the changed to
    before the [señorita] and dramatized the
• • Page 24
    every step she made took here nearer changed to
    every step she made took [her] nearer
• • Page 33
    with small sharp eyes and an opologetic changed to
    with small sharp eyes and an [apologetic]
• • Page 43
    a member of the Begger’s Opera
    a member of the [Beggar’s] Opera
• • Page 47
    Its all pearly gray mists changed to
    [It’s] all pearly gray mists
• • Page 52
    the garcon of the striped waistcoat changed to
    the [garçon] of the striped waistcoat
• • Page 60
    leaned againt the heavy stone balustrade changed to
    leaned [against] the heavy stone balustrade
• • Page 78
    chance to to look them over changed to
    chance [to] look them over
• • Page 79
    medieval France had not, changed to
    medieval France had [not]
• • Page 99
    the Arc de Triomph changed to
    the Arc de [Triomphe]
• • Page 102
    that omelet which Madame Poularde changed to
    that omelet which Madame [Poulard]
• • Page 127
    all right anyway. —Oh changed to
    all right [anyway.—Oh]
• • Page 146
    mourned Cynthia. No; it’s changed to
    mourned Cynthia. [“No;] it’s
• • Page 160
    darn that model!” changed to
    darn that [model!]
• • Page 164
    caramel custard, at the Cheval Blanc changed to
    caramel [custard at] the Cheval Blanc
• • Page 166
    street, past the hotel de l’Universe changed to
    street, past the [Hotel] de l’Universe
• • Page 171
    till she come in to look at it changed to
    till she [came] in to look at it
• • Page 184
    but your Aunt was changed to
    but your [aunt] above was
• • Page 199
    of horses hoofs changed to
    of [horses’] hoofs
• • Page 201
    pervasive and insistant was the tap changed to
    pervasive and [insistent] was the tap
• • Page 202
    brillant hued balloon changed to
    [brilliant] hued balloon
• • Page 208
    the judges stand changed to
    the [judges’] stand
• • Page 215
    and Cynthia said. changed to
    and Cynthia [said,]
• • Page 219
    waking to sit bold upright changed to
    waking to sit [bolt] upright
• • Page 246
    irridescent, dark blue and rose changed to
    [iridescent], dark blue and rose
• • Page 250
    like a porcelain manderin changed to
    like a porcelain [mandarin]