Show THE PART HE PREFERRED subtle meaning in poets criticism of costume joaquin miller the poet of the sier ras Is something ot of a recluse and rarely comes into san francisco but when he does he is made a good deal of a lion on his last visit he was one ot of the guests at a rather formal dinner at a friends house where he stayed overnight his hostess had known the poet since her childhood so she felt privileged liged next morning to discourse to him of the beauties of the parisian gown she had worn the night before beauties which seemed to have escaped his big observation mr miller listened to all that she had to say and remained silent but didn t you really like the dress pleaded the lady well 1 replied the poet I 1 did like part of it well enough the lady brightened she said what part the part you had on answered the poet and that ended the discus ton 1 lippincott s |