I met this perfect Lolita on a train one fine sweet Sunday afternoon. She wore an charming, old-fashioned hat with a bit of white veil pulled with careful abandon over one eye, and her pink suitcoat paired with a grey woolen skirt outfit marked her as vintage lady-like. I wanted to shatter the earth with my applause. Now here, ladies and gentlemen, I wanted to exclaim, is a truly classy dame!

The conversation between us that followed painted the world breezy, cheerful, and full of light. When the time came for her and her artistic friend to leave the train, I was grateful for their time and hoped I would see them again.