The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-11-19
rally. aboyer Bleecker street.

frm,' as to what Jipson was up 10, and whether
he was not getting into evil habits and decidedly
bad economy in his old age. Jpson talked. Mrs.
Jipson talked Their almost---ln fact Mrs. Jipson
like most ambitious mothers, thought reallv--mar-
riageable daughters, dreamed and talked Of dinner
parties for the full month ere the great event OK
their lives came duly of.
One OF the seeming difficulties was who 10 in.
vite-who TO get to come and where 10 get them
Hills Of New Hampshire,' Of poor but respectable
birth. Fifteen years in the great metropolis had
not created very extensive acquaintance sInong
solid folks in fact New York society Anctuaies,
ebbs and flows al such rate, that society. such
as don estic people might recognize as nnequvo.
caly genteel, Is hard 10 fasien TO or find. But
one Of the Miss Jipsons possessed an acquaintance
with Miss Somebody else, whose brother was
young gentleman Of very distingae air. and who
knew the entire 'ropes' OF fashionable life ald all
the people who enjoyed that sort Of existence In
the gay metropolis. N
Mr.. Theophilus Smith, therefore, was eventually
engaged. 1t was his, es many others' vocation, to
arrange details, command the FEAST select the
company, and control The coming event The
Jpsons confined their invitations to the few, very
few genteel OF the family, and even the diminh-
tiveness Of the number invited was decimated By
Mr.. Smith, who was permitted to review the pa
ties invited.
Few domicils OF civilian, above Blpcckcr
street, was better illuminated, set of and detailed
than that Of Jlpson's, on the evening Of the ever
memorable dinner party. Smith had volunteered
to 'enEage' whole set OF silver from Tinplate e.
Co., who generously offer our ambitions citizens
such opportunities 10 spurge, for fair consider.
alton while china, porcelain, dozen colored
walters in white aprons, with six nlethorir flllrrs
and tooters, were also in Smiths programme
Mr.. Jipson at first was very much puzzled 10
know where he could find volunteers to I'LL two
dozen chars, but when night came, Mr.. Iheoph.
lus Smith, by force Of tactics truly wonderful,
drummed in force to face gross Of plates, nap
kins and wine glasses.
Mrs. Jipson was evidently astonished, thu
Misses Jipsons not little vexed at the raft Of
elegant ladies present, and the independent manner
in which they monopozed attention and made
themselves at home
Jipson swore inwardy and looked like "a sorry
man, Smith was at home, in his element; be
was head and foot Of the party. Himself and
friends soon led and ruled the feast The band
struck up; the corks flew, the wine fixed. Tho
ceilings were spattered, and the wall taitoed with
Burgundy, Claret and Champagne
TO our hostp cries Smith.
| les, all tTeS-dUl W uui--dii WV H"~l
echoes another swell already rather insolently
scorned
sWhere the--a--where the--a d---l is Sur
worthy host?' says another specimen of above
Bleecker street, genteel society. 'l-ah ! say,
toast'
'Ha! ha! b-wavo b-wavol exclaimed DOZEN
shot-in.the-neck bIoods, sping their wine over
the carpets, tables, chairs, walters, and then over
each other.
'This is intolerable' gasps poor Jpson Win
was in the act OF being kept cool by his wife in tho
drawing room.
Never mind, Jipson --'
'Never mind D. me IL don't -
Mr. Jipson had just got so far in explaining his
rate intention, when
'Ah there's The old felaw = cried one Of the
swels.
I-ah say, Mister -
'0ld roostaw, say -
'Gentlemenp y roars Jpson, rushing forward,
elevating his voice and fists.
'For heavens sake Jipson,' cries his excited
wife
Gentlemen, OF bla'guards as you are,' continued
Jipson.
'oh JipsOn, will you hear meS' implOringl,
cried Mrs J.
'What the--ah- devil are you OtP does he
ah -,
'Yes, what--a--does old Jip say9' put in an
other,
'Who The deuce, old Whats-your.namc, DO yo'
7 call gentlemanp said third.
'Bla'guardsp y roars Jpson.
+, '0h yer well, veri well, old felaw, we--A
0 --are--ah---to blame -ah---pah ouizln
a snob.'
, "a whatP p shouts Jipson
"A den'd plebian'
: "a codhsh--ah -
'Villans scoundrels bla'guardsr shouts N
i outraged and enraged Jipson. rushing al the intoS
: Gated swes, and hitting right and left upsetIin
chairs, tables and lamps. .
a Murder cries knocked down guest
e 'E.e.&e-e,e-ep scream the ladies
J. sDonN E-e.e.e-e.e.e.e don't kill my father
scream the daughters.
'Dem il, my dears, The old 'un Is killing IN
deml friendp exclaims Smith, rushing TO III
u rescue.
Chairs and hats few, the negro servants ~
& Dutch h6dlers, only engaged for The orcasio
y taking no interest in free fight, and moi cnrlr
y two cents who whipped, laid back, independe
1t spectators, and
Z ''Yaw hal ha! De Lor'! Yaw ha ha d
!, Lori
a Mrs. Jipson tainted ditto two others Of Il
o family the men folks % began TO travel Il
e ladies (D screamed; called for their hats, shaw
:, chdperones, the most Of the latter, however, we
q non est, or too well set up 10 heed The conn.
p state OF affairs.
70 Jipson finally cleared the house, Silence reg
ed within It's wills for week. In the mtcii
. Mrs, Jiuson and her daughters not only goi o,
81 their Mysteries, but also their ideas OF gentili
'e as practsed 'above Bleecker street, II io'
al poor Jpson an entire year to recuperate his na
rs cal 'outs,' while II took the whole family quite
o. long to get over their grand debut as followers
C. Fashion in the great metropolis.
Sc RIcHr TO A CRAcK.-An English &C
d ID tleman wanting desert service Of pore
- Ian made after o particular pattern, Sc
he over to China q specimen dish, orderir