The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-05
Washington Society.
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A lady said the other day Mrs. So.
and.So, who has lately moved into our
neighborhood, is very nice person, but
the nelghbors are all down on me for
calling on, her. They say she isn't In our
set Belote the war few Of them were In
any set that ever ] heard Of I like my
neighbor, and II she would only keep
quiet for while, and not push matters,
she'd soon be In the best society. But
she won't wait; she Is wild 10 be in the
midst OF everything, and what does she
do last season but give q lunch party, and
Invite everybody. Actually everybody,
all the Cabinet ladies, including Mrs.
Fish. Only think Of It Her father was
o baker, her husband q butcher. Did
you everH And nobody went-that is,
ono lady did, who did so out Of curiosity,
| suppose. should have gone certainly,
but l really and truly did have au en-:
gagement, made q week before her invl.
tation came" So the poor woman was
sighted. . She had her trouble, to say
nothing OF the expense, all to no purpose,
and no doubt had bitter thoughts In the
midst Of her modification. Yet ! could
name dozens Of houses at which the la
dies who sighted this well.meaniDg but
unwisc woman's invitation, would be
only too proud to take lunch-hOuses
whose inmates would be happy could
they show clear records as honest trades.
men.
OF course the creme de Ia creme oil our
society is the diplomatic corps. We
honor the corps by quoting It, noting It's
movements, chronicling It's presence at
entertainments as giving tone 10 them,
and In a hundred other ways. Strange
TO say the corps most affects In It's intima.
cies the people who have no, official posi-
tion; its love affairs are mostly carried on
with those bellies Enentioned first, whose
families live plainly and themselves dress
shabblly. When the members ol the
corps condescend to marry in Washing.
ton, they marry these young ladies, and
not the bellies OF official lite. 1t Is the
rarest thing in the world that Senator'S
daughter, or sister, or any Of the repre-
sentative ladies OF his household marries
one OF the corps. Idon't know why It is;
perhaps because the Foreigners like things
real oI their kind, and distrust political
aristocracy as being u mere outside shows
with nothing 10 sustain 1t, a bubble liable
to burst at any moment. Speaking OF
the foreigners reminds me oil the impertl.
nences in whlch the secretaries and
attaches OF the legation are prone TO In.
dulge. You see they are so rapidly spoil.
Ell alter their arrival here by the atten.
tions they receive. But then it is true
that II is very easy to spoil them. They
imagine no one in America understands
French, and sometimes lady standing
at her window will first receive an inso.
lent stare from two or three OF them, who
happen to be passing by, and will over
hear herself criticised aloud In French
Again, they have an idea they can say
what they please to American girls. Said
one to lovely young girl whom he met
at a party, the secoud time he had talked
with her
"Ycu have very handsome eyes, made.
moiselle."
"Sir," exclaimed the lady, in amaze.
ment at his assurance, "what do you
mean?"
Don't you like that?" he asked. "But
l think so. 1admire your eyes, but your
nose l do not like"
"You are very impertinent," said the
lady, Indignantly, and turned away.
The man burst into laugh, and ex.
claimed: "How very funny. l believe
you arc angry"
II am, indeed" answered the lady, 81
consider your impertinenee in presumlng
to criticise my face unbesrable"
"How dull," said the othcr, and laughed
again.
OF course the next time she met him
the lady refused to recognize him, but
when she mentioned the matter to another
young lady, she was surprised by hearing:
"Oh, you mustn't mind that; these foreign.
ers say all sorts OF queer things"
Ever 30 much is being said about Mel.
lie Grants return and the prospect of her
making brilliant debut, 1t will be an
excellent way Tor some Of these people
who want TO be hIgh.Ayers at fashion to
get into "our set" as the high.fyers de
facto call il, by giving parties, dinners,
lunches, Germans and balls TO the Presi-
dents daughter. This is going 10 be an |
immensely gay winter, you know. Mrs.
Fish Is to introduce her youngest daugh.
ter into society, hear, along with Miss
Grant. wonder Il the Presidents daugh.
ter Is to be allowed to dance the German
quite possibly not. Her parents have al.
ways been very particular with her, and
doubtless will object to the German. Peo.
pie are rapidly returning to the city now,
and the closed houses Nrc being thrown
open and signs Of lie are seen within.
Judge Swayne, Of the Supreme Court, re.
turned from Europe few days ago. His
daughter, Mrs. Parsons, who was married
last February and went abroad imme.
diately, returned about q month since.
She has had an extended tour through
the Holy Land and has visited Egypt
Her husband Is a wealthy New Yorker,
and Mrs. Parsons will reside there, which
Is source Of regret to a great many peo.
pie here, for lew OF our young ladies were
more universally esteemed than was Miss
Swayne.
A SRCoND GREAT EAsTFRN-A con.