The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-03-01
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
New YORK. February %, 1876.
SOCIAL TOPICS.

| NEW ORk, FEBRUARY 20 1910.
SOCIAL TOPICS.
The week may be summoned np
thus, in brief: weather in extremes,
smu-emepts insatiable. business
~edged in between times. ith
Lent already in view, the gay cites of
tbs season whirl faster and faster,
al d there is no end to the fun this
winter, though il maY not be Of the
grandest kind. Still there is much
social ambition to air the last refine
ment in receiving. People might
very truthfully send out invitations
which, would read, ito meet The new
dinner service" or to exhibit The
drawing-rooms, refurnished by Cot
tier, who is the fashionable high art
furnisber. for those who eat, sleep
and drink according to standard.
FASHIONABLE ENTERTAISNENTs.
The young folks, of course belong
to a musical Or dramatic society OF
the selectest sort, which gives excuse
for dozens of delightful evenings at
rehearsal in cosy private parlors. and
a gratifying dash at public applause
in the name of charity, which as Of
old beareth q multitude of sins,
amateur and otherwise. Dickenspar-
ties, where everyone dresses after
some character from the great novel;
Ist, are more elaborate than ever
The characters are more deeply stud
led, aud their dress, manner, and
speech are carefully taken from the
pages Of the Household" or the
Globe" editions of the novels. The
more one can louk like one of Cruik-
shauks designs the better.
ROSEBUD PARTIES.
But for fun alive, and deepset dis
sipation, 90 to rosebud party, to
W hich all the ladies invited are seeing
their first season in soeiety-thst is,
if you can get card for it. No ia-
vor dispensed by kind and charm
ing hostess is SO coveted as an invi-
taiion to her rosebud party, for the
compliment bears on the face Of lit
that she considers you one of the
eligibles of her acquaintance. Going,
you find the drawing-rooms-nobOdy
says parlors anymore except an old
fashioned fellow like myself, we take
SO closely after the English-huns
with fern, smilax and spirea, feather
ing from mantle and cornice, baskets
of hali-blown roses on every stand,
and scores of debutantes in pink and
cream-colured floating about, with all
The mischief they learned at Mrs.
Meares' or Madame Chegsrays' At
FIVE hundred dollars quarter, fresh
in their pretty heads. These pretty
baechansls, fresh from up town
boarding schools, waltz the widest,
firt the deepest and sip champagne
the most dehsnily Of any bellies aaoat,
unless We except few Of our pretty
married women-and do this with
more freedom than they " i'll ever End
ct command again.
POUND PARTIES.
This form of amusement is bound
to be caught up at once for the use Of
church parties and ladies' charities,
tit is so cheap aud SO diverting at
once Ii has the patronage OF fash
ion this winter, for it is a favor.te
form of spending a social evening
among ms,rons and elderly business
men who are not above having some
fun of an evening IN their good
clothes. So while the young people
are off in their pink gauze and dress
coats for dsnce-ssy the "Elks"
ball, or that of some select and expen-
sive regiment-the rooms of the cosy
Madison avenue house are thrown
open to q hundred or So friends with
out any special preparation in the
way of Howers or music, but with .
bot sit down supper TO follow in COM
Tort for every body. The guests come
well-dressed but not over-dressed, for
the end and aim of q pound party 10
to have q good time. Each one is
expected to bring with him or ber .
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