, 1879-05-11
BOSTON,.

| May-Day Partics-hIrs. Leo Hunters Systou
| at IL Dfscount-The Real Lions Refusing t.
Form One of the 1Ienagcrfe-The Purital
XIII Joy - Mr.. Moody and the Youn,
IT,. ~.-.woannn'a- -Bonnsts-The Eroct OF the Pn
casset TraGedy-aIusfc-Hal1 Given Over t,
the DoEs-Iongfellow Writing q Poem fo
| the Moore Festival.
| From Our O1rn Correspondent
!. BOSTON, May 9.-The midness of these new
May days has not only put new glory Of colol
upon the springing turf Of the Common, and
! brought out: the 1iolets in the: little front
garden D]ats on Beacon street, but it has started
| up series Of May parties in and out of town
TINT have had the charm Of the ideal May par
ties VIC all have in our minds from stories we
have read, and from some far-away memory
Of long-ago May when we were quite
certain TINT May was May, aud not
chilly March, as it has been Of late years The
] out-of-town parties have had the best of it,
and have carried out the real Mar-day idea with
| more accuracy than is usually possible, le,-partak-
Ing somewhat OF the 1awn-party proper, though
have only heard OF one hostess Who, was dar-
ing enough to serve her May-day repasr out Of
doors. This, however, was pretty. 5-o'cIock
tea on tho Warrnest day OF the present week.
The table was spread with all: maunet>of hand
abe things, beneath gay awning, in d lovely
sheltered garden, upon which the sun shone
like q bcncdction from morning until night.
There was no formality. The guests sat in lit
tie groups at the table, or stood here and there
with plate OF salad, or q cup of tea or coffee,
and the sunny air was so warm that the sl1adG
was sought almost as eagerly as il it bud been
III Juue's last fiery days. Later, the .uarlors
were s..
BRILLIANT WITH GUESTS
who looked as bri@ht-cyed aud refreshed as if
they had just come buck from summer holt
day; and when they took their WAY In the re-
turning horse-ears tuwuwards the Max breeze
kept its earlier promise, and made successful
holiday to the end. $50 - $:
The Miss Mayaowers and others who received
their friends in the city had the usual kettle
all winter, with the exceptional srace OF nosegaJ
OF aroutus for cvey guest. to distinguish the May
party. May breakfasts hare also been IN order
amongst those whose friends 10 not belong to the
slayes Of. The countn:-room or The waresoon,
which the fashionable dsjeKner hour would sadly
interfere with, rs it comes IN the very heart :of
hargain. Ono result is quite noticeable here Ia
Boston the eradua, future Of popularity with the
parties where f0e hostess insists upun. too much
entertainments, not Of the physical man and wou,-
81. & OUT o, tue Tena1. IL such centre Of art
choice OF mental entertainment .
-. -.,. At 4 VERY LITTLE COST - i
and very little trouble, people are becipn1pc-or
they began, u grcat. many Of them. good while
ago-to fight shy offparties where the best part OF
pieces OF verse, ,peraaps written for the OCCASION
by some pleasantly cultivated, uurenarkablc per-
son, or IN essay On some obscure: subject by an
equally for the real lions OF the day
the really dlstineushed persons who nave won tIer
place upon the hi.ht-seldom,' il ever, ercn to /
please an exactlng woman, will consent to NATE /
this little display, to form one Of -. !
MRS. LEO uCNTER's MENAGERIE. 80
Now and then have known nj, essayist to good
please Il friend BY reading euitabic pa
per upon light literature. Or upon some historic
description would form sparEiug monograph 1t
to be presented to gay ossemp!a.e ~ quickener
Of thought and conversation But even this rara
Boston parlor, for tic Puritun fashon; of var1y
hours still holds with US to q ccrtan extelt, and
Vao osyec f,nc ofe sn,aG ;nan sos Sf9m to nse
2r the meeting Of an old orc---wnen soue
toy III. IN whess ears from childhood the
Whisper, 'Why. its IL oclock!' :: And with th3
'ustle OF the first departure the phrty breaks up,
lingering guest. urn speaking now cf tie rnEious |
conversation parties, the reunions and 60 -cal1cd
ntoFmal gatherings and cntortanments = OF that r.
iR not tns grent show parties ct full -drcsa tld
'ands. ana tbanqucflu-. But, as these are not
nG M ffcquent occasions hero. and arr the more In
ese'nai ~ ttst pros oera
- j.. i GENIAL SEwYoRKER, l.,
tho had come in to ono Of these ..nfornal affairs
half-past O. just in time to escauctG reading OF T..
dulI paper, aud .vasfn, the ar*t blush u d taik t.
'itl, pretty and bright woaEsu, to wnon he had |
1s1 been Introduced, whca he noticed little |
ommotion Of departing guests Hc stopped
10ft- = r ~ ..<|4 r; IT %'*':.-
What is the 1nattcr:' he inquired: ':Nhy /
re al these people going away:"' IT.
ear IL oclock.,'. :,
The end! / thought the evening had just be! :,
IN. But came from wicked New York. VIII IL
'meoody take care of me through these Boston ]