Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-05
The New Society Reporter.

well how did you get along at The party
last night?" asked the City editor OF a new re-
porter, whom he had engaged the day before,
CASTOR.
Not very WELL" responded the new reporter.
gloomily. / don't think Brooklyn society is tne
toy notch racket anyhow"
:" What Is the matter?" demanded the city
editor. " DIDN'T they use you We'll ?"
" can't say they did," rejOtned the new re-
porter. NOW, | went up there last night and
Waded right into the fun. | asked for b6e G. air
man or the party, and told him we We're laying
OUT 70 swell their heads In to-day q issue an
he'd better skip In ana Introduce me 10 some OF
the nigh bugs IL lie calculated TO have his name
mentioned III the report"
- what did he say TO that ?" asked the CITY
editor, With calm CLEAN in his eye
lie wanted 10 know who sent me. ] told
a Mn tne nam guy Of this literary bank had
n ca me IN there, and that when I'd got through
shaking leg ld Ike some facts about the l3T
out If he couldn't give eIn. | told him he'd
better get the secretary to heel up pretty lively
OF IA give the whole outfit a deal in the paper
that W uld make him think every hair on his
tunes"
and what did he say to that?n inquired the
city editor, the CLEAN deepening omtnOusIy
ION. he said he would do what he could for
me. told him he'd better hop right at tt, and
nfSt wanted TO meet the gals. II he calculated
10 hod the friendship OF the Eagge said, Ia
Didn't want to waste much funny business
before be had me humping around in the may.
de said If I'd go up stairs ana take off my hat
and oyercoat, he'd see me later"
Ibid you 90 it?" asked the CITY editor. In q
constrained tone.
mo. l said wanted some grub first. So he
Iook me COVE In the front kitchen and asked
me II liked boued turkey. | told him I'd take
leg and some OF the breast WHAT do Won
think he gave me? Head cheese, IL he didn't
you can lick me. | couldn't eat that and 40
ASKED MN lot glass OF beer and cheese sand
witch. lie said he had some Wine. so drank q
D0ltle and put couple Ia my pockets"
What dld you do then?" Iuterrogated the
CITY editor, lingering length OF gas pipe
- went up 10 the parior and he said I'd bet
ter take description OF the scene before I
danced, and he gave me the names Here they
are Mary Monroe, red frock, white sack and
halr punched; Emma Lathrohe, yellow dress
and high-heeled slippers; Marion Willoughoy,
some KIND OF thin stuff. white and tied up with
blue tape, and hair frlzZiGd; Jennie Murchison.
6lack clothes and feather In her hair; Ella
Wexford, red hair and gray suit Tat In front
and stuck out behind; Pauline TresIey-I tell
you, boss, she was a daisy. Biggern tub,
ana dressed TO the TOP branch. she had on a
Velvet OUTFIT nile long and sixteen rows OF
| teeth On her gloves Her hair was dead vel
low, tied up like DUN, and had a lot Of vege-
tables in IL. Florence Ross, green dress.
llpped with velvet and h0isted up at the
Side with white check rein: Winnie Hammer
| sly, White network with red streaks, walked
Win limp and hair freScoed. That's all got
Ineie was a lot OF old pelicans there, but
Kno" you oidDt care for them. and as for the
| men, told 'em 1t would cost em dollar apiece
| 10 get In, and as they wouldn't put up showed
| en- can state that they were cheap lot who
cont know any more about society than H.
| does OF politics. and thetn teach 'em lesson,
AND say, we'd better give the chairman rub,
! He didn't introduce me TO a solitary hen. Bet
Ter say that he hasn't paid his gas bill for seven
| months, and that day before yesterday his &C
| counts were found short. What do you think?n
Got any more about that party?" hernandez
| the city editor, rising slowly.
mounting, only tDat thegfub wasn't fit to eat
nOOul9r Mr.
TTaphagener. | told him I'd give him a pun
| You might say too that the whole party was O.
dead failure on account OF the villalnous treat
menJ to which our new society reporter was
| subjected when he asked for handful of
| cigars; Say, what have you got for me to do
| Tonight"
| Not a thing!,' yelled the city editor, as he
orougRt the gaSpipe across the new reporters
ear. ~ Gu internal reptile. don't you know that
was one OF the best houses In town and the
| ana ar, inc nnest OF the season."
1 IN going back to St Paul =" groaned the new
TRepoT,er as he fell down stairs. aft that's
brooklyn society. Pm going where they have
| some STYLE" and he Struck off towards the
hoi'h"eS'' largely afoot.-B''oot'pn Eagle.
I'll me pursuit of two negro thieves was turned
| INTO savage sport at Brunson, s. c. Five blood
noted runners, ana had q good start hnt they
wele oveItaken by the dogs, who bit them Sc
Verely before the sportsmen came up
n Me.hodlst revival at Bellerontaine Ohio ,s
| Couuucteu IN vigorous manner. The minister
In one meeting got down on all tours and 90
pered up and down the aisle. to illustrate a doc
| simlle; ana on another occasion several or fhe
snd for s1Isa young sinner OF their own sex
CRIED Tor help and was rescued by her mother.
| Ellen Athey, murderess in 1ail at New phi.
| adelphfa, Ohio, got out Of her cell and wac mat
Ia tne corridor by Mrs Lyons, the sheriff's wife
| desperate encounter between the women re.
| suited iD the securing OF The prisoner and the
latal Injury OF her captoT