Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-28

A SOCIAL
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There was no place in Eureka yesterday
that you could go and escape altogether
the discussion Of topic that seemed to be
on everybody's tongue. 1t is a fact, how
ever queer it may seem that the most
trivial and least significant things (things
that look very small when viewed through
the medium OF ''horse sense'') are the
most potent to stir up strife and put people
by the ears with one another. Those who
are not aware Of the thousand and one
more or least social rings and cliques in
Eureka. and how they clash and screech
whom any one Of them runs into the orbit
OF another. cannot understand at once
| what an upheaval was caused by the an
nouncement OF the Au Fait party, and
| especially by the accompanying statement
that nobody would be admitted, lady or
gentleman. who did not present q formal
written invitation at the door of the Opera
House. We are not informed that there
was ever such strict exclusiveness shown
in Eureks before. An innovation was
made in this: That not only the gentle.
men invited, but also each particular lady
under his escort should bear credentials.
We don't know that the Au Fait Club
ought to be criticised for this. Ours
is Q free country, and those who
get up a party are entitled to the privilege
OF making whatever arrangements there
for that are suitable to themselves. But
we believe there has been little disposition
shown in Eureka hitherto to mark the
lines between the society classes, so to
speak, and generally, dances have been
tolerably free to all persons OF ~respecta-
bility or good reputation. Hence it can
be readily imagined how chagrined q good
many were to find themselves barred out
by q decree limiting the number Of guests
on this occasion. There is q small array
OF those who find something foreign and
not altogether pleasant in "Au Fait."
They want to know how you pronounce it,
and il it means anything in particular.
They are moi bitter, but rather good.
natured 10 their inquiries about what they
term the Jaw Fats" They are resigned
to their ostracism for the time being, but
hope they may live through it, and yet be
allowed in the near future to "trip the
light fantastic" without any cloud or handi-
cap whatever. But the big trouble is not
reached in all this yet There are those
who fancy themselves cleft" purposely in
order to ''plsy even" on some social
score OF the past. OF course. this cannot
be so, but they imagine it just the same
and they grow red under the collar at the
bare mention of can Fait." Unless you
have suffered the infiction OF a thousand
heated stories about t~o-night's party, you
would hold it incredible that 30 much
neighborhood history, 80 much biography,
so much actual business, so much official
and private relationship. all mixed up in
q seething society mass, could have
been generated out OF SO slight a cause.
Those who are not invited, it is bruited,
will hold those as hostile who accept invi-
~tations. Some, 80 the wild tale runs, have
been invited who are not altogether
wanted, but who, ex necessitate rel, could
not be left out in the cold. You hear the
Au Fait party tonight discussed seriously
and in Jest on the street. in the corner
groceries, in the dry goods stores lof
~course), in the saloons-everywhere. We
must say there is but little sense in all
this. Those persons who critise and oavil
do not display the best taste. The Au
Fats have the great American privilege OF
giving their party to suit Themselves, and
those who are not on their list can enjoy
the great American privilege Of spending
the evening at home. Phew We couldn't
help mentioning it. 1t Is almost as big an
item as 9 food, and bigger than most OF
our fires,