The Portland daily press., 1884-03-18
"To starve thy sin, not bin,

And that's to keep thy Lent;''
for the charming and appetizlng Parloa dishes
that are served at some of these Lent lunches
are worth going journey for, across the Com
mon. or down the Back Bay when the wind is
due east
The habit of having day, or part of day,
when one is at home is growing very rapidly
-iiate-a general custom heres "From four to
six Thursdays" as with any other selection of
hours and days is the most convenient formula.
The Leap Year nonsense is very funny non
sense, aud comes in very wittily and humor-
ously at the informal meetings and at the in
vited gatherings. At one OF the four to six
calling receptions the other day, young lady
met young gentleman who has a rather abb
rupt way of excusng himself after littlf chat
at party, by bowling himself off when he
catches sight of another fair charmer, with
Excuse me, I'll see you later" The young
lady who was in the full tide of talk at the
reception 1 speak of, with this young gentle
man, suddenly caught sight of another man,
abruptly paused, bowed, and with Excuse
me-will see you later" coolly left the youth
TO chew the cud of bitter reflection and to re-
member that it was Leap Year. There is a
good deal of this sort of fun going on, and it
is to be hoped it will teach masculine creature
better manners next year. One of the most
sought after, and really distinguished society
women whom know, said to me- recently,
"One great reason why | like dinner party
better than general party is because 1 have
have q special companion assigned to attend
me. I think one of the most embarrassing
things in our social civilization for woman,
is that awkward possibility of being left alone
in a crowd for moment"
This was said by a woman who is constantly
sought. and the tale that it tells Of the flaw in
arrangements, and the individual breeding and
lack OF it, is significant and suggestive.
On the other side, at the Leap Year parties
the young men revenge themselge in this
way:-"Will you bring me sn ice, cup of cof-
fee and some cake?" asked a sly youth of a
damsel the other evening Away flew the
damsel. When she returns it is to find her
swain calmly partaking of the dainties he has
mentioned. There is no mistakiDg the mis-
chievous look with which he says lifting his
eyes from his coffee cup-"Oh, thank you, but
Miss Dsffodil has helped me-"
I6EhApS Dy uo4b year DOtn sexes Will nave
learned better manners.
1 must not forget to mention the great re-
ioicing that is felt by the temperance workers
in Dr. Bowditch's frank confession that he
has made a mistake all these years in
standing up for light wines and lager. His
ground was that these lighter beverages ten
ded to do away with drunkenness. He has
now come to different opinion and candidly
confesses it. This will have a great effect
upon the people who hated fsnaticism and who
were always quoting DR.. Bowditch as being
sin favor you know of light winesl"
Another of the younger physicians who is
treating rheumatism very successfully, has
counted out on the wine and stimulaut ques-
tiop wherever there is rheumatic hint IN
young or old. Both the older and younger
man ars entirely devoid of all fanatical ten
denotes are in the regular practice, ard of So
cial prestige. IT looks as if the tide of tenn
oerance was getting a high Roadway in high
quarters. The liquor people and light tipplers
are disguised, but the temperance workers are
as said in great state of rejoicing
NORA PERRY.