New-York tribune., 1884-10-26
SOCIAL sILHOUETTES.
..,so THE IMPRESSIONS UF Mr.. MARX MAN.
S"NS HAITIAN
,.rv WHO CAN RE VULGAR WITH

y,.iv's Theatre. we were sc"'o" va .u..od
,ove,v home of mirth an enfrdc'e hao '"''
ON. oli,tering comedy of Lewis the WV. "r;s,
Wv a.. poban the .y fun of Mrs. Gilbert 'ne o'''p
., . """ ,.h, brew | had made one oi u inos'
a ,,ao,re party"; we had dincd soinp,u-
A.. h.ontiful home of that sparkling iit'lo
-. A. cbalrourt. and afterward we ha" s""o
-. co,e,ess bcvv 60 Days lheaue' ,"o
=, =, :" ..no NJ those ndroit. buoyant thines 'na'
~ ,s,os ,o be critical about aud vet canno' "o'p
,,.;,r u,critcally. 80 novel are its situations w
-. a.. a;.,oo,c so genial aud refined its atnos-
phere. ,.,., oooa bumor
,..a hee, pu, into good hurnor Bnt MISS pI'n'
,.,;l,usy threatened il 10y reference TO MIS- reu''
gree pcndlcton. ,,,.s..,,l.c an
o.. so, 1, o,s NJ the hoyes. She had spoken ""
tcndlv aurnr the performance that no' 10 ''o', .o
sb,lI sttident voice was almost NOT =" a''o'," '.'
os,fert art of the actors SHE ~ very s'o"'' - '
s,,a,Iv ,,ces she wears bonnets that ARE horrors
y. '',,,,..,. ..a a., ,i,lt she had on bonnet EN-
t,,.,v ,,,unosed ~ small snniowefs Hef iace
.,,,ae,tve n has three distinct chins ana an atch
=, ,,se ,,hte ne marble. whose end nearly tonehes
t.s .leap. tn and red tinted nppet lip- Tie instant
.,,, i,,k upot hot you know that she 10 ~ amer
49,. sha ,,iyi,t lie insi fnt DAYS IN the neseft ~
e.h.,. aud "A obes idshtntd 30 an America" wv
s.s Nsuds,ius pafiy ~ tsstttis who mirh' ens"c.
w.,s ba,, 1 aW snte that boz htst rfF '"' , ",''"
savid ia sp nasal, s0 aehit ~ haish'f "',','.',
sh., ls, s.,jopalliy renid admit ~ 40 bVssble "''
nate, jis, ses 10 sui"lf my b'e' .,.,
Aha IL opa NJ NV sseisoas, end Marion hl"""
k.ovs A. Marion las 10 aynisi0Ds lnish'', NJ"
oempI Ishensibly aud vastly amAb'"' e'e ~ ""' !"
ali clever bat her exquisite sympathy '""a,""'f
msLos her appear 49, the hhs M oV"' ,"'" W 70"
.,,. ooIo,lna and two deiloIOusly inclle dln'p''s
all .flt
ahs winds. You feel that II Ia ~ much better "n'
,.,., to be able 10 smile like that than to have
h.stds of oplnions views. impressions nave never
a.own nm ybody who did not like Marion DI"n1' 10
Ae her enemy would mean an extraordinary k'hu VI
~rudeo. like q quarrel with sunlight OF mi'uhoor
standing with salubrious weather.
81 dont ike Mrs Pedigree Pcndloton," now sara
q my companion, and " talked ~ present WIN
.Imos, auv ono elae In the world think that oould
make nv reasons for this dislike perfectly clear
Rut there is no use attempting II with you You arc
700 ,ndulgently genial"
Marion nodded. "I think that understand you'
however" she said.
: sOb I don't doubt IT," was my reply. If you
ocud be human or un-salntly you wouid pfopaoiy
share my opinions"
Marian oave ma her best smile. '"D0nt yOu
4hipk." she said In Q slow and somewhat nusing
vsv that Mrs Pendicton has a very good heart Y
' laughed. "That is so like you" SAID VI
nsyer thought at all about Mrs. Pendleton's heart'
Her manners are what she always makes me reineui-
bar whenever her face dawns upon my Vision' or
her name upon my memory"
~Tell me why you so disapprove OF her" said
Marion Bland. fixing upon me those eyes as brown
"A An autumn oak-leaf and as lmpid 40 crystal. II
suppose you mean that she is vulgar"
syulgar~ repeated. Well, how can one posi-
BIZ think otherwse"
sshe was Miss Hudsonbank. you know" said
Marion seriously
, aOf course she wasw | assentsd. ais not the
rsS, or i.v, L.., La, ~~v.- . Mi4, u"aSo"h""S nar
.toaliy recorded to her credit Is 1t not because OF
hsr having been Tndsonban that she is permitted
70 Do and say all sorts of unconventlonalthi things' III
abe had been Brown. Jones, Smith or ROBINSON
abe would long ago have been pu bllclv execrated.
As IL is. with her money and her prestige of name
abe prances rough shod through New-YOrk society,"
sAb" said Marion Bland gently "that is very
severe"
The play recommended soon afterward and at its
snd our little company became crowded in its exit
ag,inst that of Mrs. edgree Peudeton. The lady
was brought face to face with Marion Bland and
myself She shook hands with both of us.
Amt this just the loveliest theatre in all the
world ~ she began excltedy to rattle 81 guess
thsyd better put their wits together if they want to
beet il on the other side Just feel az if could
tase that Ada ReLan ahd hug and kiss herl Amt
Nh, sweet almost split laughing at that last act.
We came round ever unexpectedly. | gave
little dmnerparty and thought about sending for
tcI only just at the last minute. j was swiully
lucky to got it, Cousin Tom knickerbockor had en-
ssQed il for tonight and you know. OF course. how
his poor dear little wife dropped of with pneumonia
ysster,lay so as Tom couldn't 20. got our butler,
Patrick. t. secure the tickets. daresay II wasn't
last the right sort Of thing TO do, ~ Della Knicker
booker and | wefo 80 nearly related. Stlll. good
.rscious a person cant ai,roys lie standing cere
mouyl was ever 50 fond Of poor Delia, you know
shs WAS my second-cOuslu through the liiverdale
h,sncb of our family, You're looking ~ sweet
s.s peach. Marion YOU always do says TO ma
the Other day-you know ma. Of course. dear old ina.
Mr. Iliglilifidgs lludsonbank-i asys to hof tho
etLef day, Ma eaya. there aiut u girl any
where's that | think aa much of ~ do Of Marion
Bland You're II regular trump. Marion, aud tho
Jnan that gctA you III yet wife o. bc proud OIL
Nov, don't smifh like thnt, Mr Manhattan yon't"
septlcal. phaps. aud phhps you amt doht
know. Marion can mako her pick can't YOU
sisnoni By the way, drop ~ ioT n cup o tea with
ne tomorrow at bout 3, hoth o you. waint any
thug big you know. just few LIZZIE hoher-
sets coming How funny It sounds, don't II, 20 say
1Le Somerset! mean lIhZIe IceksklI my hist
COUSIN, you know, who married Lord Ronald Somer-
sot year ago. DO come, both O yOn."
40 one appeared 10 think all this sort Of thing
yalgar 1t was spoken in a!yoce OF keen shrillnesJ
n was accompanied by quick turns of the head TO
r ght and left it was lacking in every vestge of
lady like repose decoruIn. or tact And vet one
appeared to think il vulga 1t essentially |
gar that If Mrs Pedigree Pendleon had not been
hedged about With tic social enIinencs Of the !
Iiudsonbanks. lips would have curled in disdan at
her raw crudeuess. Al it was, she could be vulgar
with safety.
Marion Bland and both accepted her invitation.
i was by no means ordinary one. Hundreds OF |
Few York people would have bowed before her 10 |