New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-14
HOW ACQUAINTANCES ARE MADE IN LON.
DOM
fr0m The London Qye>n.

Squire Broadnores with q large rent-roil fine old
family property in Coshre having married the sister
Of Irish peer and spent the early years OF their mar
red lite in comfortable contentment at their country
home caring little for the attractions OF London
season, finds himself with grown-up daughters.
Lady Kathleen has kept up her intimacy with Irish
relations has visited Dublin occasionally and attended
the yiceregal parties when there but feels the time
has arrived when her girls land both pretty should
have London season. The fiat goes forth that house
in Begrayia shall be taken, and general move tako
place 10 the metropolis Broadaeres was situated in
part Of England where they were still very conserva-
tive, and the "nOuveaux riches had not bought mp
any Of the old family properties in the neighDOrhoOd
and imported all the last extravagances from ondon
40 every went much as their fathers and grand
fathers did content with interchange of true hospitality
among themselves, and always feeling II family duty
if always pleasure, TO welcome kinsfok OF all de-
grees who cared TO come so far. Large Christmas
parties hunting and shooting by day for the men
riding skating etc. for the girls, with good cheer Tor
the elders and plenty of dancing for the young ones
summed up the eDjoyments of most London ae9uaint-
anoes not very numerous, and 1t was with some
what dreary faces that the family met in the duook
ing dining room Of the furnished London house the
morning after their arrival How enter the charmed
CIRCLE What use that The Court Journal " had re-
marked upon the appearance of Lady katheens pretty
daughtersl What that the horses on which they
appeared in Rotten Row were the admiration OF judges
in horseAesh What Paterfamlas sitting at tho
club with old chums and bringing one or two 10 DIRE,
few country neighbors callingi no one comes TO
London TO meet entertain the people whom they
can every week for the rest of the Impatient
at the results of first season Lady Kathleen decided
in asking the Duchess Of Brentford If she would let her
have talk upon the matter hoping the Duchess might
remember that she and her mother had been Old ac-
quaintances when his Grace ruled in Ireland for short
time. Delighted to you and delighted to advise
you :" for it, and she at once grasped the situa
ton Having satisfactorily married her own tnres
daughters, she could afford TO be generous toward
young and pretty debuantes and the gst OF her adj
vice was this If woman only desires ball giving
ball-gOng acquaintance, IL Is to be done by giving
ball yourself, all invitations sent out with the
Duchess's compliments. iOf course suppose you are
NOT swamped with list of country neighbors and out
.to iatioy
carte blanche to invite everybody, order nrst-rate
supper, spare expense, and you Will have good
ball and many invitations to follow as you can wish
to the balls this year and the girls will be introduced
to all the men in London That Is the way aequalnt-
ances are made by storm.
Now, the squire shrewd and far-seeing, and
when his wife discussed the idea did not fall into it,
and gave good for waiting Bit and sure
enough one by one invitation dropped in from those
who we're themselves slowly advancing up the steps Of
the social ladder and glad 70 secure the name OF
Lady Kathleen their list and though Bridget and
Mary thought the genus Of young men who were
paraded there strangely unattractve and not good in
their yalsing it was a beginning, and better than
nothing
Meantime others push by them and get into society in
a marvellous way, without the sponsorship Of grande
dame. How is that dOnei MOney-mOney well laid
out. The Duchess of Parkane is getting Up charity
ball or a charity concert-sells the tickets herself; so
Mrs de Smyheild presents her compliments snd might
she have six ten of the best places IA rch maui or
a concert that Is hanging hand, so gracious reply
is sent Move No 2, Mrs. de Smythteid knows great
many friends who would like TO go if the Duchess
with a check for ego or f25, Mrs de 5. ventures to
leave her card, promptly returned with query
whether she would be on the committee OF bazaar 9r
sending Goals to Newcastle something equally
useful The committee meet at Park-iane House; Mrs.
de S. attends exqusitey dressed undertakes stai
offers to send flowers to her Graces and the acquain
ance is made.
1t is impossible to say when and how wise aequant-
anee can be secured wid0wer asking for the ehar-
acte- of fOoman made good use OF the formal IN
terview with his late employer, widow. that they
made matrimonial engagement ere long: Lazy
Kathleen had agreed to go TO Wellington college one
summer day for anniversary festival or grand
cricket match and the girls well pleased at the
arrangement 81" Ny dear" said the squire, poor old
Charley Crofts-an invalid you know, always lives
abroad-writes to say that his nephew not long como
into bis grandathers ttle Is thinking OF taking our
hounds next Jones has resigned and Charley
writes TO ask if will show him hospitality, and tell him
all about the country. Rather stupid idea to accept
country he knows nothing about but he seems f5
lust now so | must go down home ana put him up"
Mays heart more set on the haymaking than on
the feeble pleasures of London and jumped at the idea
of going down with her father to keep HIM company;
and off she went the very day Lady kathleen ana
Bridget were due at the College The speeches were
over and the train just going to leave for London
nearly every place takenwhen two ladies hurried up,
and pushed in almost on to Budgets lap who
neither frOwned nor scOwled, but moved on and as
there only for one, sat cOntentedly on tho
of the next seat accepting smingy the apologies
of the last comers till halfway TO London when the
carriage nearly emptied, and only Lady Kathleen
and her daughter renamed Profuse thanks had been
offered and general remarks on the College and the
bows followed between the elders till casual obserya-
ton led TO discovery that though years had passed
since they met this no less than Lady Hautolle,
whose parties were so exclusive that to be invited put
the cachet any ones position in society and there
fore with delight Bridget heard her say: Now have
you and pretty girl hope you VIII bring
her to my dance tomorrow Ill send card IL Is
very small as l have royalty to dinner, and just
enough to fill the rooms without crowdng; and thus
the best acquaintance of London society made,
and after that evening neither invitations parties
were wanting to Bridget-well dressed, decidedly
pretty and a good dancer, seen at Lady Hautclfies
most select receptions. settled that matter.
Meanwhile May ordered the dinner, arranged the
flowers visited the dogs fed the hunters turned out for
their summer rum did the honors quietly to Lord Nor
ton when he came, rode across country when he and
her father visited various places and finally, ut the
end of the young laird's stay-curiously prolonged
from one or two weeks-oane back TO London, having
made moi only an acquaintance but an engagement
with the man that half London had set their caps at in
vain So capriciou is fate, and so different the waysb
which people make acquaintance!