Fair play., 1886-01-16

TO go 10 q simple little party, aud an
outdoor ono, especially, dressed as il
they were going to the opera, or a
grand ball. Il looked so much like
shoddy! Whereupon Mrs.. Wander
pool was abor, to get OIL one Of her
cutting remarks. and had opened her
mouth for thEt purpose, when Miss
Jennie begge! her to be still. and
overlook any ill-bred, low insinua.
tions, for some people couldn't help
showing wha! kind Of stock they
came from. All OF which was heard
by the Van Haylens as was intended.
Immediately after which Mrs. Van
Hayden asked Mrs. Vanderpool, in
her blandest tones, il the soap factory
Mr.. Vanderpool operated SO success
fully was in operation yet. To which
question Mrs. Vanderpool made 4
very confused reply, and got SO red il
the face that Mrs. Hayden was cover.
cd with triumph.
, Presently playing began. Mrs. Var
Hayden, the Miss Van IIaydens with
the exception Of the youngest, and
Mr.. Shelby, we're matched agains
Mrs. Vanderpool and two of her
daughters, ard young gentleman
from the village.
Mrs. Vanderpool, on her second
turn Of play, succeeded in croqueting
somebody's hall against Mrs. Van
Hayden's foot, causing that lady to
turn red and pale, aud give evidence
Of having felt the blow quite keenly
much to the delight Of the lad, play
ing, and her daughter. who Uttered
behind their handkerchiefs, as Mrs
Van HAYDEN l,mped off TO the corner,
where Lefty was holding Mr.. Shelby
spell-bound by her recitals Of some
thrilling event.
Mrs. Van Hayden watched her OPP
portunity, and removed q hair-pin
from Mrs. Vanderpool's hair without
being caught at it. The result OF
which was, that during m exciting
turn of play. Mrs. Vanderpool's
chignon tnmbicd of. and Mrs. Vai,
Hayden screamed ont that her back
hair was coming down just as it came
of. making her look like heH in
moulting tine sas Miss Lefty remf k
I'll ~ mfr. SmsiOy Wmereupon tina,
gentlemen went off into another par.
oxysm of delight. while the Wander
pool trio looked black with rage, and
the maternal member OF the party
picked up her chignon and proceeded
to readjust it. At which Mrs. Van
Hayden very magnanimOusly remov-
ed several hair-pins from her own hair,
letting it come down all about her
shoulders. SO that erybOdy could
see it was her own, and rendered the
pins to her chagrined opponent, who
accepted them with very i'll grace.
Pretty soon Miss Lettie accused
Miss Maria Of cheating. and there
upon followed an angry and heated
discussion, in which some remarks.
not strictly elegant, but highly forci-
BILE. were made by beth parties. II
was during this little squabble that
Mrs. VanderpoOl. who was determiu-
ed to win the game, made famous
run, aud knocked Mrs. Van Hayden
and Lettie out, helped all her side to
become rovers. and SO displayed her
skill and generalship. thar in five min
utes more she hit the post with her
ball, and looked round unon the van
quishcd party with victory perched
upon her banner. Whereupon Mrs.
Van Hayden remarked to Mr.. Sh elby
that it was easy enough for any one
to win the game who didn't scruple to
play unfairly. For her part. when she
caught any one cheating, i, always
destroyed her interest in the game.
Other players took the place OF
those who had Just vanquished and
been vanquished, and Mira. Van Hay
den and Mrs. Vanderpool sat down
with a group Of elderly ladies to saw
cutting things to each other. while the
young people strolIed of in all airec-
tions. Mrs. VanderpOol saw, with de-
light, that Mr.. Shelby had transferred
his attention to her daughter Msria.
Presently little shower came up,
which drove them into the parlors.
Some one called for singing Miss
Maria considered herself very supe-
rior singer, and her mother requested
her to sing that beautiful new song
she had been practicing. Whereupon
she sat down to the piano and sang
an operate air, to the great amuse-
ment Of the Van HAYDEN girls. who
remarked that they liked that song
very much when it wasn't murdered.
They liked to see people undertake
something suited to their abilities.
and Miss Jennie followed up this re-
mark BY saving that she had heard
Miss Vanderpool sing some light.
easy pieces with considerable taste.
but az for opera. really
When Miss Maria had finished her
song, Miss Lettie was called for. Miss
Lettie did not sing. her mother said:
that is, not much; she was too mod
est. But she played with superb
effect. Professor Tremblowski had
said she could make q sensation in