The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-05
SHE LACKS DISCRETION.
How Washington Woman Injured Her
sell aud Tier fHieuils.

hon = Washington " oman Injured Her
sell aud Her Friends
A lady WHO is now dwelling Boz Washing
ton, as She has been Tor tho last three or
four years. ia one 81 the hncst houses Of
the city. who 10, no end of money. and an
that sort OF Thing. is in serious trouble,
says a W4-lIlgio n correspond tent AMI feels
that the ~lcial SEASON Tor her has teen :
failure. She was ua, blessed withthe gift
Of discretion. aud the ..,,frs things she has
said and dome have ac,-u 2 De- town talk ever
since size made h,r appearance Ca " ash
ingtOu. The trouble this time came from an
attempt "a separate the sheep from The
goats, as % were. Ia a -osgal wat. This adv,
who always hIs entertained elegantly. and
desired 70 do 40 more than ever This winter.
issued invitations for three teas. which
were intended 20 ini ru,ilce her lovely young
daughter 20 -oc,cty To .lc first tea all tbs
creme dc Ia crrrur were asked and went
To the second tea suo'h-r company. q do
gree lower in east, - ,7tsfc is understood
in Washington. were invited and o. the
third all the rest were told tpcrfne Ike p0or
relations.
II does not scen 81 have orrurry-l 10 the
hostess thar her friends might not like 10
be classified iu this way. but the discrimi-
nation would not have BEEN so Conspicuous /
II the lady h@rs'-if had nut given o. Away"
TOa particular friend who wa. not ia town
when the first tea WAS gwen. she sent an
invitation % the second. and explained that |
she was sorry because be could not meet |
our best set. The little remark was unO- |
Gently repeated a, characteristic o. . lady /
who often said foolish things and then was /
maliciousiy circulated. a. such remarks |
often are. Il was over the whole town IN = /
week ThOse who attended the second tea /
didn't Ike % any 70 well. but the third l0t /
were bowling mad. and not more than q /
dozen came. although hundred or more 1
were expected and provided for People |
then began % ask their afquniuianees n /
they belonged to Ms So aud S8s first /
second or third set. Those " b. were asked /
70 the first set enjoyed It.. but the others /
didn't see the JOKE.
Finally the lady learned the cause u the
small attendance AZ her third entertainment.
and felt very bad about b. Tor she Il TOO i
good humorfd 20 Intentionally offend any
one. Then she set about D. contrivs some
way Of retrieving the error but instead q
getting out fell stiii deeper into TIE mire.
A charity bail wis gwen wth tickets q
Two dollars head she pIir, hased two
hundred Of these tiehets auj seat them. with
her compliments. O. eli who hat received
invitations 81 ih. third Ia q WAS kindly |
intended bur h.al an eHerf opposite % that
desired. Tor thuse DO rrre.ye,i d.. oosnp8-
meuts felt more like r-J3r reisf a0ns THAI ever
some threw ihe tickets into the IRE. others
returned them 20 The ialy silh Indignant or
sarcastic NOES. lirig .f1t eb. o rLey were
not 40 rich as she tL-- were -fiu abe %
pay their way O. anv enter'1. 1a-elt they
wanted o. attend. anH wen. t.E a-sfu'iug |
charity And 81 the bzll o. sa1s . .ommon
loEe Tor she gaest~ 70 as ele az. Ler q
hey came Il "a Mrs s. and sos charity
tickets