The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-21
THE LATEST SOCIETY FAD.
An Original Device for Evening Up
Small Talk in Drawing Rooms.

An Original Device for Evening Up
Small Talk in D. awning Rooms.
The latest society within in Boston is
worthy of the town. says the Boston Globe
A young man who is going abroad soon
wished to entertain some friends before his
departure. He knew they were surfeited
with the ordinary style of evening parties.
He wanted something original He invited
ten young ladies and nine young gentlemen.
AS each guest entered the reception room
he or she received handsomely engraved
card which bore the mysterious word
"Causere." \ hint as to the meaning of
what would follow was given by the quota
ton from Paradise Lost: with thee CON
VerSIug | forget All time" At er his guests
had puzzled their brains trying to deci-
pher the meaning the host volunteered an
explanation. Ten subjects were presented
for discussion, and he had chosen ten
couples TO do the work Instead of spend
ing the evening in dancing, each gentleman
was expected te I'LL out his card with the
names of the young ladies' with whom he
desired to talk. In that respect it differed
slightly from the selection of partners for
the dance. There could be no wall flowers
The conversation must be general. Five
minutes were devoted to each TOPIC, aud at
a signal from the most there was a general
swapping of partners and a complete
change in the style of conversation. For
instance, the company opened the ball by
telling what they knew about Boston
Busy BIS baked beans, brown bread, base
ball, big brains, Bloomington beauties,
blthesome bachelors
When the young ladies had practically
floorcd the gentlemen III regard to the re-
lative merits Of baked beans and brown
bread as the best met cd of producing big
heads on base ball toSSers, they turned their
attention TO the topic: The Lady or the
Tiger - Which" There was a strong
division IF opinion on that as well as on
the next topic: SHOULD Mr. Cleveland be
re-elcctedE just as a quarrel over the
pc itic9l asprc, became imminent the host
selected nav partner AID began 70 find
out what sac knew about consciousness. :"
and the others followed his example.
The next topic needed more than five min
uteS in which to reach decision IL was
this "The real affinity between red
headed girl and a white horse After an
animated discussion the referee called it a
draw
Boston Fads' kept the tongues busy, and
then more than one headacHr was caused
by the a;tompt to solve this problem:
"Glven "A squirrel ON n tree and man at
the foot. The man moves around the tree
The squirrel doe, the same thing, epiuS
always on the opposite side. Can the man
go around the squirrel" The company
gave it up IN despair, and concluded that
the man did the same ching
a religious war was threatened by the
topic, "Will the opposition to tho Andover
theology warrant the heather in adopting
protective tariff, excluding our mis-
slonares" The company discussed that
problem no more earnestly than the follow
ing: Does all ircubated hen hayc any
al ft....s L IL.
had had any cKper ence with 1.-Two poultry,
50 their decision would be OF no assistance
TO the scientific solution Of ths vexed ques-
ton.
The ladies were familiar with the last
topic for the evening, Leap Year