New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-30
THE DANCING CLASS.
soxr SOCIAL, EPISODES IN BOSTON.

SOME SOCIAL EPISODES IN BOSTON.
From The Boston Hera'A.
Il should recognize tina, Papant step # came across
1t among the Esqui8iaux 81 Greenland' SAID YOUNG
Amer~a91 dandy to a pretty compatriot whom he had
Just met for Inc first time 81 ball IN Florence. ~
Is nnmlstakabe I've been trying all the evening 10
place you, hardly surprising that you couia h s y
Boston. Tor you certainty uon i OoH ac,,e
with an admiring glance at the fashionaDie hsuivv
the rich complexion and clear, bright eyes uhuo -
by any disfguring glasses, but inc moment , ,y'
played the Estudantlla, and you gave nc d LUZ
doubted no more You see, Pm a HafVdFu man my
self spent a year I'm thc Friday evening CLASS anu WI
In The saturday so / know the whole story ana
he smiled To- himself at the eject OF his words for
Miss y had been holding OF rather Instantly ~
warmth or chilllness. Americans abroad have to DO
50 very careful of their cOuntfyme But inc ~
he mentioned the Friday evening class she unbent IN
a moment. That placed him at once in the ranks Oh
people one might know ,.,. 81 roo,
Rostnna2s that fners is no Nus but Tcrpschore and
Papanu Is her prophet said She, merriy swinging
her great fan Of ostrich t1o iao% AGO were yon
In collegel Who had the Saturday evening oiaSs !"
Oh, it was in 49, long before your time replied
tho Harvard man Laughing Y Gabo see bdo ann tbe an S
fey %a YOU rS there ISG as many Struggles
and hearburnngs about 1t now as there were lIe1 t
were being made ont, Boston and Cambridge were In a
Yes Indeed responded Mss x warming to her
subject and speaking with earnestness that amused
her companion hugely, for he had pen Waluer.ihs
about the world long enough to look PACK upon rno
that made them seem very small "Of late years
there have been many new people risen t TO tne h
they dis usngly rich and build themselves superb
houses in the best neighborhoods Then dom you you
determined to push their way into the private classes
1t Is almost impossible to keep them out Tor tey 90
not mind rebuil and rudenesS In the least, anu ngl
desperately bound to get in by foul means II not Dy
fair Did you ever hear about that dreadful MIS-.
No' the Harvard said, enjoying himself
immensely that must be something recent. Tell
Miss X settled herself comfortably In the old
MedcI chair and brushed refractory curl out OF per
eyes They sitting I'm quiet nook In one OF me
glded salons OF that Florence palace splendid In the
rather sOmbre magnhcence OF DARK carved WOOD
frescoed ceilings, vast paintings by the old masters
black with age, ancient hanging'. FADED ana dIm'
and quaint. heavy furniture OF long past time; MIS-
impressive without making spectacle OF herself
carrying On a subdued conversation with statly
tapaSrr 81 crcues and 0mphae Now and then
other guests strollcd IN and out and from the dis
i ian' FveryIhing aboht them was so Strange and
foreign and Boston seemed far away that the little
story took peculiar flavor for its cynical hearer,
who watched MISS X. from beneath his haIfshut Se-
lids with keen delight she began her recital, feel
which befc in the days of Lorenzo the Magnih-
cent. To the genuine descendant of Puritans,
Boston IS always the Hub Of the universe.
before She was married. went on the mellow
tones, always mindful of the broad AS, Mrs. Bscay
father had made a great fortune by boiling soap or
putting up pickles, or something of that sort and she
q
Hamilton Bscay met her at the mountains one sum
mer, fell I'm love. some said with her beauty, more
Biscay house on Beacon-st to 1--we. dare say she
good Wife for he seems to be happy ou. she never
formally and nothing more. She had daughter who
the mother S who was sent TO the best schools Some
how they contved 10 get her into the private classes
came to the Friday afternoon Ms. Faneuil, who had
the class that year, refused up and down TO take her
Woman R y R PdGf oh %rU no if nG not p'S any
swered Mrs. Biscay. Louisa Fuller is going abroad
vacancy 1T Is already promised said Mrs. Faneu
curly All ms was on paper b bd ME- b csHaS
tho second time. The same result She went to Mr.
PaIanti The wise man was immovable, Il have
must 30 TO Mrs. FaneluL' i have been to Ms.
Faneul, and she declares there Is no place Is tat
Papant again. But my daughter must be In ihis
class She has right to be there said Mrs. Bs'ay,
Of sheba answered the dancing master mperturtbly,
I could do no more 1t IS Mrs Faneuirs class,
ing to do with it. And Mrs. Bscay flung away In
Miss X. sat bolt uprIg..t and tossed her pretty
head with scorn. deep flush burned on her cheeks,
and her eyes snapped. Her Boston blood was up;
" What do you think that woman did ~ she asked.
When the first Friday afternoon came, she had the
little girl dressed in purple and fine linen. ordered
Faneul,' She said denantly, addressing that lady,
WHO sar cold and mpasslve before her, my daughter
Her father IS Blscay and connection of your own.
Now bring her here and put her IN the cliss myself
You may send her out OF the nall II you Ike ~ treat
her 50 cnclly. consider tbat am dong my duty;
deliberately OF. leaving maid to take charge OF the
child Mrs. Faneuil always declared that Bessie
Biscay not I'm her class but she was there at
Papantis every Friday afternoon Just the same and
had good deal OF attention. What 40 you think of
that7 Is It not disgaceful, And TO crown ALL
had letter from home the other, day. telling me
that Bessie Biscay Is the belle Of tie assemblies this
year! SO she got in there. Wei, 1t shows what
push will do"
And Miss X got up to return TO the ballroom with
thoughts very far away. A strsnge bit OF modern
story to be told in old Italian palace truly though
the palace itself had the gAdua triumph OF de-
mocracy aristocracy. for had been the
homo OF princes with the Borgh blood IN their proud
veins, and had AZ last fallen into the hands of a
vulgar American who made millions and millions from
pork packing in the West The Harvard man unused
crimlY M innk LIS fair lhnrge hack for