Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-07
THE FIRST RAIL-.
Little Dialogues Reported By . Society
PhOn0g1Apher.

IN TIE DRESSING ROOM.
Marigoid ollie, rich and scrawny)-oh, mamma,
all the other debutantes are here!
Marigold Qnere)-Of course, my deari
Marigoid (nllel-But, mamma, they are all decol-
letees!
Marieold mere,-Assuredly. Finne knew better
than that for you.
Marigold chiie,-And such lovely necks and DIM
pied arms!
Marigold tmere, sententiously1-Ny dear, New
York society men may admire and dance with
plump shoulders; but they marry
Marigold {nlle)-What, mammaf
Marigold tmerel-Piump pocketbooks, Ike your
GEAR papaS And now We Will go down.
FEMININE AMENITIES.
Miss Fourthseason [girlishly)-Oh, DO you know
came sans chaperon to-night2
Mrs Marriednirt {her frIend)-Did you, fndeedf
Miss Fourthseason-Yes, mamma was taken sud
denly III, and Aunt Griselda Is out CT town; 80
Just Drought my maid and came.
Mrs. Marriedhirt-You were awfully brave. II IL
were not absurd, considering you are quite my
senior in years, would offer to-
Miss Fourthseason equal 70 the OCCASION
Thanks, awfullyt You are looked upon as 50 very
little married, you know, cherie the slight protec-
ton really would not signify.
IN THE SALON.
Mr. Blase TO hostess)-Could not resist one OF
your balls Mrs. Dafrodn. The memory OF that Of
last season still fingers so fragrantly (sotto voce,
"
able champagne punch. Now to avoid the women
and get q comfortable stand near the supper-room.
1t ought to be open very soon.
ON THE FLOOR.
Mrs. Wallnower TO eldest daughterI-Now, Ellen,
that vaise is over. Do stand up and look as II you
had been dancing,
Eren-But there is not man this side OF the
roOm!
Mrs. wallhower-Never mind-pur your cloak
across my lap and be talking to me-your partner
Frances second daughter,-Oh. mamma, Jimmie
Trevor is looking this way.
not so cordially-where is my lorgnette? ! can
give him a stony gaze that viii bring him.
FraDces-He was glad 10 stay fortnight at
Stormclifie last summer.
Mrs. wallflower-Of course, my dear! Storm
clifie fed and lodged him-an take, you know, and
no give-now, TO come over means TO dance with
ElenSwell, he's not coming. He's Joined the
Ellsvorths9
Oh, then. / give him up. How that woman can
push and angle for men as she does astonishes me!
Frances-fhere are four there now with May
Mrs Wallfower-It is positively ill-bred.
Frances On low aside to her sister,-i believe
I'd like TO be vulgar little while, Nell
IN THE sMoKING-RooM.
Gus Qbetween punsl-well, the show has begun
again.
Jack-Ya-as. pun.
Gus-Same old crowd.
Jack-Ya-as-a little the worse for summer
wear.
Gus-Some rather pretty girls among the buds.
Sack-Dont go so much on buds myself (Pun.l
They're too enthusfastici
Gus-ThatsSo.
Jack-Takes girl about two seasons to learn to
let a man alone.
Gus-Then add two seasons. and, CAD, how she
can hang on!
Jack-she doesn't hang on to me.
GuS-FairfSh supper down stairs.
Jack-Oh, ya-as. DahodilS spread Is good
enough.
Gus-The old man is OF, as usual.
Jack-0h, ya-as. Rank old pahty, thatl
Gus-The madam asked Inc TO dahnce with some
body-I didn't see who
Jack-Of course you didn't
Gus-Of course not. never dahnce.
Jack-I nearly got run down TO take girl out
to Suppah.
Gus-You don't say so,
JacS-Ya-as. It's getting to be an awful tax on
a man TO show anywhere nowadays.
GuS-We'll be asked to talk next.
JacG-Gad, IT looks like 1T
IN MRS. DAFPODILs DREssING-RooM, SAN
Mr.. Dafodil-Well, M dear, your ball wash
great s-su-skess.
Mrs. Dafrodil (coldly)-I should hope 1t was more
OF success than you were.
Mr.. Dafrodll-Why, M dear, how can you shay
sho? / was tnde-f-fatble.
Mr.. DafTodiI-weil, you know, m dear, in my
opacity as host
Mrs. DafIodil-You rather overtaxed your ca
pacity as a man. Never mind (wearily), we won't
discuss the matter further. The ball was sue
miss, and the supper was perfect, or sidney Blase
wouldn't have gone down three times. But oh,
what q dreadful bore the whole thing was, and
how glad am to be through with 1t for the season