Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-23


 prided themselves So it seemed the girls had actually caught on the wing and trans lated as readily as the young gentleman ac- complices, those neat, quiet little winks which had been intended to convey to masculine friend, and only to that friend. the message '.Bored to deathi Take her of my hands, old fellow. for a turn or two, and I'll do as much for you another timeT Poor Jack! He began to wish he hadn't under taken to tutor the young ladies in the matter of chaperons, he had intended to wear Miss Lily out; but, instead of that. he was in a fair way of being worn out himself with the multitude of his attentions No gentleman in the room had so much devotion from so many sources He had hardly whirled once around the room with one fair partner, when another would approach and entreat turn" lie felt that he was rot playing his premed- tated part as well as Miss Lily was playing her unpremeditated one; and he was perhaps the most thankful person in the room when attention was momentarily diverted from him and his multitude of partners, as Helen Col gate, in her role of club man, appeared care lessly upon the scene, adjusted her single eyeglass and scanned slowly the entire room remaining, however, in the doorway with not the slightest sign of interest in anything
 If the feminine conspirators had feared less I1clcl POWSAS VI CuOuItAuCc SuOulu ldll uiOck the test of the bewitching dance music and the many glances of waiting admirers. they soon saw that she was feeling the fascination of her part in the private theatricals to be greater than that of a part in the dance Apparently unconscious of everything, she was nevertheless on the alert. No sooner had any young gentleman accepted partner than she would advance toward him with sudden interested avidity to entreat the dance, with the inevitable "Too late. ''Aw, MT. Van Brunt, I'm awfully unluclxy to- nighti' Nor did she fail, occasionally, as she walked past group of young gentlemen on her way back to the doorway, to remark | carelessly, Lucky escapel had to be polite; mother gives capital dinners, yer know!" The girls began tc believe that Helen meant tc deny herself even the three dances permit l ted by the committee of arrangements To 1 wards the last however, she indulged in ono | or two languid turns with few young gen. | tlemen, very evidently chosen with care az 1 partners representing the wealth, pedigree and beauty of the little Lakeville world. She l left early, alone, of course, in her carriage, 1 and as she emerged from the dressing room l heavily furred for the outer air, she caught a l glimpse of one fororn youth who had been persistently ignored the entire evening by l general agreement beforehand. To him she now made her way, hat in hand, and with a very low bow: "Aw, Mir. Langdonl is it really you, sitting all alonei So sorry am just going I've been waiting a turn with you all the evening. but every time looked l toward you, you were SC surroundedr and | with another low bow she had left him
 The supper room, however was to be the l great field for the display of valor from both parties The masculine mind had evolved 1 fho oF <l,o walters, who, as masculine minds also, might be expected to symparhize with the victims of feminine appetite, and side readily with that division of forces more given than the other to generous ''tips." It had been ar ranged that at certain hour of the evening there should be great and sudden demand for ice water. The ladies should be sent in-
 variably for a glass of water, and it had also been arranged that ice water and glasses should be extremely difficult to obtain from the reticent walters. Finally, however, the
 Hebes were to return with brimming goblets, from which each suffering victim to extreme thirst was to itake daintily single sip, re turning the glass with a ''thank you SC much" for Hebe to bear it back the length of the dining ball. This coup d'etat was to be executed at 11:45; but precisely at 11:3O, neat handed, whitely capped Phyllises ap-
 peared with trays, each tray laden with glasses, and in the bottom of each glass re-
 posed minute swallow of water, which was
 all the victims of thirst had been meaning te
 permit themselves. -.-*.~ ..-.. ..
 By GeorgeP cried Lindley Grant in ad
 niiration, as he rushed round to the supper
 room on a tour of investigation, 'they've
 bribed those fellows over our heads to go of
 and get lot of maids to wait on usi'
 It was intended to take full revenge wher 1 A1
 Then should the fair partners be given be
 wildering orders for ices, salads, oysters, cak.
 and coffee. with rapid changes of mind ane
 caprices of appetite. They should be kep
 running for one dainty at a time, till theil
 own chances of finding anything left fo
 themselves should be extremely narrow. Un
 fortunately, however, before this campaign
 could be begun. the announcement of suppe
 was followed by quick exclamations from th
 attentive fair ones: "Let me get you an icel
 and in twinkling every young lady hal
 disappeared where the tempting viands beck
 oned In another moment they reappears,
 with single slice of ice cream reposing on
 fair expanse of plate, the sole trophy from
 room redolent even in the distance of seal
 lcped oysters and coffee. The victims ha'
 not even time to mention the missing forl
 or spoon, before the devoted fair ones ha
 again vanished to the supper room, where
 through the conspicuously opened doors
 they could be seen indistinctly in the dis | tance lowering around the heavily lade : tables with evident enjoyment and vigorou attack upon the visible means of support | It was long before they returned, an
 when they did, many of them could be see ;, filing off upstairs, with mysterious sig nals to each other, which the masculine ey
 readily interpreted to mean, "Come up for
 smoke" There was a raid upon the stair: and goodly number of discomited youn gentlemen managed to seat themselves befor | the soi disant smokers arrived, spreading ou | the somewhat limited expanse of their nal i tow coat tails to cover as much of the stail way as possible. and engaging in animate {, conversation with each other, with enti1 , oblivion to the idea that any one was wai . ing to pass.
 Yes, there were lessons on both sides; br it was generally voted the next day that th , young ladies had carried off the palm.
 7 "You thought you had a lesson or two pr pared for us, I have no doubt" !" remarke , Lily Gowan to Jack Tottenham, ''but thin you will have to confess that we forestalle them"
 7 .sYes," replied MT. Tottenham coolly, ''b, , that was the best possible victory for us; : showed you knew what lessons you ought