The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-04-04
She Surprised the Snobs.


A few DAYS ago lady from San Fran
cisco who had very solid bank account
went to Lake Tahoe en- a pleasure trip
with her daughter. She concluded that
she would have a good time, and accord
ingly took some plain. servioeable clothes
and no jewelry. When she strnek one
Of the fashionable resorts she found
herself in the midst Of lot Of people
making vulgar display Of clothes and
dia aoHds, and every tine she turned
around she was the subject Of the moss
unmerciful snubhing. She Was put off
in an obscure corner to eat. and not one
OF the fashionable guests condesrenael
TO show her the slightest civility. The
LADY bit her Iifs for few days; took in
the situation, and, with true feminine
instinct, decided on revenge She drop
ped a line below. and presently there
were deposited a. tie hotel twelve Sara
iesa trunks way-billed to her address
She ard her daughter retired to their
rooms, and that evening came ,iogn 10
the dining noom in 4 blaze Of lace and
diamonds that took eveTyboiys breath
away. No such gorgeoGs or tasty toilets
had ever bcwiIdered the guests at that
hotel before. 1t blinded the eye to look
At the pair Is they quietly entered The
room. The steward, after recovering his
p.cise, rushed forward and pulled out two
chairs from the most fashionable tate in
the hotel She shook her head and re-
Piled: Tie old table will do and vent
to the obscure corner where she had
eaten all the time.
The utmost CONSERVATION spread about
the dining room. and the low hum Of
voices rsse to a fashionable buzz as they
warmly discussed the situation. Wasn't
ii awful? They had been snubbing
woman and her daughter all the week
who could outdress them all. In the
evening they attempted to hedge. but
couldn't to any considerable extent The
dudes tried 10 shine up to the girl, but
she wouldn't have It, and those who
tired 10 serape an acquaintance with the
mother found il Ike trying TO run TIM
nei into an iceberg. For q while she
flashed ike a comet through that hotel
into constant change Of raviShing toll
cts, each more costly and bewilderine
than the others, until. Ike the kings
who T.edestrianized in Macbeth. they
threatened 20 stretch out till the crack
Of doom.
At the end OF the week it was learned
from the chalnbermaid that she had on
" gone through halfofh her Immense sara
tosas- There were several women there
who had displayed at least dozen dif-
ferent toilets. and they felt that they
woulG just die If she beat thier record.
But she KEEP; right on, and when she was
three ahead Of their score they racket
up and left. One oy one she ranqnisied
the leaders and the rank and fiIe capitu-
lated, displaying tie rste>t generalship
imaginable. II Mrs- - appeared in
any special oolor to make a spread in
the morning. she adopted that color
at once. only in dress that cciipSed the
Others as the sun oaishoae the dog star
She was the absolute John L. Sullivan
Of the toilet ring, and knocked ont al
who had the temerity TO stand befcre
her. Tie Ia; Of her opponents xas 4
rel faced vnlsarly dressed woman from
san Francisco, whose fashy toilets had
attracted general attention and admira-
ton from persons ignorant Of harmony
and color Whatever dress this woman
donHed in the morning the fashionable
Nemesis was on Der irssil With 4 color that
literally killed the other. The hereto
fore cock Of the walk was unable to stand
her defeat, and packing her trunks.
started for home.
The army Of snobs was routed. AMI
one by one dropped out Of sight. They
just settled up and quit Then the quiet
little lady resumed her plain clothes.
pat on an old straw nat With her dau-h-
ter and mt fishing. A. the last gang
Ieft. she absolutely had the cooiness to
BE down at the wharf fishing in an old
calico dress, cotton gloves and straw
hat
The landlord considered that she liter
allY cleaned his place ou., and she thinks
she had an awful 10: Of fun.