The Dickinson press., 1889-02-23

bellies of tho season if they like you. anc
you'll let them. No one will ever think you're
n wall flower if you're with them n good deal.
because they never dance with wall flow,
crss'
YES"
"Thcn, because they are not polite enough
to pay a little attention to a girl who lacks
it, l am to reward them by being particu.
larly gracious"
why, Mamie"-
Their selliShness makes them bcaux."
Mamie Browne, You surprise mel"
Tho fact that II man whose po!itcneSS con.
sistS solely in looking out for his own pleas.
ure asks me To dance should SO tlattcr me that
must encourage him in being ilnpolite to
my less fortunate sisters
"liow can you put such an Interpretation
on what ! sailt | mean, don't you see, that
ii you dance much with frank Harrington
ana that class OF men people will think you
stand in need Of attention"
THAT | am u wall tower"
"Ncs."
".Ani then in time that will make me oncl"
"N'cs."
For when Arthur Jones and the other
beauX yet the idea that | am u wall flower
they will let me severely alone"
They won't pay much attention to you"
"Whyi"
My dear, what makes YOU anulyze every.
thing in this way When | came out | was
satisfied to know that things were rs they
are
But lin curious to know why they are
so. Would l be amy less entertaining. as u
wall flower than us a BELLE
"Of course not, Mamie. What a foolish
question:"
Wouldn't | dance just us well:'
"Ccrtainly But you see, if they were
dancing with wall flowers all tho time they
could hardly DO beaux."
They would descend to the level of cor,l,
tcsy and Frank Harrington"
You provoke me, Manie.'
u don mean to. | only have Il way of
always trying to get ut the reason of things.
But 1t seems to me that ! am to reward one
man for being selfish and smut another fol.
being courteous"
$40, no, no, no! Inever said that. Dance
with Frank Harrington if sou want to.
never meant that you should ignore HIN en-.
tirely But dance with him less and with
Arthur Jones more"
But | like him brttcr."'
$50 do L."
"Wcll, its all quite odd and gives me some
ne" Ideas about society. But tell mo. Clara,
if dancing almost exclusively with the bealx
makes n belle, what niai;cs a bean. Is the
situation just reversed"
"lc-c-s, | guess So"
'Thcl, wlleLe does it all bcgin:"
"Dear mel you ask s':ch queer questions.
| never have thought about it,"
'ilow did Arthur Jones get to be one of
the swell fellows, as wo call theim?'
"!1m sl;re | don't know The first season
he somehow got To dancing with the acl;nowl- |
edged bellies of the season before, and then all
the other girls were only too glad to dance
with him"
81 think | understand it," t~roughtfully
"A man lf.s push. Ilo insists on dancing cx-
claaively with tho acknowledged bellies and
ignores the wall flowers. The dcbutantes are
1lica crazy TO dasce with him, and the next
season lie helps to make the bellies
"ion provo'ie mo again. Arthur Jones
Las perfect ballroom manners"
"Of course. that's IL requisite. SO must a
belle be pretty and bright. But his manners
do not necessarily make him Il beau, nor docs
l!cr beauty make hor Il belle. Doesn't it take
Il little grain of seliishncss, Claral"
"iIulnic!'
oh, ! beg Your pardon. | was just think
ing aloud. "-Chicago Tribune.