Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-13
JENKINS WOES.
The Society Reporter Airs His Grievances
ard seems to Expect sympathy "hlch
He May or May not Get.

The Society Reporter Airs HIS Grievances
ard seems to Expect sympathy Which |
He May or May not Get.
Chicago Tribune.
az think" he said, and he sighed so
deeply that his boots cresked, "that will
make rsquisitlOn or the city editor for
AZ ice-chegt to be put up in the local room"
"Why?" he was asked.
Because l sm assigned to the society
end of the paper again, and I want come
thing thst will prepare me for the frigidity
of ny reception at some Ofthe swell sifsirS.
Il is such a shock to ore's Iervo7s system
to 60 from tie comparatively warm snOw
and ice of winter night to the icy presence
of some hostesses l know"
''You don't like society reporting
then?"
"Well, of course, it's good experience
for & man. understand Greedy trained
himself for his Arctic expedition by report
inc society events, and Pm told that be
said when he returned that he found moth
ING in the north 80 cold as the manner Of
s,me psrvenue hossesses. In view OF my
own experiences l don't doubt. Why, l
went 70 report ball once, and whe1 l
asked the hostess politely for what she was
,giIliro 70 have said about the entertain
ment she turned on me with stony stare.
I think there wss o a.eely glitter ID her
ewes. too, but I'll 70. be positive about
that. Then Der nose turned up 70 high
tbet II got loet in her bangs, and sbe made
some remark about imprudent reporters.
/ 7 s.oo1 il for q moment and then l rushed
madly forth into the cold and cherries
NIGHT and threw mysel into a snowdrift to
/ thsw cut. And do you know it was 80
warm. comparatively, that it blistered my
skin"
"what did she do?"
"Ste sent six servants cut to catch me
for fear might escape 8ithout an account
Of her ball"
"Are yea often treated that way?n
'sBy parvenuss almost invariably"
aud others?"
30. if l wanted to be personal l could
give YOU a list Of some Of the acknowledged
leaders of society wIo are never anything
but courteous. You can generally tell one
who is sure of her social 10 ito1 from one
who is not. You see, my boy, here am
"a society reporter. am told to 20 ana
report Mrs. Smiths ball, and I've got to
do it. 1 don't go there for pleasure, and
have no designs on her spoons, nor am !
begging for something 20 eat. Then why
not treat me courteOuslyP Echo can't
answer az all. The relet echo ever cane
to answering was to intimate that there
Was a lack of breeiiug somewhere. What's
the use of snubbing fellow simply be-
cause You have chance? had hostess
once say to her servent. John, give this
man some refrsshment What right had
she to treat me like beggsr simply be-
cause had asked for slme details OF her
entertainment? l went TO her in the line
of nv business; didn't 90 to dine.
"Ah, well, this world is made up Of
strange people and sore of the oldest are
in the society swim. slwsys think that
The woman who is not quite sure of her
position ia the one who i3 always trying
to make others feel that they are her in
, fsriors. Let me give you an ILLUSTRATION
The Office was requested once to ssnd a
+ man to little entertainment, and | got
the lob. As it was necessary for me TO lie
there some little time put on my dress
suit. The hostess was receiving when l
arrived. She offered ma her hard, but
naturally didn't recognize me, so l intro
duced myself
81 am from the said.
"Qaick as flash the Outstretched hand
passed By me to the gentleman behind,
and she said:
"'You'n find seat near the back of the
ROOM
WAS that action called fol? I was not
an intruder. I had been asked to come.
''But the best part of the sffair came
afterwards. A prominent society woman
wss standing rear the door, snd l think
she saw what happened. I knew her
slightly, having interviewed her on society
matters several times. Well, the moment
I bsd passed the hostess she spoke to me,