, 1889-05-22
THE GIRLS LATEST FAD.
RARE COMBINATIONS OF FEmINiN-
ITY AND FELINITY.

The Young Ladies' Decided That Cat Re
~ceptIons Were Quite NJ Proper as Dog
Shows-Sature Asserts Itself and a Full
Dress AfnlIr Ends with E-cIaw.
\ score or more Of tho rosebud garden q
girls. several Of Whose full blown sisters still
lincrr upon the ancestral stcm,n thus pre-
Guiding their Possibilities, recently decided
that if it was CONNIE il fault for their elders
10 hold dog receptions it wns quite proper
that they should indulge in feline festivities
Accordingly they had the names OF their
special 'tommiesn and ''tabbiesn neatly en-
graved on dainty bits Of cardboard, and ar
ranged the afternoon tea with as much cere-
mouy rs il the most select Of their circle were
10 be the participants
ALL KINDS ERE THERE
They began to arrive at tho house Of their
hostess on Park avenue about 4 O'Clock, and
by 5 the spacious two parlors were a moving
mas of fcmininity and fclinity. Some Of
these pcttcd darlinEs were wrapped in seal
SKIN rolsS, others had downy blankets around
them, and others came in carriages, nestled
in the loving arms of their dainty mistrcSscs.
There were maltese cats that stood nearly
two fcot high, and dcmi-mnltese kittens, with
their Eliznhethnn rufTs about their nccks and
their gloves and slippers rs white as snow.
Tiger cats, with their ringed, streaked and
striped tails, Whose hackbunes nrched them.
sclves whenever any familiarity was nttemp-
ted by the somhlr guests, Angorn beauties,
Whose long, necy hhir and leonine tails al
most swept the floor, struck imposing ntti-
tubes, which csllsSl forth the noisy el~oduence
Of the lady guests, One motherly old tnbby
Whose offspring was like the sands OF tho sa
undertook 10 matronize the party; hut after
two nr three cuffs from an aristocratic NAL
te~c and "A dig from the tiger beauty, she
quietly walked away, mounted n downy sofa
pillow and inter taking n survey Of tho friyo-
luus party, Scttlcd herself down 10 n quiet
nap, lulled 10y the music OF her own purring.
4 black cat, which any witch might hnvo
onNiol, bcariug the contradictory name of
Snowflake, jinElcd her chime OF tiny golden
brlls and pirouettcd in n manner that would
have done credit TO IA premiere dnnseuse.
Little kittens, white, blnck and gray, weighted
down with gay ribbons, prnnced about the
floor in Sapsh Of rubber halls, which their
proud owners had provided for them, In
order To show that their education had not
hecn neglected.. A Mexican cat, whose back
was as devoid Of hirsnto adornment rs the
head OF many a theatrical first nighter, looked
rs il he felt out Of place in such a full dress"
affair, and kept in the background.
THE o n FISHERMAN.
An old white patriarch, with two black
spots over his eyes and one forming tho apex
Of his narrative, imbued with tho same sentI-
mcnt which called forth thuse immortal
words from the governor OF North Carolina
TO the governor 81 South Carolina went out
upon IA diminishing expedition and soon found
most interesting study in the aquarium,
which stood In the library window. Not
only did he Narcissns like fall in love with
his own image reflected in its aqueous depths,
but be also became cnumorcd with its pis-
c1turial inmates, and not being orthodox on
the commandments bn t,rn.,.I.l o, lr..L,
the tenth, and to show his disregard for the
eighth by sharpening his appetite with n tiny
gold fish The appetite growing ON what IL
lod, before his gentle owner missed him tho
aquarium was left without a tenant, and over
II n card with this inscription; ITO let, un-
furnished, y might we'll hive been placed.
A howl from the mother Of the hostess.
who WINS not in sympathy with tho fashion
ndle fad, and who had caught tho miscreant
in the net of swallowing the last fish, brought
the entire company to the scene of the dis
Hstcr, Explanations followed thick and fast
from hostess and guest, the former being too
polite To express in words what she would
have liked To emphasize with n cat o. nine
tails, and the latter revolving in her mind the
feasibility Of restocking the aquarium with
out the knowledge Of tho bcrcft hostess. A
canary bird, which had heretofore been al
lowed to roam the housc ad lihitum, only es-
NhlNNA "a AtAAaht AhN' ny ny ing InTDuKn n
window which had been lowered from tho
top for the purpose Of ventilation, and was
caught by an army Of small boys outside who
demanded Il rausom for its releaso.
Blu the climax was not reached until tea
was served, when such n pandcmonium and
tpnti" rush was never .cquulcd save by
"finncgnm's wake" Ribbons, collars and
bits Of fur were torn from tho nccks and
bodies Of those fortunate enough 10 reach the
objects Uf their desirp, whiln tho mapping
and snnrliug OF tho different species reminded
ono Of n mcnagerie at meal time. In the
midst OF the excitement each ambitious
maiden seized her own special darling, re-
Gnrdless Of tho scratches thereby received,
and after several harmless little thumps
about the head prepared for her departure.
Thu entertainment was not voted u success,
tho young ladies praying tho hostess not TO
rate their social status by the lnxity Of
dcVorum in their pets-New York Press,