The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-08-29
VOL. 81.
Playing Society.

Il
been brilliant tall room lumina-
ry. ii don't think it pays. The
only advantage you derive is il
meeting people whose acquain
lance is desirable. Here's the
whole of an entertainment in a nut
shell. You walk up to the house,
press the button and the door Is
opened by q white gloved servant:
bright scene bursts upon your
gaze, sweet aroma floats toward
your olfaclorIes, and ravishinp
strains Of music delight the auric-
nlar sense; flowers, rare and odor.
Gus, everywhere; beautiful women |
looking their most beautiful, whirl |
ing around in the parlors to the
waltzes, or sitting in some foral
al:oye. Their voices and laughter |
nln2ling form a soft, melodious
conglomeration that may be heard |
above the music. The men-well
they seem 10 form a kind Of dark
background for the women, as the
green leaves do for the roses lust al
your side. You notice the roses in
kind of general way but not the
leaves, yet you know they are there.
All this has been taken in with the
CELEBRITY Of sight and hearing, and
If you have been out very much is
SO usual that you are unaware of
the formation of an expression.
Your acquaintance near the
door smile gladsomely a: you and
the smile on your features, fixed
simultaneously with the pressing
oil the button at the door, deepens
and you bow and SC ape. 'Oh. l
am 30 glad to see you! Why did't
you come sooneri' etc, are flung at
you as sort Of taste OF what is TO
follow. The white-gloved servant
graclously waves toward the stairs
and up you go, proceeded by your
bundled up young lady. At TIE
head OF the stairs another servant
waves the yonng lady to one apart
ment and you To another. You 90
in, lind lot of fellows smoking
cigars and cigarettes, who lazily
greet you. You go to the glass 10
see il that smile IS all right, and
maybe smoke cigarette. Then
you 80 out in the hall and wait for
your young lady. She comes out
by and by TRANSPORTED, and you
softly murmer how beautiful she
looks. What a sad mistake you
have made If you neglect this
Then you seek the host and host
esq, and they tell you how glad
they that you have come and make
you feel that the occasion YOU'D
not have been success without
you. You dance around a few
times With your girl, and ther
somebody comes up and takes her
away. You heaye deep sigh-oi
relief, and walk around bowling
and griuning to find some special
young lady. You find her with
another fellow in corner. The
other fellow doesn't leave; he pos.
sibly has just gotten with the CIR
himself; then somebody else rush
es up ut the beginning OF dance
and claims an engagement. Here
you may be touched on the shoul
der by an acquaintance who says,
Old boy, I've friend whom l
want you to mee'.' He carries
you to the friend and leaves you.
'rhefei no use describing her.
Every man knows her and regards
her as he does nightmare. She
can't talk, and throws cold water
on every attempt you make. She
makes no suggestions. You con-
slider yourself lucky when the
man who introduced you brings up
another victim. You tell the girl
how happy you are te meet her
(hypocrite) and escape. Gsou run
across young lady whom you
don's like especially and she ex-
claims: "Oh, how are you; so
glad TO sec YOU" Then the fellow
with her gets up right quickly and
politely says: 'Have this seat,
STRIP 1t may be the same fellow
that wouldn't give up 10 you u
while before when he was talking
to your favorite or sweetheart
Down you sit, cursing Fate. The
girl is all right, but you want to
talk TO others. Escaping from her
you 60 in disgust to the dressing
room and take smoke. Then you
come down, talk to few more girls,
from choice or force of clrcumstan.
ces, and then go 10 supper. After
supper you feel better. The wine
has enlivened you; you go round
smiling aud scraping more than
ever. You dance till you are weary
and by aud by the time comes 10
go home. You go through the
form Of telling the host aud hostess,
who have done their best beyond
doubt 10 make all have good
time, how much you enjoyed the
evening, whether you enjoyed It or
not. You carry tue girl to her
fathers mansion, then are wheeled
home. You plunge into bed with
the vague remembrance OF the en-
tertainment or some special lnc.-
dent in it. 1t may be pleasant
memory or not. But the text day
There's the trouble. You absolute
ly feel fit for nothing but to sleep
All energy and enthusiasm i. sap
ped out of your body by the loss
of sleep. Yet you may have 10 re-
peat the same thing that night.
Nc, sir, l don't see the ben eft, and
when the trumpet sounds this fall
l will not wheel into line"