The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-26
FELIx LETTER.


tho home of Colonel and Mrs. L. ~ ~.
Talcott. or Park avenue. ringing WIN
,bs enI,venlng tones of merrlmenl anu
GOV with all the brightness y,
rad,ant animation at an lniorihd,
la,ber;nv of few friends OF
u;.s Mary Talcott. Conventlonahty
ha,;,c been waited away by the hrst
summer breeze. the gracious most anu
graceful hostess. guided the entertain
ment of their guests with an ease un
,rammelled by stiffness ana ia'o'eu
with true elegance. Some lie" a'nons
tho fair ones were willing to relinguish
heir nre, ogatlve to conversation ior
tho imnosing silence of scientific whist
A Greater number, 1t must be coniesseu,
fonrd iollity in advancing the cause vi
- sto,ner sex. as they recklessly court
IL widow in six hand euchre,
uh,Ie amusement uDstinted was CLEAN
al from the intrIca cies of New Mar
t,t y The clnking of the chlps peius
in sonnd az tantaliziDg to some as - 'nc
snlssh of water to the thirsty. III
| little time cards gave place 10 very
abundant and elegant supper, every
doi,cacv conceivable was served 10
Tickle the palate and satisfy the
inner man. The latter part OF this
delightful evening was gwen up
TO dancing. its votarles hnu'us
a never failing source OF pleasure III
its mazed motions. Some OF those
nresent were Msjor and Mrs' - -
McPhail. Mr.. and Mrs Miles gary
Miss Halle Talcott. Miss Jennie NC
PhaiI. Miss Mary Cameron, Mss judith
| Darlington. Miss Fannie Ross, MISS
uattie Ross. Miss Virgie Brock. Miss
Columbia HAYES. Miss Nellie Rider
Mr. Tucker G.. Eggleston. Mr.. Is. Is.
Vuuford. Mr.. John Rutherford, MI
Pink Davenport. Mr.. Dudley Nc
Donald. Mr.. Chesicy, Mr.. Middleton
Mr. lanes Moncure, Mr.. William
Wortbom. Mr.. Arthul Wiley, Mr: r.
II Gaines. Mr.. John Mallory, Mr. Will
liam Ferguson. Mr.. Richard Pegram'
Mr.. William Palmer, Mr.. Beirne par
Mr.. Edgerton Rogers, Or. E1"aru NC
/, CURE. and others.
A very large picnic was gwen 81
"Young's Pond on Saturday, by
merry party of lads and lassies. WIN
the nayiIion for dancing. the PLACID
sbeet of water for pleasant row anC
the Astounding shady hooks and EN-
-. powered glens for romantic strolls oi'
not fail TO fill their hearts with dellgh
! and their day with JOY.
Mrs. Moran. of Brooklyn. is the gufs
I of her sister, Mrs. r. +. Whitlock' ives
Franklin. ~
Mrs. William Gravatt, of Norfolk J
vis,tinp her mother, Mrs. I. q. Peyton
.of LfI
! Miss White and Miss Hooper, WI
have been the guests of Mrs. I. ID. Lang
{. horne. will return to Baltimore o.
e. Monday.
y Miss Columbia Hayes expects to at
tend the Finals at the Unlverslt
r the middle of June, the guest oi DIE
Il SOuthall. r.,
" Miss Hattie Ross is visiting friend
IS IN Peters burg.
h Mrs. c r Bark dale and family WI
u leave the first Of June for their COUNT
D. home in Halifax county.
D. On the evening Of the 9th Of June OF
al of the most attractive young ladies
u Richmond will be married at st. Pau
.e Episcopal Church.
d. Society parlance is an expressl'
De ono often hears used in designation Z
certain modes of speech winch a
ouite Ineligible to those within Il
u charmed circle, but which won
- doubtless require an interpreter i'
ne the understanding of the comm,
VI herd - as 1t were. There Is real
an more significance to this self-constru'
Dc vernacular than casual consider
ton would deem. and Is goyern'
is more by indescribable infections. mo-
nd nlations. and enuucIations OF tone ina
eH any vital change of word meanin
a IL is something of 'patois
IN. the legitimate English of Ieutof
IN. ORIGIN and common sense speech. al
'iy # may always be accepted as the We
snresI label that whoever uses II IS u
u genuine ;rucle always upon u
MS markets Of society. When and nc
IA the language comes, no man wots
.lc' unless it be imported from the draw
ace rooms from the other side, along vi
es' = o'clock tea. Only the most primlti
maiden from some secluded for
region would speak Of a young e
The tleman friend" Ii is ian awiu
yer nice man, and awfu'ly swell men
eo that we hear the feminine 10
Oh remark on. An act OF fudeness Is cal
uo- bad FORM The greatest praise u
III could be sung of any young lady wol
lilE be To say that she took well and wa
the bowling success And for man
on 10 the correct thing" he must take
TN the opera. do tine flower act, go
MS rounds. and rush his best gifl for
Pm she is worth. or else he is apt TO Il
leel left In the enthusiasm of excess
eis Measure there is expressive OF 1t
rich choice Of "a regular picnic. or
perfect ball" To 90 for AN outln
on means TO take a drive. while TO tax
.gia turn interpreted, would be, Ma,
IL : have the pleasure of this waltz W
The you.u The most usual land absurd
for extravagant parlance is the interrO,
one tory mode OF speech. the neyef-ceas
/ a everlasting Don't You Know, beg
5 i'm ming and ending. and marking as
the quently as commas the sentence of ev
i'd glrl of the period 1t will be RENE
ont. cred with what mimical mimicry
lent Private Secretary, revealed the IA
the If the oft repeated do You Kno'
his But il never grew to be half the ubic
ase- tous member of speech that 'Dl
ged You Know has. ltquestions every
the sertion and interrogales with the ut
'e il most earnestness every most thrilling
az terance.
S of The highest and most exacting cot
of this peculiar educational syster
case arrived at when Yes is learned &
uttered with just the correct shade
tone. In II there must be all the N
L. delicate tiuts of infection combir
the the whole resulting in GER
mo languid lingering on the final cadeI
has expressive of a mildly polite inter
Iai- with more of well-bred iudiffert
p. an and kind. slightly patronizing
Re- quiesence in the words of the spea
ing. Beg pardoun might be gotten W
I a, the same recipe. with an addiuC
lay, ounce of the inquisitiye well nike
the tone, but both should Away
that served cold-warm things are now
was sidered 80 inelegant, warm manner:
re- well as warm dishes.
Rus These four, among the many insia
re- of Society parlance, are not quite