Telegram-herald., 1889-07-11
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reception Literary. ST. Johns wood
Reception not Ia the wood House In
the wood Time. evening. Informal
Lunch Back rooIn Round table
Wine. Madeira Claret Nuiled. Hot
Cakes Sandwiches Hearty appetites.
Distinguished authora Artists ditto.
Ditto not distinguished. BY majority.
No matter so long as we'll dressed. Good
behavior. Of course. Nay live in gar
ret no one asks Ia house good Is
lord Out Of 10 another affair. Poorer
the artist. heartier the eater. Good ap-
petite and digestion generally accompany
poverty. Plenty OF young ladies. With
mothers. Interesting girls. Shy. Re
firing. Innocent. Dove like. Hit man
in different quarter from American girl
Appeal more to your protection. Help
less like. Yet disposed 10 he helpful
Femininity charming any way you take
it, At least at times. Especially in girls
Mothers at reception different. Dragons.
On guard. Sentinels. Watch dogs. Sad
how charm Of feInininity goes in mother
Pity girl should ever turn 10 mother.
Sad how playful kitten turns to sober
cat. Twas ever thus. Must it ever be?
To return Reception. Books? Book
talk? Yes. On outside. Inside either
business or gossip. Business reputed as
''bad form" in social party. On outside
Talked in corners inside. Man sees an
other man. Has tried for months to see
him. Has ak. To grind. Can't lose
chance. Gets him into corner Grinds
Sometimes bores. In any event, but
tonhoies. Much side talk. Among Ia
dies. Mothers. Gossip. How impru-
IDENTIFY she conducted herself. At last
garden party. Talked with one gent for
ten whole minutes. Wandered from
party three hundred feet. Scandalous
Fact. Virtuous hairs rise on end all over
one.
Nice girls. Moro claret after lunch.
Muiled. Hot. Girls somewhat behind
doors. Glasses in hand. Empty. Held
out to gentleman. Beseechingly. For
more. Mulled claret. Hot Singed
with poker. Young ladies' eyes have
tinge of teariness. Nose faint sugges-
ton of red. Not common red. Modi-
fed rose madder. Still moro charming
Ali the more charming at that age. Not
SO twenty years later. Port leads 10
portliness. More solidity then. More
red. More chin. Double. Fairy has
merged into dragon. Sad but true. And
probably necessary. Flush Of dawn
leads 10 full tide of MONDAY middle aged
sun. More of it. But hotter. Less
agreeable. But necessary.
To return London reception. At in
tervals sandwiches. OF singing. Chief
iy by young ladies. All love songs. In
Italian, French and German. All love,
love, love; none in English. Or Irish.
Preliminary clapping of hands by
hostess. Signal for quiet. Cessation of
gossip and business talk in corners. Oc-
casional pair in corner would keep on
talking. Couldn't pull up Wanted to
be in at the death. OF q reputation.
Admonition from hostess, ''Hushl" Then
they'd hush. Unwillingly. Perfuncto-
rily. As in duty bound. Song over.
General hum. Buzz Mostly of relief
Guests admired song. OF course.
Generally perfunctorily. Resumed
talk. Gossip. Business All very in
teresting. And amusing. To the stran-
ger. Not here commented on censori-
ously. Or in i'll nature Same thing on
our own side. OF Atlantic. Breadth Of
ocean lying between won't alter human
nature. Same everywhere. In some
form or other. Quite natural. That we
should 90 and do likewise Groundwork
Of society about same everywhere. From
London to Feejeo Islands. Principle
similar Details vary.
To resume. Reception. Hostess paid
me special attention. Introduced me 10
all sorts Of ladies' Young ladies. Girls
Pin feathered. Rose buds. Early peas
Immature married girls. Ditto married
ladies. Middle aged Super middle
aged. Single girls with the bloom on
the rye Ditto with earliest bloom trifle
rubbed off. Ditto all rubbed of. Early
old ladies. Late old ladies' Fully ma
tured. Ripe. Over ripe ImPerfectly
ripe. Ladies who had married and sui-
fered. Ladies who hadn't married and
wanted to suffer. Ladies with history.
Ladies without one.
-Four asked the "how liked England"
Said pretty well To three replied.
1T was great country" Feared | was
getting rnOnotOnous. said to three others
that England was classic ground TO
American Home Of ancestors Same
lsood,' etc. Retired 70 corner Tried
to invent some new answers. COuidnt.
Fell back on first Carried re through
evening. PRENTICE IUIFoRp