Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-19
CHAT ABOUT SOCIETY
vnru WHAT ENERGY OUR YOUNG
eeopl LOUNGE AND oANcEI
u,.n. Mary a Man Who Could Not
waitz-Had Her shoes sn'nsa
weddings--Personsls.

,-ord. ~ r,sasure-seekers have returned
from fields OF transient glory TO the
sober streets of the city on the James,
and one may see out on the breezy 'er.
races Of CANDLES Hill the great army OF
louncera with it's ranks filled by re-
cr,its back from the summer iuriough.
Rut few weeks ago tired clerks, weary
mechanics. and nurses with their little
charges had sole possession OF tne
hencbes and walks. Now the women
and men of society are coming 70 tneir
own again. and when night comes on
hundreds OF lighted cigarettes NIL ABOUT
in the darkness like so many hre-nies as
the worn.out men-about-toWn sauh'er
along the gravelled walks.
But the army OF loungers does not
confipe itself to CANDLES Hill. 1t
spreads out over the adjacent streets
out Third and up Franklin and Grace
wherever there is a smooth payementto
walk upon or people to see and ADMIRE
for all people are vain, ana even our
-Four Hundred like to walk where other
people can see their fine feathers
THR FEVER OF LOUNGE.
This universal "fever of lounge" ii it
may be called so, is an indication 10
those who are in the swim that nothing
is going on in society circles worth men-
tionine. If the season was fully open
the loungers would be housed, and teas
and germans would leave them but little
time for ozone baths. The Richmond
Young man, be it known, is rusher.
He believes in the saying that anything
that is worth doing at all IS worth
doing well. When he plays tennis
he swings the racquet with all bis
soul when he saunters he saunters
snailfully. and when he dances he
dances a veritable dance Of death. 80,
when the season begins, he lays aside
racquet and russell shoes and, donnlng
swallow-tail and pumps, he dances as II
his livelihood was at stake.
ENERGETIC DANCERS.
The women OF Richmond are not I'M
like the men, and perhaps it Is the In
tensitv OF purpose with which they do
everything that makes them so different
from other women. Certainly 1t Is
pleasant when you are dancing with a
woman to feel that she is not saying to
herself. "How / wish this tiresome man
would leave me-" but rather to be con-
scious that she is wishing in her heart
that the waltz would last longer. Per-
hsps it is not compliment to the man
because she loves the dance for its own
sake and her partner is matter OF com
paratiyely little importance; but then
some girls would DO pleased with neither
partner nor the dance.
WHY A MATCH WAS BROKEN OFF.
A prominent society man related On
incident yesterday that shows how
strongly the dancing idea is implanted
in the mind of the Richmond girl.
Referring to @ marriage In high life
which was to have taken place some
time ago. and which, to the surprise OF
all who knew the two people. was broken
of. he said that the true story of the
affair was very unique.
1t seems that the two had only met q
few weeks before their engagement, and
falling in love with each other at sight
had determined to marry. The date was
fixed for four months later and prepare
tons for the wedding were begun.
Strange to soy the young lady had never
danced with her ioncee until the night
of the military ball, given during the
ceremonies celebrating the unwilling OF
the Lee monument. TO that ball she
went with him, and perhaps if she had
not done so she would now be happy
matron. They did not dance together
until late in the evening, when he took
her as bis partner for a waltz. To her
intense chagrin he danced abOminably
and she felt that he was being made
a laughing stock. To cap the climax,
inst as the waltz was drawing to close
the Young man fetched an awkward
stumble and trod upon her foot, bringing
his full weight upon 1t, pinching her toes
and tearing the satin OF her dainty slip
per. From that night his doom wal
sealed. her love vanished. and week
later she Tilted him. When she wa
questioned she would shrug her shout
ders and say, "How could you expec
me to marry man who dances like
bear?"
This story may not be quite true
though the young gentleman who re
lated it seemed to speak as one wh'
knew whereof he spoke, but it is jus
like woman.
HAD HER SHOES "sHINED."
| A certain very piquant beauty, who's
independence OF thought and actor
often surprises her friends, did some
thing the other day that paralyzed ever,
one who saw her do it.
She was walking down Broad street
looking about her as il she was LOOKING
for something. When she came In from
of Meyers she saw bootblack standin
ON the curbing. This was evident
what she was seeking, for an etheres
smile broke over her countenance
PICKERING up her pretty lips she uttere
a long, clear whistle that brought tn
little darby to her side. Then sh
leaned up against one of the show-win
dows. put out her little foot and
smiling benigDantly on the boy, said
"Now give me . nice shine" Th
bow went to work and polished he
CATERS vigorously, while the passers-by
attracted at the unusual sight, gathere'
in little group and amusedly watche
the operation. She endured the gaze O
the crowd with gay insouciance, an
when the boy had completed the jo'
tossed him dime and walked away q
unconcernedly as if nothing unusual ha'
happened. -, -.
The lady who is responsible for thi
story is an acquaintance OF the youn
lady in question and witnessed tn
scene from her carriage, which wa
standing near by. She intimated tina
when the story reached the ears OF tn
young lady's father there was trouble i
the household.
THE FRIDAY GERMAN.
The coming week will be rather q