Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06


NEW York, Oct, 31.-The most con
ent is the one who is determined to gel
into society.
THE CRAZE TO GET INTO SOCIETY.
Nine times out of ten, if she is clever
at all, she went abroad five or six years
ago, and now comes back bringing with
her pretty daughter through whose
aid she expects to enter the portals
sacred to the Four Hundred. Some,
times she succeeds, sometimes not. Hei
mentor tells her, "You must have some.
thing special to which you can invite
people" An opera box is suggested
and this is smiled at, for between YOU
and me, invitations to the German opera
go begging much oftener than is sup.
posed. Then series Of dinner parties
is limited at and the instructress in social
ways says, sob, of course you must
have them, but you must have some.
thing else beside.n The best something
else beside is q yacht-a yacht big
enough to take people down to Bermuda
and back, to give them delightful little
trips whenever it may seem appropriate,
and make everybody have good time
sailing the ocean blue; but even steam
yacht isn't always successful,
n DOESN'T PAY TO CUT WOMAN.
heard how woman who yearne6
for higher sassiety, to use vulgarism,
bit off her nose to spite her face, the
other dRY, She had, somehow or other,
gotten well acquainted with the people
who owned line of steamships, and
when they were going to give trial
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who was selected for chaperon. In
looking over the list of names of women
invited she saw two who were unknown
to her, which, of course, argued to her
mind that, they were therefore not worth
cultivating. Because their gowns hadn't
been described in newspapers, because
there had been no fashionable scandal
about them, she concluded that they did
not amount to anything, and so marked
them OFF her books. What she didn't
know was this-that the two women
aforesaid had each declined the invita-
ton, as they wouldn't go anywhere
under the banner of vulgarity and ill
breeding. Also, what she didn't know
was that these women, though they
hadn't the wealth Of Crrsus, were bluer-
blooded than the Guelphs, and both of
them have the entree into a set that
would not for one minute recognize her.
She argued, because they happened to
be poor and because they were clever
enough to earn their livings with brush
and pen, thatllshe had nothing to get
from them, and therefore they could
neither make nor unmake her. How
little she knew and how little she saw
Into the futurel These women have
told the story of their snubbing to the
most exclusive set in New York, and
when Mrs. Sharp Pebble makes an
effort to know the Van Renssalaers, the
Schuylers, the Kanes, or any of the old
people here, she will be frozen out until
even she recognizes the mistake she has
made. The moral of this little story is,
never cut woman simply because she
is unknown to you-she may be the best
friend you ever had or constitute herself
the worst enemy.
SHE PASSED THROUGH FIRE UNscATcHED
Apropos of stories there are some
funny ones going the rounds about a
very well-known society woman whose
name is an historical one, and who is
the authoress of a most charming book
that, in its white and gold cover, has
made great hit. She is very enthu-
siastic, and not long ago at a dinner
party said, "Men in this country don't
know how to love. If you want to see
real love you must 60 to Russia; there, a
man says, Be mine or you will die ="
Spoken dramatically and with her eyes
flashing, everybody looked immensely
interested, until a courtly old gentleman
rose up from his chair and bowling most
graciously, responded, ooh, madam,
how thankful we are that you came
back to this country alive"
ROSES THAT BLOOM UNSEEN.
Another is, that after an elaborate
dinner party, and when the ladies were
alone in the drawing-room, she said,
with an air of agony, ooh, dear, how
my roses stick into me-" A little woman
hear her said, "But you are not wearing
roses" "Oh, yes, l am" answered the
gifted one, Il always wear them in my
party looked unbelieying, but the clever
caught in the gold buckle caught in each
garter, bunch of fresh rosebuds with
their leaves and stems; then she added,
"Celise forgot to take the thorns off and
it has made me uncomfortable all
evening""
NEW YORK woMAN,s MOURNING.
Still another queer performance con
sisted in her appearing at ladies'
luncheon gowned in the most remark
able manner A relation whom she de-
spised had just died, and she was
obliged to put on complimentary mourn
ing for month. The day was very
stormy, but to the surprise of the ladies
assembled she drove up in an open car
rage holding large white umbrella
over white crepe bonnet, while over
Ssr white null gown was white water
rr.''s cloak; gloves, slippers, and stock
Sngs were white; as a guard to her we'd
ding ring she wore a white pearl and
white pearl brooch at her throat.
Clever, wasn't it?
MRS, KENDAL's NEW FRocKs.
The most important event in the the
atrical world is the return of the Ken
dals, and the first night they played in
"The Squire that lovely story Of
woman's love, woman's faith, and
woman's courage, il was proven to half
the smart women in New York that,
after all, nothing is SO beautiful as an
absolutely plain gown made of some
sort of handsome material with just
train enough to be graceful. The three
frocks that esquire Kate" wore were in
their perfect simplicity the most artistic
have ever seen. The first was plain
gray stuff made in the way described,
and with it were linen collar and linen
cuffs and broad brimmed black straw
hat with bunch of wild flowers upon
it. The next was golden brown silk,
one of those soft silks that do not make
frou-frou, but cling to the prettiest