New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-09
MRS. SMITHS GOOD TIME.
Ncw-York letter to The san Francisco Argonaut.

To Dcls, TO the the matinee TO fiith-aNe pc
tween j and g. II the opening days OF fashionable
milhhers to the spring exhibitions o palhtlng, t" any
place where the gay world conglegateS IN
Nitatioi-may see her and form his or Eer own e'"-
mate q ha Kind OF a person she IS: H.. o,,o,. T.,
In appearance n" is pretty and rather Gulet, !.
age Iltle over thirty. she never mas any mo! AZ
all: In fact she will tell YOU quit seriously tl h
they are going to be turned out for rent, ana la tc
children are eOnc bareooed-yct she Ia, cNcfn uI n's
Of the very latest ana most expensive When yipgts
are % cents apiece. Mrs. smith always wears pt,m
in her coat when bOaS Of feathers first came ONrri
from Paris. Mrs smith had the prctticst % be bought
IN town; when marpni'e ring adornsu 'lt Eeartv
the only Four Hundred Mr.: smith aad do; ocSH Va
nearly an inch long: when rich youhE iaule ,nint
silk stockings only when arraycd in thelr warpa'ni
this when il IS known abroad that ne butcher 'aN'
hcrccy Of suing TIE smith, Tor I S dressed with an
odd. original touch about everything she wear.
Ist saw her at sort OF h1Th s y,1 70 drsss
eayy and in Hight cOlors. Mrs: smith wore par IN
F fire. crepe E Tc q1 gcG 6pt Nth Wreath Of green
flowers round it and pointed Grow" I Ly e and
inches high. immensely long ye9TE er e nCc 81"
looked as If ,he had out of La Vie ParlNlenhc,
or watcrcoor sketch by Leon Moran: Inc i ne
ing. almost grotc,quc. than the hgurc OF MrS' oi.n
with her and they walled about looking at me p,|,
pie. and the people looking at them AZ '''"S "'''
lfci that saw her often. She constantly lnnGhcd
and dincd at Dcmonco's She drove ont on "a. a
coach 10 Pelham she went 70 ever tnt III ~" hand
Of theatres worth seeing; she was aMayS on 'I ttc
AT reception DAYS Of clubs and charity Daiis. i ip
peculiar thing about her was hat shs wa % rrny
ont the vOnng girl and the man. ~ was hol AVA
IN" -ir and the same man hlt III SUI ,arr
wcc an $50 similar that thcy niieh jnSt a. wen i,
hccn the sane. rhc girl va, lnFArau$ N'i? pnc''i
Young ana :Icsh-loolnc. The man no i3As"r IN
HI first youth scntcmanly reserved ana wen "i',e"
When they sat toscthcr over their mciI or ~, ltN.
the cir always lively. ull Of Sor' 0' Er',Di,
yvacity. laughing and Nr1r.lng, ann many" y, angh
fanny Salic> which caused the grnI'm.n h 49, -
she Away seemed charming t'l' WIN L'' a. ~
rot particularly talkailvc bn' nc t'oh III b
thing. She knew Just who was about hcr. ana me
saw ever detail Of gerry costume "r ,l, ihc relish
keen black eve. she at" hcr oun'I VIZ W. ,n,inr
~ lourmandc. lettering over choice dishes; "J,r7
her fork SLOWLY in small hana blafms ~"h otwc,n
slipping her wine WITH knowing %r' ana D,orInr
tho leaning hnct in hcr chair ana surFr,,mGS
the people nom the shade OF her large curly br'ho'
Mary people who saw Mr.. smith haa mi.c 1,1gI
regarding hcr. They did not know any tlns a',', -,
her and they thought mat after all 'lat Wa, ~" ~
hc regretted Ignorance. m this ca~c. though ,'t
precisely bills. was lining TO be culil'a' Mo, .bc
smith did not -rcm 10 car 90 me least VIII Viii a'
had her pink checked maiden and her middle aSea ~.
Tlrrr WIN I', vi" ,b y.rbstv Knew who kept
m the background. and there were lille smiths. y D"
MR. sl n ne Ter pr,sioi, hat Ter violet. aud mr.
uariu,c ring. did not seem 10 tAnA ABOUT th''e ll
ClHhrincc-. bat with her ihtilNi Tvs" i'o -'''
cnc morning at DEL. short while ago. lii.nf
Tie .rf~trc. , fr.u frIl Of -ila SKIRTS and dccac
perfume of violet extract. pryclaim"d the advent nI
.~,,. rith 4 hurc hruch ~ violet, iu three shade,
boz her jacket. AID two Parma violet PIN, IN ,nuna,
fIfi.iillI- 'I 'lfllfi ~ wy ''.
small oa-''d dam,e with her ana baId headed ,aan,
WIN ~,f Joint, and r9"i,;rH .-'f , .,nG t,c rar
tic Younger lidy toih'd 10 'pF-Al iN'"lDh III" "''
man listened. smiling coudc''cnl'l-N . ma,
thcrc-b--. vh" knows cv'ryt hne ana every on" III
>,0 Yori There wcr, bows between hin ana N~.
, -,c -l hrr For some moment, he stood be.ldc
Der nlh.'t - va, very nErN 'i'u I i,, ,i
f. hc HAM, and he three hsd nv minute tall.
"u'h r'.'' VIZ ''i''',,r,.I ,,ith a pleased smile
Il Wa On" most natural tilN- IA ~" ~, ., @ ~ W-s
MN "H" request "'" ~ '''''
on Mi~ N"'l'' U 'ii t"'r,.ic, that. ALL
r.-h; -" hh, h't N.Y. '' T ~; tb. Matte with
~" mhui" -hr D. goo ".'F ' " 'J time
AnG " , | ,.,. p" ihat ,mity. as SAID has
>,ru i1"' ,"'' II. a linz, j. NOT cvcry one',
her d. '-'h.iA-'', "'' t," 'i. d.,.,t,r,e ~n.',
perfectly "'pl" d. ,'. ca. ''. ,,,| .yyrii Within
play. or f" ,'H M.r "",'g ~, Inv ,,n ,i,t"r ehc
h,-nt 70, IL. n' -ta,, Of a'r r or foa @S
She, nottins hr' d" 'hi.n , Ia or Indifferent
insIs U vi, osi AT An in any dlicct.on except
sort Il tenor 49," ol -. ~, .r
ANA ' mem l 'ot ,o wny She carrie, on 80
,,, ' i. d'..nt carr, Oh. she has never had a
LAY '0' t - ".,er had an admirer but old
hr.u'" W. ora. 81 the most circumspect women
smith ere ], '.. 30 '' sI, has mo- dislike Ia her
2" n' lo'uu '- ..n' i,, H. .,,ruly dor'f .mr,c
her sd well tc outside |orf doe. Mr'' n.1. .,
I've, lor hrr -o'" ilni'. anu "un-" LIN, i.vcr nI,ut
ipul uN EARN lH H"'N '''"H'' INV 'N''
her good t.nr-
49," Us i.'' ,. a., i,.,,. h. q, tretty girl
You've noticed ho" ehc always h'' PI'V, go
with h'r Vel mat FI', j.. 81" i t~ o,. c,',lf
lHthi' '-I''|'.' ~ 49, -, nor. /. ,lvaN-
al lni"H.' WIN w ", ,uv ,,, ,l,a,ei las NJ
Is Hhh i'T. F'I '',' -''' '''' ' 49,. no.. ~ .
-"ilh 'i'' ,..- H., l.. ~n.it,y over
reception pay, % Hihl'I. li'' '''" nm H..
,r- and steer tlr '"hN'F"u'h n,'''"'tt ,t,
nr.t- them at different pa'c- and 'Il, e1,h T.a .
% l>ritr impression thrt nave made on the "'"l'
They ar,, both nattcr7l. The siH Was very p'tP
tl,i', what tho rau thinks. The grl thinks tit
her, ., opeuinr for some hn bee j. a"iuaH n''
aud has lot 81 money aud !, dilur I" see m'I' "i
her Dear Mr.. smith - dear Nh. smith aIiAu-''
ma" dinner at Del "n''N "i ours f..,,. tb,t
chapcion. IT," 'pupl" hrr 81 trlf D" Il, iccl'uH '''
each moment 10" Visa Nl' is iuih- gee w NV
A'trr the dinner. W. smith ndhr' more nv 'u.'
and .Nfr JONI beg ot you not 20 tribe WITH tntt
dear child. haupuc.- hy masking her fall 80 irut'hN
u love with you. Md them a- each 81 the lovers
feel, that oui of human LIiuc-.. they ought to De-
ti.. 10, l,s