Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-03-05
A SOCIAL SHOCK.

the drawing-roOm, aud Indeed it APP
peared that the party were only await
inc her arrival to put an end to classic
bad quarter of an hour.
My dear" whispered Mrs. Kendall,
II am going to send you down with a
most charming young man. Algie Up
ham, a cousin of the duchess of Liver
pool. think he's quite one of the
incest men in London and so artistic
don't you know"
Mrs. Mostyn raised her tortoise-shell
lorgnette in the direction of the gem
tleman indicated, aud was pleased to
make an inspection and give IN opinion
in not more than two seconds.
Charmed, | am sure. What n good
looking young man. All, | sce-race
and intelligence"
Yes, both. But allow me to intro
duce YOU" said Lady Kendall. In an
other minute or so the women were
trailing their silken and velvet skirts
downstairs to the dining-room.
Mrs. Washington Mostyn belonged to
the -Four Hundred' Of New York, il
not by birth, ut any rate by wealth.
| Her husband who was content to pur-
sue operations in Wall street most Of
the year round, was wont to leave the
cultivation of society to his handsome
wife. Their brOwn-stOne mansion on
| Fifth avenue was rs gorgeous as many
| of their richer ncighbOrS, and no Que
understood better the art of 'booming'
an entertainment and getting herself
talked about than Mrs. Washington
| g,fN nj I,,-
cottage" at Newport, was it not cele-
brated in every paper throughout the
length and breadth of the COntinent9
1t was there that she entertained lavish
migratory members of the English
aristocracy in quest of amusement,
wives, or spOrt-thereby forming con-
nectiOns which she meant to push
vigorously now that she had actually
arrived in London.
Had not Lord Birkenhead the Ouch
ess of Liverpool's oldest boy, been one
of these fetcd and hattered young
sters? And was not the dear duchess
proportionately grateful anu inclined
to open the dRc;tt arms in manner
that SIZE was not wont to do with GER
| tain dear friends and rivals from New
|
| society of which this fastidious lady
was so distinguished an ornament, was
it not the most select and Enlightened
as the transatlantic scribe would put
ito be found on the same continents
But Mrs. Washington Mostlyn had still
one unsatislied ambition, and that was
to become as much of Londouer a'
her fair friends and neighbors had cou
trivedto make themselves. To London,
of course, like every other sclf-respcct'
Ing American. she had been, but it wa:
with the London of hotels, parks, anc
theaters only that she was familiar
Into its society she had never pene
trated.
And so it came to pass that Mrs
Mostyn. leaving her husband to per
form his vocation of bear in Wal
street, caused several enormous trunks
to be packed, and arming herself will
introductions to some of the best PEG
pie in London, betook herself. he
maid and her courtier by the mex
steamer to Liverpool. landing on thes
shores by the beginning of May. Lad.
Kendall. who loved above all things
new face, had been one of the frs
hostesses to make much of her.
1t was rather an amusing table
, though it somewhat shocked Mrs
Mostyn's fastidious sense of the socia
proprieties. Looking round, she WA
struck with the familiar look of tn
faces. and, as matter of fact, sh
could have seen most of the person
present by taking a walk down Bonn
street and CHANGING in the photograph
er's windows as she went along.
Lady Kendafs parties were cele
brated in their way. for she was wha
an irreverent modern journalist Ina
not inaptly called q mixer" Sh
would send down famous poet wit
an ambassadrcss cabinet ministt
with a pretty actress. or cOnsign
great lady to a fashionable singer.
was social salad, and people wei
pleased, once in way, to meet cell
brities of whom they had heard gre;
deal. Now Mrs. Mostyn, like othe
of the -Four Hundred" knew pttl
and approved less of mixing" 81
would as soon have asked Ii Sing, III
laundrymau, to dinner as some OF til
actors, journalists, and painters who
!, Lady Kendall liked to see OCCASIONAL
; at her table. Tonight, for instanc
across the banks of mauvc aud whit
!, orchids, Mrs. Mostyn could catch Il
!. profile OF her grace of Liverpool smiliI
: on a handsome Polish tenor who h;
turned half the women's heads
half the opera-houses Of Europe; viii
! opposite her sat the celebrated biolo
list, Prof Lyndall. who was apparent
: delighted with his neighbor, hit
!. Virginian beauty who had written son
Z rather erotic novels.
why couldn't Lady Kendall ha'
i told me what his lineis?" thought Mr.
: Mostyn, CHANGING :. her partner as 81
settled herself in her place. II ha
talking to, man. | know nothin
. about! Sport-art-th Gaiety? WIS
: shall it be? | know-polo! All FL
| glishmen play polo. and if they don