Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11

young man talk in the most beautiful way
about New York society. Browns young
man is very fashionable and knows any
number of fashionable people. Brown has
been in society and is tired of it, but he in
troduced me to this young man who is in
the swim-wEo is practically swimming
around all the time. Brown said every
| man ought to see something of society
New York society was $50 different, don't
| you know" "My young man will bring
| you out" said Brown. HE knows every
| body" And with that Brown went off to
see Coney Island fight.
Browns young man has met me num-
Der of times since He is always in q dress
suit evenings and usually in cab. He IS
either just arriving somewhere in cab or
just going somewhere in a cab and inyari-
ably in dress suit and hurry. l saw at
once what an important thing society was
and wondered why 1 hadn't thought of it
seriously before 1 knew Browns young
man. Every time he saw me he would
hail me and ask me if was ready to be
brought out But was busy with politics
just then and couldn't spare the time,
though inferred that society was getting
along very poorly without me. Finally l
told Browns young man that I'd try
society just once-as a sort of 6yer-a one
night stand.
Capital" cried Browns young man.
There is small function"-
whats function?" interrupted.
"Why, good gad, old man; where have
you been?"
l told him had just been down to the
office dallying with the city editor about
some space matter that had got outside the
forms in making up, and had stopped at the
Astor House to -
t0h ah-T naap huk paucr mind TIL
call for you tomorrow night and split cab
with you for Mrs. --'s function-small,
select gathering of the smart set, don't you
know. Just suit you-pretty girls. I'll
introduce you to the brightest girl Mrs.
- told me to bring you any time.
Goodbyr'
Browns young man called for me, though
was in great homes he'd forget all about
it. Mrs. IS, 1 found, was but few
blocks from where 1 live on the West Side.
1t was pretty nearly bed time when we
dressed and had a man in livery at the door
waiting for us. There were very few people
there, but Mrs. - who was a short, stout
and quite vivacious lady in beautiful dress
cut so awfuI1y low in the back was afraid
to stand behind her, said it was early yet
and the weather was delightful, wasn't it,
and do you like New York? She gave me
81 worth of this at the regular space rates
within three minutes, when Browns young
man pulled me away and presented me to a
sweet young thing in some light soft stuff,
mostly on the floor He whispered casually
that she was "a beauteous bud" and some
how thought her name was Miss Bud, but
found later it was a mistake. She was
certainly lovely and made up with great
discretion and taste. And she had very
bright, snappy eyes and very gushing man.
ners. After she had disposed of the weather
and how 1 liked New York she asked me
how liked Mansfield.
told her 1 had only been there once
just long enough to get railway sandwich.
But it was very smart town and growing
rapidly Ipreferred New York.
81 mean Mansfield, the actor" she ex-
claimed. I noticed that her eyes were
blue and that she had the baby stare down
fine.
q, ,I beg pardOn-1was talking about Mans
Dear me-" and she looked at me little
doubttully-"and is there really such a
place?"
rs there really such an actor?"
"Why, haven't you ever seen him?"
f'Never" said I; ''and if he's anything
like what have heard 1 really don't care
to see him."
81 think he is really lovely"
Browns young man came to the rescue
again in the nick of time by introducing
me to another "beauteous bud" That is,
she had the frame for it, but something like
an ear of corn in wet season, she, hadn't
filled out
1--WE were just talking about the game"
said she ''You we're at the game the other
day, of course" -.-.
isNo; don't care for baseball"
"Oh,. 1 mean the football game, you
know" She looked hurt
'No-sorry, but 1 didn't 60"
'You didn'tr' she looked Mortified
'T thought everybody was there"
chimed in Miss Budd. 'T was nearly torn
to pieces"
"Yes, we had lovely time" said Miss
Frame.
''Such splendid fellows"
'1'm just in love with that handsome
captain Of the Yales"
Mrs. - heard this, and she declared in
her sweet, musical, bottle-gurgling voice
that if she were not married she would set
her cap for him herself. Then two other
buds and two other gentlemen having
Joined us, Mrs. - gave US two columns
of her opinion on football, nonpareil meas
ure. I was so weak when she got through
that Browns young man suggested we ad-
journ to the free lunch counter in a back
room. He thus saved my life once more.
''Smart set, said Browns young man."
"Devilish smart set, don't you know. Mrs.
IS a great conversationlist. You're
in the swim, now old man-keeD it up"
TN the swim. Why, I'm nearly
drowned" 1 gasped.
And I was Think of three hours of
that. There are some things can let go of
without being clubbed. Society is one of
them. There Is entirely too much mental
wear and tear in it for me. Society will