New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
HOME AND SOCIETY.
A SECRET OF SOCIAL SUCCESS.
.ur MOST BEAUTIFUL MANIFESTATIONS IN
misunderstanding GENTLE TRAIT
IN " TOM"

IN
orv will bring its scvenfold reward. While
me hfky people possess the facility naturally. and
- are wOfully deficient In this respect. stlll II
w. he cultivated. that study will supply the lack
:, memory and the social asplrani may assume
arue though she have 1t not"
.vo one can fancy the trouble II gives to
>. unable to remember faces and Names said
III known leader in society. Il think. the whole
a, 4 better make Il mistake on the side Of friend
u,.,s than % appear snub1y and forgctfI. but
soem always doing the most absurd things. The
.ner day in an omnibus | worried the face Of
= u,ce.looknc girl sitting opposite me, feeling sure
.,,t must know her. and being able to fix her
4, my mind until she got ont at Nine. L.'S dress
n,tinr establishment Then realized that she was
o,c of the show women. II Is awkward TO shake
hands warmly with your friends maid: to cut one
:, vour husbands best business friends dead: TO
tid long conversations at a dance with wcll-drcSSed
rounc men whom You do know from Adam; tc
mile and nod perfect strangers. receiving strong
clare in return: and TO mistake the son of the house
q, the butler as / did the other day, all because
: have never been able TO acquire the royal faculty
q, never forgetting to remember the name that fits
each face
A. recent dinner at which several diplomats
uore present. the overfertile subject Of beautiful
uoncn came mp. and usual evoked many com
ments criticisms and memories of past beauties as
Domnarcd with The bellies of the present day.
+. Who l. the most DcaulllU WOindn you nave cN'i
soon - was asked of the Minister to -. who has
crown gray In the service and had lived IN every
large town In Europe.
~rnqicstionably the Empress OF AUSTRIA he re-
,led without moments hesitation. "Of course
sno,k of the time when she younger and happier
than She Is now. | remember well the hrst Time
, saw her. We were all assembled in large salon
n thc palace when some heavy velvet porticreS were
ssddcnlv drawn back and she appeared surrounded
Iodia like Vprtable fairy scene
suppose was young and foolish and impres'onabie
bu,-what a vision Of lovcliness Thought her! she
was dressed in violet. with something gliSteninG all
over IT, and took 1t all In at gance-her regai
scure and carriage. her magnificent eyes ana 'he
s,,norh coronct of hair which she wore plated As
onc see, even now in her pictures She spoke most
rrsciousy to me. a youngstcr and II was then ana
tbere that | became her slave and shall be I'LL
die.
well. said one Of his listeners. never saw the
Empress of Austria. Int have picture In my
mind that would not like 10 lose. My beauty was
a brazilian who had lived In Paris most OF her me-
She was too perfect In looks to require any WIS
7 .urpo,e for must confess she was rather S'ul0'
I'm, II suited her style be apaheiic and indler'h'
one evening my angel was smoking cigarette anu "
shark fell on her light muslin gown ehe ohN S''u
lancuidlv Look. mon ami my dress is Oh "I''
prav mi me out and / really felt gra'einI l" "'F
for not jumping up and screaming as most ""''"
would thus SCATTERING my ideal OF the absolute cam
and restfulness of her great beauty
A full set Of silver plate used to be considered lhe
height Of luxury In the way of table servi": nut
IN these DAYS Of exquisite china. when Is an Easy
matter 70 spend thousand dollars for dozen l"rc'
lain vlacs silver in this form Is relegaed to an III
ferior place and like the heavy old Tour PSI "."N'
becomes attractive only when 1t Is an herioo"'
However the collecting Of beautiful emma j n"'
entirely q modern fashion. That eNravagant ladl'
D,,s.i
her massive service Of solid gold. hac made III France
for the immortal table several dozen plates painted
BY DISTINGUISHED artists OF the time. Tor wlrh s"'
paid about four thousand 1IileN a p''"' iio"'"
works Of art mada TO do the duty OF d'hheI PHI
upon which, doubt was served pieh'E Vi '"'
sauce.
The latest English fashion at dinner IS 10 s'rHr
all the various courses, from the soap To 'nc
@sreo,s, uron large-sized dinner plates. There Is
something characteristic Of race In the size ana
shape of It's dinner plates. John Buli WIN III. ionu
Nos for a large slice Of UNDERGONE roast brci VIII
nenty of room for two or three VeG"ianie' p'S'u'
likes his plate Of generous dimensions t'h 'nc"e "
diameter and decidedly fiat In shape Ills cpcur'a"
nolobhor across the Channel would deeply otend mN
no,.s annette bv su;h an array. and prefers
srour ,l,t, c,,bi or nine inches In diameter, WHICH
4, annie in Size for his dainty morsel OF weco'hru
Ane with It's few but delicious attendant mus"
-oor,. A. for our Teutonc friend. his frugal miho
contents itself with a plate not larger 'Ian ,nc
rrencbnans. but the centre is deeper ana IN It's
,o,l Nre shane there fingers suggestion OF lohu'
hess for soup
Here Is a crumb Of comfort for those whose warn
,ohe ,s limited 10 a few becoming gowns only
Mo- ro,nc bachelor confded the following comments
IN hs ne,rhbor at dinner the other evening; " 40
uke q woman who sticks TO one or TWO HcoHl"S
dresses She and her dress then become lueh"n'u
with each other. and one gets disuhct iuea VI
girl IN ones mind. But II she Is one Gay III 'i"e
srd another in yellow and the next In red, the IN
4vdual,y OF the Is quite SUBSEQUENT l" ''"'
Of the gown, and 1t Is just like looking at 81 "'"S
fashion plates or a kaleidoscope
rbs, into The rude life Of the border land OF rVi
ration Tome vlimpses Of feeling that ""ho " -.
world kin. many gifted writer has made known 10
me ,opchings,ritb a master hand the chords OF sym
pa,bv thai unite us with our brothers Oh the i'i
West the rough.handed miners. the reckless ironui
men, the wild ranchmen. ana all 'he s'ra"s,' '
medley that constitute the vanguard Oh 'he s'"''u
armr of progress which by some mysterious e>o'"'.
resolves itself finally into a community OF Ia" anu
.so. a., T. cory astonishing" said a gentleman
rbo hs,rese frequently requires long Journeys ih'o
tho ,n,eJor of the country, " how many examples oi
innate refinement Of feeling one comes across a'"oe
IN. toughest of men. year or ,"o "eo "
surveS N make of some land belonging 10 one Vi INV
t,cas, surar mines In - Territory. had taken
ny wife with me, ana MI ,,, o,o.-,h,o,
was most Kind In showing and explaining everything
to her. cne morning We were all s,aho'hs near d
shaft listening with great ln'eres. ~ No amas
tons concerning prospects, veins vi wv ~ 80
,,... hn Suddenly we heard some coniuseu
sounds Of falling followed by various exciamauohS'
and We thought groans ,, nc IN.
.wbs, & the matterf' exclaimed my wife, as 'he
cage came up and a big, sturdy fellow s'epp'u ou,
Nothing much. lady. he answered. anu Nv =" us
something to the superintendent WHO 'n' ,,s r,co
One ~ tho mon who IS working below has had a
bad fall, he said his shoulder Is disioca'e. anu
hey fear his leg is broken. Why DO 'iey nv nraa'
HIN I'D at once p he continued, addressins VI, any,
haxnr rod. shirfed miner who bau pIVue"' "