New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19
HOME AND SOCIETY.
CHAT OF TIE SEASON.

ios0 arrangement conducive TO the interests OF
pu ,ies well TODD livery stable nowadays
w. large share of It's prosperity 10 the private
,ages,' which II lets out by The month or tho
- There has been an immense Improvement
" ,tI. particular department Of late. Formerly
" "a carriage" had no style. however comfortable
'N,,b he but now ii is absolutely lndistnguish-
-, rom a well turned out private establishment,
the correct English cOachman down to the
ya,s monogram or crest on the door. The high
r.,nninr dOca-tailed. well-eroomed horses leave
",hing 70 be desired. The oblvious advantage OF
Oh an arrangement Is that although ii may be
49,. costly Just at the time all risks and response
vass are avoided If the horses fall lame you are
NJ another pair If the cOachman gets drunk
= ,s insocnt he is Immediately replaced; and if you
Ava town all expenses cease. carriage with
IN and driver costs from $3.50 to $500 a MONTH
.cordIng to the style of the vehicle, and brougham
,b a single horse 300 10 $50. Many people In
y,vYorl keep the two, and 1t is certainly much
are convenient and enjoyable arrangement, although
at so swell" that involving the care and
rcuble Of town stable.
asome people are actual social thermometers" said
, lady who had had more experience Of the moods
q, Dame Fortune than most people. "lf you are
,ch and entertain. up goes the mercury to summer
,sa and these little brothers and sisters OF The
,,cy become intimate and friendly to n degree. If
,on cease to keep quite up with the swim they
merely temperate in their regard; and If you lose
sour money and are out OF IL they fall TO the
+eezlng point. and become almost unconscious OF
our existence But If the wheel turns again in
con, favor II Is quite delightful and gratifying to
600 the friendly way In which you are greeted as an
oh friend. should YOU not think she continued
,otber Indignantly. that for the sake OF their own
.etrespect at least people who have constantly ac-
cepted your hospitality in prosperous DAYS would
,oto n little pains to show YOU when they meet vOu
that they were not snobs The small attention OF
t,endly greeting and cordial manner costs so little;
and is to say the least such good form to assume
the virtue Of good breeding even If 1t is not nborn.
.monr the prominent women NJ Europe who are
taking an active interest in the woman's exhibit
> ,he Worlds Fair is a well.knOwn country woman of
AIRS the Princess BrancacciO who. as everyone
SHOWS was Miss Field. If New York. She has
formed a committee of italian Indies of high rank
which proposes 10 give impetus to the national
Industry Of lacc-making by means OF the coming
Exhibition. Among the number Of practical rcsolu-
,ions suggested by various members OF The committee
and adopted was one TO have a small glide-book
or circular printed treating of the lace INDUSTRY fOm
remote times down to the present day. and cmohy
Of It's development and present condition In ltay'
II viii be edited by the ConteSsa di Braz1a sav'rcnan
and the Minister OF Public Instruction has promised
the ladies' Of The committee that he will have photo.
sraphed whatever can he found Of most In
,erest bearing on the subject in the Etruscan
Egyptian and Roman museums Queen Margaret
Is particularly DESTROYS that ii should be correct
and not only permits that the little work should
be dedicated to her. but proposes to place her en-
tire collection of valuable and historic lace at the
disposition OF the ladies of the committee to be
sent 10 Chicago lady who has recently returned
from Italy saws that this collection from the Italian
ladies' is sure to be one OF the interesting features
Of the Exhibition.
81 consider the vaudeville Club great success"
said man of society languidly. because IT fills
,srrc felt want What TO do between eleven and one
has ALWAYS been a question with me. leave the
house where / dining at eleven or thereabouts'
and try to look in at any ball or dance that Is going
about one: but the intermediate space has always
been difficult to fill up" Il should go 70 bed' saiu
bis country cousin simply.
A friendly luncheon is very apt to follow a swell
dinner with suspicious celebrity "what delicious
hon hons" exclaimed a guest at ''smart" dinner
he other evening. do take some more urged the
\, ,'ess but you Will want them for your
uecheon tomorrow answered the other navely
These Lg dinners are becoming too colossal
L 2 Their" remarked man who is In great demand.
81 Mrs. IS, the other evening. the table seemed
Z, = and looked Just like long gtterng street
y,ry one Won knew there and IL looked Just
q, If our hosts had made up their minds to have
very one at once, pay all their social DEUS resaiu
.,, Of expense and have done with it.
The small dinners Of season or two ago were
-realer compliment and much more enjoyable"
Apropos of the Empire style in furniture which Is
20 fashionable Just now, Napoleon must have had an
astonishing quantity OF gided chairs ana tables MOS.
IF the grand houses now adsys have room furnished
with sets all purporting TO have belonged to himself
Or Josephine.
Women dinners have become one OF the latest social
,ads and the idea is not bad one. In the first
place Il Il novelty in the second, 10 pays OF twice
as many debts; and last, but by no means lelst'
women really enjoy each others company far more
than man in his vanity will believe
One Of the pleasantest ways possible OF seeing the
Chicago Fair, 1t would seem, is tie plan proposed by
several owners Of small steam yachts, who propose
taking them up the Erie Canal and thence Into the
Great Lakes and anchorng of the city. They will
in this way the most delightful accommodation
possible for the dog days.
The fashionable spring exodus to more genial
ehmes has already begun and private cars with their
fortunate inmates are becoming well-known feature
on all the great railway SYSTEMS favOrite trip Just
now Is TO California, taking Chicago On route TO In
spect the buildings for the Worlds Fair AS they
say that everything that Is worth seeing will be ex-
hbted in New-York after the Exposition, visit to
The Windy City in the spring to see the buildings. sup
plemented by the minor exhibitions which will I'M
doubtedly take place in NewYork either before
aferward. will probably give reasonably good idea Of
What is to be to those who cannot 90 West later
This at least is the opinion OF some Of those who pro-
pose to take time by the forelock.
For those TO whom expense is object, the most
delightful way of seeing the Exhibition is TO join a
cub Of certain number Of people who take furnished
mouse together, with staff Of servants. carriages,
ETC. Each member Of the club has the exclusive right
The house for fortnight whatever time is allotted.
one OF last seasons debutantes has Kept cuttings
IRON all the bouquets which have been given her.
md has given each tiny plant It's donors name. Il
snail plant them all out OF doors when they are big
s'oesh,'. she says. "and expect TO have regular
"ee garden in a few years"
~ root cuttings successfully in the house, take