The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-05-31
PUSHING PARvENus.
Men and Women Frantic to he Members
 of "Swell Society,""

Men and Women Frantic to be Members
 of "swell Society,""
 Standing in the lobby of the Metro politan Opera House, where number of well-dressed and beautiful women of society were talking to one another while they were waiting for their car riages, heard the following bit of dialogue:
 The first speaker was young man who had been known for years as one of the most inveterate and shameless social pushers that New York has ever known. By sheer force of industry and cheek he has contrived to make the acquaintance of number of fash ionable people and to secure cards for their great entertainments. He is not much in demand for dinner parties or small and select affairs, but the women who entertain are willing to admit him now and then to the big crushes to which every one is asked, and he hopes that in time he will conquer the existing prejudices against himself and obtain free access to the inner circle.
 On this particular night heard him say to the lady by whom he was stand ing: Isn't that Miss Rockaway at your right?"
 It was, and then the young man calmly followed up his question with request for an introduction. The lady 10 whom he had been speaking has had great experience in social matters and knows how to administer rebuff to an impertinent pusher whenever she considers it necessary. Soft happened that she turned to Miss Rockaway and said in voice which was quite audible to every one about her: "Mr. Smithers desires an introduction to you. Shall present him?'
 And Miss Rockaway, who is not often caught asleep, replied in equally loud tone, No, I thank you" which re- mark was passed on to Mir. Smithers in such a way that every one in the lobby realized that he had been terribly snubbed
 A rebuff of this sort may seem cruel anu TUT IO uuO "iS ohS impertinence of the men and women who are constantly trying to push themselves where they are not wanted is taken into account, it seems that both these women were fully justified in what they did. ..-
 After all, the most persistent snobs in New York are not young men who are trying to get ahead socially with 6 view to marrying some rich girl or cut ting some sort of dash, but the wo- men, who, having lifted themselves from obscure and sometimes from vul- gar strata of society, are filled with one overwhelming ambition, which is to bring themselves in contact in one way or other with the Four Hundred.
 The women of real fashion are not slow to appreciate this desire on the part of their less fortunate sisters, and turn it to some practical account by compelling them to buy tickets for all sorts of charita ble concerts and enter tainments which are announced as under distinguished patronage. h. deed, it is fact well known that tickets for any sort of an affair can be sold in unlimited numbers by simply announcing that applications must be made in person or by letter to some well known social leader, whose name and address are given.
 But even this dodge does not work as we'll as it used to, for the ladies them selves soon grew tired of having their houses overrun with swarm of vul- garians; so they have got into the habit of turning over the tickets to some deserving young woman, and oc- casionally even to a maid, by whom the purchasers were received, and after they had paid their money were turned into the street without having caught single glimpse of the hostess or her splendid drawing rooms-N. Y. Journal.