New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01

ING IREShfNN TO
,-,c,n distinctions are put hshuy resa'ueu ~
AMI ord II is a bitter pill for some OF our
EUrVP danes 20 swallow to ma mat over there
gnls whom milady regards as u'Su"e'F nel So'ia'
peoPT . home are received. not only without
infer'O' -, are accorded position that she can
cuesuV ., attain: and are, moreover, so STU
never - .,e,, can return with interest any FORMER
siu -" flights that they have received AT her
snuvs . amusing tit-for-tat story Is toid OF d
hanuS ,srtcan who lived in the DebataDle Lana
clever 49,. who has now one OF the most delight
at nom. nom N Europe. few years ago al the De-
'u So :, her Continental carer. she happened 10
gnnihe -, where she made many friends among
BE- IN n a cultivated Englishwoman. VINO. not
them - tho fact that there are Americans ana
reccs"." took It for granted that Mrs van Am
Ane,' who happened to be calling upon her as
ste' entered knew her visitor ana saiu IN an
Mt ME- manner. "Oh. Mrs. Van A. you Kho" MIS-
? OF course ,..oz.,uo ,,xs p"
i ~" A. descendant Of the Knickerbockers
ans", drawing herself up. she made her adieu
Sun, hos,ess and with the slightest inchnaio OF
u IN the direction of her compatriot took ner
leave 49,. d,-ac, showing any,
Va -, GOOD breeding on the part OF the woud-be
" ".,ora, and Lady VI. was furious. while Mrs'
q ,.,,had Il ~ with her customary good nature
- q matter Of very small importance. indeed
a. III 90, even with her some day. never fear
=, tokingv and n few months ago she had
g. .,,snee When the Princess de G. gave the
r.. xcl,stye ball Of the season she asked her
u. .hun, Mrs T.. 10 wise the list OF Ameri-
- giving her carte blanche to cut out or ada al
s,.ra,ion from the names OF those sent IN D! lhe
.-a,csr Secretary OF Legation az being most de-
- ~ an invitation First on the list came those
:" NJ Van Amsterdam and her two daughters
" as here Is nv opportunity" exclaimed Mrs H..
4, ea, delight and. explaining the situation TO the
,,-.,cess she incosed the desired invitation 10 MIS-
e., with her card quietly accepting her profuse
,hsnks afterward without comment
..1,s story OF a portrait might be written with
- eject II the various uses OF discarded
,s,,1,ut could be followed" said weil-known
80, ~ society the other day. Il had an expert
-. myself that would have been funny II IL had
80. been so very annoying Some time ago re-
.a,va3 a note from the editor Of certain weekly
Ing that they We're publishing a series OF por-
..a,,s az urorlinent women and. aHuding 10 my
- works IN organizing various charities he re-
.,.,e5 my photograph aud permission TO reproduce
- ,,,,,r. IN his journal Not a little fattered'
,,osa my best pose and inclosed the photograph
., hin, and In the OF time fairIy creNltape
,ue,ess vas published As my photo was returned
thought no more about IT; but a month or TWO
,.,sr was Mortified 20 receive a badly printed
-lslki Western
o. che very centre Of the front page. ard the dread
,J words IN big type above it-'She poisoned her
husband" -
.1t seems that the print had been seen and recog-
,,zea by q friend travelling on Western raliroad
1, rersnauer that was being rec ! by his next
,a,ghtor Having seen the first publication IN the
&,nrnal I mentioned. ne at once remembered the
,,r,ure and wishing for my sake. TO trace the cut
~ invented some excuse for borrowing the paper
,,,ca the name and address OF the editor ana
so,ng N hts office demanded explanation TINS
mas furnished him without hesitation BY the genial
,-onr,e,or OF the --. who acknowledged that ne
haa no idea whose portrait he was using.
"a good-lookirg woman like that. was
,,eased to say. gives interest TO pizeni' . case
.,a 40 iust stuck her in. Where did get the
out, on I buy them cheap after they have been
usaa IN Eastern papers OF course wen-known peo-
nile keen their own names. but there are generaily
a lot Of other portraits that come Mandy LOT any
thing that turns up. And 80 that ladys irieiu
O. yours? Well, you must have had klhuer d
sbock when Won saw she'd been a-pizening per
family And the wretch laughed as II IT were an
4xceIl4nt ioke Shall ! deny 1t FER you! But
s,ess thard only make II worse, wouldn't itF Beg
ter leave II BE- and I'll give you the woodcu' 20
.ba, Won can see that she don't cut up any more
shines ne added facetiously.'
at Is a great mistake" said a woman as wise
ief