Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-16

A Discussion Of the Woman Who Havinn
Regular Reception Days Yet Goes Out.
what do you think OF woman,
presumably lady, who invites you 10
her home, and then without excuse or
notice, Is away from home when you
accept her invitation?" demanded
Laura, after the girls had sugared their
tea TO their satisfaction and settled
themselves comfortably for a good
talk.
"Of course, you understand what
mean" she explained. as the group,
with feminine particularly, fell to
speculating as TO who the offender in
question might be before giving their
verdict. ~ mean the woman who de.
liberately and of her own free will
Gets apart one day Of the week or
month To receive her friends, and even
has 1t engraved on her visiting cards,
thus tacitly inviting people to call on
her on that day, and then Is not at
home when you do call"
"For my part" said Anna, ~ con.
slider IL the greatest insult that a won.
an can put on her friends, and yet II
is so commonly done by people who
ought TO know better that one scarce.
ly notices It except as an instance OF
ill-breeding."
"Can any one thing make you feel
1attcr and smaller, and sat on gener'
ally, wondcr?" said Mary. al never
risk the treatment twice, however.
After one such experience | usually
give that house and its mistress wide
berth"
That's right" said Agnes, approx.
ingly. "None of the people one really
wants TO know ever do such things,
and little freezing out would do a
world of good in such cases"
"l would rather receive n direct in.
jury than snub," said little Lucy
from her corner, "and yet whenever
call on n woman on her receiving day
to be met by the maids noncommittal
not at home can not help feeling as
IL l had received a slap in the face or a
bucket of cold water, figuratively
speaking of course; and | never can
get over the feeling that perhaps she
was at home after all and that IL was
personally that she objected to. Az
any rate never gave her the chance 10
NIy IL Tkdlus
That's one side of the story" OBJ.
jected Marian. you forget that there
are occasions and invitations that nc
mortal woman could resist which
have habit Of coming invariably
for your day at home, and when you
have heroically resisted them for two
or three times and stayed at home the
whole lonely afternoon thinking what
you have missed, and without one soli.
tary visitor, l tell you the Nervousness
of the offense seems very greatly less.
ened and the next time you are apt 10
go, and of course that is the very time
that there will be dozen or more call.
ers, in whose blackest books you are
Immediately put. 1t is hard TO know
just how to act"
''It is just such women as you are we
are talking about" said Laura scorn'
fully, land / warn you that II / were
ever to be subjected to such an insult
at your hands | would Immediately
drop you from my visiting list just the
same as wou any other -'rdersira'
BILE pers
at Al cunts 10 just this he con
tinued warmly. IF you are not will
ing TO keep sacred the first of the so
cial commandments, Thou shalt stay
at home on the day thou hast ap
pointed, why, don't have any day oil
let your friends know that IL is sub
juct to conditions, and they will not
bother you by coming at the wrong
time-or any other time" she added
significantly.
"'And them's MY sentiments, too, -
echoed each of the other speakers EN-
phatically. ly.-Chicago Times.