The Washington times., 1895-05-03
SOCIETY SMELLS In STRAITS
Queer Little Stories that Are Waited
from Europe.
Letter Family Going TO Chicago on
Saturday-Mrs. Westinghouse's
"P. p. c." Cards Are Ont.

Because one happens TO go abroad and re-
main for a year orso does not by any manner
! of means always indicate that the family
pursestrings are of the longest or most elias
tic description, although this is the popular
idea ON the subject. Decidedly the reverse
is far too often the case, and there are
queer little stories that float across the
in which some of the Americans on the other
side far too often find themselves.
There is everything, however, in keep
ing a stiff upper lip in the matter, and pre-
serving ones own counsel in the matter.
This, unfortunately, does not indicate
that everyone else is to or viii keep their
own counsel, and thus it is that some sto-
res are waited back to Washington.
In this connection there has not SO long ago
turned up some most interesting data in
connection with certain accredited society
swells. whose tarrying abroad wassupposed
TO indicate that the family purse was ca
pacious, and stuffed out to the very clasp
| with the largest sized bank notes. The
I reality was, however. woTu1ly different.
The couple, having filled the ears nf uleir
| friends with fairy tales in regard 10 all
they meant to accomplish, SAILED away
with much waiting of fashionable good
| bys, and DO end OF farewell delicateIy
scented notes on the subject. They even
| undertook TO execute extensive commits
sions OF the same friends, airily Saying
that the purchases would be- effected upon
| The plan of pa ymeut when the goods were
| delivered. After q little the letters to
| friends in this country became notably fewer
aIyd further between.
! Then they finally ceased altogether, and
nothing could be learned Of The society
sW els whom fashion on this side of the
water deiusively pictured as living 1T the
pace that kills in their mad career over
tie Continent, ana tarrying at all The fash
,Onable Spas abroad.
AS a matteroffact nothing of the kind was
the case. The cessation OF letter writing
arose Dotfrom any forgetfulnesso their part,
nor any desire TO drop out of the memory
Of Washington friends. 1t simply meant
that the purchase of stamps had become a
perceptibIe burden upon the already too
| heavily strained purse strings. These
strings finally broke altogether aud the very
asst copper went the way of its fellows.
| Then followed n period of actual want and
state of affairs generally that can be better
conjectured than described. The couple had
indeed lived at a Tattling pace and had in
| aVary sense enjoyed the passing SHOW. But
| when it was finally past they, like many
| Others OF their kind before them, found
/ themselves decidedly left behind in calcula-
/ tons and everything else. Somehow the
nome supplies expected and demanded, sig
nally failed TO arrive. Things went from
bad to worse and the poor swells were in
She saddest plight Imaginable wien their
condition, coming to the knowledge of
4 friends abroad, the matter was taken i'll
| hand, the home office notified that ii was
actually a case OF kill or cure at the briefest
notice aud in this way the funds were raised
oship them back to this country, where they
are now again swimming on the top of the
1 fashionable wave.