New-York tribune., 1897-01-31
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
WOES OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO is IN
NEED OF A CHAPERoN.

IT IS HARD TO FIND FRIEND WHO Is ACCOM-
MopArING-THE PUSHING WOMAN IN soCiEii'
Girl who has no legitimate protector. no mo'neV
a. ss,er to ch,peron her. is II waif and stray III
the social world. Her friends are fond OF her' oi
.o,rse hu, few women Of the world are Wiling 10
stand in loco PARENTS TO girl al oanoe' az"
many a young woman gives up going rather than
ask such an apparently simple service eve" o' "''
intimate friend.
oIt Is really not worth the struggle. exclaimed
rnotherless girl the other day, apropos OF Dali 10
vrbich all her close acquantances were goinS, anu
which in kinder circumstances she woulo nave
greatly enjoyed. First there Is the chaperoh' 'heh
= man to start of with. Their the supper. ana then
the cotilon-a matrca and three men 10 cohs'oe'
for every ball. besides Che gown and other acces-
sories, 1t Is too much And yet dearly love to go
and II seems too bad that l should be so terribly
handicapped, Day before yesterday an old fr.eAH
Of nv mothers sent mo an invitation TO the assem-
bly, with a note explaining low glad she "ouu DO
10 take charge Of me, but this ana that ana 'ne
other prevented. etc. Reading between the lines l
saw clearly what it all meant She was pleased 10
rive me the invitation but did not want to be both
cred with me. and sought to forestall my possible
request to be matronized. Well thought. 1 may
rs we'll take 1t. and see wha: can DC done
Il went TO see an intimate friend who had JUST
been married. and asked her 10 escort me. on my
dear she cried L am sorry. but am uncertain
about our plans Harry and may just look in
and then. again. may not go at all win her' too'
I was cairvoyante enough to see that she was
afraid she would be hampered and so let the sub
feet DROP to her evident relief. Then poor pussy
went to the naxt corner II was Fifth-ave. cor
ner and the house of one of my relatives
Again / told TO move on In language veiied
in perfect politeness on my way home discour-
aged. and feeling az II ! were pariah ! met Win
a coed Samaritan. a friend of my own age ex-
claimed with enthusiasm: WHAT. have you an m
vitaton? How delightful, We will go there to-
gether. Mamma has already promised TO chap
eron six girls so another won't count. No, have
no partner for cotillon supper but never worry
There always plenty of men around ana man.
ma has any number of old friends always ready 10
oblee her. So went. and danced, and enjoyed
myself hugely but Mrs NJ with her kind heart Is
indeed like the shadow Of mighty rock within
weary land. and l doubt If there are half a dozen
such shelters for moheress girls in the whole city
CT New-York"
THE INGENUE IN FASHION.
Fashions vary. not only in garments and deoora-
tions but even in habits. tastes and Of living.
all of which can be changed at will Books hs-
ures Of speech and common expressions seem 10
follow the style of the hour more or less. Blond
hair is in fashion. and presto! one cannot heip
noting how many fair people than dark ones
are seen everywhere. When brunettes are the rage
the vast majority are dark Just now the ingennc
style has It's innings-candid infantine eyes and
curls and all that sort of thing. The matter-oi-
fact. hearty. unaffected manner OF seVera! years
ago Is being transformed into little ways tha'
seem affected. A walk in Fifh-ave on sunny
afternoon will prove to any close observer that
there is distinctly fashionable expression. Il
raised-eyebrows tip ednose effect. rather pretty
than otherwise. prevailing. This expression is bor-
rowed from the pretty maidens of Gbson's draw
ings; maidens who also Ike the daughters OF
the gods. "divinely tall and most diviney fair
THE PUSHING WOMAN IN SOCIETY.
Why woman r4mains in the humdrum circle
she born TO- while another. with equal ad-
vantages is continually getting closer TO the most
exclusive society is a mystery that VIII never pe
solved by the confession Of those who are sue
ceedng. Your self-madc man may be rather proud
Of his career Your self-made woman of the world
will never divulge how she arrived Dlp!omac!
and push are the winning cards. Why blame d
,oor for being pusher wnen you re-
gard the same quality I'm a man ot business most
admirable?
81 have often wondered how Mrs. Clymber Sc
cured so many desirable foreigners for her func-
tons" said one of that ladys acquaintances' ou'
] think have discovered at least one OF her pans
was dining at the Bs' the other evening Many
Englishmen bring letters to them Your visiting
Englishman by-the-way. is a simple soul when he
first comes over. not knowing who is who at all
and not caring much, since he thinks OF US all as
only Americans. The guest Of honor at this par
ticular dinner Sir George Bldckie youig
n1groomed SaIHngl on Ensshmen' With only average
brains the face of an Adonis and the ngure OF an
Cir George said 10 me i never in my life had so
many invitations. night ! have on "a. alnnea inner.
the opera OF b aesp s%Ppey who snS have asked me
oe But ~ are you going inquired. wondering TO
rally anxious he should be taught that !heFe are
people and people even in Amerisa Why waDt 0t
10 see as many varieties OF the natives as pos
s'o'e DO YOU mean to say exclaimed. that people
Just send you inya'ons Without ANY is %.t
anGs ,hnk is IS so kind Now have card in my pocket
for Mrs Clymbers box at the opera. ard |. am
eoIs too. oo Was going to the opera with old Mrs.
Van who as sns rbsres that new
Englishman the women are all raving about IN
that little Mrs Clymbers box wonder now sne
charity when reraned fr0m Res s"Eae1cg Ts cymbeT
and had partaken of her salt only the week De
'o'S ATHLETIC YOUNG WOMEN.
The modern athletic girl handsome. hgh-spirited
and attractive is fond of outdoor pursuits ana
measures that balls and dances have become com
paratively stupid to her. Il find girls silly she
exclains with fine scorn, land. as for the men VINO
frequent these places the .erm dancing men Just
asked a friend in response TO such a remark. =
/ suppose So" was the answer had nunlDe' @
but somehow il does not amuse me There must 9sI
be something wanting aboa, my niy ppannot do
talking their BALLROOM chatter Simply '"i'o Oo
The 'giggling gir and ne dancing man ihongS are
the man OF the world may Occasionally tahs a
hand in ballroom functions he Is eeheiaiiy Dor ,
terestinc" SAID society man, recently, is VIA,
they mould themselves on one type ana suppress
their indviduaiiiy Look interested and amused,
saws mamma as last injunction. ana the cohse-
quence is an Inevitable nervous gggie accompany
ing each remark. | know couple OF enis Wi,O O
have Just out. and the only HiiieIenoe ti g1n
see bet ween them Is that Miss Smith says. IT.
he he: how do you do. Mr.. Brown? ana MISS JONES
saws How do YOU do. MI Brown: he-he-he'
PAPER VESTS FOR WARMTH
4 vorng lady whose slight figure shows 10 great
advantage in a tightly fitting cloth costume mas
borrowed from the wisdom OF the poor III adoPuhs
a newspa per vest under the bodice. instead OF one
~ chanois skin She likes II much better. 1t is
10 Inn Ii Is