New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
THE AVERAGE DAYS DUTIES OF THE
CITY SOCIETY WOMAN
TO BE A COLLECTOR OF SOME PARTICULAR
ARTICLE OF BRIC-A-BRAc Is No" o'H

mr. DE- COLLECTOR OF SOME PARTICULARS
ARTICLE OF BRIC-A-BRAC Is NOW ONE
OF THE LATEST FADs OF MILADY'
81 must positively go somewhere where "i'
have n complete rest this summer SAID MrS' iu.-
.',ar,oue N her husband Il am completely worn
ont and the doctor says must absou'e! nave
let-up from all harassng occupations.
"Wbv. Milly," said her denser nan. VIM, o
eorth have you to do but amuse !ourseii'
house TO be sure but you have plenty OF SCI
"a ~ do not grumble about the DIS 40 Ho'
coo whv that should worry you. The chidfeh are
healthy and we'll enough behaved anu ~
,n,oy vour time in any way you like reaii! uo
o, coo what YOU have to wear you out as you
say ,.oa hon, vou
I'm sure John. cannot UNDERSTAND "o"
can saw such thing" said the iao!' sie"'! -.
censed You men cannot begin 10 feahNe w.
an,s work II YOU had the strain upon you 'ha'
A. ~, be,,eve that YOU could endure 1t
yoek lust TO give you sample Will tell you
what I had to do yesterday. In the hrst piace'
whom I came down TO breakfast 1ouiu tiei'0'
dous pile OF letters at my plate-two hVi'a'o,'
for dinner from equally desiraoie places w
Same evening-a note from Lilly A. asking me "
luncheon a letter Of explanation from one OF the
mon expected 10 dinner last night SAYING lie
could not come, which necessitated Writing 'e"
mites 10 secure man AT the eleNeh'" NV
renlaoe him; a package Of tickets 70 sell ioi
tabl which
nromised 10 dispose of; fattering inv'atioh 10
adross tho Womans Sanitary League on the SUD
e., q, hack wards a letter asking me about a
n,oid 7 had last year who ! am sure stoie III!
things but who know would sue me lor oeia','"
,,on of character If l said so. ara !ol oi o'.ie
notes and letters all Of which had 10 De a''ehueu
80 Then the cook came Up TO say the range was
broken and IL could not be put in order IN uihe
Cor tho dinner party which was on for that night'
crisis which / met and overcame Then the
menu had 10 be discussed and the detaus se",eu
,pon and cook. who with the natural oepi"''.
Of her kind had seemed on the point OF IeaVi's III
=, huf was appeased. and she started ahead WIN
her dinner Then, just as | was aooul u ~ o'
O., o-lsr the flowers and bonbons for the table the
bous.u,,d came 10 me with the pleasant inteili-
pence that that imp of Jack. 10 tease her. had
poured plaster OF paris down the draihplpe OF her
sink-whereupon 1 had 10 send posthaste lor
plumber Finally, however l started ont with a
list a mile long or less; nursery necessities
replenshings for the seamstress. decorations for
the dinner table etc, and another list about an
other mile long from cook who was still In a Dad
humor | always make point II am not going
out OF being home for the childrens dinner, so
rushed back too tired to eat and had barely time
10 change my gown and get 10 the meeting OF the
directors OF the Hospital. Afterward / paid a
number of pressing visits. looked in on four after
noon teas ard reached home just in time 10 keep
an appointment with the English barytone
for whom l m helping TO secure draWing-room en-
sagements and who comes especially recommended
nv English H. r. HIS and end OF foreign gran
dees
Then you came In, you know, John. very cross
You said your collars were badly laundered. your
evening clothes only half brushed. your shoes not
vanished, etc. When l got you appeased mad
the children for fifteen minutes. which Is duty
never neglect. and they do nothing but ask
me for things. and make complaints OF each other
md the servants Then / dressed for the dinner.
which YOU must acknowledge was a great success "
How you do everything you do Mrs. Multfari-
Gus / never make out said Mrs. Monotone.
after we went into the drawing-room My hus-
band always says you are a perfect wonder So
you see sir other people do not think as you do
mat i have nothing 10 do. Finally, as you know.
we finished up with the dance al Mrs. BIS, and II
YOU imagine that woman can keep on living Il
life like that, day after day without needing rest
all I can say Is that you do not know what you
arc talking about.
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