Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-02
WOMEN AS CALLERS.
THEIR PITILEss IRONCLAD SYSTEM
OF VISITING EACH OTHER.
/ MOST EXCRUCIATING BORE.
A. Least the IdIer Regards Ii In
This Light, But the Custom is n
,,,~od Institution-DuII Sundays Rt
transformations Advice.

Women are the best friends that man
ever had but myl how they do bllldoze
each other The meaner man s-and
some men can be monstrously mean-the
better they like him, but the better wo-
man is the more they pick her 70 pieces.
don't know why IL is thus, ami would
not attempt TO explain it any more than
would attempt to explain he reason
why two roosters always fly al each other
when they met. The members Of the
unfair sex remind me Of the nations in
,T,,rore They're always watching each
o,ber and trying to maintain a balance
Of mower. Th'vigil is unceasing ana the
feminine peepr never sleeps. From be-
80 closed bnds or dark curtains Mrs.
C,overine sritall is forever peering at
A. Iucin6 Backsnap while the clus-
,or,r, vine, Of the front porch conceal
.ha ,,,nx EDS Of Miss Amanda Nobows,
M &c etesally inspecting the movements
-, p,sscilI Tittaltattle. Day and night
.his Pinkton detective system is going
-, and dp down in the hearts Of these
.hrevyd drivers there is a secret hos
me-, Julwhy it exists no one can say
~ unfaDnes themselves couldn't tell
-. Natl has so ordained it. and so 1t
Iii eyes as long as women exist.
p,,t Jmustn't suppose this feud be-
,,aen hen is an open. notorious WISH
a.. aft (which shows on its face and
ous thbr with angry mutterings and
mes biscord. On the contrary, the
s,rfscl very placid and peaceful and
A. orkg factions invariably glue their
60 tther in OSCILLATION when they
49,, ,ere is no melodramatic throw
a.. dIof the gauntlet; no cuss words,
"a kback talk" On the contrary.
- all times and under all circum-
,,ar}re expected to pay calls the
Iy" is used in connection with
,.,Ien. because calling" is done on
business principles, and a tally
II all obligations along this line is
I'd
recollection serves me right,
dfeud was once inaugurated in Ken
because a man kicked a small boy
ri, but still vigorously enough and
lace calculated 10 make the urchin
her the incident. This was a
occurrence TO everybody but the
ierhaps), but nevertheless it caused
IS Of many, many lives. And so 1t
j. the calls" women pay. They are
Irfing-unspeakaDly So in fact-but
\ and fierce are the vendettas which
been caused by derelictions in this
Iu0n. Calls are not paid for plea
The hostess gets hopping mad with
Elady who visits her. and the visitor
her best to drop In when the hostess
Iway from home. In fact. cali
be defined as a visit paid under pro
/ and with the hope and purpose o
finding the hostess at home. The
~ Is a tyrannical bore TO all parties
there is no avoiding IT. II Mrs. Spy
failed 10 visit Mrs. Backsnap the
Ih0e earth would CULVER over sub
rranean volcano, which, without an
pen eruption, would szz and sizzle and
AXE things so hot that life would be
Siderable. And II, on the other hand,
irs Spyitali does her duty, Mrs. Back
Isnap Will greet her with swishing OF
IslE petticoats and secret gnashlng OF
Ileeth which is truly ominous. When they
lay eyes on one another they rustic TO-
sether and whack their respective fangs
| ~ kiss. Then there is chit-ehat, chit
chat chit-chat, with an occasional fling
a. Priscilla Tittaltattle and Lucinda
backsnap. and some hysterical bursts OF
Hppling laughter. Just before Mrs. Spy
iiali departs she opens her eighteen-pound
Roger, and. turning 10 the debit side OF
Afs. Backsnaps account. she says: NOW,
come 10 see me real soon dear; you owe
NE two visits" And be II said that no
statute Of limitations bars Mrs. Back
snaps obligations. She has got 10 pay
nose visits. IL she doesn't there's going
u be trouble
Misses Amanda Nobows and Priscilla
4litaltattle. though gay young things
WIN the friyolity OF grasshoppers. are
'Nss as much slaves 10 the system OF CALI