The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-23
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that Mrs. William Goddard, Mrs. Elisha |
Dyer. Ms. William Wurts White. Mrs.
william Grusvenor. Miss Grosyenor.
Mrs. Roscoe :. Washburn, Mrs.Charles
Morris smith, Jr.. Mrs. Frank Arthur
Sa.,les. Mrs. David $. Baker, Mrs.
Nelson w. Aldrch, Mrs. Henry Pearce,
Mrs. William q. Rocker. Mrs. John
Nicholas Brown. Mrs. James Coates,
Mrs Alfred n. Coates and Mrs. Daniel
BeclSwth are going TO give a bit of a
ban at the Eloise next Thursday even
ins, with supper by sherry and music
by Reeves.
Il do not expect To be there myself.
TO be sure. not even i'm the guise of
society reporter, but I always rejoice
when / see other folks getting little
enjoyment out % life.
This ought To be a pretty good time.
Muse by Reeves is always worth going
a good way 90 hear and IL there Is any
thing more touching to the palate than
one of Sherry's ham sandwiches or
oyster stews. washed down with
bottle OF sarsparila, II has never been
my fortune TO close u circuit with il.
Besides the Elose is somewhat Of
place to be i'm II you like TO be i'm nice
places.
Each of the ladies has Clipped I'm
SlO0 TO meet the expenses OF the bail.
There are sixteen OF them. That
makes $1,000. l am Informed that the
BAH viii cost $4,000. IT was the purpose
10 secure the contribution of twenty
ladies at 800 apiece, but as because SO
many did not have SO much money TO
spare, what with the Roman Stock
! Company ana other subscription enter
| priscs on foot, several gentlemen of
| social position and some means made
| up The balance without the condition
| that their names be made conspicuous
| But il occurs TO me that there is Il
| deeper significance 20 this ball than
! the mere matter OF the enjoyment
| which number of worthy people pre-
pare for themselves.
1t appears that each OF the sixteen
| subscribers is expected To invite ten
others, ladies and gentlemen, 10 the
| bah as her guests. That will make 100
| guests and with the sixteen hosts the
company in the Eloise on next Thurs
day night will thus number not over
116.
The question might naturally. be
asked will these i76 go down TO history
AZ the social cream of Providence in
this year of our Lord, 1899?
DO we discover in this modest social
diversion a drawing of the line such
as made New Yorks Four Hundred
distinctive?
Has Providence Two Hundred. or
thereabouts?
Il am not. myself, prepared TO an
swer these questions or even venture
some enough TO ask them. | only sug-
gest them.
The issue Is i'm the selection. AS
understand IL, the ball will cost, out
side of individual expenses Of course,
comething less than $40 a head. which
is surely not extravagant. Indeed II
strikes me as quite economical. But
the point is that sixteen ladies of So
cial position having selected them
selves proceed TO select 100 Others and
To relieve the situation of any possible
financial consideration. the sixteen
agree TO pay all the bills
1t appears to HE that the names oi
100 selected from population of $50,
GOO, not counting the annexed district
should make valuable reference list
if one cares TO know who's who in
town.
The undoulted social eminence OF
the sixteen would certainly seem TO b,
all that is necessary TO give prestige tC
the one Hundred and Sixty upon whom
favor falls.
Though not worried with social am
bition myself I confess that the offe
OF an invitation would no; be with
out its charm.
Il would he compelled to decline II
: TO be sure. since my evening coat ha
, | "A grease spot on the back that viii no
out where the waiter at modest ban
ouet Zone dollar per plate. wine extra
delayed "a lobster salad I'm transmits
, sion.
Il am sure that none of the lac OF tn
! EIoise ball would display any i'll bre'
interest i'm the grease spot but IT woul'
be likely To offend sherry il he saw II
] However, should like Co have tn
/ ! invitation To stick over the crack Il
r my mirror So 10 impress the land
, lady. THE cRANh'
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