The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
SUMNER PURSUIT OF MAN.
4 HOTEL Girl TELLS OF THE So
CRETS or SOCIaL SUCCESS.


Babies and Old Ladies'.
Il beg n thousand pardons for walking into
your room like thsl" said the most popular
girl at the hotel. but tho door was open
and -
oh. don't apologize" said the young woman.
who was on her knees beside big open trunk.
sit down anywhcre--on the bed. You see |
am packing up"
You are not going back to town. are you?"
II thought ! might Just as well go home.
You see. I've been here two days and I've done
nothing but eat and sleep. | don't seem to
enjoy myself much: in fact. ! am really very
uncomfortable"
You've kept too much to yourself" said the
popular girl. II noticed when you came Sat
urday night you were so reserved that you
seemed scared. and YOU came right up to your
room and" -
Went to bed" said tho young woman on
the floor. i've been here two days and spent
nearly all my time in bed | could do that
home. you know ] don't know whether the
trouble is with the place or with me. but I'm
tired OF 1t. I've talked to two or three women
on the piazza after breakfast. and they seem to
get Disguised because | make II n rule not to
gossip about folks -
"Oh, that's not gossip. It's lust hotel talk. II
you are going to stay at Il summer hotel you
must learn to talk hotel language and do as
everybody else does. You'll excuse me. hut
you've made some awfully bad breaks since
you've been here For instance. you went in
bathing in the afternoon :hc other day
We'll. what Of it? think can 60 in when
! please. cant | y
But not in tho afternoon. No ono goes in
in the afternoon It's always breakfast: then
fancy work on the piazza and then the mail
gets in and then a bath Just before luncheon.
But to 60 in in the afternoon why, it's awfully
bad form | felt like telling you when / saw
YOU going down the boardwalk with your suit.
The nursemaids go in in the afternoon"
We'll. think that's funny sort Of idea"
said the queer girl II like to do things when
l please; not because other people do them |
am afraid | am not cut out for this summer
life. l feel lonely. as though the sight of n
broadway cable car would do me lots OF good:
it's homesickness. imagine And yet came
here to spend two-wceks vacation"---
oh you'll never make n hotel woman.
can see that" said the popular girl. Talking
about vacation. You mustn't do that, my
dear mi, rfe Ir, gIu must always he Just
you arrive. and when You start to go You
going to Join friends somewhere; tn" Thou
sand Islands is always good place to saw: go
ing 70 Join friends at the Thousand Islands;
Yes. but am not in the habit Of telling lies.
study =
oh. no! Not at all I'm -
your voice when you asked for the corn mufflns
this morning. thought -
No. am studying medicine. and my nerves
got a little l;, unstrung with the heat. and the
trouble is that Icame alone
tora N S6s came alone only two days be-
But you seem to know every one at the
h9 ?!So tnora,. , m,n ,na, ,,n,, 90, down. ,n,n
the ] l 40 train each night. and I've never even
spoken TO HIM. In fact haven't seen him ex-
cept once, and then he was running for train
No. don't know every one. but nearly every
one. You see. make i poi mt to get 10 know
t iIEsi You 70 r2p nj Ike clam getting fur
=" You don't mean to say that you speak to
without being Nn66at
you T3l must make it point to get acquainted
But l don't, exactly want to get &c,
ordinary life without making such an awful
effort to live up to the hotel"
Ws f9k viii think y"n If haTe
first thing you know they'll talk about YOU
You simply must miY in and have good time
mind 4 tell you somcthing-reallyy you ought
tosmle more"
Yes; you look to-" serious At a summer
hotel it e always a good plan TO smile at every
hot sm shom "ok xo ypp de
that there is no doubt about your meaning it,"
,rOh, could never do that. What's the use
That's, what every ono thinks at first.
You'll find out that people will talk of you as
you do II. practiccd for two days in nv room
before glass until thought had it right;
w wR 6os she ON the and
like this Yes. Now try. That's it. that's it.
You'll get it in no time"
That seems funny. doeSn I it,"
-, Yes. but it makes everything pleasanter.
Then, when you're sure OF it. try i on some
thought you had met him somewhere
..r no YOU really mean mean it ?" oo,,s.,. - :.
Broadway, but at summer hotel it is a differ
ho reTd hns1b Hna wJ1Ms Wth 1bo n
met ali the men !? why. She has the greatest r% est
plan YOU ever heard q: Anai yet its 50 simple!
man and nretends to be in Il hurry, and nearly
KNOCKS * him ! eyer and dronI her lorGnctte. or
well you should Just hear her apologize! It's
perfect bit of acting. She turns around and
sayS on - am .tn 50 pr peg a thoas@ni
hurt you!
Il should think she'd get to be a great nuis-
in that fashion? Don't they see through il in
time" ,., -,
even IL they did they wouldn't mind it. Next
time she looks confused when they meet and
laughs or apologies again and then the mat
ter is settled. She has another man to dance
with al the hops. Then she changes her tao
ties, Sometimes she sits on their hats"
What p
why, she sees n hat on II rocking chair and
it's at dusk and she sits down on it as though
she didn't know it was there That is n chance
for more apologies and explanations. It's the
same old game; but 1t gets there {
on. could never go on in that fashion"
We'll. she 10 rather pronounced in her style.
but you are lust as bad in the other eXtrcme.
Now. couldn't help noticing that you let Mrs.
Gottherockss poodle 20 by you four or five
times on the piazza the other day without no.
ticng it. That was such n foolish thing to do"
did notice it. | thought what horrid
little beast it was, and | shooed it away when
1t came near me-
But YOU must never let a chance like that
20 by. Never let a dog pass without admiring
1t. Rush al II and nat 1t and admire il and ask
about it. Even il il Is alone make all the fuss
you can about it, 1t il sure to have an owner
hanging around somewhere. and he or she will
come up and pretend to take the dog away
story they'll tell you. Every summer hotel dog
is thoroughbred you know. II is good plan
to say you remember having seen him at the
show with HIS box covered with blue ribbons.
They never deny that But don't let the dogs
pass without admirlng them. After that come
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