The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-28
some SADTA..LES

or New York Society,s Drinking
Habits Woman whotTook Cock
tails for the Lovely Cherry In the
Bottom ortbc Glass.
New York Press: Women OF the smart
set drink more than they should. 1t
isn't nice thing to say but 1t is true
nevertheless. Men gossip about It at
the cluhs, but no one appears to pay
particular attention to It until some wo-
!ian In her cups makes an exhibition
OF herself. Then society shrugs Its
shoulders and wonders if,the poor dear
really should be asked about any more
you know. At least. that.is the wo-
mans view. for the met1.swaN ELOQUENT
on the 'lmpossiblity" OF tsiich a person
and express unmitisated disgust Of a
woman who so.dlsgraces her sex. It Is
interesting to note that under these cir
cumstance9 It is the men who show
embarrassment, and not the women.
At smart dinner last week every
body Is talking about this. though, OF
course, names cannot be mentioned
here) a certain handsome woman over
stepped the bounds. Evidently she
came to the dinner with good resolu-
was passed she covered her glasses.
In the middle 1.-THE dinner she cleo
trned the dlgnifled man who had TAX
en- hert by .conhding to him that she
never. took wine. but that the port was
lcicious-wouldn:t ne give her.a sip
from his glass? The man did not like
t. but he passed her his glass. After
that she had her own glasses filed. It
was evident thatithe watchful hostess
scented danger. for nnobserred by most
Of the guests she gave, the footman an
order. Later he passed by n certain
guest .neglecting to fill her glass. The
fact would have escaped notice had not
the guest herself called attention to II
by calling him back and ordering her
glasses filled In tone not to be dis
putcd.
The hostess knew then that trouble
was coming. The dlgnlfied man got
weak in the knees as his neighbor grew
gradually hilarious, and then sullen. He
shielded her as long as possible and felt
an inward rage at the uplifted eyebrows
of the women across the table. When
It was time for the women to with
draw he wondered what the tlpsy wo-
man would do. 1t was plain that she
couldn't move, and wouldn't allow her
self to be moved. What the hostess
did proved the tact for which In her set
she Is famous. She leaned forward,
and. speaking SO that her voice was
heard down the table, told the men that
they were not to be left for post
prandial cigar. but that they were all
going together TO the smoking room.
where the women would have a cigar
cite with them. Thereupon everyone
rose with the exception OF the one
guest whom the hostess Joined. saying
as she' slipped Into chair beside her.
You and will stay behind and have
a bit OF gossip all by ourselves. my
dear"
1t was well done. She persuaded
her guest 10 go to her room and rest.
Half an hour later the woman was
helped out OF. the house by two men
servants and a maid. who put her In
a cab and took her home.
The nervous prostration and other i'll
nesses from which a certain woman
ferlng is nothing more nor less than a
disease for which there Is no remedy
short OF the Kelley cure.
RecentlySa well known woman COM
planned that she was n perfect stick
through dinner because she didn't
drink: that everyone about her thawed
over the wine and became genial, while
she sat in blank serenity. wondering
how to keep her end up. Moreover, she
said she was cold She had never
known what 1t was to SILVER in de-
collete gown. but since she had sworn
off she nearly persisted sitting so still
for hours with nothing inside her to
stir up glow. She hadn't sworr Oft
on account of principle. anyhow, but as
good example to her husband He
ltHn'f irinkinu oh Il
but she! WINS always hoping he would.
In the meantime she despaired OF her
self, "because. as she expressed it, ',she
froze. Inside and. our, a dinners, and
she knew. the men dreaded tc take her
out. WhereuEon. She took to drink on
the quiet. Just three fingers OF whis-
ky while she dressed for dinner. fol-
lowed by generous use OF listerIne.
for she never could tell when her hus-
band might kiss her. and he'd never
have a rag of faith in her left II he
found her out. -
There is charming young woman in
the smart set who never touches wine
except when dining in her home en-
famille. This is a deprivation to her,
because. having always been accustom-
ed to wine. she really misses it. but dur
Ing her first season she was so Mortified
Mt the behavior OF some OF the girls
at dances, who drank punch like water.
and became so Disguised with the com
meDts OF her brothers on women who
got gay" that she determined there
never should be any question as to the
source OF her gayety-so she drew a
sharp line. AS she Is young woman
Of uncommon vivacity, she has no doubt
saved much unpleasant criticism OF
herself. 80 -
Time tt.Han jrI, :,
OF drinking cocktails. A fashionable
confectioner took to serving them. ;Wo-
men who desired to be deviIish dropped
In and slipped a cocktail in the manner
mat would have madeHa "barkeep''
weep. Now they are so expert that
they toss itsdown, cherry. and all, in
one guip. With little smack of the
lips that presupposes an intimate
acquaintance. with the, best OF LIQUORS.
some women vow they only drink n
cocktail for the cherry. A remarkable
case has Just come TO light OF young
woman alone at hotel who paralyzed
The office by ordering sent to her room
nine Manhattan cocktails In success
sion. Her conduct till this had been
exemplary. but the management felt
that something must be done. In con-
sequence the manager followed the
ninth drink to her room only to find
nine untasted cocktails in a row on the
table. She had ordered the "horrid
things merely to eat the lovely bran
died cherries that they put in the bot
tom of the glass"
She wasn't Ike another girl who
made a neat cocktail record last au-
tlmn. She arrived ut friends house
flushed and exhilarated. NJ
DO look any the worse for WEAR"
Said she. such day, Got In town
this morning and lunchcd with a man
at the Savarin. Always been diving to
20 there and never luncneu alone With
man before in my life. Wouldn't
mamma have spasms IL she knew. /
SHOOK my man after lunch, took n ham