The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-24
WOMAN'S
WORLD.

saws the sum- hdd luiHSu hSI dtteutluR
N society and her eyes were wandering
dou,n a list of names with the interest
,b,t strangers so often show in the ac-
counts they read of the great doings of
some New Workers. Her expression be-
+raved familiarity with them although it
mas only the names and not their owners
mat she knew. After moment she
naused. But these people" she said.
mentioning a name, 'T see they were at
the Joneses' dinner. How in the world
did they get in?" She paused for an an
swer and the Man-of-the-Wo felt that
he had to say something.
How did they get in?" he repeated aft
or her How does anybody get in?"
THAT is what do not know" she an
swered
But you understand what I mean?
When person has a great deal of money
and comes of an old family or brings let
ters of Introduction from other cities it Is
easy enough to see that he should be in
yited all about and be among the most
conspicuous people in society. But these
oeopIe are perfectly ordinary. l saw her
once at the theater and she was not even
beautiful. 1 know it was she because a
woman sitting behind me said that it was,
and called her by her first name. She
said too. that it was astonishing how that
woman was getting on in New York. She
is probably attractive and bright in some
vays and doubtless contrived to make
herself entertaining. So long as she does
that people will be glad 10 enjoy her So
ciety."
What an awful lot of struggling and
pushing and wire pulling it must take"
persisted the Innocent, for woman like
that to come here a stranger and manage
10 make herself popular in such a set. I
don't believe it is worth the while even IL
It is nice TO be around all the time with
lust the people that are in the public eye
and are always talked about and written
about and seem at the top of everything.
With all its struggling there must be some
compensation for ii after while
The Man-of- the-World turned and look
ed seriously at the Innocent. He seemed
on the point of taking an important step
She was still absorbed in reading the list
Of names. Twice he started to speak and
restrained himself, but at the third time
his voice was solemn. do you feel like
hearing a lecturer" he asked.
"A lecture on just the subject which we
were talking about? Yes" putting the
paper down, 'if it is interesting"
1T is not for me to say whether or not
it is interesting he told Sler. You mus,
decide that. But I know enough about
your information on certain subjects to
realize that it is bound to be instructive
to you, so | think / will begin now with
out passing on the subject of its interest.
l gave 1t once several years ago to a wo-
man who sent to ask me some questions
about an article she had just written
M4ru nrlE fafx fna
per dealt with. and she ought to have
known better than to write what she did
It was filled with the customary accounts
Of the heart-burnings and bitterness ex-
perienced by persons struggling, 10 get
into the particular set on which they had
set their hearts. 1t dwelt on the amount
Of money demanded, on the length and au-
thenticity of the pedigree, one had to
possess and on the tremendous artificial
ity' Generalization and heartlessness of the
lie that women in society, or those strug-
Cling to get into what they considered So
Getty, are compelled to lead. She read me
Inc article and asked me what I thought
Of it. l was the authority she had select
ed, because a long experience had made
me familiar with what New York society
Is made up of. 1 had seen it grow from
small body, in which every member
Knew the other and took his pleasures
SIMPLY and modestly, up to the great lux
urious, wealthy, elaborate body that it is
Today. After she had read her article
70 me | could feel the expression in my
lace showed that disagreed with it,
AS a specialist suppose?" asked the
innocent with touch of sarcasm in her
Voice
Exactly" went on the Man-of-the
World, "as a specialist brought in to give
me advice on a subject l was supposed to
s Sno W fully / told her that society above
si things wanted to be pleased. It can
De best amused by something quite unlike
what it has known before. For that rea-
son 1t is always satisfied to take up any
body who can supply this hash of novelty
and amusement. Constant succession of
dances and dinners, of luncheons and aft
ernoon teas throw the same people TO-
eether so frequently that they are likely
T" become familiar with one another's
Qualities, They become an old story to
one another after they have been acquain-
,ed Tor several years. A great many Of
hem have been friends from childhood
a woman who is attractive, bright or
beautiful is very welcome change to the
customary number of faces they are GER
tam to meet at all times. The women are
nKely to greet her with as much enthusi-
aSm as the men. She win be welcome as
sne entertains them. There is no trace Of
ne pushing, struggling and plotting COM
monty supposed to be the most important
taelor IN the game of getting into society
unce introduced under the proper circunl-
Stances a man or woman who can afford
me pleasure society is seeking is going to
De POPULAR
It may be that a mon or a wo-
man mas wealth enough TO entertain with
d luxury that is interesting because it is
10 unusual. but pretty woman who can
ne amusing has Just as good a chance Of
etlng accepted as a man with millions
Cliy a short time ago woman told me
she thought il was outrageous that a GER
am singer with a very shady reputation
ndd been asked to a most exclusive pri-
'dle house. How could she do it,? she
SAD and Mrs. X. who pretends to be so
PARTICULAR. The woman she had there is
uotorlous from one end of Europe to the
o'ner and she must know it, OF course.
she knew it, but IL amused her fancy 10
invite this woman to her house, and il
unused her guests TO come there and meet
i'r II made no difference 10 them that
~ her own life she had been very much
,alhed about under circumstances that
niaae her seem more than the mere victim
=. me gossip of her profession. l told
I mat only few months before a guest