The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-19

Heights. Georgetown. and Capitol Hi
and crossing the river like an epidemic
takes the electric car for Falls Church
II Is all the same. whether II Is a lawn
party at Senator Depew's or the sort al
festival that | attended in a lone little
Virginia town last season. The latter
was advertised in large red letters on a
slgnboard nailed to tree as,
THE CRATE strawberry yEsrIBiE
FREE TO COME II.
SIX long board tables, covered with a.
many bright red table clothes indicated
the size OF the attendance expected. while
the decorations consisted OF two punches
OF weary-looking daisies. tied under two
slckiy carriage lamps. But the methods
were the same. There were six girls on
hand in their most alluring array. and
they nabbed you and they robbed you
with the same methodical determination
that is displayed by the society girl in
the Swiss gown and the lace apron. who
sells you scent bOutOnniere for - cents
and serves you with crushed ice cream
at polished cherry table.
The AwfnI Lawn Feres.
You mail each morning is fat with re-
quests from the various societies for the
beneflt Of young women who have moth
ing else to do. Dear Miss s. they
read. we know how interested YOU are
In our work for the Ginko children in
HOOlee Land. and We write 20 give YOU
an opportunity 10 subscribe to the charm
ing lawn fete which We are going 10 give
for their benefit. The proceeds will go to
the making OF dropped-stitch hosiery for
the dear little things. in order that they
may be cool and at the same time well
clad in that awful climate. Miss Daisy
Darlington is going TO recite for US. and
Reggie De Smith and BERTHE De Jones
will be there this as a baiD. and 1t now
only remains for somebody 10 donate the
cream and the strawberries and 10 write
out the menus. and as We know you are
literary
You sigh as you lay Il down and dis
cover that your chops have lost their
navor; but you give and you go. You
gown yourself artistically In white net
or pink dimity. and ii rains. OF course
II rains, You tramp over the wet grass.
with your hair feeling muggy and your
bangs crawling down your forehead; you
eat wishy-washy ice cream out on back
porch. and you look In vain for Reggie
and Willie, who have beaten a hasfy re-
treat after the first shower.
but even this is not the greatest ter
Tor which June. beautiful June. holds IN
store for you. Look once more at the
mail beside your breakfast plate. Pick
up another creamy envelope.
The President OF BraIn-Brswn College requests
the honor of your presence al the commencement
exercises Of
'IwOnder who you begin, and then you
find the card. down among the folds OF
the tissue paper.
Mr. George Greeny Youngpuppy
"And then you remember that he Is
your best friends young tsother. or
your betrothed's cousin. and know you've
got TO go. Again you adorn yourself In
silk and fine linen and you go; and you
sit meekly in hot FACILITATING audience:
and you watch a lot of very ordinary
young men, in very ordinary dress suits
commit the very ordinary act of walking
across an ordinary stage and receiving or
1inary diplomas. You listen to long
irowsy speeches, and you feel your col
ar whiting, and you wonder when IL will
De over and why they DO il. NO-I tell
youl Next June, I'm going to spend AT
Atlantic City or Old Point Comfort. or
anywhere, anywhere away from here. |
Board may be expensive but I'll save at |
east a hundred and fifty on wedding !
presents and a thirty-doIlar Doctors bill |
for nervous indigestion by merely get |
ing out of this marrying. graduating, |
leathen-supporting, autOmObiling old |
town."