The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-09
SOCIAL FRAUDS.
People Who Intrude Where They
Have Not been invited.
devoted.

From the New York Journal.
As the social season is once more in
full swing. so is the social marauder again
in evidence-the man OF woman who as
pires to the SWEETEST of New York func-
tions and goes TO them boldly, though he
or she has no invitation. How society is
humbugged seldom gets into print, but
the large entertainment givers had their
fill of this sort of imposition last year.
and they will be more on their guard
against the so-called social straggler's in
trusion than ever
You would not think" said a we'll
known society matron the other day, that
there is a set Of people in New York who
make Il their especial business to appear
In person at every afternoon reception
where they can push by the butler. No,
we doAt yet know who they are, but We
have been able to stamp few OF them
as social frauds, who come into our homes.
They come when the crush is greatest,
when the hostess Is too busy with the
friends around her to see them, and when
the hum of voices is too loud to distin-
guish the name as the butler announces
IL in the doorway. But we do see them
at the refreshment tables helping them
selves to all that falls under their hands
and fairly gorging themselves. The punch
bowl IS like attraction. 1t Is awful the
way society Is humbugged and something
must be done.
For instance, say that Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish should give a large reception from
TIL 6. About 5 o'clock a hanson may
drive up with a gentleman or lady, or
both. They brush past the butler with an
imperious air humble a name and ell
bow their way into the crowd. They are
elegantly dressed, and their manners are
acceptable, but their faces are strange.
The hostess may notice them and think
them a guest or two whom friend has
asked permission to bring. If a society re-
porter is present in some way or other
their names appear in the list of guests
the next day, and they feel themselves in
geniously launched into society
Nor is the field of operation of these peo-
pie in the reception alone 1t is stated that
at one of the Aston balls some time ago
a gloriously handsome woman deliberately
gowned and, to all appearances, well bred,
gained admission on the arm of a fine
looking escort The woman's appearance
attracted universal admiration and finally
Mrs Astor was asked who her guest was.
Mrs Astor did not know. The couple
danced three dances together and paused
a moment to talk with a society woman
and her daughter, who thinking them
honored guests, were glad to enter into
conversation. Without any one noticing
it, the couple disappeared, and to this day
society is puzzled as to their identity. The
woman was not more than thirty, of re-
gal carriage, dark hair and eyes. and wore
white satin and point lace, and was strik-
ingly handsome Her escort appeared to
be a swell clubman.
Some time ago there was swell Wed
ding in st. Thomas Church-a crush af-
fair--where society largely attended, and
where every seat in the church was ac-
counted for by the ticket of admission
which each guest was compelled to pre-
sent before gaining admission. These
tickets were about the size of a ladys
calling card. When the tickets were look
ed over afterward the calling cards OF
two women were found among them,
handed in by some imposters to the usher,
and he took them In the rush. One was
the card of Mrs. William x. Vanderbilt.
an old calling card, one can instantly see,
as that lady is now Mrs. o. II. p. Bel
mont; the other, that of Mrs. Randolph,
the charming lady who became Mrs. WI
liam c. Whitney. and died from an UNI
fortunate accident last spring. This Is
only one of the variety of frauds, and it
Is supposed that the two would-be social
cheats who boldly presented these we'll
known women's names are enthusiastical-
~ telling their friends of their fraudu-
lent social success.