Arizona republican., 1901-02-03
SOCIETY
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If a pail has hung over the social world during the early part of the season, it was tossed off last week by a succession of magnificent functions, and the season bids fair to end in a blaze of splendor. There were sey- eral brilliant social events in the ear Her part of the season, but as society usually acts. the year started off lag gardly. Its movement has been grad ually accelerated until every form of lethargy has been shaken off.> and the events of the last week and the good things promised, but not yet announced, for the balance of the winter. have rescued society from a dull season.
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 It must not be understood that be- cause such affairs as the opening of the Country club. a novel institution for Phoenix, and several home parties. took place earlier in the season. they were not successful, Few things in the social history of Phoenix pleased the people who go. more than the Country club reception and subse- quent informal entertainments of that organization. of course the Maricopa GluD Nlln us udlNfH anu NNNh ings, have been as delightful as ever. They arc so inseparably linked with the social history of Phoenix that their omission could not be thought of. They are always looked forward to with pleasure. and they are expected to supply p'easuyc during times of infre- quency of rec ptions and annual balls The approach of Lent likely has in huenced tn activity of last week. and other large events to take place this season may be crowded in the short period preceding Lent.
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 There are few things l desire to talk about before detailing the events of last week. I should like to have you understand too, that they are not com plaints, but observations, You know, that at times persons wouldn't do cer- tain things, If a close friend, who is badly needed would simply and unos- tentatiously call their attention to their ecct nitric demonstrations.
 In ball room the other night there was more lace dismantled from skirts than in all the balance of the dane s of the season. The ball was not crowded; just comfortable with re- spect to numbers, SO that two-steppers and those who took part in lively co- tillions enjoyed more freedom and took more liberties in tripping about the hall than they would in crowded ball. That accounted for the destruc- ton of skirt faces. Young women were not So alert as they are sometimes in attempting to avoid that awkard in- dividual who romps about the hall and seems to take an especial delight In entangling his feet in delicate trains. There is just one panacea for an acci- dent of that kind. That is for the guilty person to say as though he meant it: I'm sorry" That wins for giveness and satisfies the young lady Other rwise. she goes to the dressing room flushed with anger.
 In line with this heart to heart talk might be mentioned the dancer who braces about in a dance hall at a ter rifle rate of speed, turning not to the right nor yet to the left, nor does he revolve about. as most round dancers do. He tells you he Is performing the ceremonies of a Yale Lock-" and his unfortunate victim, his partner is compelled to follow in his path of de-