New-York tribune., 1901-03-03
SOME WAYS OF THE WORLD.
VARIOUS WAYS DEBUTANTES SPEND
LENT-TAsTE IN DECORATIVE ART


Girls who have been together all winter. dancing
at the same balls. attending the dinners and
practically leading the same lives, find that in
Lent their paths are widely divergent. At a
luncheon Shrove Tuesday a number OF this sea-
sons debutautes We're discussing their plans. 7
am going 10 - said one, naming a We'll known
Southern resort. I'VE are going 10 take our auto
mobile and some riding horses down with-us. and
expect 70 hunt. play golf and have good time
generally. Its perfectly lovely 70 think that i'm a
few days I shall be in cotton skirt and shirt
waist again.
We are going across 70 California" said an
other fortunate young person, whose people We're
abundantly blessed with this worlds goods Papa
has taken two private cars. one for ourselves and
our party and the other for the servants We can
have them switched of wherever like. and ex-
pect Go a Tot Of shooting in the Rockies. have
the dearest little new shotgun you ever saw, and
such fetching costume"
Mamma intended TO take ne over TO London for
the season. rer1arked a third but. OF course now
that the Queen is dead, our trip viii have 70 be
given UP. 50 ! suppose viii pass the spring
DmeEhere on the Continent"
What are you going TO DO Molly?" the first
speaker que-ied Of a general favorite who had not
YET spoken. "Oh, am going TO have a dressmal1er
in the house. and help her make nv summer
clothes You millionaires don't know what fun #
is to go TO the bargain counters and plan out ones
frocks In the afternoons go 10 church. and
afterward take walk with a nice young man. I
assure you do not envy YOU others bit.''
Now, il only remains fer Edith TO tell us her
plans" interpolated one Of the Others
"Oh, Edith Is the saint Of our party" exclaimed
Molly. Y answer for her without being told
She will spend her time In the hospitals and the
Sums! Isn't Il funny - think ~ MS all loing
exactly the same thing during the season. and now
every ones life viii be different"
FREAKS AND CRANKs
Freak IS a word that is used in the vocabu-
sry OF the social vernacuar Of our day with quite
different significance from the sense given in
the dictionaries. We find in the latter that the
meaning Of the word freak is given as "a fantastic
noton-a humor-a whim." II is used nowadays
n fashionable arsot 10 denote person who IS not
oi The crowd" How was the dance last night?'
You Will hear society girl ask OF another: 1t
would not have been half bad II Mrs. Y. had not
nied UP her rooms with many freaks" might
Oe me answer. both girls understanding that the
expression simply meant people who were not OF
their set.
Crank" is another designation that is frequently
usea 10 Describe some individual who presumes 10
nave some individuality. 50 and so is a perfect
crank you Will hear said OF q sensible Young
woman who has tastes which she prefers TO culti-
Fale rather than follow the routine Of society
You know the rs are al cranks," VIII be the
sweeping classification Of a clever family whose
members are in" society but not altogether of
II by reason Of their liking for things outside OF
re beaten tracks OF conventionality.
80 Il will he seen that one may be either freak
or crank in the estimation Of certain people and
YET be very intelligent attractive man or woman
THE INFORMAL DINNER
Nothing is really informal nowadays" declares
fashionable woman. That IS, you need not ex-
Pec' an entertainment TO be simpler and less
stately because the word inforrnaI' Is written on
1e invitation. II you asked TO dine 'infor-
HaLy you may be sure that you viii be expected
10. - eress as smartly and that you will partake of
49, as elaborate menu as II il were grand
,h..lner party II simply gives you TO understa nd
vuF hostess IS giving q small and exclusive
49, tss.nihent: odoly enough il IS what called
" .iIoitnsti functions that the Srnartesr Miss
=. elFes large ball and asks every one she lpou-s
-el' considering that her duty 10 society II inc
: accomplished. she gives small ertertainrnen-s 10
s,s-eaeC eleCt rev, %mch sAe calls Informal. For in
SSSaAce the invitation 10 the general dance which
- OF al all smart in the sense thar II Includes
oieyy al large, Is tho stiest and most irnros-
ses az nome card. while the really exclusive
= iuaI eance' written in the corner. with dinners
- IS me same way II YOU hidden I,z a r,er-
Stal note TO an ultra-fashionable house +be1 "a
-. - uIhe 10 put on your best and freshest goU-n
niir, - 4.el that you have really received com
k.lIhent Tor you VIII find 10 meet you only mem
SeIs OF The ultra-eKclusiVe set. A formal 5jrnar
&c &c oLten includes duty people who are MOI ar
"cular!y Interesting. 80 la
AVOIDS THE AESTHETIC
am beginning TO think" said a well known
ohsn who was one OF the first promoters OF the
sscn vogue on both sides OF the Atlanti. a counle
- decades ago. that there is no real criterion Of
'Ss'e IN decorative art aI-that Is. no i'm