The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-03-19
Some Social Chat.

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lively speaking. puton an entire cos
tune Of sack cloth and ashes. and
induIgos in nothing more worldly
or wicked than an occasional out
ing. strictly Entire Nous" and
an occasional game of "Grabuge'
played behind closed doors.
Three very pleasant games of
"Grabugc" enlivcned the evenings
of select few who just happened
to drop in during the past week.
4 few informal hops at the San
Angelo Club attended by those
who are not strictly keeping Lent.
have served TO break the solemn
stiffness and divert the mind. but
as whole. society is taking n
much needed rest.
A succession Of balls. parties.
and receptions pals. \ constant
round of pleasure. so called. soon
becomes wcarisome to mortals
who have an ordinary supply Of
grey matter under their hats, and
after the first flush of eXhilara-
ton, the "toiling pleasure sickens
into pain" Moderate indulgence
enhances enjoyment, while excess
eive indulgence destroys the pow
or to enjoy anything, and so it is
that the rest afforded by the sea-
son of Lent. is, for both physical
and philosophical reasons, good
thing.
Dame R,mor If buster than
usual lust now. According to
this mcddlcsomc person. there are
several social events being plan
ned to take place soon after Lent.
Sire also has predicted quite Il
boom in the matrimonial market,
and fixes June 'the month of
roses as the time when several
of Cupid's projected contracts will
be closed. She declines to give
any names but darkly hints about
stately brunettes, petite blondes.
and some betwiXt and between
these two extremes being the VIC
Tins
1.-THE light that lies in wo'
mans eyes lures men always
Somcs times it lights them to tho
blessed heights of happiness ant
sometimes. more's the pity, il
blazcs the way for II descent int,
the inferno of despair, but tn,
game goes on and will until tn,
race is extinct. We will continu
to have the June bride. the swec
girl graduate. early vegetables
and cholera morbus, for we ar
but frail humanity after all, and
like Ephriam, We are welded t.
our idols. whenever our idol
consent.
} This hasn't much To do wit
J society, except that society is
} sort of adjunct to Cupid's matri
, monial agency, in which he eX
} PLOTS his wares and tries to dis
pose of them to the best advant
age. The little god himself, lief
to himself. often make some won
derfully happy matches, but out
side interference ruins some q
his best laid plans
A matrimonial alliance without
love as the bed rock, is like com
pact between criminals. Nothin
but fear of punishment hold
them together.
The above is rather impertincn
to the subject, but let it pass, and
by the way, why is it," said
well known young man the othe
day in haphazard conversatio
with friends, "that girls are no
as loyal to their friends as men?
That is Il question men often ask
but really is there any ground fo
it? ! will not try to answer. fo
verify / am susceptible to tn
charms of the sex, and not overl
'critical, but that question suggest
the last verse a toast which Al
peared in a late number of II
Smart Set"
Aye, drink to the lass who ca
= praise the charms
That would steal her love con
they seize him;
And drink to the lass who wi
snub Il man
When she has no right to plea
him;