The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

and who iauTTaitN i3k' tsllllsS hSsiF ~
their bar!e-" said Il maJrcn who entertatas
MITCH ono way and tsother. evy-1- season
But now that Lex las como. a ad We can
BEGIN u take account ~ stock. "a J. ~etS'
would Ike 10 SAY word rega 'uf"s ,he
craze he-.. neNe ~ was a uorN NJ A"s 80
10 apply the word eiiher-whicH soSsy
NNa,en appear 10 have for get'int, all taa'
;hev cen OFT ~ entertainments. Z, no,
referring ~ the carrying away or hoai~'ns
tv mothers OF young children, Tar there Is
nNthfng --rp-e hens'hle lsnr .U-hTeh n socl
a harmless and tersal praccoe. sat
10 obiac; 10 and Loudly protest Lgains9 -ae
souvenir habit. q; who's door 50 many SiaS
may b. laid,
Iii has come 10 such pass that 70
woman who gives functions oftvn ieeis
Ike putting any unusual outlay W eSl'ehse
.pto her affairs Snce the dep-etations
which sss discovers aSss- ilse evening IL
,vx- a-c 50 numerous and 80 costIN as
10 absolutely discourage her. AMI soca
,ie5-eia;sog.s are, too, fron A'r gussSS
whom she CONSIDERS geutFe'ncl anu iaoeS'
and - sch has invited -Eso Ger mousse
Lei rue 1--WE yuu an eEslr1ss gave
IN evening carl, patty IN .isn Iaxy, shorty
after ;ha HOLIDAYS, ane disi'sts snowy,
cold week Wishing Ia pats.Ei some Ana
al novelty in the supper. hneAi.' "t-aosa 70
serve the Ices in tiny nd se';'.fs. IneSe
obtained from my caterer who ordered them
especially from New York. sid. as they
we've quite expensive. lie agreed % take
lack AL those that wee not s1>o',e0-
YOU rray imagine my horror when my
guests came 10 say soci-Eighi 10 see ms
every single woman, End not FEW or the
men. bore in their hands the little sie,ghs'
taking them home souyeIlTfS
--Ny bill fer those sleighs alone was -
Here's another instance and even n more
serious one for me. j arrived very late AZ
ore Of the teas gwen just before ASH Gu
uesxiay and on reaching the dininS-roon ior
% hot.
persor,s there. Even the serving brigade
had thirn-d out. and except for toe slr4s
Al The punch bowl there was hardy SOU
n sight and nobody at the large. round
cente--tabie beautifully trimmed IN PINK
rsses and misnoneIte- on cloth OF hano-
some Ba;tenberg and satin
..N-hf,e / stood nibbling few sailed al
rp.nds and adm.ring the decoracons. up
came a little woman who had been one Oh
the walking Delegates those invited oy the
hostess 10 come without hats sna 70 see
tina, everybody Is properly served and en-
tertzined.
.Ar~r't these dishes perfect dears, she
said pickiriz UP the small loeenSsr7naptd
receptacle in an opaque glass 6d rose pink
from which had. just the moment oetore'
distracted the iass sailed almond
II think III Just take this one as 2
souvenir suiting the action to the word
and wrapping her handkerchief round T.
Mrs. H (nsning the hostessl didn't give u
anything for assisting. anyway Perhaps
she meant these dishes see there are five
away she went
NOW can You imagine any more daring
o.. OUTRAGEOUS theft than that- And the
woman actually tried 10 excuse hfzsei1 TO
me By TIA; story about Ms HIS intention
TO make the little pink glass dishes souE-'
enirs. when she knsr fully as well as
that they were either n pa-1 OF the catering
<fylyr
OF china and glass
NOW. bear my sequel to this story. which
Is positively trzzic- 50 far as am con-
ce-neo: As L bade my adieu that after
NOON TO Mrs H. spoke Of the table. quite
the handsomest Of the season and 1 Std
pose my mind rather dwelling On the plate.
episode that had just witnessed. referred
10 the Elite dishes and asked where she got
Them TO be informed that they were set
Of six which hcr sister had sent to her from
Vienna az Christmas. and that she priced
them very highly. rs they were OF & new
variety of opaque glass
= II thought no more Of the affair until we
were al at the Southern few nights ago.
dinins with man who gives many and fire.
quent entertainments This craze for
souvenirs came I'D. when one host tod what
had befsllen him al a ball which he gave
during the holidays One Of his most treas
ured Christmas gifts WAS a trio of dainty
cupids I'm French china and very exquisite
workmanship. which a charming New York
Eiri whom he had often entertained had
senf 10 him as her remembrance The night
Of the ball As be strolled through the rooms
just before his guests arrived ii struck him
thai he would hang those lovely cupIds I'm
der the main chandelier. where everybody
might see and enjoy Accordingly, he tied
Them On with ribbons. ADD the result was in
deed a pretty one
Late thai night remembering hi, beloved
cDpids. be vent to get them. only to dis
cover that they were ssona-stolen-the gay
ribbons neatly severed as with a pocket
knife and only an empty spot in the over
hanging snilax
mour1fuI tale Ars- H. who WIS a dinner
guest AZ vel As myself. sitting Just oppo-
ase me- Strengthened up, drew her lfps to-
Ecihe- and remarked that she, too had suf-
feed in IKE manner. proceeding TO relate
the story OF her pink Plate, which az You
know. WAS by 10 means new to me-
Az she stated the factc 1 caught her eve
several times. but thought nothing what
ever until she wound up with the pointed
remark:
these people who commit such petty thefts
ere our frencs-those whom we meet every
day in sodety-and our hands are tied We
would like 10 have them jai,ed but we
dcnt dare And SIZE fixed another basil
fskian glare ON me that actually turnei mr.
blood cold
Fer ] knew exactly what was in her
mind You see. she discovered her missing
Plate just after my departure that after
noon as j was among the Last guests. She
Instantly remembered that had been In
she dining-rocm almost alone and that 1
had also admired the plates and spoken to
her about them So. reasoning shrewdly, as
SIZE imagined. she had put two and two to-
f~ther and fixed the guilt on me-
81 am IN dilemma for 1 can't mention
he m 10, her Mi basf
really did take the plate-one Of her most
cherished and intimate friends. by the way.
who IS constantly AZ her house. and who, I
have no doubt. has coveted the little piece
OF glass fog many long day: and surely
don't wsnt TO be though; thief by any
body. SO there ] am. and what to do
h exactly what happened and who now
wouldn't believe me. in ali probability, for
and intimate friend, while have only late
woo r. me--fhis fatal afternoon was the
very first time that had ever been invited
TO her house. Isn't &c an awful dfleu1a7-
And agreed most heartily that Il vsS.
clossd their house at Dcbss's Ferry and gone
March. They have spen; several springs
on the Fiorfdsn coast and, as their enter
tasnrnents nre always many and lavish. ht,-
1cyously welcome their coming.