The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
AN IRONY SUPREME.
Why the Society Woman Was So
Sweet to the Blind.


Not long ago a woman, famous for her
originality, social daring and lavish en-
tertainmentS. completed the new house
which had cost her large fortune ana
excited the interest of everybody in the
city in which she dwells. With the eX-
ception of the workmen and the artists
employed in the decorations, no one had
seen the interior of the splendid new
mansion. which had engrossed so much Of
this wealthy womans time and money,
and speculation regarding its scheme OF
decoration and furnishings were rife
wherever two or three of her acquaint-
ances were gathered together. During the
period of it's construction the fame of the
new house spread to even the most dis
tant cities in the land. until curiosity was
excited to such a pitch that there was
not a wide-awake Sunday editor in Chi
cago, Boston or New York who would
not gladly have paid generous price for
a description of it's splendors with suit
able photographs.
In due course of time the last of the
ScaffoldingS came down, the workmen
and decorators disappeared and the own
er, accompanied by several vans of per-
sonal belongings and followed by a great
retinue of servants, moved in. 1t was, of
course, inevitable that she should give
grand houseWarming to celebrate her in
stallation in the splendid and costly pal
ace which was henceforth to be her home
Nor was it strange. considering her fame
as a musical connoiSSeur and a devoted
patron of opera and concert, that her
housewarming should take the form of a
musicale Therefore, she summoned to
her aid a famous musical director, con-
Quoted him to her superb music ROOM and
asked his advice in regard to suitable
programme.
II trust that you have had the acoustics
of this room properly tested" said the
music director, as his eye took in the no.
BILE proportions of the great chamber.
Il intend that this concert shall test
Them, she made answer. ''Of course, 1t
is impossible to make the test unless the
room is filled with people, and if I invite
my friends to a rehearsal l rob the mu-
S1cale of the charm of novelty You see,
nobody has seen the interior of the housA
or knows anything about my new furni-
ture and curioS."
The director shrugged his shoulders
and made answer: ct is great pity
that you cannot make the test before
hand. If there is anything wrong YOU
should know it at once. After all, for
woman as clever as yourself the problem
some scheme which will pull you out of
the difficulty
The woman of wealth and originality
brooded over the matter for half an hour
after dinner that evening and at the end
OF that time smile of triumph illumined
her face, and. summoning her secretary,
she bade her write a short letter of invi-
tation.
"a brilliant idea, indeed, cried the sec
rotary, enthusiastically, as she finished
ployers dilemma. Now the town will
ook upon you as philanthropist as we'll |
Is a woman of fashion,
Her prophecy came true just three DAYS
alter when the press burst into chorus |
If praise over the gerous action of the |
famous socity leader in opening her new |
md splendid palace with a magnificent |
concert for the sole benefit of the inmates |