Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-02
"BUTTIN' INp HIGH SOCIETY.
she Wasn't Much on Smart Looks,
But She Forged to the Front,
All Right.


Now that it is all over, and to-mor-
row will sec me a happy bride, l cont
mind telling you how | did it," said the
girl from Waycross, who was giving a
luncheon to her bridesmaids, relates the
New York Times. 1.-TWO years ago none
of you had ever heard of me, had you?
Well, that's not strange. There was rot
much society where l came from. But
you see what have accomplished. One
of the best, matches of the season; ard
all Of you have me beat to a standstill on
smart looks.
well, when | presented dear NAM
mas letter to Mrs. We're de Vere-they
were at boarding school together in Vir-
gania, you know-she gave me the tips Of
her dainty fingers and didn't even ask
me to call again. saw at once that my
clothes were not right and l wrote to
Uncle Tom, down in Maryland, telling
him my plan. He wrote back that l was
a little fool; but he sent the money. l
saw also that most of the guests threw
their cards on a small tray at the door,
and that nobody paid any attention when
they were announced.
''The second time | went to Mrs. We're
de Vere's (%uninvited) | had a gown that
made me feel as though | had a right
there. My card went with others on a
silver tray. Whether Mrs. We're de We're
heard my name announced or not do
not know, but she came forward with eX-
tended hands, saying:
"How are you, my dear? Better, l
hope. Your father told me you had been
quite ILL.,
THAT was a staggerer, fer poor papa
had been dead ten years. But | replied:
Much better, thanks. DR.. Blank is
such a careful physician, you know
81 had read all the society news I
could lay hands on andI knew what doc
tor to name to make a good impression.
One of the women who overheard me in
sisted on taking me into her confidence
about her own experience with dear
Or. Blank. That woman gave me my
dinner invitation inside Of a month. l
took good care to cab on DR.. Blank first.
Well. | just went around to houses Of
persons l met here and there in the most
casual way, and I never got a throw
down. 1t was confusing to be called by
half a dozen different names in the
course of one afternoon. But | saw that
the other girls didn't mind it, and l
didn't see why | should. Soon | began to
hear from the cards | left on the visiting
trays. l was invited out. l knew that
some of my hostesses hadn't the remot-
est idea who | was, but they were afraid
to risk sighting an old friend by pass
ing up my card. (,
Good old Uncle Tom got into the
game heartier than ever. Thank good
ness, I shall be able to pay him back. l
was able to move into a swell boarding
house where my friends could come to
see me. I%arranged a system and worked
as hard at my roundsbf calls and visits
as any stenographer works in her office.
I went everywhere / could and talked
with everybody who would listen to me.
I learned how to make myself agreeable,
if not indispensable. Any girl can do it
if she has tact. And then-well, you
know how | met Claude. Lucky / learned
to swim in Waycross, or there wouldn't
be any Claude for me to marry now. Do
you know who gave that story to the
woman newspaper reporter at Newport
aboutthe unknown society girl who made
such a thrilling rescue? did. Claude's
mother did the rest. She gave out all
the stuff that was printed afterward.
And in due time she gave out Claude.
I've got him.