Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-09-01


"a musical enthusiast, in a neigh
boring box, says Ssh-h-h by way Of a
gentle protest.
Mrs. De We're (whose remarks are a
little broken by the varying volume OF
sound: Nearly had an accident
Percy said-coming down the Hill al
about 40 miles an hour-yelled out
run into the hedge-just managed tc
get out in time-thing caught fire
Percy gave twelve hundred pounds for
It only last week-frightfully sick
about it.
Mrs. Montmorency: What's this?
That's Carmen singing, isn't it? What's
she going to do?
Mrs. De Vere | don't know. l never
can follow the story much. only
come to hear the music. I'm so fond
of music That's pretty dress. isn't
It? | had one something like that for
our charity bazaar l went as Carmen
you know, and everybody said
(Her voice is drowned by a sudden
swell in the accompaniment
Mrs Montmorency cher narrative
suffering from the variation of the
music): Awfully disappointed about
Ascot-dressmaker promised me faith
fully-came too late to be any good
still, | can't make her take it back
rs guineas-would be only 20, but l
run an account-a pound or two extra
for having to wait-they call it inter
est don't they? Or is it principal?-
never can tell which is which-says l
should never make successful financier
%, this one?-third time I've worn it
says he likes me best in black-all
think he has very refined tastes
artistic temperament or something of
that sort-gone off to the club with
Percy to see a billiard match-doesnt
care for music much
Several musical enthusiasts, by
way of mild protest, exclaim Ss-h-h-hD
Mrs. De Vere What are those PEG
pie going ssh-h-h! for?
Mrs. Montmorency: l don't know.
They can't surely have the impudence
to mean U.S. I'm sure if you can't ex-
change a few words in your own box
it's coming to something The class
of people they admit to the opera now
adays Is dreadfully inferior to what it
was. Fancy anybody "ssh-h-hing" like
that in public! 1t oughtn't to be al
lowed.
Mrs. De We're: l think it's the people
In the cheap seats. One can hardly ex-
pect good manners from them. Who's
that singing now?
Mrs. Montmorency: Didn't you get
a programme? I made sure you would,
and so l didn't bother. Let's ring for
the attendant. always like to know
whom I'm listening to. It's something
to talk about afterwards.
Musical enthusiasts again protest.
Furthermore, somebody cries, Order!
ORDERLY
Mrs. Montmorency: The people
seem to be behaving very badly this
evening. I'm surprised that such per-
sons are admitted. 1t makes it quite
unpleasant for those who want to en-
10y the music in peace without being
disturbed.
Mrs. De We're: think l shall ask
Percy to complain to the management
about 1t.
Mrs. Montmorency Gas the music be-
comes irregular again. Asked us to
their houseboat party for Henley
awfully jolly people-regular match
making atmosphere-Maud met Mr..
Darrell there-going to be married
next month-much older than she is,
but got heaps of money-gave her a
diamond necklace-fifteen hundred
pounds-lovely little place near Alder
shot-going down for the shooting in
SUPPLEMENTARY got drowned last
year-had to hook him out with our
parasols-made us laugh for a long
time erwards-doesn't she look
pretty as Carmen?
Mrs. De We're speaking under the
same drawback: Paint and pow
eyebrows don't match-thicker on
one side than the other-hear sne's
got a grown-up daughter husband wa
a lovely tenor-used to rave about him
made Percy frghtfully jealoNs--
don't you think her voice is cracking
a little?-you're not half eating The
chocolates. and we're not "oing to
have supper till Il O'Clock always sc
there-percy says best supper in Lon.
don-awfully good band-takes me be
cause he knows In so fond Of music
funny little man down there with the
long hair-pOet CT somethins good.
ness, IL he isn't talking 10 me.
The Funny Little Man: Couldn't
the two ladies' up there keep quiet for
a little while?
(Mrs. De We're and Mrs. Montmo.
rency retire precipitately to the back
of their box
Mrs. De We're My dear did you
ever? haven't been so insulted in
my life!
Mrs. Montmorency: It's absolutely