Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-09-20
AT THE OPERA.


grand tier Mrs. de We're and Mrs. Mont
morency enter and take their seats Just
as the overture commences.
Mrs de Vere-Tm so glad we're in
time for the overture [ wouldn't have
missed it for worlds. Who's that odd
looking creature in white in the box op
Bosite? No, not that one, the-one, two,
three, four-the fifth from the end. Just
look at her diamonds!
Mrs Montmorency docking through
her glass)-I don't suppose they're real.
They Get those limitations up SO we'll now
adays. If I were she [ think I'd spend
a little less on my diamonds and a little
more on my dressmaker. Those sleeves
have gone right out now.
A musical enthusiast, in a neighbor
ing box, says Ssh-h-h! by way of a gen
tie protest.)
Mrs de We're (whose remarks are a
little broken by the varying volume Of
sound-Nearly had an accident-Percy
said-con1ing down the hill at about forty
miles an hour-yelled out-run into the
hedge-iusI managed to get out in time
thing caught fire-Percy gave tl2O0
pounds for it only last week-frightfully
sick about it.
Mrs. MOntmorency-W What's this :?
That's Carmen singing, isn't it What's
she going to do?
Mrs. dc Vere-I don't know. [ never
can follow the stor" snuch. [ only come
to hear the music. I'm so fond of music.
That's a pretty dress, isn't 1T | had
one something like that for our charity
bazaar | went as Carmen, you know,
and everybody said Her voice is
drowned by a sudden swell in the ac-
companiment)
Mrs Montmorency cher narrative suf-
fering from the variation of the music) y
AwfnlIy disappointed about Ascot
dressmaker promised me faithfully
came too late to be any good-still,
can't make her take it back-twenty five
guneas-would be only twenty, but [
run an account-a pound or two extra
for having to wait-they call it interest,
don't they? Or is it principal ?-never
can tell which is which-says [ should
never make successful financier-Oh, 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 doesn't care for much music
Several musical enthusiasts, by way
of mild protest, exelaim Ss-h-h-h1)
Mrs. de Vere-What are those people
going Ss-h-hh! for?
Mrs. Montmorency-I don't know.
They can't surely have the impudence to
mean US. Pm sure if you can't exchange
words hoy it'c DCr
to something. The class of people they
admit to the opera nowadays is dreadful
ly inferior to what it was Fancy any
body "ssh-h-hing' like that in public! 1t
oUghtnt to be allowed.
Mrs. de Vere-I think it's the people ID
the cheap seats. One can hardly expect
good manners from them Who's that
singing now?
Mrs, Montmorency-Di you get a
programme? / made sure you would
and 50 | didn't bother. Let's ring for the
attendant | always like to know whom
I'm listening to- It's something to talk
about afterward.
Mrs. de We're las the music swells
again oh, [ shan't bother Percy was
just going TO get a programme and then
| suddenly remembered that [ hadn't got
any chocolate-must have something to
munch-can't enjoy the music unless
get so frightfully hungry-try one of
these green things awfully silly of
Percy TO forget-make it d rule of buy
ing them in Regent street-these can't
be anything like so good-no-t that's got
nut in it-spoils your teeth so-like the
bones best with link inside-favor of
chartreuse about them-put the box on
this chair and then nobody can see it.
Musical enthusiasts again protest.
Furthermore, somebody cries, "Order!
ORDERLY
Mrs. Montmorency-The people seem
I'm surprised that such persons are adj
mitted. 1t makes it quite unpleasant for
those who want to enjoy the music in
peace without being disturbed.
Mrs. de Vere-I think | shall ask
Percy to complain to the management
about it.
Mrs. Aontmoreney (as the music be-
comes irregular again ASKED us to
their houseboat party for Henley-aw-
fully jolly people-regular match making
atmosphere-Maud met Mr.. Darrell there
going to me married next month
much older than she is, but got heaps of
money-gaye her diamond necklace
Gl500-lovely little place near Aldershot
going down for the shooting in Sep
tember-nearly got drowned last year
had to hook him out with our parasols-
made US laugh for long time afterward
doesn't she look pretty as Carmen?
Mrs. de We're speaking under the same
drawback Paint and powder-eye brows
don't match-thicker on one side than
the other-hear she's got a grown-up
daughter husband was a lovely tenor
used to rave about him-made Percy
frightfully Jealous-don't you think her
voice is cracking little YOU'RE not half
eating the chocolates, and we're not going
to have supper till II o'clock-alwavs
go there-Percy says best supper in
-awfully good band-takes me
because he knows I'm so fond of music
funny little man down there with the
long hair-poet or something goodness!
if he isn't talking to me!
The Funny Little Man"-Couldn't the
two ladies' UP there keep quiet for a 1t