Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-09-07
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1 MOnimOrency enter and take their
seats just as the overture commences.
Mrs De We're I'm SO glad we're in
time for the overture. wouldn
have missed it Tor worlds Who's that
Odd-looking creature in white in the
box opposite? No, not that one the
one, two. three, four--the fifth from
the end. Just look at her diamondsl
Mrs. Montmorency Cooking through
her glass) ! don't suppose they're
real. They get these limitations up so
we'll nowadays. If | were she l think
I'd spend little less on my diamonds
and a little more on my dressmaker.
| Those sleeves have gone right out now.
CA 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 at
about 40 miles an hour-yelled out
run into the hedge-just managed to
get out in time-thing caught fire.
Percy gave twelve hundred pounds for
It only last week-frlghtfully sick
about it.
Mrs. Montmorency What's this?
That's Carmen singing, isn't it? What's
she going to do?
Mrs. De We're: I don't know never
can follow the story much. l only
come to hear the music. I'm so fond
of music. That's a pretty dress, isn't
it? 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 accompaniment)
Mrs. Montmorency cher narrative
suffering from the variation of tne
music) Awfully disappointed about
-dressmaker promised me faith
| fully-came too late to be any good
still, can't make her take it back
25 guineas-would be only 20, but
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
should never make successful financier
20, 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-h!)
Mrs De We're: What are those peo-
pie going ssh-h-h! for?
Mrs Montmorency: l don't know
They can't surely have the impudence
to mean us. 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? made sure you would,
and so | didn't bother. Let's ring for
the attendant. I 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: l think l shall ask
Percy to complain to the management
about it.
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
diamond neclklace-fifteen hundred
pounds-lovely little place near Alder
shot-going down for the shooting in
September-nearly got drowned last
year-had to hook him out with our
parasols-made us laugh for a long
| time fterwards-doesn't she look
pretty as Carmen?
Mrs. De We're (speaking under the
same drawback Paint and powder
eyebrows don't match-thicker on
one side than the other-hear she's
got grown-up aughter-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 IL o'clock-always go
there-Percy says best supper in Lon
don-awfully good band-takes me be-