Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-03-25

"lSLtCHt QiSultafleS OF state ana city Hau
refused TO MARBLE to the accompaniment
OF cur chairman who was just rs deter
mined 10 reserve that small portion of
glory to herself And we compromised
only by promising the chairman that we
would give a club musicale later on at
which she should be the chief performer.
Finally, al l:S0, all these matters had
been arranged, and we separated with
everything arranged to my satisfaction.
Then there was hurried luncheon at
Il downtown hotel, when / snatched
moment to read the morning paper and
was Mortified to behold two-column
wood cut of myself alongside that of
some heretofore unknown person who
Lad been cured of nearly all the ills TO
which human flesh is heir, and dis
torted forecast of the evenings pro
gramme at the Nota Rene club banquet
which closed with saying. Evidently
Mrs. Jack has come near the realization
Of her ambition to make the social side
of the Nota Bene even more brilliant
than it has been in the past"
There was a meeting of the legislative
committee at 2:30 in Mrs. Parsons
library. / had tried to excuse myself
from this, but that lady was obdrate.
1T is my pride today" she observed,
that | did not neglect Il single commit.
tee meeting during my term of Office
You certainly must not begin to excuse
yourself at the very outset TIN never,
never do" And so | had to sit through
that hour of uninterestmg details, con
sclous OF the preciousness of every mo-
mcnt. For there We're vet manicuring
and hairdressing establishments To be
visited and the reception began at G.
But it was over at last, and | was free
to hurry through the next two hours as
fast as possible
And yet, when / stood before my mir
ror at home, arrayed in my beautiful
gown, listening to the hattering words
of madame who had come herself to
attend to hooking it and smoothing out
the fainteat wrinkle (haying kept her
girls working all the night before TO com
plete the gown, as saw the admitting
pride in nay mothers ewes and the honest
alteration of the children, l felt fresh
ened and eager to encounter critical
audience. For such is the bracing power
OF good clothes.
needed all the strength | could mus
ter, for the receiving party had to stand
an hour and half to welcome all the
| guests, before we were summoned to the
| banqueting room. Of course. / stood at
! the head OF the distinguished party.
next to me came the governor. and lust
below him the Count de Bcauyais, a
! French nobleman who was brought hv
! the mayor, with the apology that the
| foreigner was making Il study of modern
social conditions in America, and had
! begged to come and see this most modern
| affair. a "gcntemcn's night" at wom-
ans club. The mayor and several lesser
| lights stood in line also and as n hack
| ground to all the rest, the entire staff of
the governor in all its panopv of mill
| tary glory. ! shall never forget the
grand splendor of that banaueting room,
| with myself at the head of The table. the
| governor Of Illinois at my right, and the
Count de Beauvais talso in the military
dress of a French oflicerl at my left. with
! the SNOWY uniforms Of the staff officers
| scattered among the beautiful evening
| gowns of handsome women. and all re-
ilccted and multiplied by the great mir
| rors which lined the room. Truly. a
| goodly sight for the French sociological
! student to behold in democratic America
And truly a goodly place for the wom-
an Of small beginnings to blossom into
social fayoritc. The governor was
most attentive throughout the dinner
-Four, while the count paid me open
court. with but an occasional word for
| Mrs. Parsons, who sat on his other side
Tact which she never quite forgot. And
| was at my triumph, remembering that
the mayor, who was now third on NV
list Of attractions, had been the greatest
hon at her last 'gentlemens night"
For so doth the spirit of rivalry wax
great among women, even to the sep
aration of friends.
BY the time the coffee was served nv
brain was at its cearest. and | had no
need of the notes ! had prepared at the
sacrifice Of so much needed sleep. when
/ came to introduce my guests. The
right words fell Involuntary from my
my lips, and my graceful characterize.
tons Of each speaker were singularlv
telicitOus. Never had | been so brilliant:
even my enemies were proud Of their
president before the evening was half
over. Indeed, | had but to glance at my
own reflection in the mirror. and note
my glorious setting Of notables, to feel
the utmost confidence iii myself and in
iti' tNttSlpI
The speeches, too. We're most brilliant.
Seldom had his cXcellency been more clo-
quent, for in addition to the stimulus
of the occasion, he knew that the hand
of the Good Government club IAN Off
shoot of the Nota Bene) had been in
strumental in his election. These THINGS
are not spoken of openly, but the defer.
enee which he paid the club spoke vol
umes for its place in the community.
1T is fit he said at one time. that
the club, which has come TO be one OF
the NEST influential organizations of otr
big bustling, splendid cty-a wonderful
flower OF wonderful modern civilization
should be represented tonight hv 50
beautiful flower Of modern womanlood.
a glorious carnation, if may be allowed
the pleasure of saying So" he added
bowing to me amid a burst OF applause.
1t was then | drank deep Of the frotby
wine of popularity, and / saw not that
there were dregs in the cup.