Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-12

series of breakfasts. 1uncheons, dinners
and box parties, for all of which she brings
forth part of the new frocks for whose
fittings she stood in Paris
Christmas, and all December, for that
matter. are spent out of New York. perhaps
In Italy, where quite a smart American
colony gathers to greet old Santa Claus.
January / finds her back IN New York for
n hard. brief whirl at opera. more dinners,
more balls, more luncheons and moro
bridge. The New York season Is shorter
each year. as society grows more restless.
Once ii closed with Lent, but Lent Is now
the sayest season of the year. spent among
country homes and house parties, followed
by he inevitable trip south to Palm Beach.
Bermuda or the Bahamas. where the dress
parade is more vigorously followed than
on 9th avenue. May and June find her
abroad for more dresses. These appear
during the London season. when she must
steer her way through the breakers OF roy
atty and the conservative American colony.
A second set of frocks is reserved for New
port. which she reaches on or about Au-
gust land the year has been rounded out.
Mrs. Fish is denied one brief vacation
which most of her strenuous friends take.
She does not devote a fortnight moro
10 rest i'm the sanitarium of a noted facial
specialist in Paris whittier American wom-
en- swarm to have their faces skinned as
means OF removing the evidences OF So
cial strenuosity-and boredom. Mrs. Fish
does not believe in beauty doctors. hut the
Skinning process is Il blessing TO other tired
women in more ways than one. During
the fortnight while the new skin is form
ing they must he absolutely alone They
can neither talk smile, Their faces
must be in absolute repose, and so the
tired body and nerves rest also
Details of a Summer Day.
Even In midsummer there Is one mem
Der OF The society woman's household STAFF
whose presence must be reckoned with--and
that Is the house seamstress. She It IS
who makes over the elaborate gowns which
can be worn in public only once, twice or
thrice. These she converts into house frocks
and negliges and she has the ear OF her
mistress above all other servants. 1t IS
she who utilizes all the rich fabrics. rare
bits Of lace and eXtravagant scraps Of trim
ming 10 make the Partisan outfit reappear
in a most deceptive If charming guise.
The housekeeper of the society woman's
menage also secures an occasional audi
ence, but she IS expected to OIL the wheels
without disturbing the woman deep IN tho
social game. If she cannot do this. Mladi
Millionaire will find some woman who can.
And last but not least, come interruptions
in the form Of charities. The summer col
onist is expected to do much for the local
church and its beneficiaries. This is par
ticularly true of social climbers. And many
women there are who have attained social
prominence and yet do charitable deeds
from sense of pure pleasure.
Mrs. Fish practically supports church
near her summer home at Garrison, n. Y,
and Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont devotes 5000
year to transformations work among the
poor. distributed by trained nurses who
know how to look up deserving cases and
are regularly on her pay roll
Such is the summer vacation of the mil
lonaire's wife-a round OF pleasure that
entertainments which have long since ceased
to amuse.