Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-09-13

on persons and town have been SO sharp.
indeed that not few of her victims
have been stung into talking back. But
for all the heated indignation that her
frank speech stirs up from time to time,
it remains true that no sooner does Mrs.
Fish issue invitations to those she crti-
cizes than they Immediately respond by
their presence. Not to do so would be
to put certain surprise aside, for Mrs.
Fish's affairs, both great and small, are
sure to contain surprises. Also, not to
accept her invitations would be to slight
socety's real leader, and not even they
whom she has most mercilessly criti.
cized evidently care to do that.
Why does Mrs. Fish play the social
game in suck strenuous, innovasins and
costly fashion, if she recognizes that her
associates are 50 stupid, an 20 lo6lisla
as to chase after dukes ind such
things?
Not for notoriety, per Sc. She docs
not employ press agent to give out ia, \
vance information of her social doingsI
as some of her social sisters are hi tl1J(
habit of doing Neither does she wink h;
at the distribution of her photographs
or placidly submit to being caught BY /
the snapshot camera man. Her disliIsa
for being pictured is intense. She Is the
bane of the man with the black box
The splendid photograph Of her kere
published was secured only recently
quite by accident The photograph of
her that has been doing duty all oVuf.Ss
the country shows, not the Mrs. Fislse
of to-day, but her Of fifteen years ago.
Mrs. Fish is much like her dis
tingushed husband by nature and n1c{f
tai equipment-bold, resourceful, chocIE
full of energy. She delights in doing
things for the sake OF doing them; She
has lived in the social atmosphere all her
life, and so she delights IN playing the
social game for the sake of the game t. &,
self. Then, too, she has dubbed New ~
port hopelessly stupid; she is undispu
ably bold and resourceful; does she nc
find pleasure in startling the stupid one
out of their stupidity by some daring
scheme Of amusement or decoration7 II
Before her marriage Mrs. Fish was
Miss Marion Anthem At that time she
was without the millions that have been
at her beck and call since she became !
bride, and which have made her position
Of society's real leader possible, siyM1x
her a splendid opportunity 10 exercise
her ingenuity. However much any Of d
may think that the years could have been
devoted to something better than ~
tertaning stupid" monied men xi1d
women, it should be borne in mind. s.
justice to Mrs. Fish, that society Il 61X
one side OF her life. There Is the p<l|
thropic side. There is. the hagaG &
no scandal or ugly word attaches -
There is the student side. as ev<o1&
in her work of preparation lot jT6
ball.
And, further, many Of the fI1lne zzS
has done first have been taxed 1b SbVB
most Of us and are INDUCED IN by u y
when we crave social diversion. 1k.a
slider the cakewalk, which she Seized VI
and introduced among white folk1
Also the altogether ludicrous gy<ahkz
races; and, to mention another. soei>
vaudeville.
Unlike many of the Ncwportcrs "a.
other get-rich-quickers, Mrs. Fish
sot fall down and worship duke
such things" She has entertainS|f
ably, nearly every titlsd person n y,
made our shores within the tai ad4
and a half; but her phrase, "dukes aud
such things tells its own story md
she has put herself on record Is FAVOR
ing the untitled America. man every.
time, both in and out Of SOCIETY y
1t is good to know that the rca]
Of our society. she who sets The ~
social amusements for the great IA iors.|
OF US, whether we live in CITY fown
country, or have much or Little mo,
is an american woman.