The Falls City tribune., 1906-03-02

really falling into disrepute: that a
series of dinner-dances will be Or
ganized by the mothers of debutantes
to bring them forward; and that Big
subscription balls are in disfavor. sine
they benefit no one but the caterers
who serve poor suppers and bad cham
pagne
Mrs. Gwilt-Athlestan takes only
Scotch whiskey and soda.
But I'm glad" she conildes TO Hor.
ace Milbrey on her left, that YOU
haven't got to followin' this fad Of
havin one wine at dinner; | know it's
English, but it's downright shoddy."
Her hosts eyes swan with gratitude
for this appreciation.
Il stick to my peg" she continued;
but | like to see Chablis with oys-
ters and good dry sherry with the
soup. and Moselle with the fish, and
then you're ready to be livened with
a bit of champagne for the roast. and
steadied a bit by Burgundy with the
game. Phim sticks to ii. too tells me
my peg is downright; encouragement to
the bacteria. But ! tell him I've no
quarrel with my bacteria. Live and
let live is my motto | tell him
and if the microbes and | both like
Scotch and soda why, what harm, I'm
forty-two and not so much of a fool
that | amt a little bit of a physician.
| know my stomach, | tell him"
What about these Western peo-
ple?" she asked Oldaker at her other
side. after a little.
] Decent, unpretentous folks, some
what new, but with loads of money"
1--WE heard how the breeds stormin'
| New York in droves; but they tell me
some of us need me money"
| Il dined with one last night sugar.
cured ham magnate from Chicago"
Dear me! how shockin'!"
But they're good. whole -souled peo-
| ple.''
/ And well heeled-and that's what
we need, it seems. Some of us been
so busy bein' well-familied that we've
forgot to make money"
ITS a good thing. too. Nature has
her own building laws about fortunes
b
topples them over. These people with
their thrifty habits would have all the
money in time II their sons and daugh-
ters didn't marry aristocrats with eX-
pensive tastes who know how to be
spenders. Nature keeps things fairly
even, one way or another"
You're thinkin about Kitty and the
duke"
mo, not then | wasn't, though that's
one Of the class | mean. | was think
ing especially about these Westerners 4"
We'll, my grandfather made the
best barrels in New York, and I'm
mother-in-law of chap whose ances-
tors for three hundred and fifty years
haven't done a stroke of work; but
hope our friends here will come as
near gettin' the worth of their money
as we did. And il that chap"-she
glanced at Percival-"marries a GER
tain young woman. he'll never have a
dull moment. I'd vouch for that I'm
/ quite sure she's the devil in her"
And if the yellow haired girl mar
]
He might do worse
Yes. but might she? He's already
doing worse, and he'll keep on doing
1t, even if he does marry her."
"Nonsense-about that. you know:
all rot! What can you expect OF
these chaps? So does the duke do
worse, but you'll never hear Kitty
Int 1nno l4 Iztn 1,
and she can wear the strawberry
leaves fancy III have those young
ones down to the Hills for Hallowe en-
and the weekend. Might as well help
'em along"
| At the other end of the table, the
fne old ivory of her cheeks gently
suhused with pink until they looked
like slightly crumpled leaves OF a la
France rose, Mrs. Oldaker was flirting
brazenly with Shepler, and prattling
impartially to him and to one of the
twin nephews Of old days in social
New York of time when the world
! of fashion occupied little space at
the Battery and along Broadway: of
its migration to the far north of Great
| SohOo oliccl' ~ shdl N ldtt, ana Sec
ond avenue. In Waverly Place had
| been the Towering of her belle-hood
and the day when her set moved on
to Murray Hill was to her still recent
and revolutionary.
| Between the solemn Angstead twins.
Mrs. Bines had sat in silence until by
some happy chance it transpired that
horse was the word to unlock their
! lips. AS Mrs. Bines knew all about
horses the twins at once became vol
uble, showing her marked attention.
The twins were notably devoid of pref
udice If your sympathies happened to
run with theirs.
Miss Bines and young Millbrey were
already on excellent terms. Percival
and Miss Milbrey, on the other hand.
were doing badly Some disturbing
element seemed to have put them aloof.
Miss Milbrey wondered somewhat: but
her mind was easy. for her resolution
had been taken.