The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
BY THE ARBTTER.

/ On returning from a long vacation. The
/ Arbiter finds ii pile Of letters many ask
/ ing for hints as 10 the etiquette for sum
mor resorts. so IL seems evuedient 10
write general letter on the subject.
/ The questions might be dismissed with
the statement that the etiquette at SUM
mer havens differs in no wise from that
. in vogue in town. as should. parhars. Ea
the case. but the statement would not ra
borne out by the facts. The main object
of summer vacation is 90 have a good
time" and small c1nveutional.tes that
fashionable society has come 10 think
important. are not permitted 10 stand in
the way of that Fashionable and nm
fashionable people allow themselves rriyi-
ieges at watering places that they would
not think Of taking Ia town. and neglect
duties that. in the city, seem absolutely
essential a young man b0asted at the
end Of the season AZ Narragansett last
summer that he had been a guest az din
ner every night for six weeks and had
not made a single dinner call. The excuse
given was that 10 was too blasted hot
yet it was not too blasted hot for this
same young man 70 attend the dinners
As objectionable as the neglect TO make
visi'es De digestion according to estab-
lished custom may seem, il is not so
regarded by the amiable summer hostess
who demands little from her guests. save
'hat they shall be gay and good-nztured
and entertain themselves and her. In a
word, society in summer is en- neglige.
lntroducti0ns at summer hotels as on
shipb0ard. are often dispensed with and
acquaintancos are easily made and often
as easily dropped. If an ambitious host
ess. no matter how common her orfgf,
has a large house for entertaining and all
that goes with lt--a yacht automobiles
horses-the most exclusive patriciars viii
accept her hospitality in the summer: but
in The winter Il is quite a different story
I saw you dining at the Casino with
the C-s the other night; isn't that a new
DEPARTURE asked a fashionable belle Of
her equally fashionable friend.
Law, yes, " was the response. 7 would
never think Of doing it in town. but their
dinners are delicious and they are really
great fun; then, you know, everything
goes here"
Fancy Mrs. H having the assurance
to call on me here" exclaimed Wash
ington hostess noted for her snobbery.
when she found the cards of a lady she
had met the previous summer in her
basket. DO you suppose she really
thinks that We are going to be on the
same terms with her at home as we were
at M"
But. mamma demonstrated the
daughter, who is too young 10 be worldly
and has an honest little heart. I'VE went
with her so much last summer. There
wasn't a week we didnt dine at her
house; then we made that long automobile
trip in her machine, and she was so ex-
tremely kind about everything. surely we
must make some return for all Of her hos |
pitality."
absurd, my dear" said the worldly |
"She IS only a summer acquaint- |
ance. and I shall drop her"
These are only instances. Fortunately /
the world is not made up entirely OF /
snobs, and many valuable friendships /
are formed at the summer resort" But /
the unwary should beware of being ex- |
plotted. either for their birth. position. or 1
money. PaTvenues 60 in shoals 10 ey-
pensive summer hOstelries for no other
purpose than to pick up acquaintances.
and many a leader in the smart sets Of
New York and Washington gained her
first foothold in the social world at New
port, Beverly Farms, Bar Harbor. or
scme equally fashionable place The
recipe an aristocratic old lady gave to a
social climber. in whom she took an in
crest. was to take a big house in Wash
ngton get herself written up in the yell
ow journals. then buy a palace al New
port and spend all she could possibly
afford on entertaining After one season
there. my dear she said. you Will be
ready to be presented at the English