The Washington times., 1907-01-08
Upper Tendon
Just Now Enjoy
ing Choice Nor
sci of Gossip.

Is somebody butler trying 20 break
into society Ia Washington
Was IL "a butler who, disguised as
"Mephistapheles, cut such q figure
at the Walsh mask ball NeW Year Eve
untn he was discovered and asked by
the host 10 leave2
Society shudders at the thought. but
il may be so.
Certain Il is that a ~well-kn0Wn So
ciety woman and her handsome young
butler were both present at tie Gon-
Greene song recital, az the Raleigh. yes
torday afternoon.
The lady and her friends had Just
comfortably seated themselves. when
I'm walked Mr.. Butler, fauItlessly at
tired, and took q seat a few F0ws ahead
OF them.
Perhaps the same butler, OF some other
butler, vas the unlimited guest who
created such a conmotion al the Walsh
bail.
Society has been agog with excite
ment u speculation since the Thomas
+. Walsh mask bali on New Year eve,
when unlimited and unknown a
"AIephistopheIes came ana mingled
with the zJ select guests, partOOk Of
dreamy WaltZes with the fairest OF
WasAlngron's social queens drank TO
the health D host u hostess. proved
H% -EE -@@|H 80 wv
way by his wit and ~gallantry. and then
IN an uuguarded moment allowed his
mask 10 tall, was recognized, or rather
uHrecOgnIzed and upon a gentle bun
firm reQues. OF the host left the ball
room,
q thank You for a most pleasant
evening, he said; 1t has been a de-
lightful ore. Goodnight. ladies and
gentlemen goodnight" and Ia a mo-
meut. with a bOW that would nave done
honor 10 a Chesterfield. he disappeared
in TIE darkness
Who was he? How did he obtain his
card OF admission These are the sues
tons that have been on every lin since.
The unlimited stranger a every APP
pearance of a gentlemas. was dressed
in perfect taste, danced gracefully CON
Versed delightfully."-, nrst with b gush-
ing little d~ebutantes. then with the
staid matr0ns, and was Withal a "jOlly,
gCOd fellow He seemed familiar with
the masy little items Of gossip OF the
smart set. his fair companions ia
the waltz surmised that surely hidden
behind that mask must be One who had
entree 10 every fashionable home in the
city.
These same fair ones are now con-
vulsed with little thrills of horror when
the thought comes TO them that Ne
p~histopheles OF the Walsh ball must
circle while minlstering to the want OF
the inner man at the family banquet
board. while the merry tongues Of gos-
sip wagged on.
Has Kept Society Guessing.
When the intruder was first discovered
Il was agreed that perhaps he was a
visitor from New York. maybe one of
the smart set. who desired 70 attend IN
cognito. just for the novelty OF the es-
capade. But when he stood unmasked
| and not one among the thrOnE could re-
call ever having seen his features. so
ciety had another guess c~oming-ard II
has been guessing ever since. Strange
II is TO say however, that whoever the
young gallant may have been. those
present must give him credi. for his
ability TO grace any social fu3ction.
Requested To leave by Nc. Walsh,
who Indignantly questioned his pres
ence there and how he obtained his
card OF admission, he was plainly the
coolest Of them all, admitted he was not
an invited guest n smllingly expressed
a complete willingness to depart. He
'~skiddOoed" and those present cared
not for the order Of his gOlLg.
MS Icy feeling that had pervaded the
ballroom a moment before began 10
thaw ont. and q few moments later the
ball was in fun sWing-and the guests
had a choice little bit Of gossip to ex-
change views upon TIL the hours of
dawn.
Attends Song Recital.
The idea that their erstwhile eharmer
may have been a butler dio not occur
so foroibly until last evening. when a
butler TO one of the society women Of
Washington was recognized. occupying
a front seat at the GonlGreesle song re-
eital al the Raleigh. lie. too, was fash
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