The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-25
The Society Woman 5 Day.

"Oh, my dear. I'm positively worn to
thread! Let us sit down in some corner
out OF the reach Of people who don't mind
treading-literally-on ones toes, and
have comfortable chat over cup Of tea.
"That masseuse you recommended is
perfect treasure She comes promptly
every morning at eight O'Clock and nwak-
ems ME. and when she leaves an hour
later, l feel able to take some fruit, a
roll and a cup of coffee and to contend
with the worries OF the day. There ara
plenty OF worries, aren't there? The MO.
Eent I was dressed this morning, Madame
Rober called me up on the telephone and
almost commanded me to come down to
her house and try on three dress Innings
and from there l went to fully a dozen
shops looking for Iace-I always choose
my own lace trimmlngs-and that made
me late at the bridge class. On my way
to that concert at the Waldorf-Astoria L
stopped at Mile. Toqres' and only escaped
from there in time to hear Nordica's final
number--she wore the smartest white
broadcloth trimmed with sable, and such
sapphires We were an eternity getting
out Of the gold ball room. Such crowd
you never saw and everybody-posltively
everybody was there, and in velvet cos
tune. Yes, there were q few men loiter-
ing about and looking 80 uncomfortable,
poor things, for not one of them seemed
to know any OF the women. The boxes
were filled with the game set who In
variably subscribe-some women will pay
any price to pose as music mad. Kitty
Van Dyke was in the foyer and Insisted
upon my lunching with her In the Palm
| Room. So dreadfuly crowded that place
| was--l could scarcely breathe, but we had
| no end of fun watching the other kind OF
| pcople-whom nobody knows. Where do
| they got those clothes and faces?
"How these few cool days have brought
out the fall clothes and are not some OF
them gorgeous, especially those long even
Ing wraps Always keep n voluminous car
rage wrap In your coupe. my dear, If
| you're travelling much on Fifth Avenue
| between Thrty.second and Forty. second
streets After luncheon to-day was In a
desperate hurry to get homo and dress
| for Mrs Cadwallader Sharpset's bridge
| and for twenty minutes our carriage had
to stand just above Thirty-hfth Street
waiting for the vehicles ahead to move.
/ Finally, at Jeames' advice-that coach.
mans trcasure---I went into nearby
shop and made some small purchases. OF
course ono can't be late to bridge party,
30 Just slipped into this gray lansdowne
that I've worn, four times this autumn
because It's 80 becoming--Jack says-and
has not that scratchy feeling when one
puts ones hands In tho lap as 1t is wise
to do at card table II you're not quite
i sure OF the woman next to you. Some peo.
pie are SO vulgarly anxious to get prizes
"This is tho third reception I've done
this ufternoon--just showed myself Mt tho
others. but ! always did like Jennie Gil
bert and her girls certainly going to be
II social success. No, haven't quite de-
cdcd what l shnll do for her-something
specially nice, though because poor Jen.
ME hnan't too much money with which to
launch tho child. When first heard OF
her coming debut, thought of giving her
just Il little theAter party, followed by a