Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-27


 not sorry to stay, because we did SC many amusing things.
 Mr. Doremus was detained, too-by his tailor, he said-so we saw a good had left for her Newport cottage. We did go to a roof garden entertainment after all, and it was most fascinating but quite without the feeling that you might fall off, which l had expected to have. l saw the moon coming ur and gliding thousands of roofs, and couldn't help wondering which was the roof of that club where poor, hand some Jim Brett was employed, though of course it was impossible to speak of him to any one except Vivace.
 We lunched one day at an enormous and very fashionable red brick hotel called the Waldorf-Astoria and went into Turkish room and had delicious things to eat in beautiful restaurant which had not at all an out of season air, though Mrs. Ess Kay said that most of the well groomed looking peo- pie whom suspected of being leaders of the Four Hundred were only "trip. pers." I do wonder, by the way, why one always has an innate sense of con tempt for trippers and longs to be sniffy and show ones own superiority We must all be trippers somewhere and sometimes. or we would never see anything of the world-indeed, sup. pose I am by way of being a tripper now. But one never seems to regard oneself in such light or imagine that anybody else could be so undiscerning
 I hadn't known that hotel could be as big as the Waldorf Astoria, though Mrs Ess Kay says there are several just about as large in New York, and she has heard there are one or two in Chi cago, but she thanks heaven she doesn't know anything personally about that When she made this remark I remem- bered what Sally had told me in conf dence about Mrs. Ess Rays life before she began to qualify for the Four Hun dred. But of course I did not make any allusion to the subject for fear it was a skeleton in her closet. And Sal ly says that well regulated Chicago people think New York a one horse place compared to their town. which is really wonderful and most interesting, as I shall find out if I see it. l wish l could, but I suppose l shant, as l came over to visit Mrs. Ess Kay, not to do sightseeing.
 The second day after we came back from West Point. as I went downstairs the first thing in the morning, heard Mrs. Ess Kay at the telephone, which is i'll little room along a corridor of the fountain court.
 She was having a long conversation with some one, laughing and chatting just as if she were talking to vis- itor, and presently my name came in. "Yes, Lady Betty Blu; no, not pro- nounced that way my child. As if 1t were spelled B-U-C-K-yes, that's right Such pretty girl, perfect dear expect the men will be wild about her at Newport. Potter raves over her. Ha, ha, ha. Do you think so? Well, perhaps. I've known stran- ger things to happen. No. it's not her father, but her brother. who's the duke Awfully good looking, I wish he could have come too. But you see Sally wouldn't You know what Sally Is. No, she's never got over that old af- fair. Southern women are so romantic Yes, I'll bring dear little Betty with me If it won't tire you. She"-
 Then l began to think I ought to let her know l was there. for one hates to eavesdrop, So I yelled at the top of my lungs that I was in the hall wait ing to go to breakfast and couldn't help hearing every word she said. However, she didn't mind a bit and called to me to come into the telephone room.
 I'm talking to friend of mine who has just been moved back to her own apartment after getting over appendi- citis," she explained. Poor thing, she's such an indefatigable society woman. and she does so hate being stuck in the city at this season. I've Just been promising to run in and see her this afternoon. and I'd like to take you if you'll go She'd love to see you. I'll introduce you now by phone"
 With that she began to chat into the thing again in chummy sort of way which seemed quite uncanny, as 1 have always looked upon telephone as an official kind of machine which you prepared for with fasting and prayer and only had recourse to when strictly necessary for important busi- ness. Here's Lady Betty" said Mrs. Ess Kay. I'm going to introduce you. Now. Betty. take hold of the''-
 ''Oh, 1 can't 1 don't know how. l never did" I objected. feeling as if she were going to force me into talk ing gas against my will.
 She would have me try. so I did. as It's very difficult to oppose Mrs. Ess Kay even in the smallest thing. But couldn't hear a word: only horrid buzzing. so she had to let me of and just tell me that the lady we were to call on was Mrs. Harvey Richmount Taylour
 If you're going to stay long in America you'll have to get used to the phone" said she We do half our shopping and some of our calling and make about all our appointments that Eay. If we didn't Inere'd be more rases of nervous prostration than there are. and goodness knows there are enough now even since blue rays