The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-09

400" TOO FAST :
FOR NEW YORK

Philadelphia, Jan. 9--Society and the
safe and sane element in the community
which is not included In the charmed ciI-
Gle talked OF little else yesterday but the
$4,000 Song Bird and Goldfish Gambol'
given in the Bellevue-Stratford Tuesday
night by Philip s. p. Randolphs to sig
nalize the coming out OF their daughter.
Miss Dorothy Randolph.
When II was alleged that 1900 edu-
Gated butterflies had blazed the way for
Miss Mary Astor Paul's entrance TO So
ciety a few weeks ago II was generally
believed that the Pauls had outdistanced
all their competitors In the Quaker city
social set People who gasped at the ex-
penditure OF 100000 on that occasion can't
account for their astonishment over the
dream story OF the butterfly ball now tna,
they have recovered sufficiently 10 dis
cuss last nights affair.
With New York. Washington. Newport
and other social centres worrying over
the pace set by Philadelphia, the major.
ity Of the blue book brigade in this city
concede that at the present time the RAN
dolphs have the spotlight all TO them.
selves. Evidences are not wanting. how
ever of the desperate struggle that viii
be made during the next few months 10
make their f1sh and feather feature look
less than commonplace. Jealous social
tion which is bound TO keep Philadelphia
on the front page of every metropolitan
daily for months to come
People with original ideas in the way OK
entertainment can command their own fig
ure during the present campaign Already
the hotel registers are burdened with tile
names OF men and women who have some
amusing social stunt TO their credit in
other cities and who have focked here 10
reap the harvest. In conversation with
one OF these drawing-room impressios
yesterday, correspondent received an
exclusive tip about a soiree scheduled at
one OF the local hotels next week End
which Is depended upo mt make good old
William Penn go through the hoops when
he hears about H.
THE hostess has given me carte blanche
| In the way OF expense" sair he, in dis
cussing the event behing his hand. "In
fact my only instructions are 10 pull of
something that will make the folks for
get the two previous sensations"
II suppose you will send a ballaan after
each guest" suggested the reported try
ing to think OF the impossible.
Not half bad idea" he remarked,
poting II down on his cuff, but / intend
to stay on the ground and beat them.
have arranged TO have the ballroom con-
certed into a swamp. Not a single detail
will be overlooked There will be croco-
dlles, lizards, fnogs and toads and quar-
tet OF sea lions will sing popular songs.
At the psychological moment i will he
lease 1000 crickets and 5000 flying fish,"
wouldn't mosquitoes carry out the
swamp idea better than crdckets?"
The original plan called for mosqui-
toes, and had even arranged for sand
paper favors." he replied. ''but In def
erence to decollette l was compelled TO
substitute crickets And when it's all said
and done crickets are not so personal
when the guests arrive at the main
gate" no continued enthusiastically.
| they will be requested to remove their
shoes and stockings. Won't thai be orgi-
nal? Eh? what, what. what? Once i'm
side the door and divested OF their foot
wear they will make their way through
a labyrinth OF eel grass. Then they can
chase frogs and splash each other to their
| hearts content. There are 22 splashes on
the dancing ORDER
What did you think OF last nights
affair asked the reporter
! 81 have 10 laugh every time / think OF
| IT, he cried, merriy. They didn't have
| any goldfish there Those were suckers
which had been plated by Chestnut
! street jeyeler The fact that they bit
so easy proves what they were. And the
canarles were ordinary Fairmount Parl
sparrows dipped for the occasion"