The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
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Social amenities.


Stories are constantly being told of rudeness shown
to strangers in the National Capital and Of sights
put upon Washington hostesses by their wouldbe
guests, vice versa, says writer in the New York
Tribune.
One of the most fashionable complaints this winter
has been the failure of debuantes attend lunches
and dinners to which they have been invited. The
only excuse offered has been at not fault;
just forgot"
At small private cotillion given about two years
ago handsome Washington girl who had been ex-
tensively entertained and whose head turned
by the attention paid her that she considered she
was law unto herself socially met with deserved
reproof
On receiving her invitation to the cotillion she told
several of her friends that she really did not know
whether to attend the dance not it very much de-
pended on who else was going and whether it would
pay her for the exertion 1t happened that her
hostess was one who never permitted the younger
generation to treat her discourteously: The night
of the dance the young girl approached her and
greeted her with the most condescendlng air.
ooh how do you do Z" replied her hostess quiet
y "Ths is quite a surprise | really did not ex-
pect to see you tonight, you have never answered
my note of invitation, which l am aware you re
ceived. / fear you will have no partner as, after
waiting ten days. l filled your place"
A retort discourteous which caused much adverse
comment was made at a luncheon recently.
There popular young girl IIOIl inc oOutH wiz
goes out good deal in Washington, but it is pretty
generally known that she selects tor her intimate
friends those who are well off in this worlds goods
One of them who she particularly cultivated was the
source of many of her good times last winter and
took her automobilng day and night IN big touring
This friend is spending the winter away from
Washington but came to the city a visit recently
luncheon was given for her. and the Southern girl
was one of the guests. During the luncheon the
latter called across the table to her last winters
friend:
81 am SO disappointed that you have decided to live
in the North What shall do without you this Win
ter?"
ooh guess you'll walk" the curt reply.
popular Washington clubman had an unpleasant
experience lately when he called at the home OF
family whom he had intimately known when they
were in Italy. He had been urged to call on them
when they opened their home once again IN Wash
ington 1t was their reception day, and there were
number of people present whom he already knew
when he entered the large drawing room He was
formally announced by the footman, and he advanced
hurriedly to greet his hostess whom he had not seen
since dining with her and her husband in Paris SIX
months before
She shook hands with him indifferently and an
swered his remarks rather discourteouSly A tr1He
nettled he bowed to her and turned away. AS he
did so she turned to standing near her and
asked in perfectly audible tone;
"Who is that person?
The clubman stayed but a moment longer, and
then left the ROOM In the front hall he asked the
footman for his cards, and when they were handed
to him he promptly tore them up and lett the house.