The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-02-22

faces, their scarlet lips and wonderfully coiffured
hair their hats tiptited always at just the correct
angle Big pearls or diamonds shine in their ears
and their wrists jingle with bracelets At one table
sits beautiful woman picturesquey gowned in dull
green with huge yellow chrysanthemum at her
breast. Beside her plate lies saca-nan of shape
and design impossible to be initiated in cheap form
it drips the news green stone brighter and of deep
color than an emerald, that has so wonderfully
caught tickle fancy for the moment Her tea finished
she takes from her saca-nain vanity box, lovely
thing of smooth shining gold, fiat, not much larger
than cigarette case, and from it she produces
tiny mirror and powder puff and de1icatey touches
her already white nose; then, with shake of her
draperes, she srols slowly out.
Men sprinked-and not sparse1y-though
these afternoon gathering places of the idle SET for
they also feel the subtle destinations of the cheering
cup, its zest increased by the company of lovely
wonderland what better place there be for
rendezvous?
From quiet corner one may see many little
comedy played, and, alas sometimes a bit of drama
that offers hint of the tragic; but the veneer of
convent1onalty preserves the outer peace at least
The lady of the yellow chrysanthemum had scarcely
left her table when it again taken this time by
a sparkling brunette, wondrously gowned in dark
blue velvet and royal ernine furs She was follow
ed by young whose every glance at her
breathed true French devotion Tea was ordered
and brought and while slipping it the couple engaged
IN quite ordinary conversation the polite nothings of
society Soon an older man entered Standing in
side the door moment with one swift glance around
he went over to the table of the obviously confused
young couple. After grand, if somewhat ironic
bow to the man he offered his arm to the woman
and quietly said that Sin passing he had observed
madames carriage in front of the door and FEELING
certain that madame was fatgued he would conduct
her to 1t at once" Another ironical salute and he
was gone with madame" on his The man SO
suddenly deserted finished his tea with perfect
aplomb and sauntered away but one could see for
the morrow challenge and pistols for two
Fashion has set the mark of her approval on after
noon tea IN public, especially in the autumn of the
year and during Lent Before, and in the pause of
the more strenuous social life the Frenchwon,an
makes of her favorite tea room her club going ali
through the season to the same one True, the old
fashioned woman in the pauses of an afternoons
shopping or her tryngs-on at her couturiere's still
steps into her favorte patissere for gateau or I'M
petit verre de vin but the young and dashinp set
may be found at O'Clock crowdng the tea rooms
On which they have set their magic seal Every
lay the same set meets at the selected place. where
aDles are reserved and gay greetings are called
lcross the room or from one table TO another Here
hey come IN groups of one, two and three unite
and quite like American Young WON
H. Tor they are certain to meet there those of their
,Wn world
Besides the regular habitues there comes 70 these
aceS vast army of women of no particular set
nancnored socially as it were Always we'll gowned
olneumeS 100 obviously SO, they follow in the wake
i the real eleganteS looking with ewes of eaoer in
crest at women famous for their perfect gownine
heir rank, their beauty or their chic
Although it was remarked by the chairman Of
he State Republican Committee at the time Of ite
altering for the PRONUNCIATION of the call for
lormon convention that the maximum of HARMONY
revealed within the machine quite an assortment of
1SS words have been gathered that fell from the