The San Francisco call., 1909-08-29

and very shy" has been described In
the inimitable Kipling way in a verse
| that goes somewhat like this.
l can not check my girlish blush,
My color comes and goes;
redden to my finger tips,
And sometimes to my nose.
But she is white where white should be.
And red where red should shine.
The blush that flies at seventeen
Is fixed at forty-nine.
Almost every girl has suffered at
some time or other from this variety
of youthful envy. and sometimes the
occasion for this envy is ludicrous and
sometimes it is tragic, but 1t might be
said it will always be serious to the
girl who is made to feel her own
awkwardness. There is many a girl
Just stepping into society who would
give year or two of her young life
cheerfully for that fixed blush and non
chalant stare that some debutantes ac-
quire slowly and others are born never
to achieve.
1t may be a matter of training or a
matter. as some would like to think.
of gentle blood, but there are many
instances of the young girls gaucherie
that older women laugh over and the
very old women condone.
The American girl, however is not
likely to suffer the same pangs of self
consciousness as does her European
sister. Every one likes to give rea-
son why she does not blush and choke
at compliments and why she often
knows the right word to say at the
right moment, but none of the reasons
are very convincing. Some of us are
us "ain't''-is an explanation as salts
factory as any that might be offered.
Here is a story told in an exchange
apropos of the embarrassment of youth
in the presence of royalty:
AT garden party .in England
very pretty and very young girl was
one of many to be presented to King
Edward. The king, with the tact and
graciousness for which he is so cele-
brated, spoke few words to the girl.
who acquitted herself as well as pos
sible of the complicated courtesies
which the ceremony required.
She knew that it was expected of
her to make some answer to the
kings compliment, and had labori-
ously studied UP suitable phrase in
advance. But in presence of his
majesty her well turned phrase fed.
and che co,,ld on1xx s+,ttor. I,,o co
glad to make your acquaintance I've
heard a great deal about YOU And
the king replied. Indeed with thet
kindest smile.
The gossip from Del Monte contains
more detail concerning the sports of
the month that have attracted so many
visitors from town during the last few
days, with other gossip anent dinners
and outing parties:
Mrs. Henry Schmiedell entertained
Mrs. r. ]. Woods Miss Woods, Mrs.
Charles Rollo Peters and Charles Rollo
Peters at dinner at Hotel del Monte on
Saturday evening, the 21st.
The dog show held under the man
agement of the Ladies' kennel associa-
tion at Del Monte on the goth and 21st
was highly successful The scene was
cent oaks on the lawn to the south of
the clubhouse
II. e. Morgan's Vixen III and Mill
brae Allie captured first prizes in their
classes. and George Almer Newhall Jr.
took first award in the novice class.
Mrs. Timothy Hopkins won five
prizes for French bulldogs with Bap-
tiste de la Mare and Mimsi Pantin de la
Mare. For those rough and ready look
ing dogs, Airedale terriers, Miss Evelyn
Cunningham and Miss Genevieve Cum
ningham of Woodside captured all the
trophies
Mrs ). w. Heller's Japanese spaniel.
Togo, winner at the previous dog show
at Del Monte, was beaten for first place
Alice N. Wilkins showed her fine Rus
sian wolfhonnd and Mrs. H. B.. Lister
exhibited the only Eskimo dog in the
show.
A. Baifour of Burlingame showed