Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
Afternoon Tea.

Hostess-"How do you do, Dick:
Aren't you brave to come out among
such lot of girls? I did not dare hope
my tea would be so honored.'
Dich-"You know l don't often stay
| away when / have half chance to
come to your house Will you mind if
l stand here?"
| Hostess-"Not at ALL In fact I'd like
| it. I want to hear all about your au-
| tornobile trip How did the accident
| happon?''
Dick-'Why you see, I bought the
| machine"
| Hostcss-"GOcd afternoon, Mrs. Van
Kemp. and how is
Mrs. Van kemp-"Isn't it delightful
that you have such a glorious after
noon! was 50 pleased. l said to Eliz-
alcth, I'm 50 glad Miss Sterling has
such a good day And she agreed With
me. What lovely decorations!"
| Hostess -'Thank you. Oh, Dick,
what's Mrs Admans mother name:
Here she comes and I've forgotten"
| Dick-"Cowper"
| Hostess-"How do you do, Mrs. Cow
per? Is your daughter with your
Mrs. Cowper-'Yes, she'll be here in
|
mother We were just congratulating
each other that you have such a nice
day. What lovely decorations!"
Hcstess-''Thank you. Have you
been to the dining room, Mrs. Cowper?''
| DiclZ-'Great Scott. Her names Mil
ton"
| Hostess-'Dick' You said CowDer."
Dicl-"Well, it was some old poet.
| that's all l knew. I'm sorry
Hostess-"How do you do, Mrs Car
ter? Are you"
Mrs Carter-"Indeed. no. How full
your rooms are! This morning at break
fast it looked SO stormy I asked Mr..
Carter if ne thought it was going to
rain. He said III his deliberate way
you know how slow he is. never hur
ries about anything. and I'm just the
opposite and entirely"
| Hostess-'"Thank you. Oh, Miss Full
Ter. was afraid you hadn't come home
yet"
! Miss Fuller-"Last night. 1t looked
as if it were about to pour when we got
into the station and I said, Won't it
be too bad if it rains like this tornor-
row. Is that Miss Adams over there?
| l must speak to her.
Hostess-'Jennie, my dear. How
good of you to come out after being ST.
i'll"
| Jennie "Such a beautiful day as this
7 couldn't stay in. Mother insisted that
I wasn't able, but 1 said was so glad
you had pleasant day and I wanted
| Hostess-"And here's Alice. It
| f,N
| Alice-"Yes, but such nice weather
wouldn't hurt anybody. Aren's the dec
orations lovely? Now, Tn going out to
the dining ROOM
| Dicl'-"Most of the party had lots Of
baggage and it took time to stow ii
away, but"
Hostess-"How are you, Mrs. Allen?
Where's Mary"
| Mrs. Alien-"She's been in the hospi-
tai for week Appendicitis, you
know. I wanted to stay with her. but
she said it was such Il lovely day that
mustn't"
| Dick-'Some thought we were never
going to get started. but
Hostess-"Mrs. Houston. And Miss
| Houston. I am So
| Mrs. Houston-"Thank you. So are
we. This is our third tea this after
noon but it is such a fine day"
/ Miss HOUSEWIVES, indeed We
told father to get dinner downtown.
We shant want any dinner tonight.
What a crowd and what lovely decora
Itions,"
| Hostess-"Thanl you. Alice is out in
the dining room. Pardon me, Dick"
| DiclI-"Don't mention it. Some of
the crowd were certain we We're in
| Hostess-"And Mrs. Wilkinson! This
is surprise"
Mrs. Wilkinson-"I know you'd be
surprised. 1 was in New York yester
day. l went to a funeral
| Hostess-"How lovely. I mean"
| Mrs. Wilkinson-"What a crowd! I
am so glad you have such a beautiful
day. It's so late that I'm going right
out to the dining ROOM
Hostess-"What We're you saying,
Dicl1?"
Dick-"I was trying to start my
auto"
| Hostess-'Isn't it terrible how they
act? Why, Irene Haskins, where have
you kept yourself all
1rene-''Yes, am I not naughty? I
haven't been anywhere What a crowd
there is here and what a beautiful
day."
| Hostess-"Thank you. Did you speak
Dick?"
Dick-"I just remarked that the au-