Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-26

Mr.. DOrcmuS was detained. 100 -!
his tailor, he said-sO we saw u gnod
deal of him. as Mrs. Van der Whit
had left for her Newport cottage. We
did go to roof garden entertainment
after all. and II WAS most fascinating.
but quite without the feeling thi: yoi
nigh. fall off. which had expected
to have. saw the moon coming u'
and sliding thousands of roofs. ana |
couldn't help wondering which was
the roof of that club where poor. hand
some Jim Brett was employed, though
of course it was Impossible to sprak
Of him to any one except Nivacc
We lunched one day ut an enormous
and very fashionable rel brick hc:P;
called the Waldorf Astoria and wen
into a Turkish room and had delicious
things to eat In beautiful restaurant
which had not ut all an out OF season
air, though Mrs. Ess Kay said that
most of the well groomed looking reo
pie whom | suspected Of being leale:Y
of the Four Hundred were only trip
pers." | do wonder. by the way. VIII!
one always has an innate sense OF con-
tempt for trippers and longs to bc
sniffy and show ones own superiority
We must all be trippess somewhere
and sometimes. or we would never see
anything Of the world-indeed. sup
pose | am by way Of being a trlppar
now. But one never seems to regard
oneself In such light or Imagine thai
anybody else could be 80 undiscerning.
hadn't known that hotel could be as
big as the WaIdorf-Astoria. though Mrs
Ess Kay says there are several Just
about as large In New York. and she
has heard there are one or two In Chi.
cago. but she thanks heaven she doesn't
know anything personally about that.
When she made this remark ! remem.
bered what Sally had told me In conf
dence about Mrs. Ess Kay's life before
she began to qualify for the Four Hun
dred But Of course | did not make
any allusion to the subject for fear II
was a skeleton In her closet. And Sal
ly says that well regulated Chicago
people think New York one horse
place compared To their town. which Is
really wonderful and most interesting.
as | shall fnd out II see II. wish
| could but suppose ! shan't. as
came over 10 visit Mrs. Ess Kay, not
to do sightseeing.
The second day after We came back
from West Point. as | went downstairs
the first thing IN the morning. ! heard
Mrs. Ess Kay at the telephone. which
is In a little room along corridor on
the fountain court
She was having q long conversation
with some one. laughing and chatting
lust as II she were talking TO q Wis.
itor, and presently my name came In
Yes. Lady Betty Bu-: no. not pro-
nounced that way. my child. As II II
were spelled Buckeye. that's
right Such a pretty girl, a perfect
dear. I expect the men will be wild
about her at Newport Potter raves
over her. Ha, ha. ha! Do you think
so? Well, perhaps. I've known stran'
ger things TO happen. No. it's not her
| father, but her brother. who's the duke
Awfully good looking. I wish he could
have come too But you see Sally
wouldn't You know what Sally H.
No, she's never got over that old At.
fair. Southern women are 80 romantic
Yes. I'll bring dear little Betty with
me II II won't tire you. She
Then began to think ought to lie,
her know l was there. for one hates tt
eavesdrop. So yelled at the top OF
my lungs that was In the hall walt
ing to 90 to breakfast and couldn't
help hearing every word she said
However, she didn't mind a bit and
called to me to come into the telephone
room.
I'm talking to friend Of mine who
has Just been moved back to her owr
apartment after getting over appendi
citis," she explained. Poor thing
she's such an indefatigable society
woman, and she does so hate being
stuck In the city at this season. I've
lust been promising to run 10 and sex
her this afternoon. aud Id like to take
YOU If you'll 60 Shed love to see you
III introduce you now by phone"
With that she began to chat into th'
thing again in chummy sort OF way
which seemed quite uncanny. as
have always looked upon telephone
MS an official kind Of machine which
you prepared for with fasting ant
PRAYER and only had recourse to wheI
| strictly necessary for important bust
ness. Here's Lady Betty" said Mrs
Ess Kay. I'm going to introduce you
Now, Betty. take hold Of the
"Oh, can't. | don't know how.
never did, objected. feeling as Il
she were going to force me Into tax
ing gus against my Will.
She would have inc try. so ! did. al
It's very difficult to oppose Mrs Es'
| Kay even in the smallest thing Bu
couldn't hear a word: only horrit
buzzing, so she had to let me of ant
Just tell me that the lady we were t
call OH was Mrs Harvey Richmoun
Taylour.
IF you're going to stay long II
America you'll have to get used to tn
phone" said she I'VE do half ou
shopping and some of our calling ant
make about all onr appointments tina
way. II we didn't there'd be mor
eases of nervous prostration than ther
are. ard goodness knows there ar
enough now even since blue ray
have come in. Many love affairs Al
carried on practically entirely b
phone, and I've heard that In case
, necessity marriage ceremonies can ;
performed by it"
How about divorcesT I asked. An
was quite serious. but Mrs. Ess Ka
Gi.:nt seem to think the questio
, worth an answer. So she switche
off her friend and rang up two
three tradespeople Of whom she orde
ed scent and chocolates and some me-
books aud told manicure to cal
Then we went in to breakfast
i 1t appears that the manicure perso
Is great catch, and you are lucky