Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-02

Reclining In green dhd unite tea goton.
both; makes sure her baths the right
temperature, takes care of her If she
gets the grip, sits up and gives her
beef tea or chocolate after balls. mas
sages her and things like that l used
to have one myself, but a woman aftei
she's married Ii different from a bud.
She must have French woman fol-
her hair If she respects herself"
said meekly that l supposed so,
and then Mrs. Taylour left me to my
self for few minutes, while she talk
ed to Mrs. Ess Kay. They compared
notes about appendicitis. which they
called the fashionable complaint. and
Mrs. Taylour suddenly exclaimed:
"Oh. my dear, have had just the
smartest idea. AS soon as DR.. Pear
son will let me go to Blue Bay l tell
you l mean to wake them up there.
What I'll do Is to have an appendicitis
lunch. It'n he rather conducive. won't
it?"
"You are the most original thing!
exclaimed Mrs. Ess Kay. How are
you going to manager
''Oh. nobody shall be invited except
those who have had 1t. and the great
feature will be the decorations, operat.
ing instruments. you know. and hos
pital nurses, and-oh, don't know
what all yet. but I'm thinking 1t out.
1t was Cora Pitchley's cat lunch that
put 1t In my head" She turned to
me. "Only women are asked or a cat
lunch couldn't be worked. Is 1t 80
with you. too?"
"I'm afraid our women would think
it bore If there were no men," l an
swered. Anyway. there always are
some. believe. Im not out yet Do
tell about the cat lunch"
"Oh. 1t was only pretty smart trick
Of my friend. Mrs. Pitchley. She
was u rich young widow from the
west with millions and very pretty and
lively, so some Of the old cats snubbed
her and tried to keep her out OF New
York society when | was introducing
her around But she got her foot In
ut last. so tight they couldn't help
themselves. for the Van Tortens took
her up and she was made. So what
did she do but give big lunch, In.
yiting all the women who had been the
meanest to her. and not another soul
The whole table decOratio consisted
Of cats, vases made of cats, flower ar.
rangenents shaped like cats. and
little gold cat with emerald eyes for
each woman to take away with her.
SO she wouldn't forget the lunch In q
hurry. And would you believe 1t, not
one of them saw the joke until Smart
Sayings got hold Of it aud published
un account OF the function next week"
What did the women do" asked
Nothing but feel cattier than be.
fore She's richer than ever now. for
she's married u man worth twenty
millions. and the first thing he did was
to give orders to Celeste. her dress
maker. TO turn out two new dresses for
his wife every week of the year with.
out TAU. HOt Ouc VI tuGAu w SoSS AScS
than $3.50. 1t was such strain on
Celeste. thinking Of new ideas. that
she had to give 1t up after the drst
year. though II nearly broke her
heart"
81 shculd have thought 1t would be
a strain having the dresses to wear"
said l. Fancy getting paDsionately
attached to one frocx, but never being
able to wear It more than once or
twice ON account Of your duty to the
new ones always coming toward you
In long relentless procession, down
The years. should hate 1t.
Il wouldn't" said Mrs. Taylour. 1
can't have too many new things, and
always change each scrap Of furni'
ture and decoration in my own rooms
every year so that Mr.. Taylour won't
get tired Of them. He's such a nerv-
GUS man. But you'll meet Cora Pitch
ley at Newport. Her house Is there.
She's a type Of an American woman
just as bright as she can be. Her sec
! ond husband was wholesale dry