Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17

You have doubtless heard of that
minister who p%eriloualy near the
talked out stage, and in desperate
search of an idea. asked what shall
| talk %about2' and will remember the
wits reply "About-five minutes
HOw's that for q suggestion for one
writer of the frivolous chat, who
doesn't find summertime society a life
inspiring dissertation? Dull. isn't 1t?
And too beastly warm to be merely
civil. SO perish the very thought of
parties and all the necessary frills
of social to-dos. No, "ye ladye is not
in We moode," it's nicer to stay home
in dolce ia n%iente'' comfort and in
dulge long ~siestas, than to don party
and attire and-besides-
though the eternal feminine (did You
ever hear of that would-be clever
writer, a man, of course, who, in 9
wild endeavor to be funny calls i the
Internal %feminine2l might forget
comfort, which is only a physical
state, after ail-but di regard fash
ion? Never. all. never It's the one
ltuID VI ufi u "a ieiii " u u ffffliER ftN
the world Of w~omankind kin. My Lady
Society will tell you 1t is too hot for
social functions, that her friends are
out Of town, etc, etc, all in the same
tired strain but if Fashion, the auto
crat, should issue q decree and COM
mand summer parties; well. the writ
ers would not need TO kill space in
mere nothings, as this present process
which might be dubbed IAN impos'-
ton on your good nature administer
ed with due apology
Say, if you have an idea of n
good cause, article, or section-what-
ever you call the different parts of a
Constitution-sueh us temperance or
suffrage. you would like inserted,
YOU had better get busy. From the
talk going around our constitution.
when complete will make Oklahoma's
strenuous efforts look mighty small
and it will likely take congress sew
eraI wears to wade through the array,
but as started to say. Mrs. Temper
ancc is already planning her campaign
50 Mrs. Suffragette, now Is Your
time. And you would never guess ",
but yon have.sa strong advocate ~
Hon. Il. S. Rodey. Why he made g
talk to two of the newspaper force
and the bare walls that would have
made you suffrage believers dellflous
with joy. vcall a convention, have
him address the meeting, n wager
he won't receive the treatment OF
President Taft who once Cnever AGAIN.
talked to a body OF suffragettes'
To change the subject, was ever
the call of the country more insist
entity heard and more persistently
obeyed? And we lesser portals pass
the DAYS in a deserted village--Dut
thcrell come a tjme-of cool weather
elections and the big fair So cheer
up, the worst has to go.
The stay-at-homes are willing away
the mornings At cards and dainty
luncheons. It's the only bit of social
activity prevalent and informally rs
the dominating note of the really de-
Iightful little affairs. There is a rule
against written invitations and the ~
formal tone enters with the telephone
announcement and prevails In the
simple summer gowns worn by the
hostess and her guests and the simple
ity of the decorations which are not or
the hot house" variety. Mrs. Isaac
Barth was morning party hostess OF
last Saturday with several tables OF
Bridge and Mrs. Il. A.. Mann Tues
day morning with 500 as feature
game. Both these affairs were N non