The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-12
:: Over the Nuts and Wine ::
By FRANCES coURTENAY BAYLOR
absurd in the eyes of this great Chris.

absurd in the eyes of this great Chris.
tian nation, of the whole Christian
world, not counting those Mohamnle-
dams who account our sacred books
sacred But when was Boston able
to breathe any atmosphere except the
isms as peasoup? 'HeterodoAy is
your doxy: orthodoxy is my doxy."
might certainly have been written of
them. Bat their enemies will continue
TO hold their gates. The Christian re-
ligion is in no danger whatever from
Boston. but it might repay Boston to
cultivate common sense.
Even in Canada this perniciou>
schism has caused twelve Congrega-
Presbyterians, 1t is just as we'll that
| all the Christian nations, churches ane
| individuals should realize how muct
more they have TO unite than TO divid.
ranks OF the intidel, the nihilist. this
reckless wing of the Socialists, tbs
atheist, the materialist. the infatu-
ated money grubber and all the forces
tinct varieties of gump. A Virginia
| lady of the highest class and perfect
| refinement once told me of visit she
| made to Boston to some high caste
Brahmin Bostonians during the holt
| days. When she mentioned that
Christmas was near, her hostess posi-
lively shifted 20. Christmas is moth
ing in Boston! Very few people OBJ
serve it at ALL" she said. you see II
is not authentic: and for Boston every
thing has got to be properly authenti-
cated!"
Good Lord" exclaimed the benlght-
ed Southerner, what do you call au-
thority?"
20! the higher critics in England
and Germany and Yale and Harvard
not Princeton! Princeton is often ad-
mirable. but rarely intellectual. I my
self am a pupil of the Mahatmas."
Guests can't throw things at their
hostesses, in our detective civilization"
said the benighted, but 1 felt like it.
especially in this country Had T been
English would have said. Are you
aware madam, that you are playing
the fool?' AS it was / turned purple
was the only thing that came into my
mind. ] was so taken aback. The
week following ] was at a fashionable
luncheon of twenty-five covers. One
CHANGED somebody was quoting some
| thing from the Bible about feasts as
| she entered. She was an enormous
| woman. cncased In Jet and crest
feathers, bugles, bangles. She stopped
short and eyed the assembled com
| pany sternly; is 1t possible" she said
| In voice like n bassoon. that any.
| pOdY continues TO fca6 that tissue OF
| fables and absurditIes2"
| This was too much for the bcnighted
She reused herself to the point of an,
swering back If the luncheon wa.
given to her. why. thought people
read everything in Boston, even tn,
Bible" was what she said In her sweet
gentle way, and 1t provoked a burs
Of laughter, That was neat, wasn't IT.
| THAT evening she was taken to a meet
| Ing of the Soros!s Seers, and opencc
| her eyes wider than ever First, one
I OF the graham bread, short-hared ed
| ucators delivered a stentorlan phillip
pic upon Man" 1t was something
awful, for he was represented in black
| and red poster style. with big brush
1 dipped In lampLblack as a selfish
| tyranncal, ignorant brute-bcast, only
to be endured TIL educated and sup
pressed and superseded by woman.
| Then lady doctor In mems clothes
described her experience. IN giving
First Aid TO the Injured TO n class
| OF thirtysiN girls, Two OF them were
| actually engaged, and when told
! them how TO rescue gentlemen in rail-
| way accidents, they all sat mp and took
| notice and notes nicely, for all "the
| others hopcd to be-" she weakly I'D
mitted, Two young men who had
come for lark and We're seated al