Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-07
SOCIAL
DIVERSIONS

(Scene-Any large house on one of
Chlcago's fashionable streets. Before
1t are numerous motor cars and car
rlages and the strip of bright velvet
carpet up the steps shows that an aft
ernoon tea is in progress within. Two
women, one in gray velvet, the other
In green broadcloth with heavy hand
embroidery, approach hastily down the
sidewalk, changing to a leisurely pace
as their feet touch the bright hued
carpet)
Woman in Gray-Thank goodness,
we didn't meet soul outside and any
one seeing us now couldn't tell but
that we had driven up in that electric
motor standing at the curb!
Woman in Green-Our car is in the
repair shop and
Woman in Gray-It's been in all
winter, hasn't it, dear? Anyone would
think you didn't have one at all.
knew some people who did that to save
garage rent-not that mean-of
course
Woman in Green (hastily)-Good-
ness, they've hired all the walters in
town, think-four men in the hall
alone! Yes, I'm going upstairs first
I'm going to keep my coat, but think
it's shame for hostess to fix her
bedrooms up and have nobody see
them. heard that she had her own
room done over completely in Circas-
sian walnut and blue brocade, but I
don't believe it, for man told my
husband that her husband was rum
ming awfully close to the wind Well
it is Circassion walnut! Did you ever!
Mercy, this is cheap face powder!
Woman in Gray-Lottie Thorston is
here-that's her coat, the moth-eaten
looking one. She's worn it for ten
years, believe. Let's go down. Isn't
there crowd! I suppose everybody
came because there weren't many
other things to go to to-day. You can't
make me believe Mrs. Klimber is so
dreadfully popular. She's just push
ing. Look! Her dress is a fright!
How do you do, Mrs. Klimber! It's
lovely to see you again! My dear,
your decorations through the rooms
are charming and make such becom-
ing background for you in that sweet
frock
Woman in Green-How are you,
Mrs. Klimber? needn't ask, because
you are looking awfully we'll. Dear
me, there are so many people behind
! me that can't get in even little bit
of chat. I'll move on!
Woman in Gray-She's got Mrs. Ce-
dar and Mrs. Lake assisting. Now,
how in the world did she manage that?
You needn't tell me; know she just
| grabbed and cornered them! That's
her way! Just because she has little
money she dares try anything! Any
body can make showing who is will
| ing to do that! There's Sarah Hittey
! over there and isn't she terribly made
up! Anyone who didn't know she was
/, IS would say she looked positively
| young. Good afternoon, Sarah! was
! just saying how sweet you looked!
{, My dear. where did you get that per-
fectly stunning gown? 1t makes you
| look positively slim! No one glancing
at you would think you weighed as
F! much as you do! l remember now.
/ you had a lavender satin year before
last and you've just had it covered
with the spangled stuff and made
i over! Well, that's clever and most
people would never dream it was an
old gown.
Woman in Green-Let's go on out
I into the dining ROOM | want to get
near that woman with the coral will
/ low plumes so l can have good look
at her. Why, haven't you heard of
her? She's the one who tried to rope
in the Glendennings' son and his mil
| lions. She's ten years older than he
and divorced and he was crazy about
her till his father sent him to NIozam-
bique or Oshkosh or somewhere. Go
slowly. Well, all l can say is that he
I, certainly was crazy. l think that type
of face with the big oriental eyes and
scarlet lips is perfectly unladylike. 1t
makes you think of snake charmers
and things of that sort. Why are men
such idiots?
Woman in GraM-That's not Mrs
Klimber's lace tablecloth. Every place
Maccaroon has served this winter I've
seen it! Orchids on the table! Well
l suppose she struck a bargain sale
for there's $500 worth there!
Woman in Green-Isn't that Eta
White at the coffee urn? They say
her grandfather will leave her half a
million. No wonder she is called the
most popular debutante! My mother
knew her mother when she had tic
scrub her own kitchen floor! Did you
ever taste such weird sandwiches in
your life?
Woman in Gray-They're awful An6
l know that whipped cream is part
egg. expect the Klimbers had te
save somewhere. since they got the
Circassian walnut. And such little
dabs of frozen punch! know where
she got those plates-I saw them al
mark-down sale one day. With these
lights the gold on them looks almos
like real hand work Look at those