The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-05
SOCIAL
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Chicago's fashionable streets Before
1t are numerous motor cars and car.
riages and the strip of bright velvet
carpet up the steps shows that an aft
ernoon tea is in progress within Two
| women, enc 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 a 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-lt'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 thastily) Good
ness, they've hired all the walters in
town, think men in the hall
alone! Yes. I'm going upstairs first.
I'm going to keep my coat, but think
its 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 /
don't believe 1t, for man told my
husband that her husband was run
ming awfully close to the wind Well,
1t 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 1t for ten
years, believe. Let's go down. Isn't
there crowd! | suppose everybody
came because there weren't many
other things to 60 to to-day. You can't
make me believe Mrs Klimber Is so
dreadfully popular. She's just push
ing. Look! Her dress is fright,
How do you do, Mrs. Klimbcr! 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 How are you,
Mrs klimber7 needn't ask. because
you are looking awfully we'll Dear
me, there are so many people behind
me that I 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 -he just
grabbed and cornered theml That's
her way, Just because she has little
money she dares try anything! Any
body can make a 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 WIS
So would say sir looked positively
young Good afternoon, Sarah, was
just saying how sweet you locked!
My dear whore did you get that per
fectly stunning gown? 1t makes you
look positively slim! No one glancing
at you would think you weighed as
much as you do! I remember now,
you had lavender satin year before
last and you've just had it covered
with the spangled stuff and made
over, Well, that's clever and most
people would never dream 1t was an
old gown
Woman In GreeH-Lets go on out
into the dining room. want to get
near that woman with the coral will
low plumes so ! 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 mill
lions. She's ten years older than he
and divorced and he was crazy about
her till his father sent him to Mozarfl-
bique or Oshkosh or somewhere Go
slowly. Well, all ! can say is that he
certainly was crazy, | think that type
Of face with the Zig 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 Gray That's not Mrs
Klimber's lace tab,ecloth Every place
yaccarocn has served this winter I've
seen II! Orchids on the table. Well,
suppose she struck bargain sale,
Tor there's 500 worth there.
Woman In Grean--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 to
scrub her own kitchen floor. Did you
ever taste such weird sandwiches in
your life?
Woman in Gray--They're awful And
/ know that whipped cream Is part
egg. expect .ba Klimbers had to
save somewhere, since they got the
Circassian walnut. And such little
dabs OF frozen punch! know where
she got those pates--I saw them at
a mark-down sale one day. With these
lights the gold on them looks almost
like real hand work. Look at those
women In the door, glaring! ! think
- II.