Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-06-04


@ Turn ''cartwheels'
Pay your way when visiting by po-
ftely responding with pretty little
gold pieces to your hostess demands
upon you to contribute to her pet
charity?"
Would you?
No? Better stay on this side of the
water then, for, according to latest re-
ports from merry England, the above
diversions are popular ones with So
ciety women of London, who have
sacrificed the steaming and fragrant
tea to the scented and exhilarating
highball
Not long ago a charming woman re-
turned to London after a prolonged
stay abroad. She had left the smoky
city in her youth, bidding a sad fare
well to all her friends, knowing that
she would be gone some time, but not
thinking she would be well past mid
die age when she should return to
them.
Wait for Callers All in Vain.
Upon her arrival she saw to it that
her return was duly announced in the
paper usually the medium for such
things and then sat down placidly to
await the callers she was sure would
Immediately flock to her home to wei
come her back.
Il not only expected to see the
friends of my youth" she said, but
expected to be introduced to a galaxy
of boys and girls-the sons and
daughters who had come to them
during my absence-and / cannot tell
you how eagerly 1 anticipated the
meetings and the long talks over old
times and the many many happenings
which had occurred in their lives and
my own since we had separated.
But l waited in vain, and finally,
thinking that for some unforeseen
reason people had stopped reading the
paper in which 1 had put my an
nouncement, / decided myself to take
the initiative, and accordingly 1 set
out one afternoon to make some calls.
Where shall / call first?' 1 DELHI
Grated, and / finally decided that 1
would go to the home of the countess
of B., as she had been formerly one
of my nearest and dearest friends.
when 1 arrived at the door 1 found
that she was at home,' and I stepped
gladly over the threshold, sure of a
hearty welcome.
But I had argued without my host.
AS 1 stepped in the butler approached
me and asked me respectfully if
played bridge.
why do you wish to know that?
j inquired with some hauteur.
Bridge Players Only Admitted.
because, madam he said, 'he1
ladyship has given me express orders
to admit no one in the afternoon but
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her orders
Il stood for a moment astounded
Then 1 turned and quietly left the
house, vowing in my inmost soul tc
cross the name of this supposed friend
of mine forever from my visiting list
And 1 surely would have done thi:
had not that afternoon telephone
message come from the butler of the
countess of B. saying that her lady
ship had not understood that l wa.
back and asking me to bridge tn,
following afternoon.
Il am not an unreasonable woman
and the next afternoon l appeared a
the house l had left the day befor,
with such outraged feelings. 1 wa.
greeted warmly by my friend, who
however, told me that she had beel
exceedingly amused to hear that I hat
called upon her. She assured M
calls were entirely out of date ant
that calling time was now devoted t,
bridge. And she said:
IF you want friends, dear Lad,
Snow that you have come back t.
town-don't call on them
Old fashioned calls questionable
you see. Bridge instead. Think yo-
would care for it every day in tn
week? Stay away, then
Monte Carlo Its Only Rival.
But to continue with the story O
Lady s.:
There was large crowd in tn
drawing room, a splendid apartment
hung with fine old pictures looking
down disdainfully on the motle
crowd of modern men and womer
Young men. nearly all of them, wit
vacant looking faces, and breaking FIRE
quently into foolish laughter Will
flirting with women old enough to b
their grandmothers in the most you'll
full of garments and manners. Youn
married women, and girls, too, man
of whom wore a look of care, especia
ly when the stakes were announced
Such eagerness for their winnings an
such concentration in the pursuit c
gambling I have only seen equaled q
Monte Carlo; and such greed as wa
displayed in the interval when tie
was served was a horrible and d,
grading sight
TT was a regular meal of a mos
solid description, tea and coffee bein
but minor considerations wit