The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24

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They were letting visitors in droves Of
Atty 20 through the house and We at.
tached ourselves 90 q drove and went
through hate 60 be punched. but !
wanted Co see what a lords house was
like
IN. you Wall Street broker! Perhaps
he has better taste than you have. but
! swear you would have made a greater
show fancy the pictures on your walls
were not painted 10y Reynolds and Rae
burn and 0ainsborough and Llnnell and
Romney and Van Dyck, but your furni
tuTe H. far les- comfortable and far moro
gorgeous than HE The place looked as
II II was lived IN
Heaps u letters and papers lay in an
adorable confusion on a deck aud in one
roOrn n bicycle stood mp against the wall
IN just the way It would stand in many an
American house until mother cam" and
made Johnny put II where /, belonged
Tiger skins. leopard skins. zebra skins,
lion skins for the drove Ia walk on. ana
We walked ON them The unshaven
clergyman had many remarks To make
lie advised the steward to hive tho paint
removed from aome brass work. evidently
thinking It vandalism to put paint on
brass The steward did not know how Il
happened
| offered no riucisns ON the way TIE
houss was run Neither did Ma ssinger
| have Ia shave every dav. and it's not
for me 10 give advice IN an almost
total strangers hous'
| don't suppose III ever have much
moro Ia do with Lord Blank. sug-
eested 10 Massinger that We ask him tn
Sunday tea but he seemed To thipk that
his lordship might have better things
to do. 10 lei the matter drop
! wish that come Americans WI q
travel In Europe could take lessons in
department from Lord Blank every
Thursday afternoon from toe II they
learned thoir lessons we'll Europeans
would have better opirion Of Americans
than they now have
Lords seem 10 be unnecessary hut
II they are models % carslsss politeness
perhaps they hAVo their uses
I said at the beginning that ladies'
in tho English senss Of the torn bore
no earmarks. let mo conclude my lotter
with few words on the subject
The other day ! received . telephone
message TO meet a friend % mine az
the concert At WaverLsys at ESQ
This message was given 10 me AZ INV
club by q waiter. and at once hurried
Cd 10 rig up for the occasion.
Whsn | reached the street, u short
one. I discovered that had lsft tire paper
conta lining the address In my other clothes.
and as the street was absolutely given
over 20 private houses I wondered how
a. AnA ~ sns
a telephone booth. and getting my club
aud the waiter found out the number and
went 10 the house. a private house
I reasoned that IL was to 10 a private
and rang tho Toll A footman
~ ened the door. anc a butler in answer
In my inquiry told me that my friend
had OF vet come 90 ] entered an ante
room 20 wait as I = ii OF wish 10 90 up
alone and the guests had not yet begun
In arrive in any numbers
After a few minutes there was a hustle
Il skirts and a very pleasant faced lady
N deep mourning came into the room and
greeted me by name. saying she had just
eft my friend az a reception. wouldnt
have some tea before going up said
hat would be very nice and then We fell
a. talking about one thing and another. +,
,ur children proving a topic on which We
both talked interestedly. was much :
Interested In telling her about mine.
After n time she said she must 20 up TO /
meet some guests. but that IL would !
,ome az soon as I had finished my tea she I
would he very glad to receive me.
The hutler had said that the function !
vas ~ he from until $50 o'clock Mighty
hort concert. thought I; hut the lady .
lad charmed me with her ease % man- I.
Ter and her very evident kindlineS-
The tea over. vent out into the hall !
fave my card TO the butler and he went D
,efore me up the stairs and announced
nv name. :
Tho room was run ~ men and women
,ut there was no piano and no violins My
Unknown friend advanced 70 meet me and
aid IL was 81 good % me 20 have come
Then she introduced me right and left. an
unusual thing IN England, 10y the way, and
talked on this and that with those met. .
~ the time wondering why all this 80 recy
md who in the world these people were
md when the concert was 10 begin
After a time my friend came and ~
Don as ! got a chance I asked her about ,
he concert.
What concert
why. the concert here AT WAverley's -
Shs controlled an inclination 10 burst
,ut into uproarious laughter and said
That stupid man A. the cluh' He re-
,eated the message after me and I aid
Nothing about concert. | said Meet /
ne at the Countess Of Waverley
Concert Countess said !. Stupid {,
rAiisr.'
Then understood IN. little visit
n me in the Anteroom The kindly
'ountess had wondered whv didn't
'ome up. had supposed did not know
English ways-and ] don't and had
ONE down to set me NJ ease and hence
he assumed Joy At seeing me from whom
he had parted two minutes before
There we're several titled people there.
,ut they were all rs easy as the proverbial
Id shoes. and was sorry 10 leave
I have Of courre given her = different
title than the one borne by her. hut I :
ave shown to those who may not have
nown that a countess ~ a comfortable
'omAn. Just ~ much II lady ~ an
american one and more Of = lady than