The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-06

ington fade into insignifcance in tho
light of those that his wife must endure.
for a woman is thinner-skinned than a
man, and is apt TO take herself more
seriously, and sees sights and rudenesses
that a man would pass over without
noticing She resents its rules. refuses
to conform, but Is ultimately compelled
TO submit or remain Isolated in the CON
fines Of her hotel or boarding house. The
rule she most rebels against Is that 0F
making the first call, which Is required OF
newcomers. She looks upon this as a bar
barous and unnatural custom, and recalls
with some bitterness how she rushed 10
call upon the strangers who visited Green
Pastures, but, unless she follows il. she
finds herself friendless. so she reluctantly
complies with this and other dlstasteful
regulations, which is neither easy nor
pleasant
The pseudo society leaders do not in
convenience themselves by endeavoring
to make the way smooth for the new
corners, and some OF these stupid Gus
toms now In vogue. and which they insist
~
perienced. They have, for instance, adopt
ed 2 number Of the rules that govern
English society. by which they attempt
TO regulate social matters on this side OF
the water Bad form 10 introduce pe0-
PIE unless you have their permission be
fore hand" is one OF these.
They do not take into account different
conditions or know. perhaps that on the
neutral ground Of a friends draWing-TOOm
people in England and On the continent
chat together whether they have been
formally introduced or net. This rule
causes the new members wife more en-
barrassment and heart aches than any
other, for she frequently finds herself
alone in a strange draWinE-TOOm and
among strange people, and the good
Samaritan who speaks to her not only
relieves her embarrassment, but makes
a lifelong friend.
Then there is the question Of precedence
10 deal with. and there was never a
harder nut TO crack than this, FOR while
countless books have been written and
people have talked themselves hoarse on
the subject. there are no permanent rules
regarding social priority. Books on Ell
quette differ and disputants clash. People
who have lived in Washington all their
lives are al sea on the subject and a
hostess is sure 10 offend some one no
matter what ruling she adopts. and for
the newcomer there are many pitfalls
willing 10 Ask Advice.
Clever women who come 70 Washing
ton for the first time 60 to those VINO
know the ins and outs. the intricacies or
life here. and ask ana follow their advice.
but the social leader Of Green Pastures
refuse TO acknowledge that there IS any
wisdom superior TO her own iH social Or
other matters, and 50 goes blindiy on her
way and never arrives
Added 20 his other woes. the new mem
be- is the butt Of the funny man, the
hero Of the most ridiculous stories. and
to bear this sort Of persecution good
naturedIy supposes q sense Of hum0r and
a self-cOntTol that IS rarely met with.
II the green ana callow member attemrs
10 deny or explain he but adds fuel %
the fame and is made more ridiculous
than ever. His only safe course is TO
smile as though he enjoyed being ride
culed and 10 Sood-naturedly accept the
absurd eobriquets as inevitably be-
slowed upon him as they are uron
freshman and pIebe- "sockIess Jerry
! Bailey. the Beautiful" 'Piglron Kelly"
) Addition. Division. and Silence" will
? live as long as the men who were dubbed
with these titles.
Fear of his constituency often dehars
. the provincial Gemagogue from becoming
metropolitanized. 4 story VIII illustrate.
/ A certain statesman from New England.
one Of the richest men in Congress. who
! lives IN great style. entertained an infu-
/ entail constituent not long since. Who
/ came 20 Washington 90 see how the gov
/ eminent was being run. On his return
/ home this worthy was beset by the states
mans followers 70 know how he was con-
Quoting himself.
oh. BnTs all right I guess; all right
/ enough; but say. boys. I was At his
house for a week, and We didn't have pie
| for breakfast once. wonder what his
mother nd say if she knowed Bill had
stopped having pie for breakfast"