New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY l. 1911

hat looked to them as if they did not belong to
,bc;r world They lacked that chic manner Of dress
and appearance that the fashionable world OF Newport
60 dearly love,. And when this frank charming young
f,l raised his hat to bow, what was his amazcmcnt
80 GOO the two girls OF fashion draw their sunshadcs
down in front OF their faces.
4 short time after they again met this young man
,rt;s time he was alone and he said TO them:
~Vbot on earth was the matter when attempted to
how 10 YOU this morning in front Of the Casino that
yor should in such a hurried manner put down your
narasols and screen yourselves from me-"
They replied "If you 60 and associate with such
oecr people YOU must always expect your friends from
tbe fashionable world to drop their umbrellas"
"Ah he said, those queer people that YOU saw were
my sisters from the country. They spending the
dav in Newport, and ! was showing them the sights
They very pleased with much That they saw; but
am thankful they did not realize the worldlncss and
snobbcrv Of my friends, otherwise they might have re-
turned to the country with very poor idea Of the So
cictv in which ! move
r1,tF n,rol as valuable to the snob as the fan is to
.,oh Mrs kish lady OF fashion Of Newport was
INTERVENING Miss Robbins Of New York in her bcauti-
fri home by the sea. one day they were both invited
Inv Mrs Clark Of Newport to dine and hear bcauti-
fil music after dinner. They accepted.
Nov Mrs Kish. who took her guest, Miss Robbins,
r. mi, dinner and musicale had the reputation Of being
rather restless and not remaining at any entertainment
until the finish Indeed she and her husband on this
occasion without attracting any attention. alpDcl away
IN the middle of the music and returned quietly home
The hostess Of the evening. Mrs. Clark quite
mustered and upset when before the entertainment was
over Mrs Kish said over the telephone that on arriving
home she found that She had left her beautiful fan in
Mrs Clark's drawing room. The guests and all the
household were quite distracted ovcr.not bGrg able to
find it. when the telephone bell rang once more, and
again the voice of Mrs Kish was heard:
"Oh no. it wasn't my fan that lost knew that
had forgotten something, but It was my guest, Miss
l,,t,,, j. md
for whom am sending round the carriage Immediately.
Mrs Kish was Immediately chrStcned by al those
present the Queen Of the Abscnmlndcd.
THE variety Of snobs was illustrated to me at a re-
ccp,ion Of a recent afternoon, when one Of the
Queens Of Song gave reception to the greatest actress
living
Iaskcd for an invitation for lady Of fashion and
power in the social world who did not know the hostess
She debated sometime whether or not 10 accept the
invitation. But finally her curiosity surmountcd those
natural feelings Of snobbcry which arose in her when
She reflected that She going meet Bohcmans, and
not people Of her own smart world.
rs the visitors entered noticed that an usher stood
By the door with little book as this great actress
wanted To- take away with her q souvenir the sigma
lures Of the people whom she met at the reception.
was standing near the door. and saw this fashion
able lady in that the uShcrrici 10 get her 10 sign
the book But She shrank from II in alarm az the very
thought Of entering her name as being present among
the artistic world
was SO amused that could not help but say to her,
My dear friend. why don't YOU sign that book"
She replied. Fred Martin. you've got me here; but
YOU can't put me on record as being here"
However, her curiosity great, and She thor
oughly amused at the charming entertainment
Yet presently amid the buzz Of conversation and the
clash Of the band. saw my smart friend humbly and
quietly disappear after She had seen everything been
amused, and no record had been taken Of it.
T WAS visiting in Washington last Inauguration and
having q cup of tea at a reception given by
Of the smarcst people OF the social world there.
Ny hostess said to me. Can YOU tell where that
charming and fascinating Mrs. SO and So Of New York,
who is Spending few DAYS in Washington is stoppng.