Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-07

getting out when they saw him passing by with two
ladies that looked to them they did not belong to
their world They lacked that chic manner of dress
and appearance that the fashionable world of Newport
dearly loves. And when this frank charming young
fellow raised his hat to bow, what his amazement
to the two girls of fashion draw their sunshades
down in front of their faces
A short time after they again met this young man.
This time he was alone, and he said to them:
what on earth the matter when attempted to
bow to you this morning in front of the Casino that
you should in such hurried manner put down your
parasols and screen yourselves from me!"
They replied. "If you go and associate with such
queer people, you must always expect your friends from
the fashionable world to drop their umbrellas
"Ah he said "those queer people that you were
my sisters from the country. They spending the
day in Newport and | was showing them the sights.
They very pleased with much that they saw; but
| am thankful they did not realize the worldlness and
snobbery of my friends, otherwise they might have
turned to the country with very poor idea of the
ciety in which novel
THE paraso is valuable to the snob the fan is to
the coquette But here is story of fan and a
snob Mrs. Kish, lady of fashion of Newport, was
entertaining Miss Robbins of New York in her beaut-
full home by the One day they were both invited
by Mrs Clark of Newport to dine and hear some beau
full music after dinner. They accepted
Now, Mrs. Kish, who took her guest Miss Robbins
to this dinner and musicale had the reputation of being
rather restless and not remaining at entertainment
until the finish. Indeed she and her husband on this
OCCASION without attracting any attention. slipped away
in the middle of the music and returned quietly home
The hostess of the evening, Mrs. Clark, quite
stered and upset when, before the entertainment was
over Mrs Ksh said the telephone that arriving
home she found that she had left her beautiful fan in
Mrs. Clarks drawing room. The guests and all the
household quite distracted rot beirg 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,-I knew that
had forgotten something, but it my guest, Miss
Robbins, whom forgot to bring away with me, and
for whom am sending round the carriage Immediately"
Mrs. Ksh was Immediately chrstened by all those
present the Queen of the Absen minded
THE variety of snobs was illustrated to me at re-
ceptOn of a recent afternoon, when one of the
Queens of Song reception to the greatest actress
living.
asked for invitation for lady of fashion and
power the social world who did not know the hostess
She debated sometime whether not to accept the
invitation. But finally her curiosity surmounted those
natural feelings of snobbery which in her when
she reflected that she going to meet Boheans and
not people of her smart world
As the visitors entered, noticed that an usher stood
by the door with little book as this great actress
wanted to take away with her as souvenir the sigma
lures of the people whom she met at the reception I
standing the door, and saw as this fashion
able lady came ln that the usher tried get her to sign
the book But she shrank from in alarm at the verv
thought of entering her name being present among
the artistic world.
was amused that could not help but say to her.
My dear friend why don't you sign that book"
She replied, Erred Martin. you've got me here; but
you can't put me on record as being here!"
However, her curiosity was great and she was thor
oughly amused at the charming entertainment
Yet presently, amid the buzz of conversation and the
clash of the band, saw my smart friend humblv and
quietly disappear after she had everything been
amused. and no record had been taken of it.
7 WAS visiting in Washington last inauguration. and
was having cup of tea at a reception given by one
OF the smarest people of the social world there
My hostess said to me, "Can you tell me where that
charming and Ease mating Mrs So and So of New York
who is spending few days in Washington is sopping?'
"Why, of course CAM" I replied "She is VISITING
some of the most kind hearted people in the world here
in Washington Even their enormous house is not so