White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-01


beautiful bellies; INT some they bore
away to the lawn, and there poured
tales of delicious love into delicious
and delighted ears. They exchanged
Kisses and fond embraces for pearls
OF price and rich jewels. They
played Romeo and Juliet; they trod
the measure of the dance in the
broad glare of the electric lights;
they made love in the soft glow of
the moonlight. Such a night, such
a time. Real romances with knight
Grants in modern Newport. The
outsiders were pirates, all right.
But then the awakening. What
a Jolly time 1t was going to be when
the identity of the jewellers of the
night before became known; when
the little secrets, known only to two,
were reviewed with the return Of
rings and jewels. But the rings and
the jewels were not returned; the
Identity of the ardent lovers Of the
fancy dress ball is still In darkness.
And now scandal rocks the cradle of
the exclusive set of Newport. And
bellies and matrons blush at the
thought of affectionate scenes with
rank outsiders; they grow mad, then
frightened; they know not what to
think. They hope the intruders
We're gentlemen" gentlemen, who
will not whisper tales out of school.
But they have forestalled the tales
of the intruders. had they tales to
launch, by giving themselves
away"
The ladies twitted the gentlemen
of the dance with some of the
happenings of the glorious night.
The gentlemen were ignorant. They
knew not the meaning of the half
yelled illusions of the charming
women. But. you said the ladies;
you were. you did-Well, then, who
was. who did," and the cat was out
of the bag. We're the men mad
oh, no, Those rank outsiders, who
shone resplendent in the reflected
glory of the insiders-who got those
kisses, those embraces, those spark
ling jewels, intended for none but the
insiders. oh, no, they weren't mad
thus being cheated out of all those
good things. Not they. They
started out on a still hunt for the
plebian offenders. The pistol, the
shotgun, the guillotine for them if
they are found; but up to date they
have not been found, and society still
shivers.
At the fancy dress ball were peo-
pie whose names are household words
where society is known or read about.
Mrs. John Drexel. Mrs. rrench-Van-
derbilt, the beautiful Miss Sherman.
who is to be Lady Camoys, Mrs.
Robert Goelet, Mrs. Dick Stevens,
Mrs. McCarthy-all were there, and
among those who vent home early.
Among the gentlemen were Mon
cure Robinson, Fred and Norman
Prince. Tom Slidell, Herbert Harri-
man. Louis Brugiere and kindred
spirits in addition TO the husbands
of some of the beautiful jewellers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas went home at
4 O'Clock in the morning, but many
of the gay spirits remained, and
when six O'Clock came on Sunday
morning, when the birds were sing
ing i'm the trees and the waves of the
incoming tide were softly tapping
Newport's shores, there emerged
from the Golf club the strangest,
widest. weirdest procession ever
seen. With the band at its head
there marched Indian chiefs, sailor
lads, frowsy Turks-the leftover
dancers of the fancy dress ball,
awakening and shocking the staii
townspeople with their wild revels.
looking CHASTITY in the glare of the
rising sun. One young woman as
she marched forth overheard a
chauffeur say that he would like a
good cigarette. She was dressed In
a Turkish costume, with the short
blouse and trousers, and had Turk
ish cigarettes to burn. She handed
out her gold cigarette case and told
the chauceur to pass the weeds
around as far as they would go. And
he did.
nonoinn altar DAYLIGHT and the