New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07

dignation to think that her friend should prove ''S'
one OF the Queens OF SnobS. ;.,s du,clI-
The next morning the old concierge at LOUIS ~
mo nlacc came tottcring into the room whcre Lousc '
taking her simple breakfast of cup ol Oo"T0 'i
roll Among the letters which the old concierge OIousn.
her she at once recognized the handwriting Vi 'O eN"'
friend Madame y:
Nv dear LOUIS, have been unhappy ever H inc,
W. % to yo,, Yesterday am sorry from my heart
and send you the inclosed check 50 lAt yTu % auti
the most fashionable dressmakcr in PARIS ana get
full gown. Ill
And whcnthis maiden lady told me tins story saili
70 her Il hope YOU didn't accept the cheek "Ic SUN
treatment as you had received =: %,
But she replied "Nlr Fred Martin, my gown Is 80
old and shabby and if it should come to pieces HNc
no more money to buy another. The temptation was
50 great for me TO buy gown in winch couid ou III!
own with anyone in the world that nave pccil u3p ~
mix with, that | could not refuse ana "IVV O
charming note accepting it, and went ana 8yt 'Hc
Gown So that instead of having only one now, nave
two And the unfortunate part OF 1t all Is tht y9l
have become a snob, because my new gown wear oLE
lt certain places where think am gong 10 meet uc
Smartcst people and my old one ! wear when go 10
places where | am sure to meet friends nearer TO my
heart who not 50 smart. 80 that inc rcSu ID '"0
whole thing is that have become a snob myself.
We had a good laugh over this, and ! sad 10 Hel'
The phantom of snob is always knocking at the door,
ready to creep into any home.
THE hcarcssncss Of the snob is truly appalling ne
L would stop at nothing to attain his ends. ne
other night a friend OF mine Miss Robbins, told me
that about a week since she engaged to dine with
friend whom she thought loved her On the eve OF the
dinner she called up her friend and sad mat she dd
tis received telegram from Baltimore telling her that
her only sister was desperately ill., and that she must
therefore give up her dinner engagement that night
Her friend gave expression over the telephone to what
was almost a shrek OF despair and exclaimed:
what on earth can | do, You will break up the
whole dinner, Can't YOU make an effort and Gomez
Your sister may not die tonight
A GREAT friend Of mine was one Of the most charm
n ing women of the smaller set Of the social world,
Madame y who as "a small child, had been pcttcd
bv her family that She had been almost spo and later
ON in life had been very much pcttcd by her husband.
Everyone however made allowances for her.
At a luncheon one day the hostess who had invited
her was SO annoyed because they had waited twenty
minutes for Madame 10 come in. The hostess and
her guests actually entering the dining room when
at last in came Madame and said:
"Oh. YOU must cXcusc me for being late; but have
been to the smarcsj funeral that have ever seen in
my life And, Dear, who sat next 10 me but Eliza
Williams, and al the very snartcs' people were there.
She gave such nulgcs that She nearly knocked me
81 the seat. and afraid that others would see
IT, And altogether the excitement of watching others
coming in such that for time We both forgot the
corpse and why were there"
The solcmntv Of the funeral was Immediately for
gotten amid the Of laughter the guests entered
the dining room for the luncheon, and they all decided
!, WIS the most cheerful account of q funeral that any
Of them had ever heard.
NOWHERE, perhaps, is snobbcry in such evidence
~ as at Newport. the summer center Of society Of
luxury, and of snobs. one day | was driving down
Bccvuc-avc with great lady Of the social world Of
New York, when We passed on q corner one Of her
friends, and thought dear one When We got nearer
She suddenly dropped her shade umbrella. She thus
avoided actually cutting him; but il practically
amounted TO the same thing.
was amused, and said to her, Why, there's Your
friend" and she replied:
Yes, saw him; but he WAS with such queer pro-
vncM people that Of course couldn't think Of bowling
10 HIM
Later on in the afternoon this gentleman met my