The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
BY Kate Carew

Kate hadn't been in London more
~ than a few hours when she whisked
herself OFF to a really smart ball. where
Titles foregathered. to trip the light fan
tastic!
And they say it's difficult to get into
English Society 0arge S, please). Why,
it's just easyi
Well, anyhow there was I. sitting in
my little attic chamber, feeling perfect
ly miserable. when the invitation to this
ball came. In fact, i was planning how
TO get back to America without crossing
the ocean, and / was trying to explain
to the interior portion Of me that We
were on shore again, and that there was
no sense in imagining We were still going
up, up. up and down. down, downy on
huge waves.
Then came the tinkIe of the telephone.
let it tinkle for a while. because every
time thought of getting out of my chair
the floor seemed to float gracefully up
and melt into the ceiling.
Finally. by a perfectly herculean ef-
fort, i did answer 1t. / said .'Hello,"
heaps OF times. and some one said. Are
you there?" as many times, and replied,
Yes" at first sweetly. and then quite
peevishly, because It was becoming
monotonous.
:. At last when the Central, who is ''Ex-
change" here, got through interfering 1
discovered that an old friend was call
ing me up and inviting me to a ball:
Well, honestly, dears, l felt so shaky
] didn't want to go.
But he said Duchesses and Countesses
would be there, and you know they al
hap eff nm
native-born American the first time of
seeing, so / just had TO accept.
No, I'm not a snob.
You know perfectly well am not and
1 never will be snob, but L did want
TO see Titles dancing on their native
heath.
The more 1 thought of it the more
thrilled 1 got.
SUSAN 3. ANTHONY, DEMOCRAT.
/ tried to remember how Susan B. An
thony was so independent and demo-
cratic that when she was presented to
the Empress of Germany she never
turned hair. Simply held out her
hand and said:
How do. Marm.''
Just like that
Yes. talked most severely to myself.
but all the same your female relative
kept on palpitating bit.
Then, too, the ball had such a ripping
name, doncherknow? 1t wasn't just
plain dance or ball, nothing like II. 1t
was the "Love-in-Idleness Ball.
Can you beat it?
Besides all that, it was the first of a
series of Shakespeare Flower Dances to
be given at Earlscourt, where an exhibit
ton of things they were In the i'm
mortal Billy's time. Is being held.
You know, they've all got Shake
spearitis over here just now. They're
dreadfuIly cut up that they've neglected
their bard so long. not giving him
playhouse of his own, which any other
actor-manager acquires in double quick
time, and having left undone lots of
things that would have shown how glad
they were he had been one of them. So
they're trying to make up for 1t by
building him a theatre, "a temple where
in his works shall be adequately per-
formed" as the enthusiastic highbrowsi
call IT, and they're holding this exhibit |
ton and special performances at STRAIT
ford, and Shakespeare Festival at His
nadJeets inedlre, 10 make up Tor any |
past lack of agility in honoring him.
Well, girls, as say. I just made up |
my mind L would have to go to that /
dance, whether I felt steamerish or not.
SO ! hied me to my little trunk, which,
by the way, has become a box since ]
landed. and with furrowed brow and
trembling hands / searched among my
garments for something that would do
the Stars and Stripes credit.
of course, l had not expected to meet
the British aristocracy face to face so
soon. I thought ] might get into touch
with them anon. but this Invitation was
sprung upon me in such a rush that I
got quite fidgety about everything, even
my clothes. and you know that IL there
is one thing have got a mind above IT'S
dress,
However. made a careful selection of
my very gladdest rags and hunming
My country. tits of thee" / put on all,
yes, every one of me joo-lls.
The Mere Man who had asked your
auntfe to go love-in-idlenessing called for
her in a taxicab, and-would you believe
it?-the taximeter only registered ls
cents at the beginning OF. the ride, ana
STAYED that way for aEesl Isn't it vrsnd7