New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
By Kate Csrew.
VI TO BE a countess

III TO BE a countess
7 couldn't help thinking how vel
" adapted I am for such position
-. an the way 10 the Ritz-Carlton tc
-,.,o,v the last titled arrival. A Ger
NJ s.vant said once that our desires ar,
.-.,,,ents Of our faculties. II he Is
r,gbt and German savapts always are ne
.Ser that I question the decree Of fate
:. ,aeros to me that l could mt very easily
,s,o IN. frame Of court circle.
- Years I have read myself TO sleeI
.arrsing the rnadly allurng pages oi
-.,,La,s Peerage and the Almanach de
ca.b, Am remarkably conversant with the
r.,.A,tary rights OF all the dear little earl'
r. come over here to marry our pe
..orican hciresses. but confess WITT
.naroa that I am ignorant Of the minor
1T. NJ etiquette necessary to note before
admitted to the Peeresses Gallery al
,o,iors or IN q front pew when crowned
.oods have obsepuies.
I,,,ov for example that YOU must back
-. - royal presence. but. with some
ons Who Is not exactly royal but within
o..ra,s throw Of it, would it he correct tc
.bo same thing. or should one merely
h,,r ino Ought I to courtesy. holding my
.Lir, with both hands? 1t is so difhcnl'
ua.b q bohhle skirt And what should ! &C
n.i,b nv sketch book? Put II on the hoo'
,.bre 7 rerforfoed my genufecttons? Ana
- had assumed my Star-Spsnglef
par,,er attitude, would It not he awkward
,o lean over and pick It up again!
cnop,d 7 conceal the fact that I am em
,rossed rouchaIantly stralghten my ma
I'D cav "Ho1y. Countess%' as II ! were
o.'n .,,-.o,,,.d N interview nobility every day
srd to tell the truth. little bored by II?
ee,zE OF TEN GOLDEN MINUTES
p.auv. couldn't tell and had hnallE
% c.u in the assistance of Mr.. Lee hee
d,,L with whom | had been in commuhica
ton ever since the pilot left SANDY HOOK
lie had insured the countesss lie To-
cnnnn arranged her tour and lncloen'
opy exerted himself tremendously IN m'
behaIf. so that l was to have ten unlnter
,unted moments alone with her. Iogethe'
alone, Think Of il! Ten minutes with
real live countess.
hone this won't get into the soclet!
,o,,r,re. II would look as If I were tryini
to push myself.
"Ab Mr.. Keedick." chuckled l, shall
sddross her your grace m lady? Shall
begin. Now, tell me, earless, do you De-
lieve in birth -
The Keedick information bureau then BE-
came authority for the statement that
need not worry about the etiquette or the
occasjon. as the countess had enough for
two. that should address her as plain
Lady Warwick
7 had a dress rehearsal Lady Warwick.
lady Warwick" l said 1t over and over
did not want her to suspect for mo
ment that my lips were unaccustomed u
tbA touch of titles. fact that relatives
and friends, assisting at the function Ole
not allow me to forget.
"suppose it will be rather hard for yor
n come down to our level afterward,'
said one.
II shall try to forget" I answered, a bi'
loftly.
Another resented my sang froid. YOU
know how cool and self-possessed 1 car
be in a crisis "You don't seem dazed al
ALL" demonstrated she.
Your Aunt Kate has remarked from time
10 time the sort OF camaraderie existing
between writer's and people OF all sorts
high and low The average society woman
would he much more self-conscious meet
Ing queen than feminine scribbler would
think Of being. for she would know nothing
Of that common ground on which stand
souls attuned to kindred arts, the give
and-take territory where boundary line!