The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

II believe Sir Fortune" remarked
the companion with whom l was
walking down a road near my house
the other day that / heard someone
calling your name"
hadn't the slightest doubt he had.
had heard 1t, too. but had dissem-
bled and pretended ! hadn't
SO we stopped, and the owner Of
the shout came running to us. He
Is nine years of age. He had caught
sight of me as 1 was passing his
home, and he came to tell me some
thing. We were very good friends,
you see.
~ saw you going by he said.
and l wanted to tell you, I'm going
to a party, the night after tomorrow
"a real party! We don't break up
before ten. And there's going to be
a Conjurer."
/ knew what was coming after I
had said good bye" to him. 1t was
II pity, my companion remarked, that
boy like that--a boy who might
be" nice boy-was evidently being
so badly brought up. Here he was
calling to people from windows and
thinking of parties. exulting in the
idea of sitting up till ten O'Clock. and
going to see conjureri Bad Bad.
when / was boy my compan-
ion began, Il went to no parties.
That is why ! don't miss such friyol-
ties now. People know me too well
to ever dream of inviting me now.
/ can quite believe that
He is one Of those persons who
glance askance at all gatherings for
pleasure A party is a meeting Of
people bent on having good time
together-or they ought to be. He
does not believe in parties either for
children or for grown-ups. Why
should people come together to en-
JOY themselves? Why can't they do
IL by themselves--in their own
homes? / pointed out that it might
be rather awkward II, suppose you
wanted a dance.
Dance" he exclaimed with
sneer. IF / ever had the inclination
to indulge in such idiocy, | would
much rather dance alone than in
company, where there would be
others to see me-"
have never tried dance by my
self, but | should say 1t was rather
melancholy performance. That is
Just what the party desplsing person
does not recognize---how much other
folk want partners in enjoyment
Most people enjoy themselves very
much better with others enjoying
themselves at the same time Don't
doctors tell us that a meal is not half
so enjoyable or beneficial If it ia eaten
alone. II YOU want TO laugh and be
Jolly, there Is nothing like having
those around you bent on the same
purpose We need company in most
things.
Never wonder what people are
thinking was the prescription Of a
lady who used to do a good business
( IN preparing nervous young ladies
/ about To enter into society. The ner-
Nous party goer when he or she gets
into crowded room, promptly be-
I &aFfS to- wonder what nil fhace
are thinking concerning them Oc-
CuPled IN trying to solve a problem
IKE that, how can they possibly at
on? e'7
1t may be comfort to the nervous
individual to know that the person
VINO Is little shy in society is apt
70 De favorite. People don't really
ike what Disraeli called a perfect
apIomb. The reason is SO few peo-
pie are themselves free from some
nervousness in society that they are
enVlousiy preJudiCed against the per
fectly self possessed person.
/ Why don't young men dance ."
asked a physician in a newspaper
some short time back. 1t is wonder
ful how many don't. The I-supp0se-
i-must-go person would frequently
jump at the opportunity If he only
knew how to dance. But he doesn't
The young gentleman thinks he win
I hook like a fool If he does not dance
and he Is confident he will look SO. II
ne makes the attempt. lie is con-
WINGED that dancing isst painfully ac-
CURED accomplishment In nine les
sons of an hour each he can learn
three dances that will carry him
through and dancing even creditablv.
he won't he an accomplished dancer.
/ but who wants him to be
The far-too-clever dancer is re-
sponsihle for the lack Of dancers in
society bathrooms today Nine or ten
years ago number of young gentle
men moving In society resolved to
make themselves perfect masters OF
dancing. AS they had nothing else
70 DO, they succeeded. They have
shone In nothing else. The danced
all rivals into the shade Hostesses
poured invitations upon the gentle
man who danced so beautifully I"
and he came. But men who could
not dance like that" shook the dust
or dancing off their feet and said hit
ter things. Dancing in society has
never got over the shock
I must ask so~and SO" a ladv re-
( marked to me the other day. he
/ does SO enjoy himself"
/ If people only knew ii. that IL one