The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-28
MEDIATIONA SUCCESS SOCIALLY

house, and n delightful ride into the
fruit country Of Canada, with tea on a
farmhouse lawn. The young ladies' took
delight in having doughnuts. pie. milk
and tea instead Of the usual dainty sand
wichcs and cakes that they enjoyed
every afternoon when at tho hotel on
the broad veranda facing the falls. An
automobile trip TO Buffalo for shopping
and tcn dance at an American hotel
are also among the many things that
havo Kept these young ladies busy during
the past weeks.
Cool weather has made Niagara Falls
an agreeable place for the conferences.
During the first two weeks fires burned
brightly every evening at both ends
OF the long lobby, and once during the
last week, when reports were coming
in from all over the United States Of
warm weather. a fire was necessary all
day and evening.
Al first spare time when not sight
seeing w., spent by members OF the
party in the deep. comfortable leather
chairs and lounges of tho lobby, but
later the general meeting place was the
tennis court in the rear Of the hotel. This
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terraced English garden which at pres
ent il bright with huge poppies. On
one OF the terraces ia an awninged bench
which served as grand stand for a large
and always enthusiastic audience.
Because the South Americans are 40
oustomed to dine at late hour the rest
OF the party have dropped into the habit
Of having an or Q o'clock dinner.
Music for the dance starts at $50 and
continues until Irexcept on very special
occasions. one OF which is Saturday
nights The deep red and cream white
decoration Of the ballroom forms splen-
did setting for the dark beauty OF the
four Senoritas Rabasa, who have been
faithful to the dance and are very pro-
fcient in it They are tall and slender
with dark wavy hair and large eyes.
Their brother and cousin are equally
good dancers and always willing partners
and instructors in the new steps The
three elder girls. the Misses Mercedes,
Nsabel and Conception Rabasa, speak
English perfectly as well as Spanish and
French Miss Ruth Rabasa. the young
est, understands English. but is little
shy about answering a remark in Eng
lish with other than one OF her ready
smiles or a yes or no. Once in a while
she surprises one with an "All right"
or other short answer and knowingly
smiles with pride.
Sonora Del Campo. the mother OF the
happy Manuclito, is n type OF Southern
beauty and possesses the art of always
being perfectly gowned She speaks
very little English and remains in seclu-
sion a great deal.
Two great chums are Romulo Naon
and George Suarez. who are always UP to
boyish pranks. They delight in treat
ing each other to tea. which seems to
consist mostly of cakes and sweets. A
while back wondrous melodrama was
composed Jointly by them and was to
be produced on the stage OF the ball
room II had been memorized and re-
hearsed before an audience of one and
the cost of admission in pins had been
decided upon. but then alas. they were
discovered and the production came to
an abrupt ending. for the father of one
Of the youthful playwrights heard that
the Mexican situation was discussed
at great length in the first act and he
promptly suppressed it,