The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
After Society's Busy Winter
Comes The Season of Unrest

Gus u winter this has been
socaj'y that the interim before Lent |
tegiis is calculated 10 unbalance the |
mcst steady minded: public and pri- |
u,e entertainments have been fol- |
lowing upon each others heels with |
increasing velocity. Many matrons
and maids and incidentally a few ,
fhthers and husbands-are looking !
forward eagerly to the season Of fast.
Ing and PRAYER. when at least there |
Will not be the continuous late hours. |
The proud father has had a hard !
season. At first IL WAS delightful tn
step IN NJ a dance. see Il few Of ones !
contemporaries and take a daughter
home. But the novelty soon wore off
aud father, and mothers as a rule
Concluded that their presence was not
es entail. Nevertheless late hours for
everybody have Kept up unconscion-
ably and society is really a.weary,
Under such circumstances some
;lung has to he done. The call of tho
South has been met with such une\.
p' ted alarrity aud enthusiasm that
,ho>. who delayed too long in making
M thcir minds to 20 South now find
Il impossible 10 secure The
daticns they desired. and many have
heen forced TO stop en- route to Palm
Reach N smaller and hitherto rather
Questionable places until room could
he found. and when That will be Is
delightfully."- uncertain. Palm Beach
and indeed all the Florida beaches are
crowded.
wa%shington's Birthday last Tuesday
vas u capital chaiice FOR the business
~ TAKING "A halliday a l.It.l,,s -l...t.
hogan on the previous Friday in many
css"s and will not end before to-mor-
row. Even then. while there are many
rtlrniur to town. their places at the
resorts are already filled and booked
ahead.
y u"i 20 Palm E,ach. where is one
q" g"' MI Northern places Of interest
'7'" for the last ten days leen full
't iIl'>" who delight in winters sports.
lai" Placid has been one Of the
'@,tur.i' spots. but every Northern
h"t'.. a. well AS every private camp
tNa- has opened its doors to guests has
hrr ,u demand oddly enough Wash
iu-'nn', birthday has never seen less
celebrating near home-that is. New
York although for the first time In
weeks there was every opportunity 10
enjoy the delights Of ice and snow
hsr"about.
\ real holiday. n complete change
wa demanded by those weary Of the
!ncessant going out, and railroad sta
tons and railroad trains have been
crowded with people bound out Of
town, until were II not for the TEN.
perature and the clothing worn 1t
would have seemed as though the
summer rush were beginning. And
ever! one WIS in good spirits and
showed evidences of roeperity: but
'Ia' Is not 50 remarkable. as every one
Knows That Il southern trip taken as
fashion demands II shall be Is in it.
49, az evidence Of prosperity.
T','s" who did go away from
n" oN have not been dull. and there
Aa, r,t been one of the many differen.
entertainments given for the many
din charities that has not been
w.I attended. Auction bridge tourna-
r"'.- ~" now coming Ia the fore as
It Done. n. ~ raising money. aud after
o. 'I' mu~irtics. the plays and the
Diuriu= ;he contrast Seems quite at
utc'.No and the So or more for the
.rh"' for the afternoons game IL
oh.crtuIy given.
II * quite the thing for a p~atroness
~ uu- Interested in tine charity for
which the tournament Is held to take
en.jgl tickets To make up one, two or
more tables. thus inSuring "A congenial
rarrv "t friends. The practice is said
a have " desirable results. first in
helping the charity and second in pay
.nr of social obligations that other
vi" could only be met by a card
iar'y ~ ones own home.
t. colony club seems 10 bc a
1avui.t, p.ac. for auction tournaments,
and wnv should it not be, when all
i3' engagements fr afternoon enter
taluuG are exceptionally and cleverly
'ur.,d" II is not necessary t q he a
m'1l or Of the club to play at such a
tournament. The tickle, Of admission
- aI that i, required. But il should
10 understood that the tickets are sold
,%are'u,'l and with discretion and are
nev"r ou general sale.
A'"r the slight s~lackening of the
Pace last week owing 10 so many peo-
pe having gone South. or North. or
West soc.cty is keen TO utilize The days
vat remain before Lent begins. and
me stay at homes are as busy as they
per" IN midwinter trying to Mt In all
her many engagements. Now IL the
cme when individual talents show up.
and lie g.rl or man who has attained