The Idaho recorder., 1922-12-08
he Society
Editor
Observation-Disclosures
L,rsh,. 1922, By the Macmillan CO.
nLIAM ALLEN WHITE

,;sb,. 1922, By the MsemiIlan CO.
hey say that In the newspaper
fFces Of the city men work In
his. that the editorial writer
keports an item, no matter how
. knows Of 1t; that repoter Is
lowed to express an editorial
4 subject. even though he be
nalified to speak; but on our
country daily newspaper 1t Is
different. We work on the
aneeable point system. Every
bites items, all of US get adver-
bnd job-work when II comes our
md when one of us writes any
particularly good, 1t is marked
l editorial page. The religious
pr does the racing matinee In
bod park, and the financial ed
ho gets the market reports from
eed-store men, also gets any
news that comes along.
only time we ever established
rtment was when we made Miss
bee society editor. She came
he high school. where her grad
essay on Kipling attracted our
Ion, and after an office council
ecided that a Saturday society
Mould be a paying proposition.
FIRST. for six months after she
to the office. Miss Larrabee de-
herself to the accumulation of
slonal pride. This pride was as
part of her life as her pompa-
which at that time was so high
Eshe had to tiptoe to reach 1t.
ver she managed to keep 1t up
be wonder of the Office. Finally,
HI agreed that she must use
en-fence. She denied this, but
Inclined to be good-natured about
hd, as an office Joke, the boys
Ito leave a step-ladder by her desk
bat she could climb up and see
Bier top-knot really looked. Moth
fuiIled her spirits, and we soon
[teasing her and began to admire
|wOrk. In addition to filling six
fhns Of the Saturdays paper with
Society report in a town where q
|eh social is important enough to
fy publishing the names of those
Ewait on the tables, Miss Larrabee
ta credit to the Office.
5e was always invited to the enter
|hents at the hcA es of the Worth
pms and the Conklins, who had
|pnary washtubs in the Easements
}heir houses and who ate dinner
Dad of supper in the evening; and
d she put on what the boys called
trotting harness, her silk petticoats
led louder than any others at the
n One day she suddenly dropped
pompadOur and appeared with her
parted In the middle and doused
4 her ears in long, undulating bill
b. No other girl In town came
Pin a quarter of an inch of Miss
rabee's dare. When straight fronts
bme stylish, Miss Larrabee was a
Peal marvel, and when she rolled
per sleeves and organized country
\ she referred to her shoes as boots
took the longest steps in town.
with it all she was no mere
|hes-horse. We drilled 1t into her
d during her first two weeks that
ciety' news In country town
ans not merely the doings of the
glass set, but that 1t means as well
doingS Of the Happy Hoppers, the
indebted Trash, the Knights Of Co
bus, the Rathbone Sisters, the
gs Daughters, the Epworth league,
christian Endeavorers, the Wo-
rs Relief corps, the Ladies' Aid and
Home Missionary societies, Miss
sons Dancing class, the Switch
is Annual ball-if we get their
work-and every kindred, every
e. except such as gather In what
nown ns Kitchen sweats" and oc-
onal'y send in call for the police.
en- Miss Larrabee got this into her
u she began to groan under her
Ten, and by the end of the year.
Ign she had great pride In her
'eSsion, she affected to loathe her
Nrtment.
eddings were her especial abomi-
ons. When the first social cloud
cared on the horizon indicating the
roach of series of showers for the
2 which would eliminate In
dhurst at some stone church, Miss
'anee would begin to rumble like
ant thunder and, as the storm grew
Ner she would fash out crooked
h-lghtning lmprecation on the
Us OF the young people, their faith
ana r.other and uncles and aunts.
ue day of the wedding she would
rolling steady diapasou Of polite.
''orized, expurgated. ladylike pro-
ty.
ME she sat at her desk writing
S'ereotyped account of the event.
'aS Ike picking up a live wire to
Ia To her. AS she wrote, we could
al Just what stage she had arrived
'rf copy. Thus. If she said to the
,ntAt atmosphere, what whop-
we knew that she had written,
: crowning glory of a happy fort
II OF social gatherings found its
K "hen@' and when she hissed
"Iortcaged clear to the caves and
" ustallment furniture !" we felt
SH' had reached a point some