The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-11-23
The Society
Editor
THEY say that IN the nswspaps
ALLEN WHITE

a rufs that the editorial writer 1
Dsser reports an item. no matter how
much he knows u Il that a reporter is
cot allowed 10 express an editorial
view Of . subject. even though he be
well qualified 10 speak: but on our
little country daily newspaper Il Is
entirely different We work on the
interchangeable point system. Every
one writes items. all Of us get adver-
eising aud job-work when u comes our
way. and when one Of us writes any
thing particularly good. Il IL marked
for the editorial page. The religious
reporter does the racing matinee In
wildwood park, and the financial ed
itor. who gets the market reports from
the feedstor men. also gets any
church news that comes along
The only time we ever established
a department was when We made Miss
Larrabee society editor. She came
from the high school, where her grad
usting essay on Kipling attracted our
attention. and. after an efiice council
had decided that Saturday society
page would be paying proposition.
At first. for six months after she
came 10 the Once. Miss Larrabee de
voted herself 10 the accumulation OF
professional pride This pride was as
much a part Of her life as her pompa'
dour which at that time was so high
that she had TO tiptoe 10 reach H.
However she managed 90 keep II up
was the wonder OF the ONCE. Finally.
We all agreed that she must uss
ehieken-fen She denied this but
was inclined 20 be good.natured about
Il. and. as an Office Joke, the boys
used 10 leave a step-ladder by her desk
90 that she could climb up and see
how her tap-knot really looked. Moth.
ing ruiied her spirits, and we soon
quit teasing her and began 20 admire
her work In addition TO filling six
columns ~ the Saturdays paper with
her society report IN town where g
church social is important enough to
Justify publishing the names OF those
who walt on the tables, Miss Larrabee
was a credit TO the Office
She was always invited 10 the enter.
talnments al the homes OF the Worth
ingtons ana the Conklns, who had
stationary washtubs 10 the Easements
OF their houses and who ate dinner
instead 81 supper IN the evening and
when size put on what the boys called
her trotting harness. her silk petticoats
rustled louder than any others at the
.HrnVF.aH
her pompadour and appeared with her
hair parted IN the middle and doused
over her ears in long undulating bill.
lows. No other girl in town came
within 4 quarter Of an inch Of Miss
Larrabee's dare When straight fronts
became stylish. Miss Larrabee was a
vertical marvel and when she rolled
up her sleeves and organized country
club she referred 20 her shoes rs boots
and took the longest steps IN town.
But with Il all she was no mere
clnthes-horse. We drilled IL into her
head during her first two weeks that
society news IN country town
means not merely the dolngs Of the
cutglass set. but that II means as well
the doings Of the Happy Hoppers the
Trundle-Bed Trash, the knights 81 Co
iumhns the RathbOne Sisters, the
Kings Daughters the Epworth league
the Christian FndeavOrers, the Wo
mans Relief corps the Ladies' Aid and
the Home Missionary societies, Miss
Nelson's Dancing class. the Switch
mems Annual ball-lf we get theil
job-work and every kindred, every
tribe. except such as gather In what
f. known as Kitchen sweats' and oc
easlonally send In call for the police
When Miss Larrabee got this into hei
head she began 20 groan under hei
burden. and by the end Of the year
though she had great pride In hei
profession she affected 10 loathe hel
department
Weddings we're her especial aboml
nations when the first social clout
appeared on the horizon indicating tn
appr5s.eh ~ q series 81 showers FOR III
bride which would eliminate in
riauIburst al some stone church. Mis-
Iarrah.ze would begin Co rumble iik
distant thunder and. as the storm grew
thicker she would fash out crooke'
ehain-Hghtning imprccauon on th
heads 4 ihe young people their fath
ers and mother and uncles and aunis
By tie day u the wedding she waul
be rolling i steady djapason - polite
decaor.zed exrurguled, ladyiike pr
family
While she sat o. her desk writin
the stefeetYped account Of The event
q vas hke picklng no I've wire {
speas a. her As she wrote We coul
tell 81 iusf ghat stage she had arrive
IN her copy Thus IL she said % th
adjacent atmosphere what vhol
per ee kuew tlat she bad VIRTUES
-The croWulng glory u g happy Tor
night 3 soelhl rthe-inE- found i
place Whou" and when She hlsse
out. Mougage8 clear 10 The caves a.
fuu - lusallment furniture We g
that Size had reached point SOM
thine ike this. amer the ceremon