The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-21
4 @Dip" for Dinner
Is Prize Sought BY
All the HOstesses

The statesman ana his vie came early.
He pulled the BEN rope and ordered
the butler to bring up some me old
whisky. Tho servant domuEfed ana
suggestsd that his employer would
soon b along. The gusst ropea&s4 bio
command. with an cath Tor smpAasia.
The butler brought tho whislEy.
The foreign minister and h10 w1fo
returned. Nine. CechanoWSld VA
amazed at the sight Of the whi6ly
glasses and apologi1sd pointsdly that
she had net had IN opportunity 70 ofer
hospitality.
20" oald the American congress.
man. your man here insistsd upon
serving u. I tried 70 stop him. but
he insisted."
Even II the charge u made that the
diplomats are always hungry and VIII
80 anywhere for . good dinner they
can counter with the statement that
many Americans are always thirsty
and viii 80 anywhere for even q bad
drink. And they are likely to mob
the place that has good LIQUOR.
Whero The Jam II Th1ekoot.
Picture to yourself . stormy Jan.
uary Tuesday afternoon. with crowds
tumbling In from Ill parts Of Wash.
ington to the large stone dwelling on
fifteenth street where the Egyptian
minister and Nine. oamy Pasha are
having one Of their famous tea-dances.
Friday u embassy day. But Friday 10
llso the MohAmmedan Sabbath. 60
the Egyptians give their public parties
on Tuesday.
Rain. frost, blizzard. illness, perhaps
not even bereavement would keep
the guests away. A carved table in
the vestibulo II the gangway. On IT.
polished surface the entrants ding
down their passports, . calling card
with the corners bent the right way. 4
servitor In silk plays everlasting soil.
tairo with the cards, and Il you don't
have one he looks whitening. but he
doesn't stop you. You hand your wet
furs over TO more Servitors. and yoo
make your way up the broad stair.
case. Half the guests don't bother to
greet their host and hostess: about
half Of the half don't even know who
they are.
In the drawing room IN orchestra
q playing. but there isn't much dAnc.
Ing. There are ether attractions.
Across the hall. long tables are spread
with delicacies ~ read about In Ara.
bian NightsF tales. Fat ladies square
their hips against the buffet. grab fist.
fuls Of little cakes and stun than. .
cake at Z time, into their capacious
mouths.
The tradic jam 70 thicksst In the
hall. A tail. perspiring. ebony-colored
Egyptian q dlling up the glasses. He
wears silk trousers, very red and very
fun.
Doesn't no look Egyptian? " some
body murmurs.
A gay black and red silk tunic Odds
to the picture. A gorgeous. saudy
turhap swathes the purple Of his hair.
There 70 one slight blsmish. reminis.
cent Of last nights encounter with
democracy. A long. homogeneous strip
Of dirty white court plaster trails ita'
soothing way from the top Of his per-
spring ebony forehead down to the
very tip Of his ebony nose.
But the guests refuse to b die.
mayed.
Doesn't he look quaint" sushss
one woman.
Gosh. YES" replies her neikhbor.
= =
Gimme Some Scotch"
The man next her isn't indulginx IN
adjsctives. He came to drink. "Gim.
me some Scotch" he yslls to the man
IN the rcd silk pants.
The turhan swoops down beneath
the eeunt1r. reappears. After tt come
two hands clutching several bottles
with which the server hopes 70 tenpt
the guest.
NAV: gimme Scotch" whines the
guest.
Down goes the turhan, and IN.
Hare Il some fine Baccardi, dr.
croons the man with the patch.
Say. nssen; gimme some Scotch.
see1" The visitor Il made now. Five
times the man In crimson biooneee
o1ers drinks and dve times the man
yslls Tor Scotch. but samples some.
thing else.
Near him q largish woman ana
her smallish husband. He has lust
handed bio mate . hishball and she 10
ready to swallow It when abe notices
. young g1rl smac1king her llps over
something greon and oily that came
In . tiny glass.
She turns to her husband, ana. notu.
lantly. Il want some of that thero.~
She sets down har hi6hball on the
table, where. IN IN instant, Il win -
anybody'e BAH.
Don't b . damned fool" the hus.
handy admonition rings out clear e
he retr1eves the glass, shoves e a. hie
spouse. and fairly shouts, "thAt'o tho