Year: 1868

At the exceedingly ungentlemanly hour of three
Yesterday afternoon the fair members of the Soro5is
Club sat down to banquet given In their honor at
Delmonico's by o coterie Of male admirers. The
majority Of the entertainers are In some degree
ciated with the minor journals Of this city, and
among the gentle guests were quite number OF
prominent "Bluesr-


- that tender tribe, who sigh o'er sonnets


And with the pages OF the last review


Line the interior OF their heads or b0nnetS


At first 1t was evident that the Bohemians were
rather nervous, but the quiet assurance and con-


derate condescenson Of the fair Sorosisans had the
efect Of putting them almost at their ease. Having
partaken Of their sherry and bitters. vermouth
cocktails and other appetizing mixtures usually In
cluded In the programme on these occasions-not
that such gastric stmulants were at all needed-the
gallant hosts escorted their guests to the dining
room, where they we're duly sandwiched and seated
About sixty persons sat down to table, the whilom
"lords Of creation" being In majority. It has been
remarked that literary men are generally sadly
deficient in conversationapowers the same cannot
be said Of literary ladies' Men OF letters are sup
posed to be very careless in the matter Of Dress but
the Bohemians who had the honor OF entertaining the
learned Sorossians yesterday afternoon-having, In
view OF this extraordinary OCCASION made rash ad-
ditons to their wardrobes-might have been mis-
taken at first glance for party Of outtters dummies
nOlluay. were IN various stages
OF evening dress, and the most fasdious OF ready.
made clothing dealers would have been satisfied
with the build OF their festive swallow tails and tue
rigidty OF their respective cravats As TO the ladies'
Judging by the general elegance OF their toilets not
one Of them but would have formed fitting model
for the front figure OF q fashion plate.


Everything that transpired at this unique enter
tainment was strictly sub rosa II being distinctly
understood that no one was to tell tales out Of
school. AS 1t was doubtful whether the maternal
parents OF all the fair young guests were c0gnizan
OF the fact that their darling daughters were away
from home yesterday afternoon, II would never do
TO publish the list OF names, for as the venerable
Mrs. Partngton once remarked. "Where Ignorance
is bliss it's folly to be otherwise" or course the
question OF woman's rights was discussed in all its
bearings-politica, social professional, &C.. and OF
course the entertainers did not dare to contradict
their lady guests, and consequently, being allowed
to say just whatever they pleased as often as they
liked, and take their own time about II, the
Sorosisians gave full reins TO their native eioquence


The entertainment concluded al an early hour a.
the special committee on latch keys has not yet ar.
rived at decision. However, the younger members
are sanguine OF carrying the point and there is no
doubt next time the members OF the SOross dine out
they win be able TO keep II up until after dark A
banquet at three In the afternoon s very well for q
beginning; but such very early dinners necessitate
late suppers and deved kidneys are terribly de-
morali5ing. The time may come, however, when
our sisters Of the Sorosis will dine at some such
scasouab!e time "a eight r. NJ, drown the chimes OF
midnight with champagne Charley" aud 20 home
with the milk in the morning. Truly we live in an
age OF revolutions.