Show WO igene ne of the city papers gives the following description of a fashionable new york party it will answer for other places without material alteration soirees es have their established program aue me 31 andall our oar readers will recognize it ing instanter lantei printed cards two weeks in advance van defor J or large parties written i ofies ones for medium and verbal invites for small at tin intervals of from one to five klys lys notice botic carriages at 8 front room second story for gentlemen back room for ladies that the latter have not to pus pass thet the ormer 4 L vb abich aoh will be kept open and abd will smell of brandy and cigars ladies cadies fuming over pincushions pin cushions and tight alip slippers pore gentlemen al agonizing with a stiff stif hair brush and intractable gloves meetings at head of stairs I 1 and enar entering e ing room together no bowing of crawf nos tin intimate I 1 i in to friends until hostess is ia so approached aroi pro ached bed ani and devotions paid chairs and ad comfort for wall flowers dancing and small talk for light heels old tops in the basement at cards matrons matrona under the windows comparing daughters gabble gabble hop hop music arid and lemonade moade le for three hours slight odor of fried oyster sand turning 1 for promenade grand march of of victims 1 in party colored costumes like the actors in a b auto da fe rush of gentlemen for plates and forks screams of ladies about dresses 0 oysters ya salad and sandwiches followed by champaign ice cream and je jelly y smashing of plates and subdued swearing of waiters destruction of bf white kids alarming ng volley of small talk incipient dyspepsia I 1 relieved by adjournment to dat dancing icing rooms for exercise confusion a la Is chain champaigne I 1 pa 11 igne old tops high matrons matrona low with 1 fri fright belles and beaux getting on famously host dauns carriages driving up shawls and overshoes euty empty rooms smell of state stale food two dundr hundred nodding night caps I 1 |