Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1903 — SMART SET FRIENDSHIPS. [ARTICLE]

SMART SET FRIENDSHIPS.

Titer r«Mtllr Bare a Pmrpo.e, Social, Political or FUuelal. There arc friends In what Is labeled “the smart set” whose motto In life would appear to be, "Banish dull care.” These are the people who give those cheerful dinners where nobody cares a rap for precedence. Everybody takes his affinity in to dinner. The host starts off with the prettiest girl, and the hostess is taken down by some beardless boy. It is Liberty hall, with nicknames for all present, abundance of “chaff” and stories something more than risky. They are all great friends, of course, and call each other “dear things” and know exactly how much is meant by that, while they smile sweetly and say M Catr’ bQponnectlon with most of them behind their backs. Few of these so called friendships in society are made without a purpose, either political, social or financial. The peeress wants a “tip” from the millionaire, either a Stock Exchange tip or one affecting coin or copper or whatever his special line may be. Our “nice” friends are nice in so far as they are useful to us. At the same time, in justice to society, it ought to be pointed out that no one is taken in by these Interested friendships. The people who only make friends calculating how much they will benefit thereby are seen through by everybody and disliked so openly that only their toadies fail to let them see It —London Outlook.