The English Smart Set

To what a oondition has "smart soolöty" fallen! Any one may become a leading light in it, provided that he or she is ready to pay the footing. He or she can at any moment find a person to hid gnests to their feasts and any number of gnests, guaranteed to be "smart people, " will accept the invitations. A year or two ago an American lady intent on fashion took a large honse, and an introducer sent out her invitations. At her first party there were many of her own friends present The introducer explained to her that the right set of people would not come if they were exposed to this promiscuity with those who were not in it. Finally it was agreed that the hostess might invite ten friends to each party, but not more. What I have never understood is where the pleasure comes in of going to several parties the same evening. Yet there are many apparently sane persons who do this every evening during the season. At each party they probably have to wait at least half an hour bef ore getting out of their carriage and getting back into it when they want to go away. They struggle up stairs, show themselves, stay perhaps half an hour and then hurry off to the next party. Why they should like this mode of spending their evenings no on except themselves can imagina There is no costermonger's donkey so overworked as a woman bent on society. -