An American girl in London . st ofthem! But it was not in the nature of things or peoplethat Lady Torquilin should like Mr. Oscar Wilde. Before wewent she showed me two or three lady-journalists busy takingnotes. Theres that nice Miss Jay Penne, said Lady Torquilin. I know all the Jay Pennes—such a literary family ! And MissJay Penne always wants to know what Ive got on. I think Imust just speak to her, dear, if you dont mind waiting onemoment; and then well go. She asked about you, too, dear, said my friend when sherejoined me, with a little nudge of congratulation. I should, perhaps, have st
An American girl in London . st ofthem! But it was not in the nature of things or peoplethat Lady Torquilin should like Mr. Oscar Wilde. Before wewent she showed me two or three lady-journalists busy takingnotes. Theres that nice Miss Jay Penne, said Lady Torquilin. I know all the Jay Pennes—such a literary family ! And MissJay Penne always wants to know what Ive got on. I think Imust just speak to her, dear, if you dont mind waiting onemoment; and then well go. She asked about you, too, dear, said my friend when sherejoined me, with a little nudge of congratulation. I should, perhaps, have stated before that there were a numberof artists walking around trying to keep away from their ownpictures; but this I gathered of myself, for, with the exceptionof Sir Bellamy Bellamy, who had gone away, Lady Torquilindid not know any of them. I noticed, too, that the walls of therooms we were in were covered with pictures, but they did notseem to have anvthinof to do with the Private View. 170 AN AMERICAN GRL IN LONDON XVI. ADY POWDERBVS ballwas the first I attended inLondon, and therefore, Isuppose, made the strongestimpression upon me. Itwas quite different from a Chicago ball, though the differenceswere so intangible—not consisting at all in the supper, or themusic, or the dresses, or the decorations—that I am bv no / AX AMi-lRICAN GIRL IX LOXDON 171 means sure that I can explain them ; so I beg that you will notbe disappointed if you fail to learn from my idea of a Londonball what a Chicago ball is like. It is very easy for you to findout personally, if you happen to be in Chicago. We went in a four-wheeler at about eleven oclock, and asthe driver drew up before the strip of carpet that led to thedoor, the first thing that struck me was the little crowd of peoplestanding waiting on either side to watch the guests go in. Inever saw that in Chicago—that patience and dont think the freeborn American citizen would find it con-sistent with his dignity t
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