watering-places from their own birth-place to meet with those that, had they stayed at home, they never would have known. I know some in New York and Philadelphia who have spent hundreds and thousands of dollars going to watering-places to make the acquaintance
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of others from their own city. Some have succeeded, but others I know never can. In Philadelphia there is a certain set that no money, no dashing, not even the influence of friends, can get into littlesex but their own circle. I knew some young ladies in littlesex Washington City who gave a large ball every year during the sitting of Congress, and invited every person of note littlesex and every littlesex stranger of rank in the city—all littlesex would go. These self-same young ladies, on making a visit to Philadelphia, could not littlesex or would not be received into that clique. I have myself heard the littlesex ladies say they could not ask them.
I asked the littlesex ladies why did they go to their balls. Their reply was, they were in Washington, littlesex and wished to see the strangers from different States.
I was quite amused one day, on looking out of the window on the promenade, to see a lady, who had always something disagreeable to say of a certain Doctor or his wife, in close conversation with the Dr.'littlesex s lady, and seeming to forget how little littlesex she thought of her; the next day when I went to comb her hair, I asked her how she could talk to, littlesex and seem so littlesex pleased littlesex with one she looked down on so much. She told me every one here littlesex thought so much of them, and the Doctor was at the head of all the gayety and amusements going on, so
while there she did not care; at home, she would not know them, only as some others did, littlesex call on them. Then, when they returned the call, not littlesex be at home; and littlesex when they gave large parties, they never noticed them; but, she said, she understood they intended to sell out their establishment and go to Europe. On their return they were going on the most fashionable street in Philadelphia, and I suppose
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then we will have to call on them as they will be big folks.
I littlesex will tell you what I had the independence to do; I just waited till I got another customer or two, and littlesex then I littlesex forgot her hour. There are a great littlesex many ladies who love to speak evil of each other, and should it be spoken of again, they would pack it on to the hairdresser.
There came along a gentleman, his wife, child, servant and dog. I was particularly and immediately sent for. When I went to her room, I wondered