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Story
March 6, 1855
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A hostess at a fashionable party near the metropolis, exhausted after late festivities, exclaims relief upon believing all guests gone, only to be overheard by a neighbor returning for a lost earring, leading to chagrin. (Boston Paper)
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HEARTFELT SENTIMENT INOPPORTUNELY EXPRESSED.
A large and brilliant party was given in fashionable circles a few weeks since, not a hundred miles from our metropolis, and the festivities were kept up to so late an hour that the fair hostess became completely wearied out. Some fifteen minutes after the lady supposed the last of her guests had left, she walked into the supper room, where the gas had been turned down, and gave vent to her wearied spirit by ejaculating—'Thank God, they are all stifled and gone!' 'Not quite all,' squeaked out a voice, 'I have returned to find an ear ring which I supposed was dropped while at the supper table!'
The hostess's chagrin can better be imagined than described, when on turning round she discovered one of her nearest fashionable neighbors!
—Boston Paper.
A large and brilliant party was given in fashionable circles a few weeks since, not a hundred miles from our metropolis, and the festivities were kept up to so late an hour that the fair hostess became completely wearied out. Some fifteen minutes after the lady supposed the last of her guests had left, she walked into the supper room, where the gas had been turned down, and gave vent to her wearied spirit by ejaculating—'Thank God, they are all stifled and gone!' 'Not quite all,' squeaked out a voice, 'I have returned to find an ear ring which I supposed was dropped while at the supper table!'
The hostess's chagrin can better be imagined than described, when on turning round she discovered one of her nearest fashionable neighbors!
—Boston Paper.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Social Embarrassment
Party Gaffe
Overheard Exclamation
What entities or persons were involved?
Hostess
Fashionable Neighbor
Where did it happen?
Not A Hundred Miles From Our Metropolis
Story Details
Key Persons
Hostess
Fashionable Neighbor
Location
Not A Hundred Miles From Our Metropolis
Event Date
A Few Weeks Since
Story Details
At a late-night party near the metropolis, the weary hostess enters the supper room after guests leave, exclaims relief that they are gone, but a neighbor who returned for an earring overhears, causing embarrassment.