“ CRASHERS.”

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1927, Page 4

“ CRASHERS.”

AfOYl. fit) i l/RGE SOCIETY OF ITS PARASITES. LUX DO.X. J une 21. The Purses.-. i;l Stitheraml has fired rhe first shot, in a. new campaign against “crashers,” namely, uninvited guests who make a practice ol walking in calmly to so<iet\ halls and functions. 4 hey consist, chiefly ol young men and women on the fringes of society, the men polite, debonair, immaculate, witty, and excellent dancers, and the women pretty and daintily dressed. ’1 hey sometimes flood popular hostesses and Innetiens to such an extent that they elbow the real guests out of the ballrooms and supper tables, causing an undignified search for further provisions.

Recently supper dainties, including strawberries and caviar, at one popular house vanished magically, and many of the guests went supperloss. The hostess counted up her guests the next morning, and found that she had unwittingly entertained 2d() “crash-

Thes uninvited gttosls cleverly wait till the dance is in full swing and the hostess is busy. 4 hen t hey wander in without hats or top coats, as it they had just been smoking a cigarette outside.

It is also believed ilia crooks are included among “crashers” lor the purpose of spying out the laud belore attempting it burglary. Hostesses, however, under the load of the Duchess of Sutherland, have now decided that, guests must show their invitation cards.

'Hie move coincides with the climax of the season, when hails at several of the famous houses tire nightly making Alavfair the gayest place in the world.