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in great favor, and the ladies agreed to meet at eight o'clock, to work upon a crochet quilt which was to be made in strips and afterwards joined.
At nine o'clock the gentlemen were admitted.
Prior invitations had been given simply in the name of the club, and their names were not disclosed until they made their appearance.
The element of comic mystery thus introduced gave some piquancy to our informal gathering.
Some light refreshments were then served, and the company separated in great good humor.
This little club was much enjoyed, but it lasted only through one season, and the crochet quilt never even approached completion.
My next club experience was much later in date and in quite another locality.
The summers which I passed in my lovely Newport valley brought me many pleasant acquaintances.
Though at a considerable distance from the town of Newport, I managed to keep up a friendly intercourse with those who took the trouble to seek me out in my retirement.
The historian Bancroft and his wife were at this time prominent figures in Newport society.
Their hospitality was proverbial, and at their entertainments one was sure to meet the notabilities who from time to time visited the now reviving town.
Mrs. Ritchie, only daughter of Harrison Gray
Houghton and Mifflin Company, 1899.
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