The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-02-11
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ALICE MAITL Ian D;
THE BELLE OF THE SEASON
BY HENRY W. HEBBERT. - ~
AutlOr of tas Roman Traitor, MarnsadaEs WyUi
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i.iipe hoasein the upper part of New York as
tall, beautiful girl entered the door alone, but
with. an air Of the most perfect confidence and
self possession, e. 'os 90 eas ''4 .-.'
Nor was it anywise surprising that even the
Spolitefiess and self-restraint Of that sol distant
aristocracy should be movediout of fancies Of
conventional GOODNESS, and stirred to something
of natural warmth by the lovelness of that fair
3. being For she was indeed as beautiful as ever
was creation ofthe painters art, conception of
the poets fancy, nor did she lack all appliances
and means to boot to set off her exquisite, fea-
lures and voluptuous form to the utmost
She was as have said, very TALL with that
peculiar swan-l1e neck, and those falling shoul-
defs which are sorareyeven with the most per-
feet specimens Of fzwomanhood., Her head small
and classically shaped, was admirably set on a
point which adds more perhaps than any othel
to that peculiar kind Of grace which we arc ac-
cdstomed to call aristtcracy Of figure and ap-
pearance. Nor was tile rest of her form less
perfect than the neck and shoulders, for the soft
'redndness Of her swelling bust, the slender
shapely symmetry ofhor smlllwaist, and the vo-
luptuous outlines of her lower limbs as indicated
by many an undulating line and sinuous motion
of the rich draperies she wore surpassed by the
proportions of any .Grocian marble that ever,
sprsns to immortality from the touch Of the at
tic chIsel. -, ,5as
And if her person was Incompatible, how ra-
dent was the beauty of that matchless face, the
living music of those regular features The rich
redundant waves of the silky auburn hair which
parted evenly above her pale smooth brow, fell
in food of golden ringets on either side OF the
glowing cheeks, down the white neck and ala
baster shoulders--the brows and eyelashes as
black as night strange contrast to the fairness of
her complexion and the hue of her fair hair
the dark unathomable eyes which seemed black
: till their soft and langud lustre convinced you
that they were Of the deepest violet blue--the
fine straight nose with its small roseate nostrils
at once delicate and proud--the ripe arch of
ftha wooinglips tinct with the hue and perfu-
med with the olor Of the damask rose-such
wore the charms that were united in the face
and form Of the fairest Of Manhattan's daughters
Her dress well suited to display her glorious
beauties, was full robe of peach colored silk,
shot with the changoful tints of the turtles neck,
deliberately embroidered and bedecked with
knots Of artificial flowers so exquistely wrought
that they aefad the eye to distinguish them
from natural buds and blossoms. The low
square cut corsago Of this splendid dress revealed
perhaps little too much Of a neck and bosom
as white as the drifted snow, through which
m.andered a thousand tiny azire veins, proving
tic purity and decacy Of her skim Her arms
also were bare almost to the shoulder and so
beautifully were theyrounled, AMI so softly did
they taper down to the small, rosy hand, and
slender fingers that they might well have served
for asculptors model. NJ. e e.. s
"How exqdistely beautiful Alice Maitland
looks tonight" whispered another fair young.
girl, with sparkling black eyes and a profision
of black hair, to her partner, tall, well-male
young man, with an intelligent face, and slight
dark moustache on his upper lip.
Eyes, very beautiful she is, certainly he an
swered, glzing on the fair creature with a cold
and criticaley livery beautiful, it cannot be
denied ---and yet-and yet''-- ...t.r.
Sand yet what. Sir critic9'a asked the gay
girl--"what new lessnave'te is this?-I thought
you were one Of the fair Alice's most loyal sub
jects--nay! hersworh champion, and permitted
servant" % @ fa'stCIo Us e7oat gA sH
'.Not l. indeed, fair LADY, replied the young
man, his lip half crushing with bitter sneer----
''you never were more mistaken in your life"
'Since when, thon, most false traitor, have
yon forsworh your allegcnce?" r, I, f, 4.
II could not orswear that which I have new
ersworn,'' ..s -lg. .5,g.. ,., - s.t, v.
"For shanel for shame! you false n1an-there
isindeed no truth in You. Do not remember
when you had no eyes but for her, no tongue
but to sing her praises, no hope but to lnger at
her feet in lowly adoration2" 5
"Facinate1 T. perhaps, for a while by her ex-
traordinary beauty, and spell-bound by her
seeming artlessness - Il rss.sIsa tr .s,e i
a"Her seeming artlessness!' 'ol ~, +"
(which is the perfection Of art. I may have
Auttered before the eyes Of the beautiful cold
snake fora moment, but the spell was soon bro
ken, and the bird is again free" "74i 7as W. z
hAnd heart wholeT' .q..gatE ~ rr ,Nssl
ss.And heart whole, lady,; . aa}o a
nBut do yon really believe her to be 50 cold
and artificial?' e l''os 80. aa.t #5a t.iss
,.6As cold and artificial as anything possibly
can be- Look at the very way in which she is
got up, ----..-------.---.-----
"Got up! apretty way truly to speakof fair
yOingIladys'I X z p lIl1 a d.F 99H
II can term it nothing else. It is the perfcc-
ton Of getting up. There is not single hair in
those exqdisitely trained ringlets that has not
its owa proper end and meaning There is not
asidelong glance Of those wonderful blue eyes,
hota bashflI drop Of the lids, not a. bold open
lock but -hasits bjoct aud its end. The very
elaborate gdiplay. Of that beautiful meek lis a
thing intended ana calculated On beforehand
Bplieve mo, Alice Maitland is cold, calculating
heArtiess coqdstte, II she 30 not something
worse. + should .be very sorry, Julia, that you
should be Intimate with her" a#e aGras ea'a
eSh6ald YOU replied the gay girl raising
her quick black eyes to his face, and letting then
drop sgain instantly, as she met his admilipt
sze ardsntIy xed on her featuras--sshoult
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