New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-19

49, " Z. CHAPTER i. ~ ~
The tlrst cold day which announces The close b
sntumn and thessppFoach Of winter, is solemn ant
important epoch Ia = lady Of fashion. She must
then make due preparations for the coming season
Winter "a On his Nay sac6onp panied By concerts and
ronts, and balls. What pleasures, what trinmphs
brings Ne n s ttaif2 What dresses shall we invent
lions, Sas CANNOT IL dscide nnti ths rsisnng stss
have iss0ed eheir nat dxipg 10 The fashions for The
season Until {he1. we must content ourselves with
last winters velvet inanes and thick cashmeres and
81 xheaehs Msdame Dubseu ous ii tie most
celebrated ~ tie slegasfes pf Paris On that day
it was ii early part 81 last November winter had
suddeniy aanaauced himaaf, and with more asperity
than usual Madame Dubfeuil was making her ar
this sudden and untofe attack
Of the wiieheaded old gentleman, and she could not
help rejecting, while occupied 10 these matters,
the rapid progress Of time the happy days which
had aqwn q quickly y, and % hsr own WI twenty
Twentyseight certainly cannot be considered de-
sparing or even Responding age, and Madame
Dubreu a. she glaReed at one Of the mirrors ia her
bondoir. was right In thinking that she had never
been more lovely than 1t that moment. Up to that
time, every dry appeared To have only added 10 her
beauty to have furnished her with some new charm
but now she had resched pefieeticp which she
could not hope long to RETAIN y i not. therefore, 70
be wondered 1t the sight Of her last winters habit
iments produced such various thoughts in the mind
Of Madame Dubreuil. as one by one she drew them
xorth ffn.s their sonn lretreats In q box o. sandal
wood rep0sed one Of the most lovely NUTS ever
produced from Siberian sables The fair lady looked
81 1t with melancholy smile. and asked herself
HoNfmaHy things have happened since the last day
wore 4hat muir and what will be my fate before
] again deposit il 10 that bog n
FROM sthese philosophical reflections my readers
win already have Imagined that Madame Dubfenil Is
3 widew. Il Is true. She had been married TO q
man much older than herself; he was Immensely
rich, hysd i magnificent style bis house WIS yis
attentive husband and. BIZ way Of making his wife
lament lii ioss be. lust before dying made viii bv
which he left the greatest bulk Of his property 70
distant relations, with whom be had scarcely ex-
changed a word. 81 This will DO q very eifectnal
method 10 make her regret me- Thought this good
husband. az Ne penned his last wishes 81 have
habituafsd my sxiie to lpxury, 10 spendng large
sums Of lnonsy. How viii my widow weep for me
when she fnds herself reduced to mediocrty and il
compelled 70 observe the most rigid economy II
left her IN nv fortnns abe would. perhaps, marry
some one FOR whom she has an affection and the
comparison might not be to ny advantage
Thuswas Madame Dubrsuilm made The victim Of the
sefove ana the posthnmoua jealousy OF her amiable
SPOUSE 10 fenoanee The pleasures Of fashionable Ife
was i.nnossihe. they bad become 4 necessity with.
her 10 shine ii the great world was her only ham,
piness, and the young widow did what mang handles
do her income not being sufficient for her expenses
she encfuached upon the capital and continued ly.
ing n grand sfyle She calculated upon the 5ntnre
upon her charms, upon her accomplishments; mar
riage was q resource which could not fail her 40
MANY adtnrers throneed around her. All Of WHOM,
were prodiEa d tie most feryent prolestations.
Ths113av had. however. arrived when Madame Du.
brea perceived ait Il was asouteIy NECESSARY III
should bring her widowhood To close. Her cauifal
had seriousjy diminshed time was running an !:
ard although her lookiuR. class still gave her ia
most brilliant Assurances although her admirers stll
pourel ther ardent vows and ad5atjons into her ear
shs must now listen ID ths voice Of reason or be ex
posed 70 the dread alternative Of finding herself With
mi lous These sousiderations had ie her n Az
claim g phiIosopaicalIy. How many thines have
happened since the last tisv / wore that f0uff ~
She took rapid view Ii mast events Two Incl
cidenfs had occurred which might seriously influence
her future 4lfe {: with these were connecte3 Two
names The recollection IL one produced a smile. he
other slight. knitting Of The brows These names
Madame Dabrtslii had a. excellent memory. She
rememhsned that the last time she had worn
The night before she had been Al a grand bali given
BY her banker, Her dress on that occasion vas Of
Of large pearls, and Anaturs camelias in her hair
She had never bad great crowd Of admirers her
coquetry had asyef been more attractive Or more kill