The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-11-09
3 Capital Story.
Intimate Friends.

"Mamma, Mrs. Grant, with her daugh.
ter is down stairs" said Nora We're to hel
mother
'.Dsar metz exclaimed Mrs. We're, in a
tone Of vexation, what can bring her ou,
this da,np lporning?-just as l am in the
midst Of cutting out this work, too! Well |
s8epose | must 60 down. e..
believe she always cho0ses disagreea-
HE weather" rejolneA Nora, ".or the sake
OF catching usunprepared. i had Just time
to make my escape before she WIS ahown
IN.
In another moment Mrs We're was in the
parlor receivin st,er friends with all the cor-
diality in the world, as ii she had been the
very person above all others that she had
most desired to gee; and Nora, too, her dis
like Of Mrs. Grant beng conquered by her
love OF gossip and desire 20 hear the partic-
nlars Of the last night bail, which she had
been prevented from attending, joined them
presently.
II anu sorry, Nora" said Mrs. Grant,
that you were not at Mrs. ksAdals last
evening. 1t was the gayest party we have
had this season.
/ was sorry, indeed, j" SAID Nora, 'not to
be there. We were engaged with some
friends at home. Who was the BELIEF"
"Oh, Miss Linden, Of course. She is al
wavs the prettlest, best dressed, and most
admired girl wherever she goes. Young
HAMILTON was devoted to h er
Now, as Miss Linden was Nora's avowed
rival, and ''tavorite aversion, and hlr.
Hamilton her own particular adnirer, she
well knew that Mrs Grant gave her this
agreeable piece of information in the hope
OF her saying something disagrecable; 50
she answered, with the lrankest expression
and most cordial tone, She always looks
charming, and know Mr.. Hamilton ad-
ulires her. - Had she lived in the pal
ace of truth she would have replied, She
never looked pretty in her life and Hanil-
ton doesn't admire her at all, and / doubt
whether he everdanced with her last night"
She, however coutented herself with ask
ing Miss Grant, who danced wlctchedy
and seldom got partners, whether she had
waltzed a great deal, to which the young la
day replied No, seldom waltz; it lays
one open to so many obseryatlons.
Nora, who waltzed like sylph, could not
let that pass, and she replied with spirit,
that she did not think se Once upon a
time it might have been so, but all that was
old fashioned and considered la bad taste
NOW. She then proceeded to eu!ogize the
waltzing of a fashionable foreigner, whom
she prouounced las il that was quite sccon-
daryl very agreeable" and asked ii Miss
Grant did not lind him SO.
Miss Grant, who spoke French very i'm
psrtectly-whieh Nora shrewdly suspected
when she asked the questien-aithough she
sat up for linguist and blue, said that
she did not take much interest," in foreigners.
as she thought they generally were very
frivolous; but here the conversation was
interrupted by the entrance Of Mrs. Bel.
f!ont, who was q mutual friend of both
families, wherenpon very general and
spirited crtlgue was passed upon all their
friends and acquaintances ut large
. Mora, continued Mrs. Belmont, 'your
dress at the howershow was perfect new
er saw you look better Wherenpon Mrs.
Grant turaed her cold gray eyes on Nora,
and, scrutinizlng every article she had on,
as if she was taking an inventory OF every
thing she wore, aud wondered where the
money ca,ne from, said slowly and not
over approvingly, "Yes, Nora ia always
sxqulsitely dressed, rose and took her
leave. @
THAT'S more than can be said for her or
Lncy, said Nora, ere the door had closed
upon her departing visitors.
You may say that. my dear, rej0lned
Mrs. Belmont, laughing. You ought to
have seer them last night. y
"What did they wear?' asked Nora, with
the greatest animation.
What did they not rather" returned
Mrs Belmont. 'tDroll as Mrs Grant s
caps usually are, ! think she rather outdid
herself last night
r. What was it?" asked Mrs. We're, to
whom the very word cap always carried a
deep interest. N
h'Oh, I can't describe it, replied her
friend Such confederation OF ends OF
gimp and gold lace and flowers | never saw,
even on her head before. | don't know,
where she could have had it made,p /,
, FShe made it herself, OF course, said
p Nora, coptemptuously. "Docs she not make
everything? She prides herself on being
y what shec calls smart, and | never knew
one of your "snart" woman who did not
dress vilslys"a .jr4 a lgaare ags 4s.y.