The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-07-28
THE MADE BELLE.

TWAS a sultrv day in late July. The
ocean breeze failed 10 dispcl the fever
Of the air that waited impatiently for
the fulfillment Of the promise, that lay
broadly legiole along the eastern hori-
zoa, OF 4 coming thunderstorm
The sultriness and Impotence that
pervaded the atmosphere thirsting for
the excitement of electrical volleys and
dash of impetuous rain. also pervsded
the mental atmosphere OF a group Of
idle young men who lounged upon the
SHADY corner Of hotel piazza, killing
time unit. he dinner hour.
..Cecil Carr Was the belle last year.
said Ned Grosvenor, sand we shall not
look upon her like again"
1.-The array OF beauty at present i not
alarming" observed sam Dent "The
Brews;ers are nice girls; Miss Tanning
may be called quite stylish; Miss Hay
ward decidedly 20: Jennie Hammond
sril h 9 capital creature. but she is
rather .aread-and-butterish' yet; her
sister IS schooled coquette- Adele
Ferris j. the belle so far"
II never paw court 10 beauties" said
Armand Du Bots. .sWhen girl eN-
poets every man who beholds her 10 be
AT her feet Is matter of course | pre-
fer to picue Ter. for some time AZ least,
with indifference.
There have been several arrivals to-
day," said Grosvenor, =. Miss Monroe
among the number. Look out for Miss
Monroe, Du Bots. She isn't beauty
exactly, but"
aLet us make belle,- suggested
4 I'd \ rs .~t- "a
moderate girl and idolize her, one and
al Of Us Not ridicnlously, but just
enough TO turn her head, and have all
the other dear creatures dying of
jealousy
"W'hat viii you make her off" asked
Sam. - Where's your material? Pro-
duce YOUR bell-metal, Lindsey
ssShe must be anovice,n said Grosye-
nor.
And susceptible said Sam
"But not too susceptible, 50 there'll
be no fun in il, said Dick Wilhurst
"She must not be a beauty said Du
Bois.
"Nor a stupid" said Lindsey.
Wanted belle so stood their
agreement, when all minor tintinubu-
lations received an obligatory knell
from
THAT tocsin Of the soul, the dinner-bell. .
Two days later party arrived at the
hotel, who were registered IS "Mr.
Wolf, Mrs. Wolf, and Miss Wolf, OF
c. and on the same afternoon
Lindsey announced, triumphantly,
I've found the girl. No: don't ask
me what she's like. Nothing startling,
promise YOU. just passable sort OF
q lady-like nobody. The raw material,
that's all: and that's what we want. A
mighty pretty little foot she had, though,
peeping from under her waterproof
cloak. But plain, Enthusiastically plain
and unpretending, assure you. just
the no1descript sort Of thing we require
for our made belle"
A more inviting drawing-room nc
summer hotel could boast. Given the
lights and the music and what volatile
creatures could desire better field FOL
the dance, Easily disencumbered, too,
and convertible for private theatricals,
tableaux, and games, its entertainments
were famed. An occasional dull day
could be endured in anticipation of the
unfaihng bewitching qualities of ia
falling grace"
In this inviting drawing-room Mis-
Irene Wolf made her debut, clinging
rather closely TO the side of her mother
until the music struck up. The dance
began The young and shy stranger
found herself introduced TO a number o
agreeable young men, Every one seem
ed pleased with fer- Every thing she
said, every thing she did, proved to b.
Just the happy word Of the moment OF
the happy act. at has been such {
delightful evening"" she said TO hel
mother, when, after midnight, she lin
gered TO talk over the novel event. al
was silly girl TO dread the beginning
so much. How kind every one isl''
Happily she was not mediumistic, tC