Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
The American Pretty Girl"

elette, Confidence" will be recognized
by many on both sides of the water, as
drawn from the life
She was simply the American pretty
girl, whom he had seen a thousand
times. 1t was numerous sisterhood,
pervaded by strong family likeness.
This young lady had charming eyes (of
the color Of Gordon's cravats) which
looked everywhere at once and yet
found time to linger in some places,
where Longueville's own eyes fire.
uuently met them. She had soft brown
hair, with silk-golden thread in it,
beautifully arranged and crowned by q
smart little hat that savored Of Paris.
She had also o slender little figure,
neatly rounded, and delicate, narrow
hands, prettily gloved. She moved
about great deal in her place, twisted
her little flexible body and tossed her
head, fingered her hair and examined
the ornaments of her dress. She had a
great deal of conversation, and she ex.
pressed herself with extreme frankness
and decision. He asked her, to begin
with, if she had been long in Baden,
but the impetus OF the question was all
she required. Turning her charming,
conscious, coquettish little face upon
him, she instantly began to chatter.
81 have been here about four weeks.
l don't know whether you call that
long. 1t doesn't seem long to me, l
have had such lovely time. 1 have
met ever SO many people here l know
every day some one turns up. Now you
have turned up to day"
= "Ah, but you don't know me-" said
Longueville, laughing.
"Well, / have heard great deal
about you = cried the young girl, with
pretty little stare Of contradiction. "
think you know great friend of mine,
Miss Ella Maclane, Of Baltimore. She's
travelling in Europe, now" Tongue
ville's memory did not instantly re-
spond to this signal, but he expressed
that rapturous assent which the occa-
sion demanded, and even risked the OBJ
servation that the young lady from Bal
timore was very pretty. "She's far too
lovely" his companion went on. s.
have often heard her speak of you. I
think you know her sister rather better
than you know her. She has not been
out very long. She is Just as interest.
ing az she can be. Her hair comes
down to her feet. She's travelling in
Norway. She's been everywhere you
can think of, and she's going to finish
further than that, can you? That's one
comfort; she'll have to turn round and
come back. 1 want her dreadfully to
come to Baden. Baden.
81 wish she would" said Tongue
vile. "Is she travelling alone?"
ooh, no. They've got some Eng
lishman. They say he's devoted to
Ella. Every one seems to have an Eng
lishman, now. We've got one here /;
Captain Lovelock, Captain Augustus
Lovelock. Well, they're awfully hand.
some. Ella Maclane is dying to come
n. to Baden-Bad I wish you'd write
%to her. Her father and mother have
got some idea in their heads; they
think its improper-what do you call
it?-immoral. I wish you'd write to
her and tell her it isn't. l wonder if
they think that Mrs. Vivian would
come to place that's immoral. Mrs.
Vivian says she would take her in o
moment; she doesn't seem to care how
many she has. declare, she's only
too kind. You know I'm in Mrs. Wv.
ian's care. My mothers gone to Franz.
ensbad. She would let me 60 with
Mrs. Vivian anywhere, on account of
the inhuence-she thinks so much of
Mrs. Vivian's influence. I have always
heard great deal about it, haven't you =?
I must say it's lovely; it's had won
derful effect upon me. don't want to
praise myself, but it has. You ask
Mrs. Vivian if I haven't been good.
have been just as good as can be. I've
been SO peaceful, I've just sat here this
way. Do you call this immoral? You're
not obliged to gamble if you don't want
to. Ella Maclane's father seems to think
you get drawn in. I'm sure I haven't
been drawn in. I know what you're
going to say-you're going to say I've
been drawn out. Well, have to might.
We just sit here so quietly-there's
nothing to do but to talk. We make a
little party by ourselves-are you going
to belong to our party? Two of us are
missing-Miss Vivian and Captain
Lovelock. Captain Lovelock has gone
with her into the rooms to explain the
gambling-Miss Vivian always wants
everything explained. I am sure un.
derstood it the first time looked at the
tables. Have you ever seen Miss Wv
ian? She's very much admired, she's
so very unusual. Black hairs so uncom-
mon-I see you've got it too--but 1
4 mean for young ladies. lam sure one
~sees everything here. There's woman
that comes to the tables-a Portuguese
countess-who has hair that is positively
blue. can't say that admire it when
it comes to that shade. Blues my ia
vorite color, but I prefer it in the eyes,
continued Longueville's companion,
resting upon him her own two speoi-
mems of the tint.
He listened with that expression of
clear amusement which is not always an
indication of high esteem, but which
even pretty chatterers, who are not the
reverse of estimable, often prefer to
masculine inattention; and while he
listened, Bernard, according to his
wont, made his reflections. He said to
himself that there were two kinds OF
pretty girls-the acutely conscious and
the finely unconscious. Mrs. Vivian's