New-York tribune., 1880-10-03

these ten years; but he was very friendly, apd
asked us to dIive down on his coach TO the
Orleans next day. was very pleased, for
| Charley had been wishing to go and-sO had l.
After time little Winton came up in great
| fuss, and sai the Duchess was asking for me,
and that l was to go into the boudoir.
| didn't of course, know where that was, Dut
| Lord SnappingtOn gave me his arm pnd salh he
would take me there. AS we walked along, l
heard great many people whispering to-
| eether: There she il, ON Lord SnappingtOD 8
arm ! was dying to know what il all meant,
| and would have asked Lord Snappington then
and there, only that Matilda's last words had
been: Mind you ask no questions: just take
everything AS it comes Still | think would
have said something, hut just then We. got into
! the boudOir, and there was the same lady had
seen in the morning, only looking much
grander, and with the most lovely diamonds on
her head. She had about twenty other ladies'
and gentlemen with her, and she was talking
| to Parsonage whom | recognized at once, and
my knees knocked together with fright.
'Oh here is Mrs. Redcar! cried the
Duchess now we have her we shall be all
right
The certain Person put glass in his eye and
looked mt me:
Fond of swinging, Mrs Redcarf much in the
manner Charley would have sald 1t: Ana then
every one began to laugh. / laughed too, al
DO YOU swing muchf the Parsonage went
on, still surveying me through the glass ear
nestly. IN, ,
thought it very odd question, but. before had
time to answer, the Duchess struck IN. -,
MY swinging-party comes OF on the 2Otn,
| and | have given directions to nave iose-coi-
Ored swing put up for Mrs: Redcar.
There was general chorus Of appreciation,
and | really began to think had got among
set of lunatcs. Just then some music began IN
the next room, and there was "a move toward
it, The certain Person fingered Il mouent:
Duchess | shall certainly come to YOU
swinging party on the 20th for the pleasure oi
seeing Mis-. Redcar in the Iose-coloi ed SWING.
He smileu peasa"tly at ME as he spoke, dld
this Great Maa, and strolled lazly out OF the
bOudoir
When he was gone every one crowded round
me- Pm sure made twenty acquaintance and
had twenty invitations III as many minutes:
All the rest OF the evening was one whlrl OF
pleasure. Charley enjoyed 1t quite as much as
| 1id and we both agreed that after all good
company is nicer than anu quite as cheap as,
any other.
In the middle of the night Charley awoke
me by another loud fit OF laughter. i can't
help 1t, Brauty,' he said, but 1 can get oyer
godfathers wife when she hears of our be-
ing on easy terms with the best i'll the land
Ii was most surprising. There was certainly
no doubt on that point.
The next morning Rc hal just done breakfast
when, to cur surprise, Charley's godfathers
wife drove no. Matilda had just time to give
us q word Of caution when she came IN, all
laces and ribbons, bangles and chains-so un-
like the Duchess. She made straight at me.
MY dear she said, and kissed me on both
cheeks how sly Of youi and then she kissed
me again.
Just then there came another knock at the
door and one of Challey's rnces "a very g1eat
manufacturer, with works at the East End was
announced. He was good man, and | liked
him. but his tace was extra long Tins MOI nlng.
He took Charley and me aside:
is this true he said and he thrust copy
of The HhifchaH EerieU into my hand pointing
to this paragraphs ,
Il am glad 10 tell my rtaders that the
famous picture OF "L Love in Swing Is among
us. She is not FIenchw wOman but English
born and bred-AlIs. Redcar, wife of Captain
Charles Redcar late of the 10Th Regiment;
and we may well be proud of our lovely cOun-
try rywoman. This puts an end TO the count less
stories which have been floating about since
the picture appeared. 1t is to the Duchess OF
Cranberry (Monsieur Masses old friend that
we owe this addition to the ranks OF the
beauties Mrs. Redcar appears under the
Duchess's wing. She made htI debut ut the
Cranberry House sOIree last night, ana was
hugely admired
so much for the truth of report. After all,
then, there was no harm III 1t, and aithough at
fist didn't like sailing under false c0lors still
Matilda persuaded me 1t would be iooliSh TO
make a fuss | bad only TO hold my tongue and
lei the fashionable world and the fashionable
newspapers tell as many lies as they pleased.
| did so. | became the fashion. After the
DuchesS's swinging party on the 2Oln 0i June,
1879 nv DOsitiOn was assured. No one can bc
more fashionable than | am. Under Matilda
directions am trying hard 10 push Charley on.
If succeed will tell you all anOut lt.-lN Dlte-
hall Review.