Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-10
an Embarrassed Belle.

A well known society lady of Kansas
City spent last winter in Detroit, and
since her return very good story at her
expense has leaked out.
A few evenings after her arrival re-
puted wealthy bachelor residing few
doors from where she was visiting called,
and in the course of conversation invited
Miss F. to attend the opera house a few
nights later to see Mccullough iniRiche-
lieu The invitation was accepted, and
the young lady saw no more of her pros
pective escort until the date set. While
she was dressing for the trip, the doorbell
rang and enter Air. Fresh $50 he shall be
designated in this sketch).
Is Miss f. in ?" he queried OF the ser
want.
He was told she was dressing and asked
to wait in the parlor few minutes.
81 wish to speak to her minute at
once" he replied.
The servant conveyed this request and
returned with the answer that Miss f.
was busily engaged with her toilet, but
would favor him in few minutes.
"But | must see her right away" he
demanded; task her to come down at
once"
Again the message was carried up
stairs. This time the lady of the house
responded in person, and as proxy for
Miss f. desired TO know his urgent bust
ness.
81 wanted to know whether Miss.sE
would rather go to see Nc Culleugh at the
opera house or Pinafore at Whitney's"
was his reply.
The lady of the house explained that
she knew Miss F. would prefer to see Nc
Cullough. The young man then wanted
to know whether the next night would do
as well as that. This also the |. o. t. h.
answered by saying she knew Miss f. was
exceedingly anxious to see the great actor
in s'kIchelieu."
every WELL then; III be back for her
by-and- by" he cheerfully suggested, and
departed.
Meanwhile Miss F. pursued the even
tenor of her way, and shortly appeared
in the parlor gotten up in a most elaborate
toilet, with opera hat, cloak, and radiant
with iewelry. She waited patiently for
the young man, who appeared out of
breath only few minutes before the
hour for the show to begin, and hurried
her off as fast as they could walk to the
tCliipiC VI HOoPio. 1AillNlh9 IhSiS hS
coolly left her standing in draft while
he waltzed up to the box office
and bought two general admission
tickets to the balcony, and, plotting
her up stairs, located her in the very
back row of seats, near the door, where
she could see nothing, although herself
the objective point of nearly ev cry opera
glass in the orchestra chairs. Mr.. Fresh
deliberately sat down beside her and
munched peanuts all the evening, not
even removing his hat from his head. AS
it happened the house was very light
upstairs, and in consequence Miss F., in
her elaborate evening toilet, was all the
more conspicuous as she sat perched upon
her seat in the godlike quarters of the
auditorium. Too mortified TO speak, and
with her eyes blinded by unshed tears of
rage, she sat through the entire perform
ance, never once taking her eyes off the
chandelier in the dome of the theater. 1t
is needless to say that when Mr.. Fresh
called few evenings later, Miss F. was
"nOt at hOme.''
The story was too good to keep, and ii
was the general theme of conversation al
more than one social gathering of De-
troit'S elite during the season.