Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-10
AMY EVERETT.


Club were held Ii the largest hall in the
city, and, as the daily papers were al
ways saying, ''were attended by large
and brilliant audience" They were
purely classical concerts, and those who
had higher goals to seek than fashion or
mere recreation went to listen to the
divine strains Of the orchestra night
after night, not always in gorgeous at
tire, but with intense satisfaction In
their faces. You viii seldom find in
any audience so many intellectual coun-
tenances as were to be seen there on
the happy occasions.
1t is true that In some instances ''he"
went because 'E she went, and then, In
spite of her inspiring presence, wished
that he had not been SO misguided, and
wondered why people would counter
ance any music but that of the comic
operas. And sometimes "she" went
because "he " went, and perhaps did
not regret that she had lent her pres
ence to the occasion, for there were
other diversions beside the music. Ii
the grave andante were too prolonged,
the hall too hushed, she sought the con-
ISOLATION OF her opera-glass, and found it
all that she could desire. She watched
ham to see that he did not gaze too often
upon the pretty girl In white Gains
borough hat, who sat just across the
aisle, looking neither to the right nor to
the left, but straight upward, and with
a rapt expression, as If she were listen
ing to the ''ckoirings Of the young-eyed
cherubim, instead Of the circle
OF foreign-IookiRg gentlemen who
performed upon different instruments to
the skillful play Of the conductors bat
on. She discovered unexpected faces in
remote corners of the house, made raen-
tai calculations on the toilets of her
neighbors and INDUCED In sly Irritation
with young gentleman who occasional
~ allowed his attention to be diverted
from the music to rest upon pretty
face. And IN some instances he or she
went because there was nowhere else to
go, and it was quite the Thing to attend
the Beethoven Club concerts. But not
for long did these mistaken souls haunt
the scenes of these classical entertain
ments. After one or two evenings of
boredom they disappeared, and like the
poets springtime came no more for
ever.
Miss Amy Everett, who had just re-
turned from Europe, attended the con-
eerts regularly with her papa, some
what drowsy elderly gentleman, with a
severe profile but generally mild ex-
preston of countenanoe. Miss Amy was
u pure blonde with deep blue eyes,
which were lovely seen through the mist
OF her long curling lashes, grave and
pensive but prettily curved and rosy
mouth, q long, grave chin, serious and
somewhat stately brow, white as milk
and caressed by ripple of very golden
hair. But the nose turned playfully up
ward, seeming to laugh at the thought
full eyes, and to dart merry scorn at the
serious and naughty brow. Still the ef-
feet In general was exceedingly piquant
and fascinating, and, though at first
glance you might say rather peculiar
looking glri, you were pretty sure to
look again and soy what a very pretty
gtri.
She did not once glance about her
after taking her seat in the hall, though
her position IN the center of the house
Gas favorable one for observation, and
the long intervals of quiet slumber In
dulged III by papa were conducive to
extreme liberty of conscience. Having
been several years from home, she had
few acquaintance In her native city, and
had little curiosity concerning the
strangers who leveled their chances at
her from time to time. And then she
was blessed with that absorbing but un..
critical love of music which is only CON-
mon to poetical natures, and at the first
note of the orchestra drifted off into
dream which remained unbroken to the
end, and was only colored by the changes
In the music, now growing intense and
vivid, now fading away into the ARREST
shadow.
But one evening, though it was not
until the middle of the season, some
thing happened to detain her thoughts
for short vezatious moments from the
enchantment of sweet sounds"
She was, as usual, dressed after q
somewhat aesthetic fashion. The style
suited her; the dull, faded hues accorded
well with the pink flush on her cheek
and the pale gold of her hair. Tonight
she wore poke bonnet of the fashionn-