New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-23

while. snam n'' ~ mean Mrs Diges. She Is
yerv ioyai to me she would do almost anytning 4
should ask You don't IKE net Of b ia Your other
but hope you will Ike her De''oi '""" ''
COUSIN respect her far more have Yves never ws
doubled hs The fFreneS say She IS at such
nerves, ga al IL she would only break into trot
scmees il would be ik r anybody an lS siseS waS
implicitly. She has promised 10 come Saay,
too--beiore the others. you know "a S hnId
t%am so that the palms were bent downward. Inc
,searv smile again touched her lips and vanisneIh;
"Wbat day is to bel And what Gay E; !. s a,3r
thst Goodbye. With all my heart thank you
Won ha We done all that you could do"
He did not prop9ptay Tyre rspY thai ae bS ~ could do
And this thought followed him hauntln2tyt al ba a
left Claire to meet whatever catastrophe ia'o ""u
Mrs. Uiggs kept her promise. and was shown inIo
CiaiIe,s dressing-rootn good quar- Oh an noa
before the other guests were due Inc auS s'" 49,
on seeing her friend whose toilette was nov as
neted' and whose robe worn for the first tmss, "as
Of regal and unique beauty. IL was , Jny nth
white velvet whose trailing eeasnes and SCULPTURE
esoue fabric The white prevailed; but the putpae
was richly manifest. In her hair she wore ssahI
IF saonh,res and amethysts shaped 10 resemoIee
na,,s;sa and while the sleeves we're cut snort
enough TO show either arm from wIlst alno sc W
elbow and permit OF bracelets tnat Woio wv AaweT
80 ;eweis wrou ght in semblance OF the same hover
onS with the same blue and lilac gems ner Oust anu
throat were clad in one cloud OF rare, nimy iacJs
from hitch her delicate head rose WIN tn,s IN
ss,ther check; the jewels that she wore ha9 ~ ~
sweeter splendor than her eyes and yet ootn oS
color and glow in a certain way apply Matcnou
spem a gear of velvet is dangerous TO women IN
whom exuberance of figure has the eas.
rule. Velvet is the sworn enemy U and dexile
slenderness that the weight and volume OF thls APP
narel made her light step and airy contour VIII q
new cnaa asrfsctD"u;te perfect said Mrs. Diggs
sfter taking rapid survey of Claires attire; bu1
INV dear, are you perfectly sure that a h.s
"Sure of whatT CLAIRE asked' DIS ne' ii''"u n'''
"We that it is just in good taste, don't you
%San she Exclaimed putting
the question as though she did not wish IT an IN
swered and moving few PAGES s AWAY gNyronsv The
and has Come the fight is lost but shan't make
t tmm snrrepder~not II They shall see me at my
best TODAY, in looks in speech; IN m amstbing
Sisd YOU like my dress; want 1t TO be something
e aYoa say that with kind Of bravado Claire e.
sorry for You'll That lovely dress hides an aching
heart. You will suffer. pool. child This lunch Will
be q positive torture 10 YOU" or. s,o,-ar C,o;ra
moment after these words were spoken Cid IRE
was close at Mrs Diggss side. holding one Oh ner
hands with firm pressure. - ,orot
he - she said. and for what reason" She I'M
mediatey repeated all that Thurston pad told nef.
When she had finished, Mrs. Digs was III n'gn
''s'g haven't doubt that Beverley is right she
eYclaimed "If there aras any plot Cornelis van
Horn was in It, too, and her brother mas inaue nsI
throw away her weapons. But Sylvia Lee in'en nus
70 deal the blow alone. What can 1T bel Fn
at nv wits end to guess There's put one tnine 10
do-keep a continual watch upon her; Clare, can
you be- by any chance III tnat woman po"o'
"Uer nowerYn faltered Claire 81 hope not"
.ho addsd al Eno;o not" she then said, as the
fall sense of Mrs. Diggss question struck her, and
using a tone that was one OF surprised ahr2ht. ,,
Now. don't be offended, my dear. L merely
meant that Sylvia isn't bit 100 good TO magnify
some slight Imprudence or twist and turn ~ un'h
she has got it Ike an as.4 9sa,s he
croundless With all my heart hope tney are
Not long afterward Claire was receiving her
guests All the great LADIES came exse tbat Of Of Mrs.
Lee. She contrived to make her entrance very
conspcuous one. She was dressed with even more
Fantastic oddity than usual and she spoke III SO
shrill and peculiar voice that she had not oeen IN
The drawing-rooin more than live minutes before
marked and universal attention was direc'eo upon
"Svlvia is in very singular state of excite
mept'n Mrs Diggs murmured to, Claire. Il know
her WELL That slow draw OF asTs on mas the verge
Of bvsteria. don't know whether you ieit heI y
hand tremble as it shook yours, but thoueht 1ua'
while she talks with Mrs. Vanvelsor. she mas a
little crimson dot IN each of her cheeks and she is
usually quite gae you ra kp Tgi
Her Mace at the table is well removed from
mne,D said Claire, with scOrnful, transltory curl
of the lip so there is no danger OF her putting
pinch of arsenic into my wine-glas
Just why, but / am" an no. .,
all now. Eve other more important things 70
think Of. What could she do, after all Let hei
attempt any f9y i would ony Tec Oas ph bsns in
jured. This is my finale. wantH 10 prove
s'II viii. Claire They have all come as you see
They have met YOU with perfect cordiality and yot
have received them with every blt Oh your accus
TONED grace / dare say that some of them arr
stunned with amazement; they no DOUBT expected
40 find YOU shlveriDg and colorless" -
'The re6ast was magnificent. There were than thlrtl
some OF striking personal beauty made the prOdl
gaI array of flowers the admirable service OF mani
delicious viands and the soft music peaiing from th
near hall lust loudly enough not TO drown CONVEX
sation whit il filled pauses, produce an eiect wher
the most unrestrained hospitality was mingled wit
a faultless refinement. ,
lavish banquet proceeded. Her laugh now an
then rang out clear and sweet, whlla sae addr esse
tins OF INA LAT au Mrs. Digs whose place was mex
her own observed ii all with secret wonder. On
alone knew the bleeding PRIDE, uhe baked asplt .i
fIon the thwarted yearning, which THIS paiheti
and fictitious .buoyancy Ind. III was a uenanc'
and vet how skilled and radiant one! Could 20
blame the woman who knew how TO bloom an
snarrle like tins, for loving the world where sue
tainiy eminence was envled and prlzedt wa
there not touch ot genius IN a ner pcond bSy
nlaycd the same part with the same deft securit,
and in the very teeth of failure and dethronement
Cajre's eayety and self-possession made MOI
than one of her guests lose faith in the ia
of her husbands ruin; Iney were a
had the tact and breeding to perceive that the
hostess. now if ever, merlted their best courtes
They could all have staid away atthe last momen
Mrs VanIlorn held no exclusive claim to the po
session of her headache It's right of appropriate
belonged elsewhere. But they had not ayalIe
themselves of it; they had chosen to SIT al ClaLe
board 10 break her delicate bread. Hence the
owed her their allegiance to-day, even II to-norro
thew should find expediency in ITS harshest opposit
Rut il now appeared TO them If she were refuili
the widespread rumor OF her husbands miso
tunes: her own equipoise and scintlance oespo
thf no less than the lrTeprOachable enc OF the .