The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-09-19


In the large parlors of the Grand
Union Hotel, Saratoga, there is on exc
hibition every evening a most remarka-
BILE old lady. The old lady's name is
Grouse. She is from Syracuse, N. Y.
Her husband was, in early life, grocer
in a very small way. He worked hard
and became rich. The latter part of
his life he has devoted to his money, so
that it now amounts to several millions.
The husband and wife were uneducated,
and used to manuel labor at the outset
of their life, and so when their money
came they enjoyed its possession as few
do who love money. For forty years
they have been rich, without losing fec
one day the keen zcst of the possession
and power of much money
Let us look at her enthroned in the
grand main parlor, a little to the left Of
the main entrance, peering with her
keen black eyes at the passers-by. She
looks like a great lay figure for the ex-
hibition of Jewelry, laces, and silks
Her face is coarse-featured, heavy lined
and highly rouged. Her eyes are clear
and bright Her nose is large and
straight, inclining upward. Her mouth
is thin. and curved toward her double
chin, sinking down to a figure that's per-
fectly shapeless, hidden in billows Offat,
The face is a kindly one, wearing an
| almost childish look of pleasure. IL is
made up as if for the stage. The lips
are tinted, the cheeks rOughed, while
| the layers of fat under the Jaws are
| powdered. Above this mask of artifi-
! ciai bloom is q heavy iet-black wig of
| cuTls, coming well down upon the fore
head The eyebrows, too, are artificial;
being perfectly curved and jet black.
/ Upon the black wig is a great wreath
! of artificial flowers so glaring in color
! as to attract as much attention as an
/ electric light. Back Of this crown of
color is a purple-trimmed lace cap. In
/ the ears of this strange old lady blaze
| great solitaire diamond earrings, price
| $4,000. Around her neck is a uOld
chain twice as heSyy rs any dog-collar
ever made. In the middle is a bar of
huge diamonds. From this descend
other chains over q surface of black
satin and point lace to a girdle, whew
a watch and charms encrusted with
diamonds rePDse The left hand Is
loaded from the lnuckle to the first
joint of each fjngU with diamond rings
Her hands are ibOny, and show the
evidences Of the hard manual lab1c ot
her early life. But the large joints hOlC
on the rings better than a more supple
hand. The 1iglJ hand is adorned witt
only one ring, but it is q great, blazing
opal enciTcleH with diamonds. Hel
black satin dress, stiff enough tostanC
alone, is covered with black thread
lace. WhItetauchess lace is about hel
heavy wrists, and fairly swaddles heI
short neck.
This is thgway she looked theGvenins
first sawher. But | understand she
has a dress for nearly every evening
BY her side sits her husband. her oppo-
site in everything so far as mere ap
pearanceB 90. He is q tall, handsome
old geutleman, with suUvv-white haiI
and beard. There is mot the simples
Indication of display upon his part
But he heartily sympHthizes with hi
wife, and admires her as artists do tn,
realization of their lofttiest ideals. HI
is always ready to talk about mis- wife
He willgay, with an amiiable smile upor
his peaceful face: "How do you thinl
she is booking to-nighaH''
''SpGendidn' you say.
''Wel, she is spleddid. Size has al
the money she can spHnd. How do yor
like those diamond ear-ringS2 I paiC
$1,000 apiece for them.n
'sBeautifuln'
Beautiful, you say, We'll, yes
but they won't comps re with1hat bar o
diamonds at motheTlg throat l pal,
rSl5,QO0 for those"
Grouse will 90 3ovinglyover ever,
item of his wife's wardrobe and checi
off slice price of each hit. ,Hs regard
her as the toy figure Of the shop win
.dowof his life. HeEs constantly think
ing of something TINT will cost mucl
money to hang upon mother
Mrs. Grouse is equally free with he
information about the cost y0f article
of hgr wardrobe. A few days ago
neice of hers was hsTe on ayIisit TIL,
old lady introduced her neice to on,
of the ladies of the hotel, iand said
''L3dll at the lace on my neiae's dress
There are fifty yards Of lace in tina
trimming, and it oUst Sz1 "a yard. -
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