New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-19

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| dull unintelisent eyes but with droll assump-
ton Of Intimacy. while cbattering her fluent nom
sense regarding The product of her recent sporrve
| toll Claire was not prepussessed. hut at the
| time she took the little creatures hand very
| socially, and listened to her brisk condolences
| with auliabe heed.
| But French bonnie, in fluted cap, suddenly APP
peaied upon the scene and cut short the chids fur
! ther overtures of friendship by drawing her away
| With swift force and gust OF voluble French
reprimand. The child broke into peevIsh screams,
and sat once lifted by the strong OF the bonnie
just as LADY abruptly joined them. The lady
| shook her forefnger at the child while she was
bBing borne away will passionate clamor.
"Tu as etc tres mechanic" exclaimed the new
| conner, remaining stationary, but following with
| turn of the head and unreaxed finger this tragic
departure. "Nous avons peur que tn pc fus tombee
dams La mer Tais toi Louise, ct soir bon enfanti"
| Distance soon drowned the lamcnta OF little
Louise, and the lady now addressed herself to
| Claire:
al hope my bad little girl hasn't been troubling
YOU" she said. 1t is really the nurses fault that
Sdly css, away I've srsaay discharged her, and
| that makes her more 80. Last week at Newport
the poor child nearly fell over the cliffs because of
that woman's outrageous neglect"
"Your little girl was in no danger here Think"
said Claire. smiling.
"Oh, no; of course mott returned the lady. She
| gave Claire u direct scanning look, and then
| dropped upon the bench beside her. Coney Island
is very different from Newport. We bad cottage
"No," ssid Clare. 1T is very delightful place.
."well, YES" returned the lady. with Q covert
| awfnlly stiff"
@Do you mean cersmoniousi" asked Clare.
ayes. got frghtfuily tired Of it. l always do.
My hu sband likes IT, and SO 90 on his account. I'd
| much rather go to Narragansett or Mount Desert:
They're more like real country, doat you know
1 alt tn INIT nn OlssEQg al
and pose your paiasol. You're DOT bothered with
| thinking whom you shall know and " hon you
| shant You can let yourself loose. love TO let
myself looss. But you can't do IS in Newport;
Everybody there is on q kind OF high horse. Now 1
like 10 come down, once IN while, snd ride pony
| The lady gave shrili, short laugh as she ended
these words. Claire had already noted all her per-
Bona details. She tall of figure, and extremely
slender. She had sbsrp-cut face which would
have gained by not being OF 80 chill pallor Her
| black eyes were full of restless brllancy; her
lips thin. and marked at their rims by narrow
| blush hne She carried herself with an air oil I'M
portancs Int her manner was very tar from the
least supcrcilIous display She promptly impressed
| you woman whose general definition was
democratic one, though aristocfl ICY might Also
| be among her minor meanings. She had no
claims to beauty; she was too meagre in point OF
flesh too severe in general contour. too In her
angles. She lacked all the charm OF feminine
| curves; she living conspiracy OF straight
lines. You could not closely observe her without
remark ing the saliency of her joints; she seemed
| put together plan of cruel keenness. AT the
| same time. her motions were net awkward; she
and pancy. Her health appeared excellent, not
| wIthstandIng her slim frame aud chalky color.
The warmth. speed and genialiiy of her speech,
| evidently springng from high animal spirits. no
| doubt enforced this inference.
Claire felt not a little puzzled by her and had
| an Immediate wish co find out just VINO she.
was On the afternoon of Yesterday she had once
or twice joined the patrcian group and had chatted
with this that member of IT. apparently on the
| most familiar terms. Claire already knew. having
| thus observed her, that she was recent arrival.
| But past experiences made 1t seem quite probaole
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| she join like this and address me so afrbiy.
Clare asked herself, if she were some one of real
noteT
At the same time any trace Of such self-deprecia
ton far enough from showing itself in Clnre's
'"Everything is tiresome / suppose she said
If there is too great supply of ~ For my own
part | think that | like the conventionaiities.
as they are called. / haven't seen enough OF
| them in my life 10 be weared by them. have
known what poverty is in other years, and now,
when contrast 1t with the liitle ceremonies and
forms that accompany prosperity, ind myself
rather glad that these exist"
Her Companion looked surprised for a moment.
She put her thin face rather close to Clalres The
candor OF the latter was novelty. Claire had used
il with a somewhat subtle intent. Her fleet tact
had told her that 1t best frankly TO count her
self outside of the social pale behind which she
| more than suspected that this .garrulous young
"Oh. so you've been poorp came the somewhat
| rafting response. "But of course you're not SO
nOtc OF YOU wouldn't speak of il. Poverty must bo
so perfectly awful, mean when one !, born dlicr-
| the people who live in tenement houses. and all
| that" The speaker here paused while arranging
the long mOusquetare gloves that reached In tawny
| wrinkles far up either sharp, arm VOL she
| suddenly RECOMMENDED, IL dare say l ought
TO care moro for style ana form ana
fashion. / was brought up right IN the
midst of 1t. All my relations are perfectly devoted
| to H. They look as kind OF black sheep.
don't you knowf They say Pun always going into
the highways aud hedges 10 Dick up my Trends.
| But don't mind them; laugh at them. They're
here tull force; There are two oil the HACK
| epsacks and two of the Van COrlears and two OF
| the Van Kortlandts-s cousins of mine more or
| less removed. / was Van KDrtlaudt before mar.
RED. Pm Mrs. Manhattan Diggs. now. and l have
been 80 for five years The best of the joke Is that
my husband, whom perfectly dote on. ny the way,
and who's the dearest in all Chrlstendom. disap-
nToves of me as much as my relations do The
other day he called mo a Red Republican, because
said society in New York vas all tras0 30 its
| trash. It's money, money and nothing else Nnen
| he makes me dreaduiy mad ] throw his name at
mother was Manhattsn-one OF the real old stock.
and she married aman BY that namsEan Ens,ishmah
| with fortune. If be hadn't been rchh
I'd have pltied my poor, husband, He'd
never have made dollar. tell him
| him that all ne can do is sit in the club-
window. and drive. and bet. and play cards. But
he's lust as lovely to me as he can De- 40 doht
mind. worship hlm,and no "orships me, 10 mo get
OH splendiGly together OF course. And now i've
told YOU my name, you must tell me yours nope
ifs prettier than mine 1t ought TO be- you're 30
INV name IS Mrs. HOLSTER" said Claire. mis-.
Herbert Holhster. have been married only lew
weeks" 49,, N
IA bridei Reallyf How delightful Do you
actually mean III dote brides. Pm sure We
shall be friends"
They rapidly became Claire was by no means
ayerse to the arrangement. Mr. Diggs was violent,
explosive precipltate. but she was not vulgar:
Besides, her roos to speak were in the SOL tost
Claire liked they lunched together that day at
one Of the little tables in the vast airy diningroon
While they were seated at the meal several OF tho
elegant ladies passed on their way toward othcr
tabIes Mrs IjiQe. nodded TO each OF them famlli-
arv and her mods were distinctly returned. Claire
fook special note of this latter point.
Al Nohe