New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-26

OF high fashion, each prominent within an
exclusive clique. They were not powrria, enough
tn indorse any struRger for Position; thelr own
right OF tenure not uDasssilable. Iney DREADED
this Mrs. HolIIstrr 1t were, but they secretly re-
solved that II would be folly to ignore her. meal-
while certain interview. held By Stuart Goodwin
with a certain lady of bis acqualu ance, was yI
quite different character. Goodwin did not reacn
the house of Mr.. Riigeway Lee until some uiDe
after ten-oclock. It was an exceedingly pretty
honse. Its drawIng-room, though as small as
ClaIres must by comparison have put the later
completely into the shade 1t was au exqulsite, ar
tIstlc cOmmiDglIng OF all that was rare and me I'D
upholstery and general establishment. MIS-
RidReway Lee, 100, was IN a manner rare ana unr.
She rose from a deep cachemire lounge 10 receive
Goodwin. she was e-sed in crimson, with great
She pretended TO be annoyed that he shou,d nave
presumed to come so late. She had the last french
novel in her hand. pr ssed against her neait as
though she loved its all uTements and disked beng
mus Drawn from them. Goldwin knew perfectly
well that she had expected INN, that she was very
glad he bad come He often wondered 10 himself
why he did not ask her 20 be his wife. She was
pa s0natrly IN 1--we win him she had peen q
widoH Almost since cir hood she had a great deal
OF money. Tor winch he cared not, log ana great
deal of beauty, for which he could not help but
caro-. She had al most seriously compromised her-
self By permitting him to show her attentions
whose intimacy. IN the Judgment OF the world.
should long either have ceased entirely or else
have assumed matri nonla rnanence,
Yet she was woman wno could. 10 . cer,ain oe-
gree. compromise herself with immunity. Her con-
nectIons we're all people OF high place She was
dislanty related to Mrs. Diggs ard nearly related
10 Mrs. Van Horn, who felt toward her that iond-
ness which NAV exis between queen ana q lad :
n-wating Apart from this, sine was social Dig
nltary. Her arifcialty was more D'ainiy man,
fest than that of Goodwin and ~ mao
say that she was affected. But she had
made her afectatOn a Kind of fashion other wo-
men had So liked the peculiar tluter OF her hds,
the drawl of her voice. The erratc movements aud
Extraordinary poses OF her body, that they had I'M,
tated these with disastrous hdenty. sac sald
clever, daring nsoent or amiabe things all In TUG
same slow. measured way. and generally managed
to leave impression that fund OF unuttered ex-
prnence or observation lay behind tnem. ono was
prodIgIously pIons for OF Der pleasure-l0vibg
nature. Her charity liberal and incessant
She traiied her Partisan robes through the warts
If hospitals lifted them IN the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| at dying paupers. Her religion and ner charity
went hand III hand For some people they were
both shams for Others they were Ostrntatlon, nai
founded uD0n sincerity; ior Others they impned
eyerish craving drown the Ienorse born OF pei
ssteDt IndiscretiOns and III FOR Others tney were
an mtoxlcaton, INDUCED III by one VINO qua MOTH
ing halfway, and Tes0rted to AS some
women drug themselves with OPIUM, chloral
or alcohol. sac denounced the new Intei;
eetui tendency among social torr eGlMs .bs
irowned upon 1t no less darky than her klnswoman,
Mrs. Van horn. but for different reason It's oc-
casional lapses into rdtonalistic anu unortnoooA
Thought rouse her disnay and lie.
Science she would say. 10 her grave. Io'iering
manner, - IS periecly splendid. adore u. read
books about II all the time" There were those
who rou ally asserted that she did not know pro-
iplasm from evOluuou.l Bat TINS confusing "
vita religion simply blapshemous anu awful
| have toe profoun0est pity Tor All VINO 90 hS oe-
lievs deyoully. | wish | could bu'ld asyums ior
them and visit them. rs do nv sick and my DOOR!
GoldSin always listened to these melancholy out
bursts with a twnkng eye. she had ione since
erased 20 try and convert him 10 her high ChuIcn
nruasms. lie would never go to church win ner
aud WI ness in the dice which sne attended. the
Episco pal ceremonial initiate, as he SALT the ROMAN
Carhonc ceremonial just as lar a. u dared ana no
fu' Their But he would never nave gone NAV w
u, aud mourned him as unsodly. Inat was tne way.
some of her foes asserted In when she maze love 10
him she mourned him aS ungodly
But she made signs OF making love 10 nlh TO
night she received him. as was aheady stated
WIN a shocked ar II, -,
1t dread uiiy late" she sa'd, giving MIN hsf
hand. "You oIght not to do 1t. You know that
y ~ ought not To do H."
He keeps her hand until she had again seated her
sell on the cachemre Lounge linen lie sas uo"n
brslte her. .
H,rtype Of beauty had been called that Of ser
pent. It was trIe that her present posture On Ine
lrunge oday Tesembed sort OF coil. Her race wore
AT ne riy All times "A warm palenessi It's color, OF
rather its lack Of color, had little VARIATION her
hair was black as night her eyes nrs aoss
and rI trenely slender. her 5houlhe's narrow anu
falling. She eoul not DO ungraceiul, ana heT
| h,,vr been called unique awkwardness. She
| appeared, now. TO be gazing AZ Goldwin across
one shoulder: Her crimson dress s iva was
She had q twisted look. which in anyone else woulG
| have suggested an imperiled anatomy put you
somehow acceO ted her 40 hrst SlHnI as capaDo oi
picturesque elasticity denied to commonsr physIa,s
II dropped IN only for minute" said GOODWIN.
Il wanted To tell you about the dinner.
well was u ncef
| "lmmsnsely There was only one woman, but
marvellous woma She is HOLSTERS wlie. ieei
as I'd been hearing ncy opera by 'ounoo'
| Don't ask me to dcscrb her," go
! Mrs. Lee VAS watching the speakers face with
| great mtentuess. IL lace that she knew very
VII she had given ~ sSv,ral years Oh 0'0'e ''u1'
shes exquisite She is gong to take things by
storm this winter. she wants 10 do II, too' Anu
| mean 20 help her
"Who shelf"
IL don't know And don't care. Pm her devoted
| friend. hope you Will be. want you TO call on
| herr
Are you crazyir said Mrs. Lee She said 1t so
| quietly and slowly. as was her wont 10 say all
| tnIngs. that she might have been making tne must
"Ye..b iau shed Goodwin. quite out OF my
head" ,ao,,,
| know merely because YOU ask me 10 d"it r.
| tic let his eyes dwell steadily upon her pale
small pqua face. litted ab9ye The long, rouii ss
| throat, IN which sparkled a sn gorget OF ruoies
| To match her dress.
You've doue things that wanted you TO do bs-
fore now" he said softly. " you'll do me- L ID"
| sure 49,
She put one hand on his arm. The hand was so
tiny and white that 1t seemed to rest There ,n al ~
lightly as a drifted blossom {" VIII you tell me all
| about ner r. she said, IA per measured way o.,
| Il told you that couldn't describe her. she's
like flowers that I'VE seen shes IKE us snsit
There's poetry for you. You're fond OF poetry, you
| say.p
| Sne still kept hor hand on his arm. lie had very
| rarely praised a woman In her heaIin9 ITO naa
| never before praised one In this fashion, ~,
| Will you till Que thing moro u sue saiu'
| Have you. fallen IN love witt her T. $780,,
| Goodwin threw back MS head and laughed;
Good neavensp he exclaimed. she Is married
| womaD and her husband worships her -, NJ.
| "Will you answer my question: persisted MIS-
| Lee. ,.,
'Yes.r sad Gold win suddenly jumping up from
| the lounge "She is tremendously fond OF her nus
| band There . your question is answered"
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| Rather carly the next morning, Mrs. Diggs
| dronned I'm upon Claire "to hear all aboutlt as