New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-31
SOCIAL STLHOUETTES
srrNa THE IMPRESSIONS OF Mr.. MARK MAN
HATTAN.
r,,r VOTING LADY WHO TRIES TOO HARD.

.awbv does that Louisa Lowther 30 out " people
~. almost grown tired of asking And since
h,xe first clearly learned who aud what that
Youisa Lowther" il, have felt inclined to echo the
oueston When try to recall having first met her,
find that she scoms to have dawned upon me grad
ualy through "a series of rather vague ocular vista
tions Imay indeed say that never positively OBJ
seryed her until abe had become to mo an uncon-
scousy familiar figure 1t then struck me that she
had been pre- sent at humorous entertainments whch
too had attended had a sense of having seen nor
stand or sit, walk talk, ever since had first gone
nj all into CAV circles. She was some how factor
of gay circles | discovered that few teStal rccol
lcctions were complete without her. do not mean
that eyer mot her at dinner parties large or small,
but rare was the or ball that failed to attract
Miss Louisa l.owthcr.
She WAS inclined 20 bc thin with restless vi
yacious face Indeed there looked from her palc
buo eyes an cagcrncss that was unwholcsome In its
feryor, she appeared 20 bc wanting something very
much indeed. aud always gancing round with al BRISK
nutter of the cycllds. to see If 1t were not coming
Presumably n never came; Int II 1t hat been part
ner for the german it would at least now ana thcn
have come though 10y no means always. There could
he no doubt that Miss Lowther was not success in
society there could be doubt that people avoided
her. | began 10 wonder just why they did so, IA |
The fact of her fathers moderate income had fully
transpircd But several girls whose fathers had
moderate incomes wcro not at all unpopular.
Then on the other hand, Miss Lowthcr, though not
strkngly fair was by no means notably PLAIN. AS
rather coveIty regarded her it seemed To me thlt
sDciry ought tu consider her "A nice glr But society
evidently did nothing of the sOrt She went out
inccssantly. yet the only persons who appeared TO
regard her presence with anything like actual con.
Germ were Those mnle ptowcts about the burdcrland
~ itivuity who had 10 visible motive Tot accept
ine invitations except the dfrntiv eeutisiie one OF
SHOWING that They had received thrnn Moir than
anpe have speh Miss luWihet Wh'n mNsrli WA
ieatei of q german, clip hr At iho h7l moment
eimsmg e. soMe rhtlhar whom clio had last rtoNi-
dentieily suouru, iiut oloha, oh thuso occasional,
would iiuttor mora than oNeri hul lihaidl Ahd con
tmutl smile would have frightened Ia regard her
wa To- tool sure that sho tnslh with achievement
II not precisely victory And what petty victory
II was especially when one bur5 Ia mud the
philosoplic Truth that all trumpha at the ballroom
ATo petty How small did the success of this solt-
graduating pul look 10 the belle with her soyon
bouquets aud nor score OF admTcrsi
before seeking presentation IL Miss Lowthor,
made few tentative inquiries concerning her. My
proposed inform ant was unfortunate selection.
might have known that Amanda Narragan sctt
would have taken er pdrie views ON the subject of
her unvalucd sister. Amanda with her proud, cold,
white face her shining coils Of coal black hair, aud
the facile sucer that hOvers round her thin, pink
lips had about as much icy snobbery IN her nature
rs one human sOul can well accommodates 1t is
trait of chose NarTaGanSetts that they none OF them
wear their good-blrh with the least grace they
constantly lutng 1T It YOU rs If il were fat purse,
aud they people OF yesterday. "Ihc accident
OF birth" in their case Is more like a calamity If
| hat..
fancylng that it is not red in another. Miss Amanda
had very decided opinions regarding Miss Lowthcr,
She carved her long throat little, looking down at
n oorsaqe of lcadcss white camelliaS-cOld flowers,
that as they and fell with the breathingS Of her
cold breast made think of snow fallen upon
snow. al don't see why the girl should be liked
Mi Manhattan" she said. " In the first place, you
know. she is quite nobody"
a did not know. Miss Narragansett. Aud indool
am at loss to understand how anybody can b.
quite nobody 1t seems like a contradiction in
forms don't you think 50 y
Amanda. who is not at all intelligent having only
The brancy of ice looked ~ if sine did not at all
understand. However, if she had understood. am
certain that she would have considered my de
mur1or worth nothing except her civil dsdan.
alt is odd how the girl got about" Sic proceeded.
al havo heard that sho pushed and strained to
frghtful extent several years ago. This IS about
her fifth season OF course she goes every whcrc-that
Is. TO all the large affairs | wish that she didn't
suppose ever, body wishes that she didn't. Now
that she has managed to thrust herself in, however
no ono has The courage TO drop her.
"Poor rirr' murmured.
@Wby do you call her thatf Qucrcd Miss
Amanda. 81 don't SEQ any occasion for lavishng
pity upon her.
To mo there is great occasion for pity,' re-
turned "lf os YOU say. she has pushed and
strained .oa frehtiul extent, her wasted effort IL
all the more dcplomhlc'
Amanda nuttcrcd hcr white cyclids objcctlngly
a don't just see what YOU mean 10y wasted effort
she said, dryly. "Succcss has crowned IT IN most
liberal manner. should imagine
"Successw repeated. "Nou don't really connect
the word with that Inflated girl! She has gained
nothing as far As can see, except tolcratIon The
potcntatcs merely agree not to diScountcnanco her
and that il all And she appears very grateful for
this lett handed courtesy. one must admit"
"Shc ought to bepta,oiul,' said Amanda Nauagan
sett with freezing Guinness.
"Good gracious" leNclamcd You sprnk of her as
IL she were an adopted pauperN now looked in
Mics loWthc's direction. "She seems TO have very
sool manners" pursued,
"Ihry might hc bo,tor'
" ~ might yours. my lofty ladv't Thought, vet
dill not say, liut aloud went on, "Sho hay moth.
ing at all objectionable about hot appearances IN
decd, consider her quite httWctNoi ! thnk 1t
strange tina, sho should hc ~ summed Can You
toll no wa, eho 1, summed t-wly she /, not more
sorght hN the mcu why She nhoud bo the unao,
oouutahr failure that begin to perceive she iet"
Mis-, Nauagauaytt gave a chilly hntio, Z" have |
not cudcdNoiod to account Ton her unpOpulartK" |
she replied, "and for that matter, ana not Buni- |
eicntly Interested in il To do So"
This notable bi OF houteT wholly failed 10 i'm
press me. A lttlo later secured AN introduction 10
Miss Lowthcr 10 my surprise she received me
with an almost dcmorallzcd micn.
II am 50 rcry glad toto meet You, Mr.. Man