New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-27
SOCIAL SILHOUETTES'
BEING THE IMPRESSIONS OF MR. MARK MAN
HAITIAN.
..., ..,,,,>.c ,,ny WITH A MOTHER.

4, tho marrow sphere allotted to women oo'S o"o
o,,cp find ,ndomitahle traits OF pluoN' no'NV'
onor,y which might have made an actua historic
fame for thc,r posscssors II directed IN channoS VI
nhilanthropy ethics, even. let M say Oh rE"V
cons revolt But feminine capahlty IL 700 ol''"
like n plant of hardy and wholesome Wg'r' UNIV
instead of striking deep roots into rs muoh ron
earth AS il may choose for sustcnance must """""
its desires by the cylindrical durcSS oil comm"
0ower-pot. IL frequently does very wei III INV
aowcr mon. il thrivoS there with w0ndrohS th'"',
II unfods for us eafag~Of unrivalled texture al"
stars lis ereenery with perfect blooms p"' w 49,
NEVERTHELESS how stouter might nave pVon '
fbres of its stem, how much more !"
assertiye the whole personality oil inc P'""' o
Miss Fanny Williams has always suggested " mo
this idea of cramped opportunities h'V' 49,
Thought that she did wonderfully "ei' =" "Ol ,,.
no, H,,t have concluded that she wonld nave no"'-
;In1 n,oro brilliantly if not better, in wIde' uhie
..-;o.o1 so1 lam afraid that those who care W
- tins little fragment which shall now pro
-. from her brave and noteworthy Dlography'
will N, prone to accuse lie of very cyhic anu "'''''
vievs They will declare her "a duteouS III n''
WAY as if she had been new Jeanhed Ao' p"'
oil this has been admitted Of Miss Fanny Vho SUI"
fact iii remains that her allotted world was mar
row world. and that her efforts were uhder t"o Va"
Of n severe crcumStantal veto
She was scarcely more than elghtcch WIG" NOV
mot her 1t was quite fortultous meeVihe nav
anent day of successful and exhiarahns oiu' "s"-
mo with my friend Jack Gramercey IN hisyaoht' On
- I.,ond Sound Al evening diSembarked
Co., ,vhare lacks beautiful estate OF White Sahd
sbolvos its pure beach down to the sea, from lawn
o., o,roen md trim that fancy stray daisy Woulu
glare discreditably on its neat slopes ana eh'0u
his ancestral home by that dire portco oil nus Win
its appalling Grecan pillars OF wmte-paihteu "oou
lack knows very we'll how l lOathe that poruco
reared AS an insult to architecture by one Oh HIS
Knickerbocker grandfathers. lie uSed 10 dISuo
a;tb mc that it was not dire, but he does so no
longer He once urged in the heat OF dispute Vna'
II was Ionic, and dare say my laugh was rmperti-
I'll, chill As there are a good many horrors OF
the same sort on Long Island and in Westchester
Countv Jack felt himself privileged to cheapy &C
ouse me of sneering at my own lana WIN ranuo"'
satire because it wasn't Europe. We nearly hau
quarrel then over that awful travcsty on the cam
grand Greek style by which one Is permiIoo" W
enter the most hospitable and lovely interior tha'
know. But something saved us from qnarro',
that dav if rightly remember. 1t was some turn vi
,broso that made about nm American Parthenon'
20 which my friend replied by sombreiy unwlIl'ns
pipple that ruined his cause and made us snake
hands in armstice if not precisely truce
On this special evening we passed from the yach'
nnder the bastard portcO without an dT'fre penSe'
of former disputes Perhaps we were DOM 700
anxious for the welcome change OF linen and the
welcome dinner which awaited us AT dessert. over
our coffee and cigars, Jack rather drowsly muir
INJURED something about hop at the hotol'' 'ha'
same evening.
al know what a hop means. Jack said. some
what airily. "and think it such a hateful, petty
,,tlo word when used 20 toll of mcn and women
,nooiint topetber for "A social dance that dcyouty
rogrot II is ap Americaulsm. But rs Tor the hoiel,
Iconfess that don't at all know about that How
long since there has been hotel within milos o'
your white Beach =
sOh ages" said Jack. "Wcll drive over, II YOU
any So lts drowsy, dis'onsoate ola hunnihg
wthn ballroom that hasa walusccing painted
I'm al nv dtnh, like an ancient cupboard ana Fon'
cv,l n,inis ON its walls. If Washington crossing th'
nclnOnrc. taking the OATH aud doing numerous
other memorable arts"
fonnd incl'a sketch Of the hall room 10y No mcn'
too cauatic u one. WHOM NO both entered IT, Nu"u'
two hours later. | puppupo There mnnt nave h'''
nt icnd sixty people proHont at "nro h"tl'''
prepondcrinco of clicly lHdicA with w"tH'od HH" -
They sat glued against the dtbh WolhH''twR "
y,rious attitudes of observation, rumnntion "
depression. II seemed to ma that few oi Them OK
prr,,ol anything like appreciation. wondrre
WHY they tud not 20 to bed, or 90 elsewhere sine
thev uuparently had no concern with tho heIr
little chi ldren who whirled about together IN hoy
denlsh disregard OF the gallantry between SoN"
or with the numcrou very pretty damSelS "ho'
male mariners were mosty dapper and volatile. bu
By no means prcpoSseSSing'
II was on this evening, and amid these environ
,rpnts that I drifted into the acquaintance G
Fanny Williams. | can see her now, as II holu
photograph instead of pen. She was standing III
der a high kerosene lamp. and she had Just hnlsh'
dancing with young gentleman IN very ampI
white pautaoons and sack-coat of ethereal alpac;
She did not want to dance any more ana the youh
gentleman, in some sltyric mood induced by III
rasping fiddle and the husky trombone, apparent
wanted her very much to dance moro raw nc
shake Ter head with d, cision just before was pr
sentod and recall being strack with the way
which she moved it. There was grace blent wit
the refusal. Her gesture indicated diNtn'
knoyIedre of hor own mind, even on this trlvl;
subject
When was presented TO her, and had talked wit
her a little while concluded that sho was not &
all handsome. She had not perfect feature III L'
face, nor even suggestion Of beauty as regarde
colorinp must now use an almost amazing wor
with which to describe her, and l would not use
if could conscentiOusly substitute any other
my capacity of faithful chroniccr. 1t is the wol
"c,eonlness" Everything about the girl EXPIRE 'se
the idea Of an extreme physical purity. She Ia
not hint of coquetry; her eyes were neutral an
rather ravless gray; her figure was not striking
outline; her hands and arms were not moulded
ALI exceptionally; although she was not aWkwai
in the least. you would never have called ~
graceful; in her dress she gave no impression {
attempted adcrnmcnt; and yet when you locke
upon her you somehow felt that the freshness
mailenhoUd had never been more chauningly cr
bodied in a feminine shape little later while v
talked together. leaned in my interest perhaps
trRe nearer to her face than the etiquette OF ia
hotel hop" allowed. And rs did so caught
wafture of the breath which came from her somewh
large rlcuth with its two rows OF clear white, eve
teoth. That little mOment maze me thlnk OF t1vm