New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-31

| that is only one of your charms-only one oil tno
many reasons why you are such noteworthy
person"
81 am by no means noteworthy person. re-
piled aud perhaps triio crlsply. For began 10
suspect satire on Miss Lowthcrs part-that she was
making me wear asses ears, while she won mo 10
believe her complimentary broadsides were sincerely
delivered Surely" went on there is no roai
fame or honor in having neat waltz-step'
"But that is not all, YOU know. That IS Such
slighf part of your accom- lishments-your attrac-
tvcncss. You have matters quite ycur own way
| Mr. Manhattan oh, don't deny that you do! ION
came. saw and conquered. in New-lork why
believe yes upon my word do-that IL you were
actually rude to some of girls they would rather
accent your rulcness than tho cirty OF other gem
! tlemon ~
no longer suspected satire, now. Miss
Lowther's face expressed the spirit OF
ardent and elusive candor. At the same time this
whole speech made me bio my lips with annoy
ancc An alhcrcnt whom did not know-a person
with blank face and sleepy, milky cye-still re-
NAMED at her side. The german was about to
begin so soon bowed myself away and Joined my
PARTNER Whom Il camo Miss Lowthers turn to
| dance she took me ont After the figure was COM
| peltod land whilc,wc danced together, she murmurcd
| IN my ear:
"Now that you know me- Mr. Manhattan, hope
you will not entirely forget mcw
"Forgct your responded as CALAMITY as
could. "That, is Of course, quite impossible
"Oh, how charming of you But need not tell
YOU that | have heard YOU were charming"
| few DAYS later received an invitation TO dine
at Miss Lovthcrs residence accepted. She lived in
small .prettyhOuse not far fromiFifth Avenue. The
drawng-rooms struck me a trillc over decorated,
IL il true; there were too many screens rugs and
authorizations; there was too evident an effort 10 be
| mplish and chic But IL was all quite charming,
nevertheless. | had little chat with Miss LoWther
before dinner, the greats had been invited for I,
and nearly all came, ~ usual, ut half-phst The
| Young lhdy's manner almost shocked me- " went
beyond the bounds of hu7plial,e concern, II was. IN
| a way literally sutNe, Aud vet somehow ornld
| not help liking hpr I found nN solf mentally ~
stating thni shp WA nitp aiil Hat II az, ale Wh7
. nice gil hd behind mi't oG her own mabihs
pictured hon 60 mlselr without thia o,ofplta al
anahIlityi I lhought how pleasant eho ml4ht he If
she had merely boon glad ~ 500 me, aud not az pie'
| posterousy glad llur welcome hnr geRialiiA, d"-
| foatoi themselves hN their own Vehemenoe,
| 4 Aud It was Just the same with regard To her other
| guests Whomoycr Miss Lowther greeted she
| greeted too warmly and cordially BeiOre her little
dinner had ended, that evening, had solved the
riddle of her She fi TOO hard 10 succeed
| Yes the whole secret lay there She tried too
|
! less energetic she would have easily reached far
higher pInne of attainment My friend Mrs. Ston-
| ington--trcd woman of the world gave one of her
soft, amused laughs, about three evenings latec,
! when communicated to her this discovery.
| She is one of the most Serenely elegant woman
whom know is Mrs. Stonington. She treats life as
! if it wcro an easy. rolling landau, in winch she had
nothing to do except lean comfortably backward
and be driven along. No danger Of her being Gsnee
by too profuse politeuess toward either foes or
friends She looked at with her large, soft,
tawny-brown eyes for moment after | had spoken,
and then said, in her smooth, lazy voice:
You are very extraordinary"
allow extraordinary r. asked.
"Oh, in treating men and women inst as if they
were problems in algebra" Here she tapped one
dainty foot impatcntly on the floor We were
seated together in that beautiful little Japanese
room of hers | had dined With her dcur; was to
take her to the opera in little while: we were
waiting for her carriage to come. She had on a
cloak of some white woody stuff threaded with
gold her arch ndolcnt face lifted itself
slender stem of neck from snowy circet of swans
down; she held bunch of big pink in |
glovcd hand: she looked cnchantihgly patrican, J
and as mOAidnc possible besides; you would |
never have suspected her of not getting the best |
from society yOucould tell by glance that she was
the woman to take for granted, and receive rather
as a matter Of course not little solid and sincere
homage; the fcverish struggles OF Miss Lowthor |
unknown TO such as she.
[" But one would not much mind this fury of OBJ |
seryation aud analysis" my hostess went on, with
somewhat imHudcnt drawl. " if one not SO GER |
tam that you collecting material 1t is so tire
to meet a person who is collecting material
| mean for a novel, of course
=" have not the remotest idea of perpetrating |
novel" | said. "Thcrc are too many bad ones |
already"
Mrs. Stonincton raised her brows in surprise !
"What refreshing modoStyw she exclaimed. "But |
if such is the fact why earth do you bore youscl
trying to find reason for the uupopnlarty OF that
Lowther Girl y
because was rmpresscd by her being girl who |
ought 10 succeed But lam convinced thatI haychit
upon the true reason why she does not. She be-
trays her anxiety abe tries too hard, Yes, am
sure it Is that
"You are quite right now said Mrs. Stonngton, |
whom | expected TO I've ON the verge of contra |
dieting me- "Whcn we show that we want "A thing |
very greatly the world has trick of cooy refusing |
titus Miss LoNthcr has mora brains than have |
and suppose you know That don't think myself |
by and means fool have watched her for some |
tmr-half uucon,ciously perhaps | could have cN- |
rlancd Ter to You Iona ago She was born outside of
the fa.hlonablc sots Sho stroyc to get in among |
them, and distinctly did MOI f,iL But her success,
40 to speak. went TO her head. Of coutsc she ia q
nice girl, YOU are perfectly right IN thinking her
81, II | were at somc quiet country hotel m the
summr, should prefer hrr COMPANY 10 that of any
irlRuius hollu whom know, Hat M society oaut
endure hor She IL ridiculous thoio almost oatcA-
ture, IA fact, Nho doot nothing with grace OF facts
and Waoo and tact arc two things that society
always thinking So much moro of manner than mat
cr-holdS Indispensable 4 less frivolous carcor
would become hon far better Thoro are a hundred
wOIthcr modes OF life in which she might play her
part TO far greater advantage Bat rs it is she IS