Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-01-07
THE rELLE or rae SEASON.

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mn rfI.LE or THE SEASON.
..IrwiIl be the best ball of the sea
s,n--ir always Is" So SAID Lady Mac
,,r.gor As She laid down two great
s1gsr4 cards on which were invitations
~ herself. her siSter-in law. and her two
ni-ess for the DCagOOns' ball.
81 hardly think Efiie ought to go 10
~ replied Mrs. Macgregor, Efiie' s
mother, dOubttully.
Not 20. mamma ~ exclaimed Effie
from a distant window in the drawing
NON. "Why, nothing would induce
NE to miss i J
"Ol. surely she may ~ put in Hes
Ter. Set her enjoy herself while size
can
"Of course, - aSsented Ellie.
"Of course. echoed Lady Mae
gegOT.
And from that time Mrs. Macgregor
made no further objections, and Effie
pyeled m the prospect of her first mil
itary bll
The ball WAS 10 be held in the Assem-
bly Rooms and Music Hall, two adjoin-
mg and beautiful saloons connected by
corridor-the last spot generally
well patr0nized between the dances at
such gatherings.
In the privacy of many dressing
n0as this question was frequently
asked. what viii Effie Macgregor
wear 2"
But no one could solve the mystery,
simply because Mss MacgregOr's attire
was not being manufactured 10y any
fashionable myiiste, but boy the clever
fingers OF Mrs. MacgregOr aud ber elder
daughter Hester, who never considered
Their time had been wasted when spent
upon service for Ellie, the younger
daughter, just then a little over nine
teen. and 50 fair to see that by common
consent She was the acknowledged belle
0f the season,
Ms MacgregOr was the widow of a
barOnet's tblnd son, of uneXceptiUnable
pedigree, but poor. and proud as well.
She had hitherto lived most retired
Lie in the Highlands, eking Oat her
nsITJg Income with -praiseworthy skill,
and, when Hester grew up, even con-
uiying, with her assistance, 10 save a
lrihe il anticipation of the time when
heT beautiful Etfie should come Out,
when she knew some extra expense
must be provided for.
Hester was three twenty - a
bhght-faced, pleasant, sensible girl,
a-fh ton = f.a aF.lfT Inn
Adylike and refined. For her no effort
lad ever been thought necessary /; and
Sic Was 50 thoroughly unselfish that she
never gave a thought to what others
might have considered the preference
shown 10 her sister. Ever since Eliie
had been a ba0y, Hester had been like
little mother TO her; and, as her
charms expanded, the elder sisters
pride in them had partaken of tie
saline cA2raCter-tO be jealous of Ellie
never entered her Imagination
Lady Ma ,gTegOr invited her relatives
10 her handsome house IN Moray Place.
and shortly after their arrival their gal
ties began and almost Immediately
The heads Of at least a dozen of the
manageable youths of Edinburgh were
completely turned by the rare beauty of
Miss Ellie Macgregor.
Lady MacgregOr WAS glad that she
mad asked her Sister-in-law to come to
Moray Place with her daughters. Mrs.
MacgregOr had fOreSeen great admira-
uon Tor Ellie, but the adulatlOn she re-
eelyed far surpassed her most sanguine
tGpectati0Rs Hester was delighted.
Only one thing troubled her-no one
!eL had appeared who was good enough
iOi Lille. Eftie herself was slightly
spoiled by 1t all. She enjoyed her
numphs intensely. She rejOiced over
the bouquets that were sent to her, and
.le homage that was paid to her. After
tae quiet hOme-lIfe at Inverardoch Glen,
NE ~hlTl OF the Edinburgh season was
enchanting 10 the simple country-bred
girl
Some weeks previous to the Dragons
val an admirer had attached himself to
ne train Of Miss Ellie Macgregor, in
@e shape Of Mr.. George Duff. He
pad Lille marked attention, which she
received with demure satisfaction
auu her less important admirers shrank
oAcA with nne accord from any attempt
~ compete with this eligible candidate
''I the pretty Miss Macgregor's favor.
lazy MacgnegOr found out that she
anew Mr.. Duff's aunts-in fact, every
ra1lcIlaf concerning the young man
vas soon satisfactorily discovered. He
n nS good-iookmg, well-born, cOmforta-
~! ~! ou, his character was unimpeacha-
e, and, to crown all. as the DAYS went
:. le was seen to be growing more and
~ Ule III love with Efiie, who certainly
Desah toshow symptoms of considerable
fHrs.lailty for him in return.
ihe young ladies of Edinburgh in
fI,ate conclaye rather resented the
Sa SS'' oi Miss Etfie Macgregur's CONQUEST.
5Oe was a stranger who had swooped
s;", ynn INTO their midst, and, after cut
Saai Snhg them all, picked out the most
laoie purti Of the season.
8. accordingly one afternoon he called |
asa-y LADY Aacgregor's, when, by happy
-alice, her ladyshIp and Mrs. Mac |
sUl 81, and Hester were out driving.
, INV OuACtll sweet, It, |
h ,ba ,bl MN and, plucking up courage.
le and then proposed 10 her, and |
was accepted. Etfie believed that sh,
tsin 'eil Aappy and She was quite Ger
-! - Vi II When she told her deIigh'e, |
wt;et iet'eS ot her engagement, witt
$. ~ even Hester, who had b en- hard |
NJ, u al 70 please, was charmed, foI
bis ,- DuI mad Won all their hearts by |
ton M itanA ~ a kindlinesS and honest admira-
Jpna Wedding Was 10 take place n
xas Was March then-and Eff
as Sna,st - SCI about choosing her tr0-ssedu
l. ~ ttly as possible. There were 1,
uite mes sleSoine delays, no weary indeii
hsSs ptloceedlngs. Mr.. Duff would fain |
Nav Iaa I The ceremony celebrated in |
Ie., odt Etfie lad all the Scotch su.
Il. tsasition r regarding the unluckiness of |
AA ~ Lar as lu1iIi1Oa HAS aIu,