New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-21

ner all the rest ofthe night. It's kill
ing-this place. Do you think am
falling off any?''
.sFalling Off" said I. ..There's moth
ing TO fall of. You'llbe the more piqu-
ant and taking the more faded you
are. You'll be prettier at forty than
you are at twenty. But, oh, Bette,
you're awfully old at twenty!"
s'Well, my dress is new. And isn't
it lovely?"
It was a bright colored gold satin,
fitting like glove; and with it she
wore a quantity Of topazes, and there
was a black swans down wrap to be
left on her chair or to pull up if she
were chilly, and set off with its soft
shadow the perfection Of her perfect
little shape. 'Topazes are cheap"
said she. "You can buy beauties as
big as the tip of your thumb, for two
dollars and half apiece, in the old
country jewellers shops. It's the set
ting that costs; but nobody need
know that it isn't eighteen carat. It
isn't everybody would dare to wear
topazes with yellow satin; no contrast
you know; But don't they make me
look just dripping with light?"
eyes" l answered; "they make you
look like a constellation half seen in
sunset. But you're wasted here, Bet
tie. You ought to be in countries
| where there are kings; you'd be direct
ing affairs of state presently"
II shall be content if l can direct
this affair."" she said, with her gay
laugh. Come! I've just given Caro-
my turquoises, by-the-way. To tell
you the truth, they're not in the least
becomingt to me, and she admired them
so. There's another part Of the labor
you have to keep on the best terms
with all the other girls, unless you are
SO perfectly assured that there's no
need OF it,or else they will tear you to
pieces. Sweet life''
1t was a triumph that Bette had
that night. The beauties, the heroines,
the bas-bleus and the sangre-azuls
were nowhere, as she said afterward in
her own dialect. She was surrounded
like a queen bee with workers. She
had bouquets by the dozen, so that
her lovers had to help her hold them.
She gave some quietly to the bouquet
less girls. in pursuit of her plan, you
might have said, but really, i daresay,
because she had a kind heart under
all her artifce and audacity. / only
gave one to Helen Patterson and an
| other to Virginia Lamb, that happen
ed to be duplicates of some | kept, be-
cause their mothers were getting so
mad at their neglect, and l was
afraid they might begin to show their
claws" said she, next day. "Why,
didn't you see me 60 and sit down by
| Mrs. Lamb? | was praising Virginia
to her. was wishing only had Vir-
ginia's complexion-and wish I had.
Oh, you have to kotou to the chaper-
ons, too, or else they'll ruin you, the
old tabbies! They put me in mind OF
hens. pecking the heads OF the other
hens chickens. It's part of the Ia
Dor you think SO lightly OF. Why,
actually got partner for Julia Drink
water! Oh, tell you, if do get an
establishment, and a fortune, shall
do lots OF good things. I shall make
any number OF people happy that
| wouldn't be if l hadn't the fortune.
shall make it a particular charge to
establish girls in life, to give a nice
wardrobe to this pretty person who
wants it-why, sometimes wardrobe
is half the battle-look at me! Peo-
pie will think a world more you with
one than without one, let me tell you.
Yes, particular charge to have one
taught a trade and one set up in bust
ness and l shall have a matchmaker
of matchmakers. I've felt the need OF
it. So you see I'm not so unprinci-
pied as you think
"Bettie!"
"I'm looking out for great many
others than just myself"
cat any rate, it's doing evil that
| good may come, Bethel"
"Well, it's better to do that" said
the incorrigible girl, ethan nothing at
all. Now tell me; did / dance well?"
"Like a little flame. Yes, l must
admit that you danced like ball OF
fire-like a golden butterfly on the
wind.''
II don't know how we'll that would
be. But that's the way l like to hear
you talk: so I'll reward you. Look
| here"
| 1t was basket of the most superb
orchids that ever saw, priceless
affair, from which she drew the scarf
she had thrown over it.
"With Mr.. Dunrobin' s compliments.
Eth? He has seen me you see."
"Well, then
"Well, then, this morning Jeanette
Dean is going to mount her hunter and
leap five barred gates and things; !
shall let her do it. And Laura Stock
wood is going to drive into town shop
ping; she'll go alone. And Elsa and
Caro- are going to the woods; let then,
go. | am going to fnd>Alr. Dunrobin
and to thank him just as sweetly and
modestly as a little milkmaid-I do
write such bad hand And then
am going to get my water-colors and
20 out on the rocks. l sha'n't do
much sketching, every man in the
house will be down on those rocks.
Then | am coming up to read with
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