West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-16
NOT A COUNTESS.
Why Miss Dulcimer Did Not
Marry Lord Lexicon.

Miss Dulcimer was fashionable
beauty; her photograph was i'm all the
shop windows, and for several seasons
she had excited universal homage and
admiration. She was strikinoIv
handsome girl, fairly accomplished.
and clever beyond the conception of
most OF her friends. For she affected
stately and digniiied repose. of man
heT' which suggested 3 languid tenn
permanent, whereas, in fact. Miss Dull
elmer owed the prominent position
which she occupied in society entirely
TO her own energy and force of char
acter. Her mother, widow lady of
good family, would have preferred TO
1--we quietly and unostentaticusly upon
her moderate income i'm some sleenv
provincial town, and would have been
quite content to see her daughter mar
RED to curate, or any worthy Young
man she honestly loved But Hilda
Dulcimer had far different ideas from
these. She had been ambitious from
child, and had early realized that she
could command the homage of the 9th
er sex. She was no less romantic.
perhaps, than most young girls: but in
au her day-dreams the ideal lover was
invariably possessed of an immense cs-
tate town mansion aud box nj the
opera. In a'word, Miss Dulcimcr had
always been ambitious of making
brilliant marriage, and in due course
she deliberately set to work TO affect
her purpose.
She induced her mother to take
pm box OF a house near Park lane. i'm
an exceedingly unhealthy situation.
backing on to news The rent was
rulnous, and the rooms were small
and stufiy, but, as Hlda pointed ont
tho locality was undcniably fashion
able. She proved, too, that a broupham
ana a digniied man-servant were abso-
Iutely indispensable adjuncts TO the es
adjustment, and completely DESTROYED
neF mother's peace Of mind bv com
polling her to keep up appearances far
beyond her means. But THOUGH tho
poor old lady lived in a state of abicct
terror Of bailils and creditors. Hilda
contrived that she should not be mo.
lc-tcd Her success i'm the highest and
most select circles of society was i'm
mediate and enduring. In many little
ways which her friends did not sis
poet, she turned this to account Her
gowns cost her nothing. her milliner's
hi.i took the agreeable and unusual
form of substantial check: and. i'm
fact. almost every article Of attire was
supplied free by trade men eager TO adj
'crti>o their wares. She had no diff
Guilty in dispo,ing Of her ca-t-off ward
robe a' highly satisfactory prices. and.
ir addition 90 money thus saved and
gained. She was always willing. for
CON Liberation. 20 bear public testimony
20 ihn efficacy of somebody patent
rnwpI"Niou-rsyivcr. or some body else.
Incompatible toOth-pOwder.
by such eVprdicnis as these did this
clever young lady contriye 10 keep Che
wolf from her mother door and fud
iho means for those necessary expenses
which her career involved Mean
while without Che sIighto-, apparent
Hort -Hn maintained the foremost
r.H,. among tHe beauties Of society.
was present at aIl The state ball. and
grand a--cmuHr-. visited go the house.
NJ 'Fo highest nobility. and received
marked attention from ROYALTY itself
MIy offers of marriage were made fo
I.r, .uI Miss ID IcImcr calmly and
o.-IHnfu.y rejected them al' The
f.nt wH- though shn would no. have.
confessed !. oven TO- hpf thrr. eligible
n.eH..pr, OF thc wealthy ar.-l0,fary
.wHd sDrr ,ly Of akirg wife out
Hr 'ln'r own select circle An I'm
b young air. nrnu though pro-
'.U. ..Hu'y wh. could NOT ASPIRE
a.. t."Ir nWu rams in 'fn was ap-
..Hf.N rag rir1 a- quite ont Df tIc
question. EUt yet Huda Du~mar
mot dI-.rnrf.uUd. and far f.ur