Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-30
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widow who lived ut hampstead. ber
father had been pig killer in Chicago !;
but Nary had long forgotten, ~ tho 90
lisht of spending bis money, how the
money was made. When she found IL
neeessary TO aliude 10 her fathers trade
she used 10 say with the frank Ar tnat
was one OF her pOiais. lie made nus
money in business, | tbink-something
10 do with steel which was true, as
far as II went.
When Miss Mary schwell married the
Comte do Nillermsy she was tweDty-iour
aud he was seventy. The speculation
Turned out admirabiy---for her; he died
within a year OF her marriage. lie bad
hean very kind TO her, and she had be-
come really attached to him. She
rnournea verv sincerely tho success OF
her specnlation. and, losing sight OF TIE
, motives which had induced her marriage,
was quite desolated for some months.
When she began 10 so out again she was
much courtci by younger cons and IN
elgblCs generally, and also by more
prosperous persons OF sporting tenden-
cies. who admired her figure and style.
Tho Countess de VIlermay was what
Joe GarQefy called "a fine figure OF a
woman" She had large arms and an OBJ
tr1Isiye bust. Her throat was massive
and round-her hands and feet very
plump. Her face was large and dimpled-
she had two well-formed chins and pro-
misc OF third. Her nose and ears we're
small. She wore her ample red hair IN
Greek hy-away knot at the back OF her
head. Her white. even teeth showed
when she laughed. and she was always
laughing. Women called her coarse :
men called her Jolly. All who knew
her called her good-Damrcd those VINO
did not know her called her cloud. "
She was the kind Of person at whom
even the best bred women would turn
round and stare. Being rich. she was
cxtravasant and generous IN an lmpul-
give and unreasOuing way. had sie
been poor she would probably have been
m excellent household manager, and the
y,ojd both ends would Ia her hands
have grown elastic and met She Was
fond Of poetry she liked IenDyson
better than Shakespeare. and Longiel-
low better than either. But sho never
confessed it she knew her world better
tbnn that.
Tor her main ambition, since she had
bec,, a frce corptasa. WAC TO be cousid-
o~ej "ciitnr.d" To this end she
cromnod eorneShnt and got up good
de,lof fhe current iargon.
She could floor lhe ordinary person
coupl,ielv ON such subjectsas "square-
,,,rt,l Worcester" Book Plates,
.rir.t Fdipons" BartoIlozzis, and The
..e.ruei idea Tut il was noticeable
that ils spaoialsts ia these lines
soon c,brud,d her. IN q word, the
Conntogs vas one ~ those unfortunate
,.,l ,,,l.r,os..ng parsoDg who will MT
.,'i..,,t t,.fne e,,1ent intentions If na-
md ts. co.o,,onalsea.
,l,r..rva,. ~ and social interiors a5orcd
her Hors wss the nature that insists on
lo,..erI admiration and to gain ~ Will
don on.suI kudncsscs which it would
r.,er ,ntcr into the mud OF yOur really
uDs.'fsh person to conceive, much Jess
10 carry ont THIS kind OF seliishn,ssis
pttlo bottom a. q good deal of phiaa-
tlfaav and one would not quarrel with
~ f.fs u not that IL Ib apt 10 grow
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