New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-23
NETWORK LIFE.
THE GODDESS.

Ne sole swan In half dozen generations of crows Is
n snecure. Since The Goddess family caInc over
on the Mayfower, carrying large supply of spinning
wheels tankards mugs and other useful articles cal
culatcd TO while away the hours on shipooard ana
divert tho carly Dutch stomach from the engroSsinS
pastime seasickness her family have never devated
from the aristocratic slightly elongated form OF nose
for which they famous 1t has stamped every FACE
the trademark of that particular form Oh Duioh
importation, and I'm crowded ballroom you oouiu
pick out every member of the clan by tho nose
Tho great nose and great beauty were never known
10 be successfully combined the human counte
nance. The beauty Of The Goddess was therefore,
not at first suspected So fragrant backshding rom
Family tradition not to be anticipated OF endured
Then when the stunning truth broke upon The Family
they were too surprised resent IT, In the course
of wears they accustomed 10 it, and then, sur
prise passing of, gave place 10 the most unbrided
admiration.
The Goddess has heard her praises sung since she
was fifteen For many years past her charms have
walked to ecstasy the living Tyre so sklfuhy operated
,pon by her admiring parents. She has heard her
value appraised by Papa her chances weighed oy
Mamma. She has grown accustomed to homage ana
the tacit acknowledgment of her superiority over all
accepted and of the female in her present
state of elegant Anglo American domestlcauoh her
s,s,ers upon whose amabe and intelligent counfe
nances the family features have broken forth In an
ecstasy OF exaggcraton have long bowed the knee 10
her PROJECTIONS Caroline is younger Clara older thah
she. They have always been regarded in Inc famiS
with gentle resignation, backed by stimulating sense
that miracles have happened in these moderh days
and that there men who took the last centurSs
moulding Of the nose into the holy bonds Of matrmony
a peculiar form of herolsm which may still exist
When Caroline came out there was only faint
ripple OF interest in her hopes and chances Inc Fam
fv wero bursting with the consciousness OF the rare
and radiant maiden whom they held In reserve anu
thcy were saving up all their enthusiasm against ner
launching 1t was generally expected that that event
would subsequently become matter OF historS' anu
would be heralded by strange phenoniena-ho loapPa
ancs OF the seaserpen total eclipse otthe SUM- OF inc
breaking OF a tidal wave. And yet boh cara ana
Caroline bearing TIE Nose proudly IN the earsh hsnI
of street and ballroom, married with unprecedented
br,nancy and The Nose taken 10 adorn sump''
mons apartments in corner homes while mo nose VI
Tho ooddess-pure Greek-remancd at home Aie
Family admired lavishy as OF yore-they hau u'-
limited capacities this way-and kept growing sur
misc aud disappointment well of sight Of The God
d.ss whose oIympian wrath thing to mako the
bodes; hold his breath for a time.
A. ,wen,ysix Tho Goddess still enjoys the desolate
freedom of the wild She is of the class OF "onon
,sboave admirers rather than lovers In The hst years
nj her social glory she made dcpredatons IN inc ra
and file Of eligible youth which filed the family WIN
hone and pride But the deprecated ones repheu WIN
tnteptionless attention, aud though this has mo du
tage of keeping the victim in state OF hopelui oNi
a
c,lar hone langushes and languishne does die' 1no
aacss has had so many hairbreadth escapes from u''
imminent deadly proposal that The Family have come
10 regard the trophies of her bow ana spar WIN
melancholy dependency. They are no" ueal 10 H
cry of Wolff to which they once so Vaiah.A IN''N
Meantime they search 10 find the ciew OF inc my
+ery The Goddess IS beautiful as an angel 49,
ahe To- amnse half dozen men, TO lend pqnancy 10
IN. Aatest dinner 10 talk three languages ana play
four Northumberland more could reasohiol7 man Ca
pect Her temper is at times trying Dn' II i july
,.ealI in all its divine nudity 10 hei mother ana her
maid There arc evenings spent surioun"eu OS nv
Fa1t)y-who still. strong is habit aoSc"'iS ~
bar plorv-wben she sits as silent as Memnon al hoo"
day What Is the OF entertaining ones own an
flyl They, Ike the poor. are always WIN US nv
don't send you candies and flowers ana they can ian
In loye with YOU. so it's simply waste Inc 'o"uo7'
oaar,os all her wares for the market Ilavo not inc
FAMILY The refr,s hing spectacle Of her beauty always
before them They should be satisfied TO SIT arouh'
and rejoice in tlelI grand success a. piouu' io
TIL, Goddess occasionally runinates on these matters
and muses. wonderngy upon the snsuiarV peI'ci',1
,ssto ,riI,b could have preferred Caroline 10 herself
when man doesn't fall in love with her. theio uS'
no something radically wrong with him. she aITuos
She inclincs 10 the belief that she Is ho' apIicoia
1t is only another Of pears ana s"ii''' ma
men will pass by 10 fall in love win ugly. 'upN
girls merely proves the bad taste OF men b'S,D,' o
na Coddo,s doesn't care about being fallen ID loNo
with. She wants TO be married. Love occupies nor
thoughts but little. It's all very Wei ior people "no
can afford IT, But II is always associated III hor n
,,h = aa, in Harlem and one servant cheap and Ver-
dant from Castle Garden and husband VINO turns W
"a, ,roscrs I'm wet weather and carries cotton uin-
bre,la in silk case. OF course, all TINS IL Hisuppo
able Goddess A =,
She has always pictured her husband as ZION ia
her younger days, in the Illuminated anu hOpoi"i
she entertained of gorgt Gus ihdIleu me- IA
-,ich she woull play a sumptuOus, languh part III
setting of oriental magnifcence, the husDalu' Po'
nebrlous blur. floating about somewhere III 'ho Oa0
ground He had be there to account lor ulo NAP
niacence Later on with the march OF tho d'siiusio
tnr twenties her dreams took On more reailSuo urn
The oriental magnihcence changed with inc snii.iH
.ashions nassing rapidly through phase OF feTslan
hsnrngs into period of Turkish rugs ana piuSn. ~
finally finish up in a blaze Of white ana goiu. VIA
each set of apartments came costumes 10 maUh+ DIV
often walks slowly up the her beautiful eyes
80 g., annaran, inspiration wrestling with the
lnotty question TO what costumes VIII Dc9' 'u''
both her and the white and gold
With the setting the husband was forced 10 'aSc
definite shape. nebula is out OF place IN ni'ueru
drawngroom, he condensed, soidlfed' gre" nim
and clear-cut lucid outlines shOne through the dis-
tIrbed mist He had pointed beard and looselegSeu
trousers but he not in the least interesting AZ
secure a who could furnish the wiite anu koi" !
Aer simple creed not clever man-Just a rlch' stupl'
-ommonpace good tempered felow-they. give the
loast trouble.
This type would interfere He would 1us'
hs silently proud If her 1t would be tacty expected
Of him. that having married such remarkable Great
ire he would softly and silently lapse into an attitude
ef reverential devotion, to be varied, when he gre"
tired with the easy pose OF who signs checks or
.rts oa coupons And these would be the simple
suues which would constitute his repertoire. HIS
wife the central pivot OF ouIda esque bathrooms would
be social queen. She burns to gather round her the
vttest and cleverest Of men, the ugest and smpideS
-. rtor, che bocornec an eaple All the