The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-08-15
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the Ray Dua Them.
II ID said l,y New York correspondent Of
The Chicago News that dresamAken occasion,
ally finish costumes on pure speculation, aud
run tho risk Of ever being paid at all, tho mo-
dium OF this speculation being some pretty
girl of good sooiai position and empty pures
who has right 10 expect that hhe might
marry well were she properly presented be'
fore thefastidlous eye Of the eligible bachelor
There Is story told, for whose truth pm
not altogether prepared 10 answer, but which
one hears told very often, about a certain
famous New York beauty who has very little
money aud great deal Of physical loyellness,
and who made tho mistake OF faneying that
English peers cared enough about Amerioan
beauty % marry II without fortune hhe 10
eKquiEitely pretty, aa well as clever and high
bred looking, One Of tho rich dreasmAkera
thought 10, too, and hearing her one day be
wall tho fact that for want OF clothes she
could not accept an invitation 70 spend tho
season In London, offered 10 furnish her with
q handsome wardrobe on speculation, proyld'
Ing that ahe would pay q certain interest on
tho money after she had married her earl or
duke, as the case might he
Tho girl jumped AZ tho offer, for her look
Ing glass had always told her that hhe only
needed tho proper setting 70 make her a
jewel which duke might be glad 70 place
amid tho strawberry leaves, and she firmly
believed that London season with beautiful
clothes was tho ono thing needtu 70 set her
before tho world In q proper light and en-
able her 70 populariTe tho fortune she bore In
her face, Well, ahe got tho clothes, and
charming dhea they were for tho drehs'
makers artistic pride was aroused aud she
wanted the world 10 300 what she could do
with a good subject
Tho London world rayed over her hhe
Hat for famous artists Her photographs
were Ia all tho shop windows Her picture
was In all tho illustrated papers, and all tho
poor guardamen and impeounioua younger
sons loat their heads sufficiently TO propose
love In a cottage. hut when tho dukes and
earla found Ahe had no fortune, and that the
fine clothes did not represent government
bonds or a pork packing establishment, they
came 20 tho conclusion that she WIS too OK
penslye luxury, and IL the end OF tho aea'
son the beauty returned unwedded and with
no means OF paying that dreadful dress
maker'a BIN, which seemed mere bagatello
10 her when she had sailed away 10 become
an English poerea
That was two years ago She ID stlll un'
welded, that dreaamakera bin ID Etill unpaid,
and the talk Ia now that she n about 10 40
cept a wealthy gentleman with curved nose
and an oriental surname, who viii not mind
trinea Of few Thousands Tor clothes when II
means the securing OF no beautiful woman,
whose connection win give him an entreo
Into the fashionable society whore no NO longs
for an opportunity 10 spend tho income OF
his mllliona
Rome OF these apoculatlonl, however, have
turned out much moro fortunately, and,
strange 10 say, one OF them was IN the case
Of a very plain girl who had nothing but her
witty tongue and stylish carriage TO recon-
mond her, aud who, with hottlng OF good
clothes, managed 10 marry En excellent
paru Within one season she had not only
paid her bill, but had purchased doEena Of
splendid now frocka, for which she was en-
ablod 10 pay down hor huhbandS ready
money,