Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-12

| taught me the necessary smattering oil
history, arithmetic and geography,
and being Frenchwoman always
spoke her own language with me. My
faaid was also French. that being one
OF my earliest accomplishments. Then
masters came in for German and
Italian, music and dancing. Oh, dear,
what care they did take! had to walk
so many hours day, take cold
plunge-bath every morning-that was
for my complexion-go to the dentist
every mon tn, have my hair brushed
by Celine FIR an hour every night be-
fore l went TO bed, and sit ( r long
time every morning with my shoulder
strained against blackboard to make
sure that my figure would be good. 1
rose every morning al seven and went
to bed every night at eight. This
went on until was sixteen.
"At sixteen" she said, they took
me abroad. Even on tie steamer I
was not allowed to make any acquaint-
ances. | spent year at school in
Leipsic, very small and expensive
place, where there were young German
girls OF high degree and a scattering
OF English and Americans from the
best families. with whom / was not
only permitted but instructed to be-
come intimate. Then mamma came
again, and this time took me to Paris,
where stald another year at the Sacre
Ceur. Then l was eighteen, and it
was time to prepare for the important
event OF my coming out. l left the
convent in March. and for the next
three months we had most glorious
time getting my things together in
Paris. l assure you mamma spent
quite $4,000 for the gowns, hats and
chiffon she said were absolutely neces-
sary for my first season. From mere
child | suddenly bloomed into young
woman. Mamma took me with her to
one or two entertainments in Paris;
after that we went to London just for
the end OF the season. but it was d.
vine; then to Newport for August, to
Lenox for September and October, to
Tuxedo for November, and then to
New York, where early this month
mamma gave a great reception to in
troduce me. And such good time as
| have had since! think, after all, it
is good plan to keep girls in the back
ground until they are ready to come
out. They enjoy it all the more be-
cause every thing is so new"
Certainly, her education has been an
unmitigated success She asked ME to
come and see her, which / did the next
day. She lived in a gorgeous house
on Fifth avenue, away up by the park,
and ! found her in lovely little nest
her own rooms, dainty chamber
all white and gold, with silver brushes
and combs and glasses strewn all over
The toilet-table, costly favors, trophies
Of her many triumphant cotillons
decking the walls. Then she had a
luxurious little boudoir besid IS. Her
brisk. white-cappod maid, q quick
witted Frenchwoman. anticipated her
every want She had but to ask for a
thing, and prestol she had it. what
ever lis price. and it really seemed as
II she ought to have been perfectly
happy being.
But ali! The little rift within the
lutte! She had given her young heart |
10 Philip van Vanderness, who has
only 81, 900 year 10 attempt matri-
mony on that meager p!ttance would
be sheer madness, so the fair debut
aute's papa declares, and he utterly |
scorns such parti. The debutante
herself knows it to DO impossible, and |
while she tells her impecunious lover |
that she can never marry any man |
who hasn't at least an income ten |
Times as large rs his she feels that she |
would rather be less fond of the lux
lry which has become necessity to |
her and be happy in simple way. That,
however, her education had made out |
of the question. Y. Cor. Provi-
lence journal.