Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-26
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Ms Atkinson ureferr,d what il called
societv
Mrs. Atkinson who was what il called a
ca,able woman. had come to know the social
characteristic of American cities As well as
IN, used tn know the roints of n good fowl
when She did her own marketing in Phila-
d.lphi, decided that Washington was the
h.st Mac, tn h..,;n the matrimonial cauuaiyu
Sb,. felt TIM, n FOREIGN establishments was
preferable to an American one and less diff
cult tn or,,,npe The rich Americans rs she
knew were too uncertain of their own status
IN be ready to make what their aristnratic
connections world consider mesaIlianccs
Title, for Clarj,sa and Jennie would make all
tbinys easv and in time she MIGHT with s,cb
prestige. even come to glare at Mrs. Cad
wallader Smvtbe at the Assembly ball. where
the elect Of Philadelphia gathers, at whose
portal she stood, like Moore's Peri, a.iiscon-
solate."
Mrs Atkinson had acouired n bauohty
bearing, studied from Miss Morant's Russian
countess in The Danichetfs.r She was plump
and rosy and imposing with white hair la
Nine. de Ponpatlour She seemed to he a
great lady until she opened her mouth
Ctarissa and Jennie had become, like their
father, unwilling slaves to splendor. But
they had ACQUIRED knowledge of the p.erage,
md they knew the pedigree of the new British
minister to the remotsst auartering. 1t was
kind of the family to ask me to spend two
weeks at their house outside of Georgetown.
because it is not often that families of such
quality remember their acquaintance of the
past went, and when dear old Mr.. Atkin-
son met me with broushanh ut the station
my heart sank. Riches had aged my Old
friend; Splendor had wiibered HIM; the hnger
which heid tue Immense seal ring bearing MS
coat-"i arms was thih ana uehipilhg' lhere
were more "ri'ihiS III pis lace thah uinier
the grapevine afbor. ms eyes were restless.
but lie greeted me win the OH tihe c"rdiahty
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with heiiotfope, u large crest-al et'urh''ht
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