New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28
-, mass of irothy white, interspersed with


Cleans of satin. ,,,o,o rin,, promised
e""Take it ont Flosse; Madame b ~ ptinithI
a. Ter hest, 50 | hope it VIII III. uilhth'
10 Nv ~ ono ot Nuna'S irOckS as a PATTERN ,
tooH nv' cave one glance nj the dress, and then
.,pcr 10 the sisters dlsmay' ne" ihio "cI '",
f",lN' mi cave her hlg which urea TO coiipIiIs
arms %lo reldth ami depth of her gratitude
NE liz resent delight was the gauge OF neg loiinoi
MLtssaanTnointlnent Her COUSINS stu'laG'ion, t"o
disdPpo,,' and uufrirncd. and both girls thankcd
Ms Ilydt as warmly as though the gli' Id" "'o"
to 'eU Viii be ever 50 mach jcli1morc enoy2G;lf
~ said Flossie demulcy. Ara mamma VIII
nov NV nleased" Aunt PEN for her paI' .pu h'U
nc ~ 90 r snrc of that, but was wisely silent
teei a. ~ nrcsents shall be a surprise for her
ID. sald Do not show them UNI YOU "rt -
~ dressed for the evening. Inc Nu3gtsion
gov" ted ,\c elent ana adopted WITHOUT heSiV'-
',"n as the girls carried thelT pittsel';s @"",
,,OJ bestowed them in secret me happi,h'ss -
81" lido sisters was made complete an hOuT OF
NV ios,er when lovely bouquet oil lilies an"
t"onb"notis and another OF roses were carried 10
their rooms, having hceh icft pN SUI 'iV
IRON h1I come At last. ana at the earliest possible
r"nnt Mora. with heating heart. began TO array
hnr,elf Ii had not occurred II her as even pos
M that She should ever possess dress 81
sncb fairy-likc fabric and she scarcely recognized
SUI own little person in the long cheNal glass
SSoa,cbing up the long white glove, when com
SD The Gift she few OF To .Nmt Tens room
pe,,bank her inst once more Miss Hyde put
u ber eve glasses 10 inspect and admirc-critclSn
Was oat of the qucstlon-wlillc ,Tlhlhs, Win an
a
Il think il wants this 10 make IL complete
id aunt Penn: and opening her dyesslng-casc
sbe took out a single string OF pearls. Wlich sne
clssped round MOnas tnoat Mona whose soy
S"ssysssion in the way of ornaments was a coral
rsckle, of her mothers was too ignorant 10 under
stnd The worth of the rare oil! pearls, nut she
yslued the kind thought of the eiNer, ana her
ev.s were dew} as she turned to thank Aunt fch
VIII NH i ike dream" She said "a long. bcauti
ml dream. Oh, Aunt Fen, do pinch No just to
prove am awake Hoy s"1Pd,sed , ann b hSeS
mantled her checks, and her eyes grew dreamy.
She said no more but while Gririths adjusted her
ribbons her thoughts were busy wondering
WAND he have missed mc will ne ask me 70
dance Then with sudden humility, cH
how foolish 70 suppose he can think OF me AT all
in such roomful OF people .., ILL.,.
The reception-roomS were brilliant with Ilgh'S
when Aunt Pen and Mona descended to the great
drawing room, Iu>t IN toe To ma Lou ana iIosS"
displaying their gifts.
The torch-bearing gods and goddesses upon the
walls flung down the soft clcam of scores OF wan
candles upOn the girls pretty lace dresses. sc on
bv the brilliant bouquets Their mother Locked
as radiant as themselves she admired he brace
lets Here. at last, was Il SUBSTANTIAL earnest OF
Aunt Pens goodwill. -
And here is another surprise, mamma :" cried
Lon glcefully. drawing her c0Csln i9lWar1
Doesn't she look pretty and it's all Aunt
Pens doing
Yes. il was all aunt PENS doing. and Mrs.
Hv,les complacent feelings toward her guest eN-
pericnced a sudden chance. II was Jusl hke ne
moddlesome old tahbV 10 he always thruSun2
Mona forward Why couldn she let well alone
Mrs HYDE was gOOd-natuTed woman w men
once Sir Kenneth safely secured as a son-lR-
law and the POTtpatrick COrOnct within her grasp,
She was ready to plot and scheme for the niue
onban cousin hut till these were well assured
every triumph of Mona was gall and wormwo0d
~ Nonas hostess She could have shaken the
insignificant Cinderella transformed into a princess
md the fairy Codmoiher who had dared to WoIN
the change. 1t was too aggravalne 70 see tic
little old lady erect and diGnlled IN hcr olach
hrocade watching, with satisfaction cleaning 10
her blue ewes as Mona foated by with-ycs-wlth
the prince of tre evening. Sir Kenneth himself
For? Oh bliss oh rapture, he nad esptu
the corner BY Aunt Pens chair, watching the
arrivals: he had rushed up with eager greetings,
and though the first dance was dedcale1 10 tne
eldest daughter Of the house. MonaS doubts Were
soon put TO rest, for In a moment her pluh
and gold programme was scrubbed all over WIN
bold X Is After that She did not care mnch
what happened. All the nice men She knew among
her unce's friends We're asking her 10 dance ana
here was good-natured Lou bringing others TO
introduce TO her Mona put down the names
impartially, smiling upon her partners IN her
sunny way. but scarcely ndivdualizing them.
She only knew they filed up the gaps between
her X. Fs The features of the evening we're the
dances with Sir Kenneth, and the spaces between
them the Oympiads by which she reckoned time.
Is your brother here tonight? Mrs Hyde
seemed rather to expect him, asked o,r hehhe'n
of Mona in one Of the pau>eS of their dance
No: if he were il wOuld be Just perfect, she
answered reminded Of this one flaw in her sphere
of happiness But be may be here any day now'
and when lie comes we are gong 10 keep mouse
together
And leave Carolside? I shall owe your
brother grudee II he takes you away from us
on. no | mean YOU and Jack I" he the great
est friends. You must come and see INN uiico''S
Il shall he most happy to make Mr. JACK iiX9 o.,
acanaiutancc began Sir Kenneth rather sunny
Not IIyde-Tracy,' corrected Mona JACK
is ally only my stcp-brother
Tracy is that your brother name Anu
Yes Why do YOU ask ..,os
Oh. only because friend Of mine, attached
IN tho Embassy IN Paris, is % he best man next
week 10 a fellow named Tracy. who Is gong 10
marry a rich American But his mans heir to
a peeraee. for they say the prospective cofohe'
So is Jack, At least he Will be Earl Of Port
patrick some day. unless lis grea-uhcc InaiIIes,
and he's ever 50 old already-nlnetN or huhdIeu
| fancy. Although. of course, IL cant @ Inc
same Tracy.
"Of course not" said Sir Kenneth hastily, and
no nuickly changed the subject After all, what
were other peoples concerns TO thesc TWO, "no
had hundred things nearer home TO interest them
Aren't Flossie's lilies lovely, SIT henhetA
exclaimed Mona, enthusiastically, as her COUSIN
upon the arm of her adlutant, passed the looh III
The conservatory where She and her partner were
,.s,ing after the Distant Shore FlOsSc alwaI
looks well when she Is enjoying heTSeH. .tlH
Ions flowers are almost as beautiful we guess'l
at once where they came IIoH $500. ia
And YOU have none just because YOU o"i'
80 positively YOU wouldn't he here ..o,. .
on | shouldn't have had any either way way s
How do you know that? As II hapItis, A"uI'
wouId have been larger and finer than any mere.
And now have nothing 10 offer YOU but TINS;
lie took blush rosebud, 1Tn2cd WIN Hmoe IL
hair. from his buttOnhoic' ana neg II 1o" Ti',
Mona " II is not like your cousins no"eEs p"'
even little rosebud can be co4ucnt somcuin IN
aud this shall speak for me. WIN you axe axe II M
She fastened the spray IN her dress, oIus5ihe
prettily as She met his eyes, 50 tender ana 50
Trustworthy. The presence Of that litte nesting
ali tbc e-cnino There seemed moi cloud Just
now in all Ter radiant sky. Again and AGAIN AGAIN
She went back to Aunt Pens corner lust 10 ,eii
her that everything was more pedu'lul a nv wa VIII
derfu- Than sbc had ever dreamed possible, ana
10 whisper gratefully: It's all your doing Aunt
Pen, - ,, o,.,
: And the old lady would smile, well pleased ana
then with a half-sigh wonder il the world WDuld
always seem as bright and beautiful 10 tie bnthc
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