The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-13

tfolled by one man, hnd he hhh Hooded tho
market with hundreds Of beautiful oharao'
toriato handA Usually they belong 10 prl'
yata individuals, who remain profoundly
lneog, Wa may he admirlng the hand OF our
''hator, cousin or aunt,n Of society belle, or
OF tho pretty young person who soils M mus
liza over a counter But Isn't a beautiful
hand worth special photograph " has
beon called "tho second faoe,n A woman'a
dlmpled hand IL tho loyolIeit thing In tho
world.
This particular photograph 40 which am
now looking shows half an inoh OF snowy
cuff, a round, downy wrist aud tho delicate
fingers onorclo glass Of wine held lightly
up No doubt you know tho picture | refer
10, II has boon 10 extensively sold Soc tho
soft shadows over tho artieulationa Of the
fingers which taper 20 their extromItiea, tho
dmploa above tho knuokloa, tho little nloka
In tho wrlsti Haven't you soon Just such a
hand and longod 10 hold IN
The woman whose hand Ia largo, bony or
heavily yelnOd may comfort herself with tho
thought that dlmplos do not suggest oapabil-
10y for manual work, nor character nor on
durance m hor own docs She Of tho dlmpled
hand Ia rarely strong minded and apt 10 DO
moro or less creature OF impulse, but
don't believe shed change hor pretty, pro-
aumably useless paw for one moro strongly
characteristic, with such u hand 10 play an
instrument, wave fan or by Ia soft, mya.
torious pressure charm away headache hho
cannot say Nature has forgotten 10 be kind.
Eleven o'clock Broadway was brilliant NJ
daylight under the electric lights There was
q tanglo Of cabs at the curb aourrylng OF
masked figures Into wide, lighted doorway
and u crash OF distant music,
This was my FIRST impression OF ono Of tho
most rapid Of metropolitan balla really
went IN search Of now Impressions ~ a stu
dent OF tho streets who learns more from lifo
than books for | had heard the great bal
mnsquo whispered OF, hlntod NJ, had seen
people shrug tholr shoulders and lift eholr
eyebrows whonoyor II was discussed, Bo-
sides, why should not l, being woman with
good deal Of that inhoront commodity which
spoiled the future OF our frat mother 500 for
myself " only Tor oneol 30 went,
The baud was playing one OF Waldteufola
dreamy waltzos ~ we passed into world OF
light, warmth and color, with such an abund-
anco Of cut flowers hanging over the edges OF
tho boxes and fading on tho bare shoulders
Of pretty women that the place smollod hko
garden In full bloom, And tho music, ~ II
poured downward from tho highest gallery
through haEo Of dust aud gasllght, how
shall | describe itl Thoro was something hu-
man IN tho poallng Of the vlolins, and tho
throb Of n hundred heavier instruments was
like tho beating Of nm ovorchargod hoart aud
iillod ono with rapture.
10 was u now sensation 10 look around at
tho aoor throngcd with maaltors, and at the
tiers Of crowded boxes above. Most OF tho
women were In palo tinted ovoning gowns
with small noso masks. A sprlultng wore a
complete disguise, consisting Of black domino,
hood and mask like myself, Characteristic
costumes wore fow.
found II 10 bo ball Of unlimited cham
pagno, ladics' first names, bare shoulders,
rcBoa Of looaonod hair and Slang; whirl-
pool Of music, flowers, laughter, tipslnes,
Aa tho night progroVod tho dancing grow
wilder, aud unsteady couples crashed against
each other with loud oxoamatlons; tho sound
Of broken glasses was oft recurring, und
women screaming with laughter hung heavily
on their companions arms
Maybe you are wondering u my sonsblli-
ties were shocked at ovory turnl Not 20
much as thoy would have boon II had not
como wrapped In an invisible armor, pro
pared 10 bo shocked But III toll you OF n
couple OF incidents couldn't forgot,
AS | stood In one OF tho corridors looking
down al tho dancers, young woman canio
toward mo, She was very much intoxicated.
III. N.iV al
aho had adopted tho character loast suitable
10 her, for she was dressed ns an angel
could not laugh at hor, although sho tripod
on her gauEy drapery with oyory step while
hcr broken wings knocked dlsconsolatCly
against each other. Sho kopt up n running
commentary with dozen blaso club mon who
lounRed after her and surrounded hor whom
abe sat down.
Angcl-Wo'ro all In III
Club Mon-Xos, wo are
bho wore no mask. Ah, II you could have
soen her face; tho mass Of straight, silky,
bronno hair; smooth forehead soft, colorful
eyes and her smiling, babylsh mouth, you
would have turned the cold shoulder on pbys-
iognomists forever with tho avowM that
fAooa toll US nothing.
S EHCRh %hO qSSid2SS Sasc s ss pcssa 0 a.
beau ideal for French etching. sho was
standing on chair leaning over tho rail OF
ono OF the lower boxes, Throo mon were
struggling 10 nll her glass with champagne
from throe different bottles, while n quartet
stood around her chair, one holding her fan
and another hcr mask Bhe, too, was lovely
and barely 90 Bhe looked happy, but was
shei-poor, frail queen Of gaslit world
Her laughter was like bubbles that went no
dcopcr than tho lips. ......
know hor by sight and know also some
thing OF her history. With a father who fol-
lowcd tho races for living and brother
whose fortunes depended on his turning up
tho right card, was II any wonder that Al
Last rhe had desoended 10 Tho Distinction Of
an unpnaaked qusen 81 q ball distinctly A.
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