Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04

sign Of noble blood. Anybody may now exhibit
her :. blue veins" while.she measures of yard
OF ribbon for you.
The private shooting gallery for the family is
naturally sequence of the interest taken by
many rich women in the use of shotgun and
rife. About the first one known in this city was
fitted up by belle Of our own and Washington
society, who appropriated generous portion OF
her pin money for that purpose. hall in the
paternal mansion remote from the street and the
living rooms is made attractive retreat to
lovers of sport. On the walls are hung engrav-
ings of the goddess Diana in her many repre-
sensations as patroness of the chase. and alter
mating with these sre trophies OF the beautiful
owners skill in the hunt. the most notable be-
ing bear skin with claws tiRPed with gold.
In the interim between the winter fes-
tivities and the summer hegira TO
beach and mountain frequent parties of sport
ing doves ere gathered in this gallery. 1t Is
considered an especial mark of favor by the
young lady s male friends to be invited to these
parties, an impression she is careful not to les
sen by too frequent hospitality. Once inside
this gallery the doves are transformed into
Dianas of the most correct form. Attired in
TUNES loosely confined by girdle or esstus,
and short of skirt, neat stockings and feet in
buskins, there they are, dazzling company
Diana and her nymphs-especially when the
fancy takes them TO sling bow and arrows at the
back, well out Of the way, and crown their fore
heads with silver crescent. 1t is impossible to
record the scores made on these occasions, al
invisible marksman with bow and
worthy of mention.
Tn owner of this gallery moreover, is true
sportswoman. During the summer fitting she
turns from all fashionable resorts and buries
herself in the woods with small party of con-
genial spirits where, well chaperoned and
equipped she revels in the manly sport OF shoot
ing at living targets. Her skill in small game is
seldom exceIled-her GOODNESS at all times,
never She picks on squirrel from the tree
tops by sending bullet through his head, but
she takes no further interest in her game when
it is done, turning quickly away as if some wo-
manly tenderness commended with her passion
admirers
believe by her GOODNESS that she is too thoroughly
a follower OF Diana to entertain passion OF a
tender nature. This hunter girls greatest ex-
plot was achieved a season ago. Her party had
had morning of exciting sport, the game-bags
were filled, and the hunters were resting, deep
in the woods. after luncheon had been served
by their servants. All were silent, enjoying the
delicious repose that follows successful sport,
when a cracking of dead branches near them
aroused brisk attention. Our Dian1's hand
first upon her rifle, hers was the first shot.
A bear dropped dead in his tracks with her bull
let in his brain. His skin it is that holds the
post of honor in her shooting gallery. Our
Diana, however, is like Alexander signing for
TO exceed this feat, and who is ever wholly con-
tented on the lonely pinnacle OF success!
A young Frenchman of title has been notice
ably ardent his devotion to a girl who is q
shining beauty mark in society, and gossip has
had it that the engagement of the pair would
soon be made public. The young lady had con-
fided to her chum that her admirer was the
his many virtues he possessed the one that she
demanded most in mamie was generous to a
fault. Knowing that she was fond of flowers, he
sent to her each day wealth of the most expen-
sive ones to be found. When roses were most
expensive he inundated her with them, and con-
verted her boudoir into fragrant bower of rae
and beautiful plants. One afternoon the chum
was calling, and the two sat together in the
blossoming room the Frenchman's floral offer
ing was brought in by a servant The delighted
girl sprsng for the basket and buried her happy
face in its soft sweetness.
Isn't he dear cried she to her friend,
breast, after bestowing upon it a rapturous kiss.
Just then she discovered a note tucked snugly
among the flowers, and with a blush and
apology she clutched it and tore open the
Velop. AS she read her face grew grave and
pale, and her hands trembled violently.
'Oh, what has happened, Alice, cried her
friend, springing forward and putting her arm
about the suffering girls waist.
Alice looked with wild eyes at the note and
then thrust it into the hand of her friend.
Read she gasped.
The note was certainly painfully disillision-
ing. 1t wss as follows: Twill you not try to
flowers pay me his bill. he has gwen me moth
ing for all the baskets 1 have sent since
many months ago. The bill is very large and 1
am much in need of money. When 1 ask him he
says go to the devil. cannot sell him any more
after this, and write to you, hoping you may
have influence to make him pay his debt
The Frenchman went home a few days ago,
and ALICE chum has almost succeeded in max
ing the disappointed girl believe that she would
never have been happy married to man of his
deceptive methods. CLARA BELLE.