Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-20

you could not sEdt your eyes. There was
a charming arrangement in lien of the
COSY fire of winter-time, which made the
fire place and hearth look like small
fernery-an arrangement of looking
glass and growing plants, trailing Ivy and
soft delicate moss, to which Mrs. Traf-
ford gave good deal of personal atten-
ton and was in consequence greatly en-
We'd by her friends, even those who were
the fortunate possessors of large conserv-
atories.
A few minutes before eight Julia
made her appearance in the drawing
room, where her mother had been all IN
readiness for her visitors for some little
time.
do look all right, mother?' Julia
asked in her loudest company voice, for
publicity always had that effect upon
Miss Trafford, and the larger the com
pany the louder became her tones. Shall
do'"
You look delightful, dear" returned
Mrs. Traford in all sincerity.
Julia undoubtedly did look nice. Her
gown was one she had worn during her
visit to town and still looked very fresh
and pretty. 1t was rose-pink, was of a
soft and gauzy material and was of that
fashion which is highly becoming to little
women OF spare proportions. 1t was cut
sufficiently low in the neck to show that
her throat was white, and the sleeves
were pulled and gathered and then were
tied or seemed to be tied with profus-
ion of smart ribbons; she wore great
cluster of blush roses on one side Of her
bodice and carried a pink fan of fluffy
feathers.
"Ohl that is all right" she said with
gratified shipper. There was long strip
of looking-glass placed between two of
the windows and Julia was still craning
her neck so as to get a side view of her
self when the door opened and Cox, the
neat parlor- maid, announced, Captain
Legard."
Now Captain Legard was a young man
in whom Julia did not take great
amount of interest; he had not been very
long in Blankhampton, and ever since the
first day that he had come into it he had
persistently and abjectly worshipped at
the shrine of Mrs. Lovelace. Therefore
Julia, after giving him her hand, found
she had nothing further to say to hin and
went to the little bow window over the
entrance, which was the favorite outlook
of everybody in the house, because from
IL you COulu SGt lEOil Ou6 emu 70 the
other of St. Ewes. which was far and
away the most Interesting street in Blank
hampton.
In two minutes a cab stopped at the
door below and a vision of radiant beauty
stepped out and disappeared into the
house-the Lovelaces. Julia sat down on
the velvet cushioned window seat and
breathed a sigh of relief that Mrs Love
ha n, 10 tn aTta ha
out finding her talking to or even sitting
near her especial adorer. She had seen
Mrs. Lovelace more than once enter a
room, just fash her great black eyes
round and by mere glance take Captain
Legard away from anybody to whom he
might be talking at the time, and Julia
had no mind, If she wasn't as fair to see
as Mrs Lovelace, to let her have that kind
of triumph at her expense.
The next moment Mrs. Lovelace came
in followed BY her husband-and Oil
what a vision of loneliness she was! do
not know that Mrs Lovelace without the
beautiful gown of white and gold Lr:ca 10
which she wore, would have been such a
vision of loneliness as undoubtedly the
gown would have been without Mrs.
Lovelace There was very little boIy TO
herself wondering whether the skirt had
not been made before the bodice and the
dressmaker had fallen short of stuff. She
wore some beautiful diamonds and a great
ruby snake upon one arm aud without
doubt pretty, woman and gown together
made beautiful picture.
She was rather a slender figure. and
fairly graceful but it was her face that
attracted you most, it was such a bold
little wilful face, with q pert upturned
nose, and warm, dark, almost swarthy
complexion out of which her black eyes
blazed like a pair of live Goals. Yes, I'M
doubleday Mrs. Lovelace was a pretty wO-
man.
And her husbandp Well, he was Il
somewhat cOlOrless person, good-looking
and particularly patient in disposition,
else he would never have put up with
50 strong Il havoring of Legard in his
daily dish.
Then the door opened again and Cox
announced, Mr.. O'HaganP' and there
walked into the room, or | should say
Shot into it tall and handsome man,
all bushes and confusion, although judg
ing from his appearance he had need for
neither
HOW 90 you 90, MIS-. 1rdlOtuf
hope I'm not very later" he asked breath
lesSly.
oh no! You are not nearly the last,
Mr.. O'HaGan," she answered kindly. and
then Mr.. OHagan feverishly got through
his greetings to the rest of the company.
1t seemed such an ordeal to the poor
fellow, who had literally an impeachment
in his speech, not a stammer or a stutter
or a splUtter but an actual catch in his
jaw as il the muscles wanted OiliuG. and
this combined with extreme sensiiVeness
and nervousness made on-lookers wonder
why he ever distressed himself by going
to dinners or any other kind of parties at
all
Next to come were Canon and Mrs.
Berkeley Now Canon Berkeley was just
then first favorite with the great spiritual
lord of the diocese, John, by Divine right,
Lord Bishop of Blankhampton. TO any
one who knows Blankhampton this is
almost sufficient description, but |
suppose | must add 4 little more for the
benefit of those of my readers whose ac-
quaintance with the ancient city is, as yet,
a slight one
Go be continued)