The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1890-01-03
WISE IN HER TINE.

II was a charming party at Mrs Ucster-
ieigh',; good floor, a good band aud re-
.ucctable set OF people / wore my new gown
from Russell n Alcn's-up dcnutaute foam
II tule or net, hut really handsome coufec-
ton iu white corded silk, the sort Of thing
which exactly suit, my style, nature never
having cut me out for the part OF icuue file
We arrived little late, but great many
people seem Il % have room for nay name on
their programmes. iud"ei, throughout the
evening enjoyed the rather novel sensation
IF hall room success. Not that set much
value on such bit uf social gilt gingerbread.
All very well for boys AMI girl, IN their first
season, but hy no means fitted 10 satisfy the
appatiie OF persons arrived at year, OF dis,
,retion
The dancing had stopped when we got into
the room and stood for few moments in
the doorway making up INV book for the
event, of the night. Rcgy Walker was ne
.otiating with me for the supper dances,
when the Shaud, were announced. ! looked
up, without moving hair, and saw them
within yard of mp-phlip aui Philips wife
The latter observed t. be slight and pale,
not ugly. of cuursn for IN these days even
heircss.., cannot afford to be ugly, but gcncr-
ally insignificant But her maid. her tailor
and her corset maker are evidently the best
# their kind.
don't know how lung lt,gy Walker aud
Hood there adjusting our bali cards, parhap,
minute, pcrhap, hundred years Then
the room went round suddenly, aud found
myself shaking hand, with Philip.
Our ewes met; hc smiled his woldcrful
uaila 1t mi ght almost have been last year.
But it can never be- last year again
Last year, Philip. you were hnri work
ing, ambitious Young man, of whom great
things were already pruphesicd at the bar
this year you are a person of Importance
your fortune madc, your position assured
Last year was a one idrael young person hi
a white fruck, who blushcd AMI smiled with
mdisguisel delight when her friend ap
proached her. who had smiles and blu,he-
for no one else: whose days were full OF
vague, delicious happiness, whose Vakciu
NIGHTS were swo,tcr than night, of dreams
Ills year an q woman who knows her
weakness. knows also her strength, and ha-
hal her experience
II i, the third lay, am have ri>rI again.
Without lnoNicly, OF life there can be uo
true cuioym'l' of iIfc Life, maintain, Il
tac face of tn enntimnn.1.ist-, 10 ba an ac
quircl tl>l". For the em'ttci palate lhrr.
are all sorts Of Su-i1tpry ,urpri-cs-ollye,
cayiarc. "A host oT ~;tu'". far more delicious
than. If not quit" - who.e-om" a., the roa>
meat aul boil pudding of dJma,tiri'y.
You were right, Philip, aul |, who once bc
lipvcd myself your victim, crushed brncatl
the JuggcIulut car Of your ambition wa'
wrong.
MelnNhil,. | have {, q, Philip SIauI
aud Virginia Warwich >hItu- hand, viii
one another. AMI smiling into one another
faces with almost exaggerated umlahllty
Am too late for "A waltz.
There i- uuly 80. n lo...'
"a qnpdnll,' / u-a for h.sli, ui ypI
give me "a stone
wrote down h., initials 90 mv card, au,
he made or. smiling brilliantly
stool looking after ulu with "a curiou
sense Of uurcahty, divided between de-ir
to laugh aloud, aIl an ptIrr to 90 from th'
house % some vague. Impossible region o
darkness aud silence and soItu!" At tia
same moment grew aware OF "a pair Of wild
open gray eyes iSal upon myself with uu
conventional utrutur>- from iI" distance
Their owner was a tall. far, wroiv yuun,
man. whose WdD" appearance wl. u ieiiuabl,
different from that Of our surrounding pcO
pie. II was not long p'l'r' Mr, Nester
leigh swept up 90 ms with this unknown
young man iu her wake.
Sir guy Ornpud Mis-, Warwick"
We both bowel and i' a,sel me for
dance, with "A frryor quite dl-proPprtlonai
10 the request
"S1ne poor l't.s vail of "a swell, "a
my reflection. as hn wrpt" ms nam asAlu-
the twelfth waltz the only unclaimed dane
on my carl
For % must h' uvu'i that W. were taa
night distinctly mdii- class gathering,
great mixed mob ot L'uig1"rs: no mer
B-igravlan bird, 20. pIo1sr bat p'7pI
wup-e interests AM a''''.''+- dS wei
within the great city
May take yod Ih - supper later 'h'
saii SIR Guy earnestly.
"Gs-, pleas, ! answered giving nlu
glance almost a. serious - H.' own O"I
taiuly, there ., 10 gam" 30 amusing a. ina
which Pnilip taught r' - play ia, wear
At the opening II th' eleventh dance fIl'
came 90 me.
You don't wlutiodnHe' tA.. lhi1-.
li' I'Nei'l u' N''s' u ''' '' ''',' '.''''
p.ich' but h'' manner "as a shade le'' .''
hbrut than ni OH Alt.i a'I, "hs "'.'
hl''d q1ah.il.e', aud ] Use '' ti'" "'l
fulhp
u yo1 VII allow - u' -'i.i' a' IS