Telegram-herald., 1890-11-13


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-'Conas saa dias with as on Friday
RixbG sAs said. when she 81 Lat rose
- ~, zee Losadss square. eight
o'eleclS Don't say y0a cast oas or t~o
See peopls are soninE'
Il sazl be noFs thaa shsrule1." re-
piled he ysuag man. bending. In his
pretty hAlf-foreign way, over tie taeys
hsaa, bat yoa'h eozae " my place one
tAy. woa't year L.ay KeGdal Ia CON-
lag so-norsow.
'.Why. zee, shink l oould go so-uaor-
rou," said Mrs. AOstya. and 80 The
thiag vas settlsS
ca the following dag Mrs. Washing
ton Mostyn- who bad pat on her most
gorgeous atsire-not having been long
esoaxh in Loadon - know that here
women do not bedeck themselves ia the
ftsrnOon-tripped down % her little
couns and directed the man % drive %
Lady Kendal's. thoroughly pleased with
herself and the wsrla in general She
vas going 70 see the charming youag
nan OF the night before. and the charm
ing young nan was going 70 dine with
her on Friday. Moreover she had on
her most becoming bonnet
The swo ladies chAtted costly as che
carriage bowled along
Pm 80 glad you could come" said
Lady Kendall; 'T'm sure you'll think
his taste perfect He has such lovely
things"
Lovely thiAgs7" inquired Mrs Mos
tyn, with rising enthusiasm. She was
one OF those women who like their
were, in 4 framework OF luxury.
Yes; brocades suoh as you can't get
for love or mon0y. he has them special
ly manufactured FROM bis own designs" F"
"Hs must be very rich" said the
American. That's tbe sort of thing our
nilnonaires do az homo"
well. Algis must make three or four
thousand year, / should think" re-
toined Lady Kendall thoughtfully.
You see, he's so well connected. All
the smartest women in London go to
Algie."
II Mrs Mostyn wondered for an in
stant how the society Of smart women
justified such reckless extravaganza,
she said nothing. having horror OF ap-
rearing ignorant of London or the ways
of London.
You got on capitally," continued
Lady Kendall; 'Algie Is 50 fond of
Americana You see, they don't mind
what they spend"
MOP" said Mrs. Mostyn, who was
now thoroughly mystihed; and Just
then the carriage drew up at a smart
looking house IN a Mayfair street-a
house all painted white, with yellow
silk curtains and blinds, and daisies
and spirsea IN the window boxes.
The door was opened by a man
servant in livery, and the ladies were
shown upstairs into large room like 4
studio. The walls vero Of golden
leather. with drsperies and curtains of
dull gold silk, and here and there a
touchyof turquoise-blue or faint pink in
wrought with gold added another note
TO the harmonious picture, in which the
white wood mantel-pisce, the soft Per-
sian carpet and the exquisite old mezzo-
UNITS on the walls each played their
part. One or two Chippendnle cabinets
displayed specimens Of rare Nankin.
the easy-cbairs and lounges invited you
TO chat and on every table and in every
nook stood flowers and palms.
His master was engaged for the mo-
ment. the man announced, but would
DO with the ladies' in few minutes.
What a perfectly charming studiol'
cried Mrs. Mostyn. peering round in
her pretty, short-sighted way: "only
don't see any canvases or the usual
artistic mesa
"Canvasss-why should there be, my
dear2'
"Woll, bu. isn't Mr.. Upham IN art
ist?'
Artist" cried Lady Kendall. what ar
idea! Why, don't you know?-l thought
everybody knew-Mr. Upham is the
fashionable dress-maher His profes
sional name ia Eugene. but we all call
him Algis. Why, I'm going to try on
my now Court bodice directly, and the
dear boy will tell me exactly what's the
matter with it"
For a moment Mrs. Mostyn's hoad al
most reeled. She hardly knew IL she
gave a scream. or II she moved instinct
lively 20 the bell Where was the doori
here was hor csrrisge7
Whether her mnrmured excuses con
voyed any notion TO LADY Kendsl 1t Is
difficult TO say. for in another moment
she had slipped downstairs.
A dressmaksrl Her charming younC
man-a man With whom she had already
had almost a firtstion-was dress
maker. Il vas p-eposterous-itw was i'm
possible Why, there were dozen
odias journalists who were capable oi
telling the whole story In The American
papers; and. as Mrs. Mostyn threw her
self into her coupe. she fairly grosned
ss sho rsnem beF-a that she had herself
iusis,ed on Tho presence Of this impOstor
az her frst smart dinner In London
London World
BRAVE MARY SEXTON.