The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-20
NEW YORK OUT-OF-DOORS.
THE SOFT WIND BRINGS SENTIMENT.
"Bab's' Portraits of New York Life as
Seen From the WRlk-Aii Is Not
Gold That Giitters-Fads
For the Wealthy.

NEN 1oRks hdg 1O. - lCpeCldl. -
Everybody in New York is buying flowers.
Everybody has a rose or a pink in
his or her buttonhole or a branch
of lilacs in his or her hand.
The perfume of the flowers brings back to
everybody that country which is Gods
own, and which man who could only take
bricks and build houses could not have
made. 1t makes every human being want
to walk across the grass and feel the soft
ground under the feet, notwithstanding
the care with which the sign OF
keep off the grass" is put every
where. Everybody wants to get out into
the parks, where they can get great mouth
fuls of sweet, fresh air, and oh, you peo-
pie who are fortunate enough not to be
dwellers in great cities these spring time
days, please don't forget not only the
poor, but Just remember that to the sick
and the lonely q rose or q branch of lilacs
will bring a happy time; a time maybe.
of "reminiscences, but still the perfume of
the flower will carry Joy with il wherever
il goes. Sentimentality Well, you can't
blame q woman for being q bit senti
mental these spring days, when the sun is
so bright and the flowers are SO sweet.
And what is a woman without sentiment,
anyway? You wouldn't like her, and no
body else would. But. to be quite honest,
/ think men have much more sentiment
than women.
The other day 1 WIS standing on the
corner, and a very fine turnout went by.
A woman with marvellous, glossy, black
hair and great dark eyes, beautifully
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happiness, smiled and bowed to me- and
just then l heard a voice near me say:
81 wish | were that woman" l looked
around, and there stood a sweet looking,
dainty little creature, quite as attractive
in her simple frock as was madame in her
gorgeousness. For all the girl saw was
the prancing steeds, the beautiful gown,
the richness of lace and the loveliness
of silk. She couldn't see far enough
in the deep eyes to discover the sadness
and disappointment that lay therein And
l wondered what that girl would think, or
if she wouldn't change her wish, If she
knew exactly that woman's life, This is
part of it.
She is the wife of very rich man, and
today if she wants five dollars she has to
get it on one of her accounts and have
them charge it to frills and furbeows.
She doesn't know what it means to have
money to spend. She can give her name
for an enormous amount to a
charity and her husband will send
check; she can buy the best
| of everything in New York or Paris
and the bills will be paid, but she cannot
| have any money to handle. And why?
Because her people are poor, her husband
does not like them, and he will not permit
her 10 give one cent to them. A year ago,
her brother, young boy, did as many an
| other boy has done, got into some trouble,
and 1000 were required to get him out
| of il. To be quite plain, he had forged 4
mans name, and this man said "If YOU
will get the money l will save you from
| shame, and because believe you have suf-
| fered for this, l will keep you in my en-
ploy." The boys future depended on his
getting that money. The man knew the
boy had q rich sister, and it never entered
his head that she would not easily and
| gladly give her brother the $1,000. Her
brother went to her and told her the story.
and she sad: "Charlie, what can l do?
You know | never have cent" And
then he told her how much depended on
| it, and she said: "I'll get Won that money
| in some way" And this is how she did
| it. She took the diamond necklace that
had been one of her wedding presents,
and which had cost nearly $4,000, and
she carried it to a pawnbroker, where she
| cot 8 900 on it. Since that time she has
never been able TO get the amount of
money needed TO get it out, and it's only by
| saving and pinching that she has enough
| to paw the interest on it. That she may
never have to wear il, she has assumed a
fashion that very much pleases her hus-
| band.
She wears no Jewel whatever except a
| tiny diamond heart that he gave her, and
| he is convinced that she shows marvel
/ Gus taste in refusing to exhibit her dia-
monds, pearls, rubies and emeralds, as do
| the climbers in society, for as everybody
knows she has them she can afford not to
| wear them. At one time she was very i'll,
although she was never quite out OF her
mind. When the time came around for
the interest to be paid, she sent for a
| friend, confided her secret to her, and in
this way it was paid, the necklace was
saved, and the husband is still ignorant.
! OF course, some day he will find out the
secret, and, do you know, | think she
would be wise woman il she would tell
him now? Have the explosion at once,
and not live in a state OF nervous dread.
| You laugh at this You think you have
| read such things in novels; and you know
that usually they are the result OF a good
| imagination. Probably. But in this case
| the truth is told, and il were before the
| Judge of us all, could hold up my right
hand and affirm it. Because l never do
swear the drop of Quaker blood in me
making me think that my solemn word of
honor is worth more than an oath. Ii
would lie when said told that, l would
also lie under oath.
Speaking of diamonds reminds me that
the latest fad, when my lady is giving a
| dove luncheon, is to have jewel table in
her boudoir. This table has richly carved
| legs, while the upper part Unframed in
what looks like gold, is of thick glass, box
like in design, the top lifts up, and on the
bottom is a velvet cushion, upon which
all the jewels repose. After they are
taken from their cases and spread out. as
my lady desires, then the lid is locked
| flor my lady knows the ways of the
society woman), and her special friends
are permitted to look upon the gems
when they are red. white, blue. or what
ever their color may be. OF course each
must have history, and the clever
hostess is lacking in cleverness is she can
not invent one for each jewel. One
woman who prides herself on her en-
eralds has them reposing on a lavender
velvet pad, aud round about them is a
rosary of golden brown wood, each bead
of which is as large as hickory nut.