The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-10-07

terested In the audience that they for
got all else. Now l had to tell them
about this, now about that lady, whose
extravagant toilette struck them. / fell
into disgrace because could not an
swer all their questions.
In order TO save myself ] made the
excuse that one must not know ices
dames.'
Ladies' Of good standing do not re-
main here, any more than you, though
you are two opretty girls"
This compliment was of no avail.
But" now suid my eldest cousin,
there must be nice and high-toned
society here. Nice Is noted as the re-
sort of such people; and we know from
the papers that besides many others,
Princess Simonetti, Princess Trubetz-
koi and Princess Pauline Metternich
and her youngest daughters are here,
not to mention those of yet higher
rank, such as their majesties Of Wur-
temberg, and so forth"
'"That is true, dear cousin; but
plain German baron, who Is nothing
out of the ordinary, is not admitted TO
that society SO easily. They bear an
altogether French stamp, because they
all meet in Paris, and continue their
fetes here, at which the chief amuse-
ment now is 'matinees dansantes.' One
sees the ladies driving by in their car
riages, but one does not know them.
They did not show themselves once at
Rubinstein's concerts; the maestro
played for their highnesses ut a private
soirce at the house of Russian Croesus,
who has an immense villa here and
gives magnificent entertainments. l
could easily have had an introduction
there through Russian friend, but, to
tell the truth, did not care about 1t.
Whatever other of so-called good Ger
man society there is, is to be found at
the different hotels and boarding houses,
and If one meets them it is only by acci-
dent"
SIS there no chance for one to get TO
dances?" asked Leonie, sadly.
laughed aloud.
$50 that is the troubled might have
guessed It'll You poor child, do you
think your mother would allow you to
dance with your dangerous disease?
Why did you not go to the capital to
spend several months 9uietly:'
Mamma did not wish it this year"
said Leonie, mysteriously, rs Erna
blushed and turned away. I suspected
a little romance.
At that moment pair of heavy hands
were laid on my shoulders, and looking
around saw my uncle standing behind
me very much heated and with twink
ling eyes.
"By thunder! but this Nice suits me-"
cried he. Zone does not see only In
valids here; does not hear that ever
lasting cough as In Mentone. The
charming little women here do not lookil
wonderfully pretty faces everywhere,
that ! must say, and figures-n they are
natural, I" he whispered so close 70 my
car that II ticlrled Re. laughed and
shrugged my shoulders. ''0nly look"
continued he, brislxly, '.there comes o
little woman who makes my old heart
feel quite warm.r Y x
fturned around and saw in an ele-
CANT costume Of brown velvet and fur,
her little cap set coquettishly on her
brown hair, large bunch Of white lilac
at her breast, Mrs. Clifford on Count
Degenfeld's arm, followed by her hus-
band and the professor.
Count Degenfeld looked at us sharply.
My cousins pretty form had attracted
his experienced eye.
/ bowed. As the count returned my
bow, Mrs. Clifford looked at us too. Her
lovely eyes sparlxled and a vivid blush
covered her face.
"Ahl you know the coupled" cried my
cousin. "Who are they?"
"It is Count Degenfeld, who is stay
ing at Hotel Suisse"
''And the lady Is his wife?"
"No," said ], trifle embarrassed
"His wife is great sufferer and seldom
goes out. The lady is Mrs. Clifford,
an Irish woman, the wife of the Eng
lish clergyman, who is walking behind
her, and my neighbor at table"
My uncle whistled softly and pinched
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