The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10


reminds me. must go to the consul's.
Where shall we meet?'
] suggested to my cousins that we
take walk in the villa Vigier and meet
| uncle on the concert place.
AS wandered through the gardens Of
the villa with my pretty cousins and
showed them the fine palms / saw
through the bran ches Of the trees cou-
pie in the distance, and my practiced
hunters eye discovered Lapotin in the
company Of q lady.
Although the treacherous locks were
this time entirely enveloped in a large
/ gray veil, this veil would have recalled
to my memory my travelling companion,
even If the grace of her movements had
not already betrayed her. They walked
side by side, apparently much interested
in their conversation.
AS we went out later saw the lady
enter a boat and start off alone. OF
Lapotin there was not trace to be
| found.
| It was hard for me to believe my
friend in his present mood engaged in
any gallant adventure; still, what else
could it be?
Yesterday at Monaco ! discovered
a secret understanding; though the
matter seemed plain enough, I was
worried thinking there might be some
thing else, but what?
My cousins found me dull; they po-
litely called it ''absent-minded." They
accused me of being in love, and de-
clared they should certainly watch me
ut the concert.
Once arrived there, they were SO in
terested in the audience that they for
| got all else. Now / had to tell them
about this, now about that lady, whose
extravagant toilette struck them. fell
swer all their questions.
In order to save myself made the
excuse that one must not know ices
DANES"
Ladies' of good standing do not re-
main here, any more than you, though
you are two pretty girls
This compliment was of no avail.
But" now said my eldest cousin,
there must be a 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 Simonctti, Princess Trubetz-
koi and Princess Pauline Metternich
and her youngest daughters are here,
not to mention those of yet higher
rank, such as their MAZE sites Of Wur-
temberg, and so forth"
THAT is true, dear cousin: but a
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 at private
soiree at the house of Russian Croesus,
who has an immense villa here and
gives magnificent entertainments.
could easily have had an introduction
there through Russian friend, but, to
tell the truth, did not care about it.
Whatever other of so-called good Ger.
man society there is, is to be found al
the different hotels and boarding houses
and If one meets them it is only by acct
dent"
''Is there no chance for one to get te
dances?" asked Leonie, sadly.
laughed aloud.
$50 that is the trouble! / might have
guessed it! You poor child, do you
think your mother would allow you te
dance with your dangerous disease;
Why did you not go to the capital te
spend several months quietly?"
Mamma did not wish it this year,