The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-05

CHAT ~ IL
Flowers: flowers everywhere, Tho
most expensive sort ~ tie most exp .r.
sive season. But czpeu.e was lrs E
taken into account 81 tho EUrara-H ...
tablishmcnt Did 1rs Earsr,s= e.aI-.
a thing? And was that thing INC -.E.
best Gifts kind? Thoss were tac only
two questions worth the asking NJ tao
answering.
Friday was Mrs.. Eugene Eor.r.r.
day. Not that every dag was not ,a-
tirely at her own frivolous aiaDnaa.. iut
even butterflies are subject tp oZ'aHa-
ton, and II Mrs. Norar5es hal moi IT,
apart one day out Of tLs seven FIR '.....-
cial observanccs," tie ra.ss' hItt.r.."
Of fashion that all Lap.auata street, IN
the city Of New Orlcals, could boast,
would have Buccurabed Z, r4o burden ~
its own popularity.
On Friday, therefor, 1Faa -aEa "f
finding Mrs. Eorcros4 At ..or1a, clothed
in one Of those Tnarvals uf tr.a.I ...-
tunes that all her 'a-a was rav.r-
over" Ono was also sure a. finding the
house converted into q h,-".I ~ FE"..,
while from every corner NJ TIA. =ua .E.-
lower floor, during the regulation
hours, 1oatcd the mingled arf"N ~
English breakfast tna and ...".a.
gossip.
Apparently no ono enjoyed Mr. Eoe-
cross Friday afternoon H"Es t.a~-
oughly than she did Acr,.lE -. n..'3
freshly admitted INTO fAlry..au, could
have outdone her fl ipy.G. r-E".y, as
she flashed from group 81 group Of the
tea-drinl1crs, moving hor Ht.- i~a
with It's glistcning satin train. ana Der
jewelcd arms and hands, wl'# re-. ........
tive grace not altogether uost4'..a
AL of those who drank hrr ia were
not goOd-natured towards Ear... E9r.
cross young wife. Some If H.. .rl. p"r-
haps had not yet gpt over .h. Pot
smart Of his detection fr,E, ,.. r-1..a
of their own possibla suitur. -'..n Il
them, perhaps, would hlro ."-fsrr.l
his marrying q wouo1 whom Be. ..1'-
body know" Among thos. .-s ..,....t,
Mrs. INTELLIGENT NorcrD7s, .u" .,n...-u-
tally assured his marie! sister. ica.
Delaney Dclany, on the NEidt. IN guess
ton, that
IF NorcrOss had not hroI -At her re-.
rect from Paris, one would T.. tempted
to accuse her Of gnuchrria."
mot gauchcric! Anything bat that.
For a woman In her hr=t winter here,
she is the most absolutely self2os-
sessed young thing ever saw"
"Well, then, proviueiclia:l, il Ton
prefer. ! imagine She has srol Try
little Of this sort Of thing Her enjoy
ment Of 1t Is too unlis@u:saj, too al
surdly genuine"
1T IS rather patent She j. a pretty
creature, though, M"ujceHt One can
scarcely blame Eugene for becoming in
fatuated so late In life
''Sho Is exquisite! Chic from tho
crown Of her Bonda hair t, .hc tips Of
those little twinkIiny yellow sa-in
slippers. 1t Is her cfIsivo Elycty l
condemn I should prefer more reposa
Of manner"
Tier costume is daring 10 woman
less sure Of her complexion would have
ventured SO much yellow Ut o,,a ~ue
does laugh too much"
Miss Delaney Dclany lowered her
long-handled eyeglasses, and sighed.
Mrs Mellicent Norcross lowered lar5,
and smiled:
AIIcr al, why SQOu4uSii- uJJ iLHIIf
Life must be an altogether pleasant
thing for her. The alorcd vifa Of Eu-
gene Norcross, no children. assured po-
sition, old family, wealth, beauty,
youth, healthi-I envy her, my dear,
positively"
"And-yot--a slleletoaE
Mrs MelHcent shrugged her plump
shoulders and lowered her voice.
You mean Eugene hiHsclf2'