River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-03-02
LOVE UP TO DATE.
Ina Queer CapriceF of a Society
Girls Heart.

IAOf II II ~ III A.
T'he Queer Caprices of a Society
Girls Heart.
The same old thing, harlSee, II had
been going on Tor two months Sine
answered a. all the requirements of
tradition. Her th;rty-sIx points were
uuimpcachab!c She was as lovely as
a dream Rich father. had every social
advantage; stood i've feet seven in her
French slippers Her hair was the
color of a hickory nut Just out Of the
shell; her eyes were like wet tur-
quoise and had delicious ghosts in them.
When She was dressed in clOse-fitting
suit and had her leather belt on your arm
began 10 describe involuntary curves.
SuccincJlv, she was a beauty and a
belle, and she lived on Murray Hill.
Parents conservative. benignant. ex-
cmplary, literal Income about thirty
thousand dollars. Belonged To an un-
exceptional set. Brought uD the beauty
s,lartiedly, almost scruPulously, and.
avithal. indulgently. They really
thought II would he better for her to
marry happily than brilliantly They
let on the available and impresSiOnable
men as soon a. she was nineteen.
Let me see: there was de Huvsfer. Of
the yacht club. Ne wtslt all to pieces
AT that rendezvous at Ncvpor tie
saw hs- from his own ieht. She was
standing ON the IL !. of the commo-
-siore's vessel in blue suit with a
jaunty little navy cap on and she
seemed to focus all the bright elements
Of oxygen and the sea air and sunshine
that were loose that dav. DE IIuyster
laid formal and formidable siege. y
lot OF fellows fell back at his approach
and SAID savagely that they had no
show. DE Huvster was worth three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars and
had large expectations. Besides he
was swell and had 4 Jet black mus
taehe- There was nothing on the
record better than the de Huysters and
when Paul de Huyster danced with
the beauty lot of the people said it
was the handsomest couple ON the
floor.
Then there was de Loonav, who
gave her finishing lessons ON the harp
for six months and wound up by fall
ing on his knees and tearing his hair
and uPsetting the music rack.
Lucille was touched 10y his dementia-
She lifted him up tenderlv. gave him
her cologne and stopped taking lessons
on the harp.
SnOgglesOn came later. lie wrote her
letters with ''Snoggleson & SnOggleson.
Importers, printed across the ton
bnOgglcson was bald-headed and a
bachelor. lie had some excellent
characteristics. lie remembered when
the Aston house was built, and he read
the able editorials on tin plate manu-
facture in the papers every day in the
wear lie was what the boys called
solid aud safe" aud he could play
backgammon with the beauty's father
in the library long after the beauty
had gone To bed. She couldn't help re-
speeding him. he was 81 cousIderate
and conscientious. There was. too. "A
sense of security in his presence.
Something told Eer he would 20 on
playing backgammon, and wouldn't
throw himself on his knees and upset
the music rack, and when he was all
sent She had deep and abiding faith
that he WIS reading the article on tin
plate and was thus serenely removed
above all the distractions and petty
issues Of the hour.
7 ought not To forget Tulque-Cyril
Sulque- because he was rather promi-
nent IN the affair Old Wood Pul0ue.
his father. was worth about Eve mil
lion dollars. Young PuIquc was the
only heir. lie put Lucille on his re-
served list Of available women to
marry when ne got through sowing his
Mild oats. lie had mine in Colorado
aud q horse ia New Jersey named af-
ter her. lie paid her attentions at
Vvater-Placc. and had his sister send her
father Invitations for all the Pulgue
receptions. lie succeeded in creating
an impression in his club that be
would marry Lpc;llc whenever he got
his oats disposed Of
In addition - those avowcd admir-
crs there was Dr. Meredith Mellow
tone Of It. Sophia's and Charley Dart
over. Of Amherst, aud the brilliant cos
mopo g. Ben Huyline. who could
make a Welsh bit and play on the
cornet and called his den a studio.
and dabbled in oils.
Il must bc acknowledged. therefore.
that Lucille had entered upon the
womau-s career with all modern inn
provemcnts The purely feminine part
s.f her existence was largely matter
If adjuuCtS. She carried half score
hearts in her sleeve Some OF them
represented great wealth. others great
respectability. and others great social
distinction. and still others great tai
ents-
Il was difficult 10 determine what her
own feelings were. She exercised most
jddiciou> impartialitv. She had her
fathers liberality and liked them all.
each one after his own kind They
cslne and were well treated and went
away with clear prospects. IL was
gravely intimsted to her by her father
that the time had come when She should
bcgin 10 think of her future prospects
aud duties; tina. the attentions OF half
a score of gentlemen were no doubt
fiattering and agreeable. but il wasn't
business She turned the subject; IL
had no special interest for her in Sc
rious way
enc dav her mother made a dis
GOVERN and communicated it To the
father.
Father, she said. cautiously, have
you noticed anything unusual about
L0eille?"
The old gentleman was deep in that
article on tin plate which Mr.. Snoggle-
son lad left for him. ana he came down
To the trivial details Of life with little
shock.
tod bless me- said he. How you
startle me. What's the matter with
LucilIe2"
She las taken Mr. SHoggleson's ear
rings CT
Has she? Well, she'll put them on
sgain " hen she gets ready. I suppose"
she doesn't wear Mr.. Pulque's ring.
GOOD taste. I'm sure. It's too big"
''She went - church without Mr.. |
Ma.lnyStaua'- N -rver ltu0sr Yesterday " /