The sun., 1893-04-02
m1ss srnfeer. rns xor1oe
A Resn.tie stsry Of the select eyrss-iu-,
for Ladies'.

spread it out on the satin coverlid OF the
dainty brass bed in her young lady's room.
then stood back. rolled up her eyes. shrugged
her shoulders. and said, "Ah. Mon Dieul''
Miss Spriggy biushed trile when she saw
II. but woman like. desired to behold the eff
feet nc once. Therefore Hortense closed and
locked the door. drew down the shades. lighted
the gas. and made ready to try this wonderful
costume on her mistress.
The maid removed Miss SprigCy's tea gown.
The girl was typical New York feminine
swell-tall slender. fine-featured. with large.
clear eyes brimful OF frankness and audacity.
pale. ivory-tinted skin. and chestnut brown
hair FURNISHED and shining like satin She
had the well-Groomed wel-cared-for appear
ance o! girls OF her rank. and she carried her
self with the air OF a duchess or a thorough
bred racer Horteuse held up before her young
lady a pair OF dark blue trouserettes. very
FULL very baggy. and very short Spriggy
blushed again.
Hortense. 1 am not surc that know how
to get into them" sho remarked dubtously.
Mais oui." answered the maid. ''zis 'eez
20 fashion. ma'amzelie." and in swift dumb
show the frcnchwoman illustrated the man
..ahs." finally succeeded. and nresently. stood
therein OF charming figure. a combination
effect OF pretty boy and blushing maiden.
Sdsft 9S,
before those girls with those things on" and
poor Miss Sprggy seemed on the veree, oftears.
.".zsy ees charmant. and deesplay less OF ze
fgure zan re bathing toilette.
young lady rather petulantiy. and Hortense
Trealized that she had said the wrong thing.
However. spriggy overcame her reluctance to
the gymnasium OF the crack feminine athletic
club OF the metropolis and saw the array Of
sred the ssme "shan she on
with delight at the graceful marching and the
wheeling into columns. for all the world like
Black CrooE.' with q feeling akin to - envy av
she watched Trixy Golddust vault bars and
hst oS oaons ssf Mss spcsy
said s to herself Re en- bering certain q Tsixys
HnG hen the hs. the
Indian clubs and dumb bells. when fifty
fair hands shot into the air In unison. and iftr
graceful forms curved. and wrth ed and wrig-
gled-t was all very fetching Sprigey decided.
hp Rem seest
Hawaw yah y demanded ,Tri1y in the re-
sswells. as she came up. to embrace Spriggy.
&c, ,yaw own dumb bells"
pride; Her crest was engraved on one end.
It's on my clubs too" she announced.
"Yaw must have yawhs DONE, thaw yawhs
isn,t SO pretty as mine. dawn't yaw knaw."
We'll" said Spriggy. with her best air Of
fine f. insolence. You see didn't select mine.
Trtxy flushed scarlet and retired from tho
fleld. covering her, discontinue by some mar
her agility: as it were. in the very teeth OF the
enemy. After looking on for a time: Spriggy
sr R the III sns dssss ss it Tasn 4 .alSn 80 dim
somersault ortwo herself So. encouraged by
her little coterie. she made a wild plunge for
the mannuvre. There was a shriek. pair OF
tiny feet shot heavenward. and poor Spriggy
s 1s4 dy " eansssns u @ rsy ha ss
wreathed in triumphant and satanic grin
that is. II it were possible for swell to grin.
as Spriegy was assisted to the chair. and Hor.
tense hustled forward with a yinaigrette and
'rations % Of her maid and Cup % Of bouii!on. H % the
young would-be athlete regained her com.
posure and looked on at some graceful and
sasements. Trixy's mamma nam bore bore down down ON on
or the next salon at the Golddust mansion:
o give q pink luncheon beforehand and have
he wind out OF Mamma Golddust's sails.
n vhich were now happiug loudly to the breeze.
S going on next door to- dayf"
Next door" was bijou Of q theatre. where
ociety amateurs played and were coached, |
md whore stars were often rehearsed
Mrs. Elliott Foster is rehearsing her musi- |
dded Pinky. tuning pale At % the thought.
am simply dying to seq that woman"
anne complaint. That woman was an OBJ
Tss young. sbeauttfll. Of gooi.family. but she
ad just emerged from a sensational divorce
on The Hna
I gossip about her gowns. her Jewels: her
ogs and her underwear whisper OF her
rated the exclusive circles In which these
oung athletes moved. ard there is one quail
g.en snie e IN ron
SO when Pnky Bigelow formulated n plan
y which the ,swelis might gaze upon the
Tas greeted as a girl OF brains.
This WAS the plot
aery Of the tts theatre The sH girls e We're st te
'atch an opportune moment slip 10. and get
dssed At thG i womal Of
the people on the stage will See US as We GO
~ thought OF that" returned Pinky. I'VE
aust crawl through on our hands and knees."
:" Pour1uoi pas ?" demanded tho undauntcd
inky. is II any more undigniiied an attI-
ude than many We take in our exorcises."
linkys argument, carried the day. and
Henty m nutes later u half dozen representa-
vss of Murray Hill families might have been
cen creeping on al foucs from the club 10 rhs
heatre gallery. Miss Srriggy Standonstilts /
'as especially anxious TO see the divorcfe. She
ad not the moral courage TO toll the girls that
he mad been cdur1tei 1T tho same convent
18th the pntoSious woman. sha remembered
ls beautiful. brilliant warm hearted girl al
llred 10y thr sisters ant loved by the pupils:
smemb bered many kindly and gracious deeds:
,mem mberei one night when II frightened.
omrsick child. sho was sobbing in her lonely
ed. and suddenly she had been gathered in
win: arms and petted and cuddlel until her
'ars Were dried: rememherad how she had
we'd and looked up to the older girl through
II her convent life. And here she was now
woman without shred Of reputation. about
appear in the spanges and gluZe OF comic
rera. and she -Spriggy Standonst stilts-.nelk-
~ in 10 gaze on her as on some wild animal.
On their knees. from behind the gallery
hairs. the girls peered down at tn" stage.
hey saw slender woman with quantities of
titan hair and marvellous eyes. They heard
magnetic voice and marSed the fascination
Winning manner and the grace OF tho
Inguid movement.
II wonder il those braids are her own?"
rrN-
what is her gown 7-Chifon-coud go
trough a ring" from Patricia Pendcton.