The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-03-04
4 PRETTY PHILADELPHIA SHOP
GIRL BECOMES A PEERLESS.

~ German hand before the door.
30 Al bier assistants were girls. Gloves
wers the only mems wear sold In this sbop
aud Miss Lang noted with satisfaction tina,
her aales In this line were rapidly incrsss
ing, but 1t never occurred to her that tbi,
Was duo 70 any other cause than the excel
lence OF her goods. although in fact hes
gentlemen customers cared very little fol-
tho price and quality Of what they bough,
% long - they were waited on by Dians
Blake. who was generally admitted 70 bs
tbs loveliass girl within the city limits
Long 0Ossd. saii0w faced ladies, with nm.
deniable social records and pockets full Of
money. often visited the store and wondered
By what caprice OF fortune . common Isish
shop girl should have had such dover Of
beauty which in the fitness Of things ought
70 be the Inheritance Of women having
Quaker ancestors and big bank acoounfs.
As 4 siiOr GIRL
One OF than went 70 far ~ 10 suggest 20
Min Lang that Miss BlAke's good looks
were too apparent for her station in life,
bat went away much offended when the
httls Scotch lady remarked shat IL every
one minded their own business we would
all get along better"
Diana was born in Galway, Ireland, but
had come TO America when a. infant. She
was . type Of that Irish beauty q scarce in
these days. according 70 John Brougham.
rs bens' t~cth- Dark blue eyes, like wells
Of living water. shaded BY long, dark
iAshes. blue black hair. and Q compile xion
that WIS simply marvellous. were ADDED 10
. sweet voice. graceful form and mssners
~ once piqusnt and modest Her father
was day iabcrer. and the family lived in
Chester street. above RACE
Although Diana fully appreciated the
exigencirs OF her position, there WINS one
trmPsAilon she could not forego, and that
was dancing. When only 9 years old she
had taken lessons from Signor Julian, who
hnd school nj Teuth and Vine streets.
The fact that be was an irishman named
AecAskey did not make him less eSYicaen,
~ q teacher. and when bis pupil was ie
pears old he secured her employment at
the Walnut Street theatre In one Of those
elaborate ballcis that 60 delighted our I'm.
sophisticated grandfather Her talent
soon won recognition. aud the dollar she
received for each performance did much
Tor the family income.
pAsciSc WINS A HUSBAND.
No whisper Of this had reached her em.
pioyer. and IL was not until she was IS that
Manager Wood made her an olfer OF sis =
week and il became necessary for her 70
quit Miss Lang That lady was a good
Presbyterian. and looked on the stage as
the broad Rad to destruction, but Diana
Justified herself through the family neoes
sisirs. aud she now went on the stage as
dans~asc premicr~ and took the name OF
Sophia irc
Her success Was pronounced from the
GFNf st4h ftaa "A. /.
tho~c days by gawky young gentlemen In
gorgeous r.sts and ela~ho. 10 tight that
they looked a. IL skewcrca onto the xeArrr.
paid the pr-siy dancer many squeaky com.
plimenis. at which she laughed good m,
tar~ily. though she discrce,iy kept her
Admlr-rr al distance
About is<3 one OF The Barinss. a nephew
Of Lord Ashbar,on. visited this country
and was welcomed by the best society with
tdnsioa. With him came a young Eng.
lishnsn named Richard Hardy. lie saw
Nis~ IIec ~ the theatre. was struck with
her granc and beauty and secured an In.
He was thorough gentleman,
and addressed her not ~ professional but
- a lady.
Diana fell In love with q rapidity that
,tArtied hcrsclf After q months Quiet at
lentsons Hardy spoke GU. He loved her
md wished 20 make her his wife. She
poke 10 kindly Billy Wood the manager.
He played the part Of heavy father 70 per-
lection: pointed GU, the cvAnesccnt char
Acier OF suoona on the stage, the harviships
md Iscr1ls Of professional hfe and sdvised
Aes po< 10 neglect an opportunity Of sscur-
Ing position II oncs permanent and hon.
erAhle. ~ he bad no doubs that her aveuir
- wife would he happy one.
4 nKArrfvrL WIFE
Diana ao~ps~d Hardy. and thsy were
married Al ST. Joseeh's by Father Harbe-
I'm. In society II VA regarded ~ . dis.
Iincf me~allianoe; the bride poor, an Irish
girl and q stage dancer; bat Hardy and his
pretty wife card nothing for the opin ions Of
The brssdhsims and Aminadab Saeeks that
prsvailcd then IN PhilsdeiphiA, and lefs q |
poce for New York. Before The honey |
moon WA over the frst trouble came. |
IIArdy's father warned hia son that such a |
would cod all inse@uourSs with |
hts family, bat Richard bad maAns a his |
own and foupd no trouble in gstsane en-. |
ployment
In lcss than . year old Hardy relentsd, |
Nod his son and wife left for Eusland TO |
Ind the fathers wealth swept away by 70 |
serssa in traAe
Sir James Hardy was Richards uncle, |
md The hrsd Of the family. lie WAS enor. |
ncasly wealthy. and bad but one son. He |
llso rcssotrd the union his nephew bed |
naac, and dying about this time. isft him |
~ Of his will. Between the inheritance |
o his vsst krnttsh property and Richard
Hardy werc the lives Of eight people. and |
ret, by the caprice Of fortune, ali these van
shcl In two yean and Richard became Q
'arUnet and hh wife Lady Hardy.
She took her plsce in society with a
Irar and dignity that were natural gtfta,
md grew more beautiful ~ time went by.
Her Ant sorrow was the death Of her bus.
uaad. She was then 30. with one son.
Two ysars Aftcr abe married Count Eg-
boat. Ficnhh nohleman Of distinction
oasectNd with the Russian embassy II
Paris, and when presented ~ the court Of
hs emperor was rs9arasd - one Of Ne
most beAutieul women In Europe She
urvivci both her last husband and son,
.ytas In le60 In Brusssls. -PAiladelphia
t1meD.
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Royalty In y Yankee City.
There il public library In New Eng
and city to which Edward King. Of New.
bort, had made gifts, including several
tatues. On the pcdestals OF these was duly
Inscribed an acknowledgment 10 the donor.
\ lady who was being shown about the