The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30
HER DILEMMA.


In Victoria street fiat swept and rus
tied the laces and silks of Mrs. Ven
ning's newest Paris tea gown.
What shall do? Whatever shall
do2'' cried Mrs. Venning as for the
hundredth time tho writing table barred
( her progress and turned her footsteps
back to where the carved mantelpiece
positively groaned under its load of
Dresden china, old worries, fresh roses
and bibelots of every description.
She crossed the white fur rug, and
| pausing gazed with self plying smile
at the pretty profusion that met her
eyes.
Roses at Christmas!" she said aloud.
. "That's the text of the old sermon. For
the three years of my widowhood I've
had roses at Christmas and everything
, else to match. Laura Marindin spent
! $500 when she hung her boudoir with
French brocades. ran in debt as many
thousands by doing up my rooms with
old embroideries. suppose she's got q
receipt for her money. have county
court summons for mine"
l She dropped into the writing chair
and leaned her chin, dimpled and round
as u baby's, in her palms. at seems to
be about $50, 600 the horrid people want
| from me- can't make it any less, and
} I've added everything together dozen
times. OF course l know have been
extrayagant; but, then, I'm young
and-not bad looking (which VIA
Mrs. Venning's way Of considering hei
undouhted beauty-"and q widow into
: the bargain. And widows are expected
to be so very smart nowadays
Still tho tradespeople should not
have given me such unlimited credit
All, that's the real root of the Who'll,
matterl Tho credit systeIa is the ruin
!, of women, who, like myself, must have
d. pretty things about them
Thirty Thousand dollars, and mos;
!, of it to lie paid almost at once. / an
worth-nething--in cash. These things
3 --sho looked about her luxurious sur
9 roundings with appreciativG eyos-''l
! wonder what they wou!d fetch if il
came to sale? paid-at least l owe
an awful lot for some of them. But il
mustn't, it shan't, come to n sale. a
, rich marriage. Now, let me think who
will do
G I'D throw the handkerchief to Raph.
: ael GluckstCin in II moment, and
{ know he'd positively jump at me, fn
: the sake Of my visiting list and tn
country houses stay at oaV .hat nj
would want TO pry TOO ihueh ana wouh
nno GU. at once 'hat "hrii my late nus
eand hoptrt GINNING oiea ne 0hly ig''
soo'o WV pehlhu MN ana NOT the SOW
ooo year with winch society ana the
traaespeoplo hayo CHOSEN 10 cfedit me
. "i"cAs'eih Woulah ! marry pennies
woman TO ATTAIN even the duchess
& !, Newi'.ha ilttle dinner parties
/ ana So WIN crlnkied prows ana d
slender torGhheer mat tlcked ON eac
victim 10 Mrs Nenhlns charms as h.
came III Nlew' the prettlest ana mo-
popular woman III town passed beioF
her mind s eye such men as, by thei
IS station or lortahe' could alone save he
- ~ rom social ah4 financial ahnihlia'lon.
iel INC Earl oil NeSs"A she mad opehi'
ii shubhea lheiith ago, ana emily Wee
d hack ms enlargement to Chicago peri
ID packers daughter had bccn announced
"a
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: p"S, ana ms prospects truly grand, bu
:, me- ma tteh f''GE Wiid on ms own &C
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la hlshlE zeliGlH!", bat Tho old duthes,
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&c ana h'u openly cAl fassei her dctcsttl
n non OF %ioo"F.
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Of and well preserved man, but, oh, ;
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5u lac WAYS OF Tho world!
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he moths, who had hutiered ruanu all
burned their silly wlnRs at the flime q
Mrs Nein'lnS bright eyes.
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clensl y, then laughed at herself for DE-
x ing So
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