Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-23
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I CURED There is most treacherous
! draught on this terrace
II do not feel the draught in the
least, was his testy rejoinder.
The elements of this ball in the old
Maltese palace ofthe Knights Templar
comprised the usual guests gathered
together on such occasions num-
Der of Maltese noblemen, officials
of the government, and members
of the army and navy. formed
the masculine portion of the throng
| The Irish lady, recent convert to
catholicism. ardently DESTROYS of
| spreading her propaganda everywhere,
invited the Scotch lady, who belonged
/ to the Plymouth brethren, and was re-
! puted to invariably carry tiny, pink
1 booklets, printed in several languages
i in her bag, to take tea with her on
/ board her yacht the following after
/ noon. Mrs Filliugham, as jealous
member OF the Primrose league, and
much addicted to the wearing OF Prim-
rose league aprons on occasion, ate
ices with a stubborn radical The
colonePs lady snubbcd the majors
wife, and it is to be feared that the
latter retaliated by putting the cap
tain's meek, little bride in her place
Everywhere the social phases were
discernible of Charles Kingsley's tropi-
cal forest, in the climbing of parasi-
teal plants disposed to displace a
neighbor by pushing aggressiveness.
and with much external affability of
manner.
Nor was a sprinlding of Americans
lacking, the western millionaire en-
route around the world, accompanied
by bevy of brisk young sous and
daughters, the slender lady from
New England in search Of health, or
the vulgar matron of doubtful ante
cedents, and much display of
glittering wealth. who avoided her
own people uneasily, while intent on
picking up a husband for her buxom
offspring among Tho ranks of the
British officers present
Mrs Griffith, the suave hostess, in
tuitively perceiving the requirements
Of each guest, may have been trife
puzzled when the New England lady
Of Puritan pedigree gave it to be dis
unctly understood that she did not
know the parvenuc matron. The
hostess was disposed to ascribe len
iently any gaucherie on the part of
the latter to \ transatlantic origin,
ameliorated by a profound respect for
English habits and customs
A little flutter Of curiosity pevyaded
these groups when Dolores was led
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guest Of the evening chosen quad
rifle to dance with SO young and agile
a partner? The reason was obvious.
the grand duke wished To talk with
the girl who had personated the Pha-
nieian in the tableaux, and the quad
rifle afforded him MI the advantages
of tete-a-tete. lie was young man
like another, and he amused himself
as best he could Did he not. quiet
and simple in manner view
humanity from terrible height
Of royal superiority. which dvarfea
all TO level of complete equalitg2
Gentle reader, did you ever happen
TO pause in u Jardin Il Acelimatation to
note the familiar yet miraculous sight
Of a mother duck seated comfortably
on the ground, preening her feathers.
and her ducIhngs, balls of yellow
down scarcely emerged from the she'll
quitting her side nimbly to hop on
the coping of an adjacent basin, and
launch forth with n sudden pop, on
the water padding boldly and grace
fully in their native element9 The
further shore gained the tiny atoms
glance at the human intruder. as who
should say, You could not do as
much.
Dolores remem bcred the DOWN
duckling. Guided by the music. the
movement OF others, the hand Of her
partner, she went through her first
quadrille without awkward self-con-
sciousncss. and with the lack of ser.
Witty perceptible in the Spaniard or
the Italian Had the grand duke re-
quired her to tread the stately
measure of solemn sara band. punc-
tlious minuet or eorauto with him
inseparably soeiated with the
powdered wigs. diamond shoe
Z buckles and silver hilted
swords of the French court
i Dolores would nave bent and swaVed
TO the same bewitching spell of the
pasume. novel ana delightful in her
experience. No doubt her partner
was very great gentleman and he
was kind to notice her Were not all
the men present great gentlemen to
her, beings of another world
The grand duke talked with ANNA.
nation during the changing figures
aud Dolores listened drcamilv. her
rich color glowing, and dewy light
awakening in the depths 81 her eyes.
A Slight accident marred the dance
The prince caught the silver cord 81
her card, threw the fan attached 10
the door and stepped upon it, lie
gathered mp the broken sticks with
apologies, aud gave them To one oi
his attendant gentlemen Thea nc