Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

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The recipient did not avail hcrse9 II
the invitation but the card found 81
way last week 10 the office OF "
Morning Journal. and a reporter was
u,talled To investigate tur .ase
Twcuty-ffth street, between Scgenth
ana Eighth avenues. Is n quiet, orRtriy
DOCK consisting exclusively Of pgtrggo
residences OF high grade No. 9aj Is
as handsome and as orderly looking Al
any Of it's neiEhuors.
Last Wednesday afternoon the Jasr-
nal man armed solely with Mrs. R.a9
card and vague description OF ,ae
two women who had visited Oussan-s
In search Of clients rang the bell, ana
was admitted by a small aud distrust
rul looking waiting maid who, In ans
sWer TO his Inquiry for Mrs. Ellis, said
that that lady was at home, and show
ed the visitor into the back pnrlor. q.
The latter was n large and rather
dark apartment furnished s1lllly aud
plainly, without any attempt ut mere
ul2lous decoration. 1t contained two
couchcs, number OF easy chairs,
large center table, couple of ton
tables, and such other articles as one
would expect TO find in a room OF de-
Kind, a coal FIRE blazed In the open
CRATE. and made the room almost IN
nNAhNt ANY N arm
Al the rear was an ulc0ve extension
containing nothing more remarkable
than another couch and a tail black
screen. The folding doors were part-
ally open. disclosing a view OF the front
porlor which was also handsomely but
unpretcntiously furnished, and contain
cd two other couchos.
The reporter had not waited many
minutes before u woman entered, who,
from the description he had received,
he recognized as the Individual who
had criticised Oussanls pipes. She
ackno wledged that she was Mrs. Ellis,
and, sinking into an arm chair, listened
attehuyely TO what the visitor had to
say,
Selma Ellis would be a remarkable
woman even II she had not introduced
new vagarles OF vice among the votar-
les OF fashion In New York. She Ia
well worth description.
on this occasion she was dressed In a
wrapper OF light blue silk that e1ectu-
ally set on charming and youthful
figure, and left exposed a white, fun
throat that would have delighted a
sculptor The hands. too. were grace
ful and beyond criticism, and so were
the feet that pecped out In their Grim
son Moresque slippers from beneath
the lace hem Of the gown.
But the face above the white throat
was anything but beautiful. The mouth
was large and coarse, the chcekbonea
high. and the nose Inclined to the IEAl-
muck type. But in moments OF ANNA
ton the changeful greenlsh eyes re-
doenied the whole face They were In
turns gay, humorous, sympathetic. and
ncarly always frank.
Sellmas unusual facial type was ex-
planned later, when she became on bet
ter terms with the reporter.
II am half an Oriental" she said
MY father was a Turkish merchan,
who lived In London for great many
years and imported Oriental goods. NY
mother was an Englishwoman.
ms for me, l have seen life. / have
kept a place In Parls--ahl you should
have seen III"
And madame sighed with regret.
But that was only after confidential
relations had been established. AT first
madame was decidedly reserved. When
the reporter spoke OF opium she shook
her head.
u never keep 1t in the house." she
said, 1T Is too dangerous. You see the
smell Is so penetrating and so unmls-
taxable. Nearly all may customers ask
for II and expect Il. but ] do not dare
to have II for them"
'NHashish. then?"
II am out OF II now, but / have sent
Cor some more"
But after the reporter had smoked a
couple OF narghilehs with madam and
drunk several cups OF her coffee-it IL
not 80 thick Ms Oussanrs. by the way
she gradJnly unbcut.
II have 90 be very careful" she said,
m explanation OF her former attitude.
The police are so active and sevnral
reporters have called here. but / have
not admitted them"
Madame left the room for few min
utes, and when she returned said:
Il have Just discovered that my SER
want knows how to cook pill. II
seems she once lived In an opium Joint
or something OF the kind; she win
cook one for you.