New-York tribune., 1896-10-18
For men may como. and men may go,
But We STAY on fOrever.


{. 80 ss,timsn, of many Of the old Ncw-York
families who from their vantage ground ot ''re'
rroacnahle descent and wei-invested fortunes
.n,r, ,,s -,Se and fall IN the social armament Of
mar a passing meteor Of fashion. One Of these
,rs,,ory and brilliant luininsr's was Mrs D!ck
March who apparently coming from nowhere. sud
denly obtained recognition as professional beauty
while her husband posed as hnancer in WAL
sr.., To thos, interested in social evolution the
story of her appearance and subsequent success
may prove interesting.
The elder Marsh had .lmassed a considerable
fortune and left It 70 his son. who. with his very
pretty wife the sister Of one OF his classmates. con-
rinued TO live in the old tut;erand-eggs eclored
house in one OF the suburban towns near New
York Here they led quite an ideal existence. Dick
continued the old business in New York returning
every nigh; 10 his little Eden where no serpent
seemed likely 10 enter. They had The simplest
pleasures. new lawn mower or patent watering
po; filed them with delight and almost every even
ing Dick Mlrch brought home little surprise
for hs wife-i might be hammock for the We
rands. rare plant. or some household ornament.
During the time her husband was IN town Mrs
March occupied herself in various ways. She was
grea; gardener and possessed little skill with
her flowers. Her preference was for old-fashioned
posies and when she stood. tall and straight
among her lles, roses. .arkspUrs and hollyhocks
she looked like Flora herself At least that was
what a well-known artist thought az he drove past
one day and sa this suburban goddess standing in
her garden
When he went home he rayed about her 10 his
wife, clever wonai.. with social pira lions, who
save In her husband studio charming little Bo-
hemian enter iinments. with strong dash OF fash
Ion in the selection Of her guests. A. these enter
;ainmen;s an inpromptu ;ableau or the late It
dancer. or something OF the kind. was generally
tleyerly introduced. In one Of these tableaus, II
occurred TO her. II might be well to have Mrs.
March: so she managed 10 scrape acquaintance.
and ,hercupon called upon her with her husbari
ard was shown the garden by the nynlph herse!:
81 save all the seeds myself" Mrs. March ex-
piained with pride. "and In the winter We label
them and put them away for the next wear"
TIE artists wife wondered what on cartn she di1
With herself besides labelling the seeds.
DO you not find the country little dull in win
tsrr che asked
Oh / 20 10 town a great deal" replied the other
simply. Ito shop. YOU know; md we often 80 u
na'inses and concerts"
lie # possible" gasped the artists wife vher
they left the house that such simplicity really
exists? With her beauty and his wealth for an
'o'd ne is really very rich. they might 90 any
ming. Fancy her labelling seeds for amusement
IT Is too delicious, We must get hold OF them 10
seusation'
In some ta abloaus OF fashionabi beauties. there
lere. in the early part Of the ensuing season. ap
Pear Mrs March II was an immense succeso-sh
quite eclipsed and threw into the shade Il skr
dancer VINO had come before her. and lady WI
srsrvard played the banjo and sang negro songs
And when II was whispered that she was not ON
beautiful. but rich. and that they had taken
house in rif.h-ave for the season Gor the artist
fa md he al
their Edenl society was delighted. and Mrs. Marc
quickly became the rage. once fairly launched o
The waves q, social success, beautiful Flora too
10 |, like a duck 10 water. soon swimming past ne
poor old hen godmother. VINO was lei, o'sco'
solately behind on the brink. caekiins OF the II
gratitude Of her duckns
Dick March scarcely recognized his ~iie IN ne
hew character. lie very proud OF iei' All
thoush, her the most beautiful woman in the wor
but his lie was dull. and in an evii monc"' =
took TO speculatng Money seemed moro p'eh.ii
than ever The Marches took house IN Ne'
port. they entertained Iav!shly. Mrs March WEI
so.oac for the season. was presented anu ii"u
success fou" Finally. however. the bio" ie"
nad been whispered for some time t'@. "
Marches had been going the pace which hiiis
snd sudden stringency IN the money market P'
eip'taied the event Dick March failed
"A most complete and irremediable smash-up
vas the general verdict A few miserable mo"'i
y liquidation and lawsuits followed and 'heh u
Asrchss disappeared forever from the sociai nor
q. ,.'l How those people come ard GO said al
Anickerbocker. as she dropped her lorgnette @''
'&''ns read In a society paper OF the March CO
lapse
why would II not be we'll" said clever wof
nalf sarcasticaIly and half in earnest. TO in'r
ssce the fashionable game OF the day into the Gu
.'euum OF n odern young ady's education? r
s'snce. just now 1t might be golf your
~0man who excels In this popular sport ootaI