Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-24
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tabe. Enter her sister-in-law.
Mrs. Dick-Ready, Nora? On, yes.
Get up and let me see how you look.
Miss d. rises ami revolves siowlyJ
Very nice. Very sw >et, indeed. That
gown suits you admirably.
Miss Dim glad you like it; l took
a fancy to the style directly | saw it.
Mrs. Dick-I don't wonder. Your us
ual taste and your usual good luck; I'm
placently.)
Miss D.-You needn't be- Your
gown is perfection, and yellow is al
ways your color
Mrs. Dick-Well, shall feel proud OF
chaperoning so dainty a maiden. (Sees
tlowers) Nora, you've got some
flowers. l thought you didn't care for
any. Where have they come from?
Miss ID. tbegins irawing ON her
gloves)-Whom have they come from
l don't know; there isn't card It's
most mysterious.
Mrs. Dick Shaking the boX)-And
you have not the least idea? How
very funny! They are lovely flowers,
Nora, and all white, too (Hums waltz
very softly; then, as Miss d. says moth
ing, stops abrup;y) Nora, do be-
lieve you're excited.
Miss ID. with a great Appearance of
frankness)-Howa wfully clever of you
to find out! I'm horribly nervous;
jest as | used to be my first season.
Mrs. Dick (briskly seating herself OPP
posite Miss D)-Oh, nonsense! But
what is it all about?
Miss d. Slowly and confidentially)-
Well-the fact is-l'm afraid that
shall have no one to take me down to
supper.
Mrs. Dick-Of course you don't en-
pect me to believe that. At any rate,
Mr.. Lea would come to the rescue,
Miss D,--l quite forgot him. He al
ways goes, doesn't he?
Mrs. Dick-Always | wonder if that
nice young Lyster will be there?
Didn't he say something about running
up to town for a day or two?
Miss D.-That was last week.
should think he will be back now. He
would never miss the Hunt bail, would
he?-unless he hates dancing.
Mrs. Dick-Oh, my dear-it isn't all
dancing! He would be missed,
wouldn't he? What would Maude
Evans say?
Miss D.-Less than the town gossips,
I'm quite sure.
Mrs. Dick-She gets the credit, any
way. And every one says he's paid her
50 much attention there must be some
thing in it. And if there isn't, there
ought to be!
Miss DIE hasn't really shown her
more attention than lots of girls!
Mrs. Dick-Oh, | don't know! He
goes about all over with her. Why,
only yesterday Miss Lafitte told me
they We're behind the screen at the par
sh bazaar for ever so long. | wonder
Mrs. Evans allows it,
Miss D.-I shouldn't mind T1Gt Miss
Lafitte says She's always prying
about where she isn't wanted.
Mrs. Dick-Well, | should think
Maudes people would be very glad if
there were something in it. This must
be her fourth SeAson--no, her fifth, she
came out so young.
Miss Dishes just a year younger
than | am.
Mrs. Dick And very pretty, too; it is
a wonder she hasn't married.
Miss D.-Wait till Mr.. Poworscourt
comes home!
Miss Dick don't think he would
have much of a chance if Mr.. LISTER
were in the question. Mrs. Vccars
was saying only this afternoon that ne
has five thousand a year
Miss d. drawing on glove No, .
How nice.
Mrs. Dick-And she told me that he
has a lovely place in Yorkshire. and
that he is an only son, and his eldest
sister is Lady Sinclair. Mrs. Niccals
cousin knows the family very well; she
says his mother is the dearest old lady
in the world
Miss d. (still busy with glove)-How
very nice!
Mrs. Dick (contemplates Miss d. pen
sively)-I always thought he admired
you a good deal, Nora; you seem to get
en- so we'll together, and to have plenty
of things in common, don't you?
Miss Doh, we're very good friends
and he dances perfectly. Maude Evans
says she likes his Waiting almost as
we'll as Mr.. Powe1scourt's.
Mrs. Dick-Then she really is en-
gagged to Mr. Powerscourt? Well, I'm
sure she would never have suited Mr.
Lyster. Are you ready to go down?
Oh and what are you going TO do about
those flowers?
Miss D. Intentionally irrelevant
Some peoples ID Ills run so smoothly
Yours and Dicks did aude's and Mr..
Powerscourt' anything but
Mrs. Dick-And yours?
Miss D. Fastening last buttonl-
Mine? Oh. | haven't one. | don't
know about the flowers. Oracle: what
would you do?
Mrs Dick turns 20 toilet tablet
They are very pretty; it seems a pity
10 leave them. Carry them as bou-
quet.
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