Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-12

T was really fine affair; Checkers tow did the thing well, as beftted the father of the bride, and the com pany wandered over his 20-acre garden, and gazed and gorged and summed them selves after the fashion of their kind. Though knew very well what it would be like, I ran down on his invitation, and was now, of course, regretting l had come, as I pensively picked out a clematis-shaded seat, and fel. to watch ing the poses of three young girls in enormous sleeves, who were attitud- inizing near bank of white lilies, with something, too, of the flowers sweet stateIiness about them, despite the har- lequlnade of dress and speech and man ner.
 \ prettily-defned pentagonal shadow fell at my feet, and looking round l saw Mme. de Toequeville coming to q halt before me. She is just as well known as Arbuseula-enly in another way-the kindliest, wickedest little lady who ever stabbed reputation to leath, or planted bunch Of epigrams upon the grave.
 And Solomon in all his glory she said. noddng towards the three graees. while she ssoped her parasol te bring he rose=colored lining to bear upon q .heek which had once dared even the sunshine of Provence.
 s1t is to be hoped not, - Ireplied, ''else he queen of the south must have been asily impressed"
 70, they were a commonplace lot" i" I ;rl,+ vas q fraud-Renan settled that long go. The queen of Sheba was very laltrg person too-you recolleet how he showed her legs -unintentionally- yer that mirror? What would she have one if she had seen the cinemato- raph?'
 Heaven knows" said I, stifing d avn. "They have one here. We are be on exhibition, daresay?"
 Yes." laughed madame, with the lded glory of a phonograph for the rgan, YOU know" And she glanced in ae direction of marquee towards hich the company was beginning to fayitate. "They took pictures of our nble selves entering the church, within ie sacred edifice, IS the reverential re- orters say, and browsing in the gar ms"
 I'll may be amusing said I. tenta- vely.
 Tt is sure to be- she responded, "for humor will be strictly unconscious. am just beside the rood screen, near me. de Bellevile."
 .Another representative of La Belle sanoa asked fnpUridlV
 No, a countrywoman of yours she swered, "but she was married to a enchman; they lived near our estate Dion. He died last month" She shed-the suspirat.on was aot euio- i'm on the deceased.
 Rather early to attend marriage?' ?' azarded, being old-fashioned on some tiers; ..but the suggestion of mourn :, now that you mention her recent eavement, was admirably carried in the toilet"
 iadame smiled and shifted her sun de.
 By the way. our host was very faith to his partner" I observed; 'ehe die marry a second time, though Mrs dderstow d:ed when the girl wa n, I understand ?a
 Yes, her first child, replied madame The first Surely you forget Fred engineer, who was killed on tht er?"
 do not forget him." said madame stlv; she was looking sadly at ont he girls, whose profile was turned ards Us at the moment. It was hei st daughter, Miss Lucille. l mad' e complimentary al.usions to tht pg lady.
 She is well enough remarked ame. careless,y. Do you know tn, IT, on the right?'
 shook my head regretfully.
 ndeeds Then l shall introduce yol ou are very good. That is Ms gton. Prof. Langton's daughter, replied; we like her exceedingly she has been staying at Dion iii recently with an invalid aunt surely have met the professor?"
 know him slightly I answered mbering how he had wearied mt
 most erudite account of "Al s day the last time I saw him
 my ways are not scholastic"
 O, said madame, with unneces warmth of assent. sHe is wrapped bis work, whatever it is, some about the great auk. Ii is wei eye an object in life.''
 wonder whether he will wake tc act that he has beautiful daugh.