New-York tribune., 1901-08-18
LADY CONNIE'S PLUNGE

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What chance Sasped Lady Connie taking
her fair. dishevelled head out from among the
cushions of her boudoir lounge and drying her
tear stained eyes with an absurd little gOssamer
handkerchief; what chance has a girl-a mere
girl, who has only been out for a season and "A
half-aganst a married woman like Nita lie
None at ALL" said her friend. a rather plain
sensible young woman. with sporting tastes and
tailor made garments Not the ghost of "a
chancei"
Yet. she's over thirty-and makes up" said
Lady Connie viciously.
Men prefer women over thirty said Molly
Nerdon sententiously and am inclined To be
ieNe that they lean to makeup"
Her waist is at least six inches larger than
mime. Connie persisted.
she is of the Voluptuous and redundant type
! grant YOU" returned her friend; but men
like that. too
Her boots are fives and her gloves sevens."
she is given tn pedestrianism and drives
fOur-in- hand. Men adore that kind of thing"
returned Molly. lighting a cigarette. My child
what perfect tobacco
Captain Lorriker gave me the box when he
came home invalided from Africa. and
You got chummy?"
"fie-he laid up at his aunt's in Begraye
Square and-I visit there. you know
or you did just then. and you used to drop in
sometimes the evenings. reading and singing
and playing to the wounded hero Molly made
little bit of a grimace.
1T was only Christian charity said Lady
Connie with dignity. He had a splinter of
shell in the muscles of his ribs ON the right
side
And little Connie thought that an arrow
skilfully implanted in the left side. might serve
counter irritant." Molly exhaled thin
blue cloud of Turkish vapOr and smiled at the
water colors upon the wall Now. Captain
Iorriker is well''-
Almost: only he gets awful attacks of cramp
and turns blue
Does he?''
Every now and then 1t has something to do
with the water in South Africa. He VOWS he
will never drink another drop as long as he
lives"
ITS the kind of oath you can really rely on
a mans keeping. But. tell me one thing. While
you playing, not Sister. but COusin-in-
Mercy where the lie Quesne?'
In the Riviera. And Fred-I mean. Captain
LOrriker-admitted TO me that there had been
what he called "A slight ENHANCEMENT and
promised TO steer clear of such things for the
future"
And YOU believed him? Goose
And then" went on Lady Connie. rising to
her feet and beginning 10 walk up and down
the Morris CARPETS Of her sanctum. heI
pale Liberty dTaperies trailing. her gold hair
dishevelled. her checks and eyes flaming with
indignation and her fingers neryously wreSt-
ling with the clasp OF her Egyptian silver
girdle: then she came back. oh il was de-
grading! She just held up one Of her fingers
- gave him look. and
And he fell To heel like the well trained re-
trieFer he is. The lie Quesne is famous for
breaking in men. rather admire her for it,
DO you? We'll. If you're going, to lunch
pleasure Of seeing them together Both are
members. you know"
II thought the rules separated the sexes at
"NOminally. But after the soup they draw
the curtain that divides the Ladies' Restaurant
from the Gentlemen's Grill and
Fusion is the word. / should like OF all things
TO see il. Why did you never ask me before 90
Because / never joined until | went in for
swimming" retorted Lady Connie.
And now you're one of the cracks. aren't
your