The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-12
Psyche.

Piccadilly is an opulent stream with
backWater to which has been given
the name OF Burlington Touse. It is an
allegati that art fiourishes there IN
varying degree OF pigmental ooze and
conceptional sIudge. Much of it is naked
and unashameG.
Psyche amid the sIudge, is nude.
her abandon poetic, her smile a ravish-
ment. She is too ethereal 10 be ashamed.
And the man who painted her is ocher-
Gus and oleose with & fresh Inspiration,
q new deal.
While he works, making his hair a
Patagonian mop rampant and himself
unbeauteous, sapiency crowds in front
Of Psyche and mods.
Did you ever see a more mervelous
likeness?"
Never"
That lift Of the nose-'
Hers to the very mold and motion. |"
'Hers-whose?" This was ignorance,
scavenging for knowledge.
Lillian. yiscountess Hazelmead."
THAT dimple Of the cheek"
"Perfectr'
and the Cupid's bow Of the lips;
that's hers 70 a shadow OF Z. bend"
Yes-marvelousr
Wonder whether she sat to him?''
FOR the face?'
''Of course"
Good reason: she hasn't been &
widow much more than year"
"Ah, Of course"
mo, come to think Of II, I don't gup-
pose she sat to him"
Then. I wonder if she knows?"
And If she does, what she thinks Of
That was the point Of exhaustion; ''1o
GO, Psyche, by Aubrey Osborn, A r
A" was overpowering. and left nothing
more to be said.
A privileged friend of Osborne, soused
in the stew of the baekwater. saw the
heavens of opportunity open, and ac-
cepted 1t for sign to do his best OF
his worst
We'll, my dear Whirlwind, rave as
much as you like. fling your thunder
bolts about don't mind. But that's
how it IS. Everybody's saying the same
thing, which is that Psyche ought to
be labeled The Divine Lillian"
You won't make them believe thai
she didn't sit to you, my modest dis
sembler."
That's the Grass idea. is it? And your
preposterous .gapers are sending round
the toYn an estimable lady whom ]
have never seen, as Psyche In puris nat
uralibus."
Never seen? %
Never SEEN I said.
Then, it's a marvellous accidental ike
ness, that's all-and famous one for
you. You'll get scramble of offers for
il, and that viii mean any price you
like"
y shall get no price at all"
NO. price at all! What do you mean p
1T won't be sold. If YOU want to
shout anything from the housetop, you
can shout that"
'Jovei You're a disappointment. Per
haps you think this is all cock-and-
bull? If you have never seen her. you
ought. Seeing should convince you-pro-
vided, of course, you're not as stubborn
as Balaam's ass. What are your engage
ments this week?"
Dinner at Dunwater's tomorrow even
ing, to begin with
Cad! Then. go. I happen TO know
she'll be there"
Il was going. Now I shan't. I shall
send my inability and polite regrets to
represent me instead"
Men who are busy forgt even their
Xantippes. How much more Go they
forget women in the abstract, even the
bediademed Shes Of whom they hear.
and have historically heard, but never
see? Osborne forgot the pigmental trans
hguration of Lillian Hazelmead until de-
cent time was past for excusing himself
to Lady Christine Dunwater with ficu-
tious regrets Wherefore he made a viz
tue Of necessity and went
Let the gods with their marionette
strings smile. He took Viscountess
Psyche into dinner. She was in chase
millinerial pillows.