The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08

in tact-and each week brought to Mrs. Gayc i,esh evldence that she had passed from the cnrysais state of nonentity. and was now a iuii heoged butterfly of fashion. She was eastiy piehsed one day to receive an h. vltation to dinner from famous old paatchelof ana wlt, who says such naughty ehlnSs In French and never bores himself wlth women unless they have something uisiihctly and dlstinctiyely attractive about tneI. At her table she met several mar ti' Iieu women much older than herself, and at es .he conversation was rather gaudy. put she 1elt perfectly secure os n marrIed woman, and joined heartilv ,n tbo ia,,,,,,s l,,s til nnat Ioilowed some of the hosts more do. HeiVus sallles. Then the octorenarIon noat anu iaoy Killer iEdited some verses to hor ss,epfo"s ,.i ana sat out two acts of "rroviata" haara 1er Ter Tn her opera box, saving he had if n.a, 'ae opera once or twice before and !. WaS grand opportunity for n good chat nIataI.. nul her CT cup of happiness was not com. p,ees i.s. . niied @ until she received the follow 'us Ao'e Aioiu a life long friend.
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 .no. ,, No. 3-9 Fifth Avenue. oroat so,.a Haye; Will you do me the s.eoe laVor to chaperon little theaters and supper party am giving n vees ss.., '',.u .a horrowH Just few of our old frionds w. are to see Mrs. Holmes in .Garaid.s ,,s. !" vefseness. They say she is perfectly snlen. dld and wears such stunning gowns. of evulse' GU l Wiii arrange about carriages and all that. How funny 1t seems to be askine you to be chaperon.
 Yours always. of course, she accepted and described her sensations afterward as those of n nsrson in high authority, with vast responsibilitIes very strict with the girls and il bit susnj cious of the men, sentiments she had 1aSpa neJar felt before she actually became a choneron She will never forget the first sepsotinns of being the first lady in the party and In n no. sltion to be of use to her friends. Of conrse as time wore on, her acute sense of respon. sibility as chaperon became considerably modified which made her more in demand than ever to perform that kindly office.
 During all this time her young husband was devotion itself. True, he was fonder of outdoor sport than of ballroom and bou- dor, but one cannot drive four, or hunt or play golf with foot of snow on the ground. Moreover, he enjoyed his pretty wifes sue cess as much as she did, and was forever chatting her about her grown-up airs and graces and the attempted dignity of her de. meanor.
 Neither elephants nor battle ships could drag him away from his beloved during tnlS 0TSL year or Neuueu DllSS. lie only stopped little longer at his clubs, played more bridge and took longer trips in his automobile. Moreover, he had a project in his brain which required considerable thought and attention. After considerable consultation he and Maude had decided that they must have a country place, but by no manner of means at Newport A cottage 
 oxalis-cannot be planted at this season, ex- eept that all bulbs for house culture can be planted now and will bloom till well on into the spring. Toward the end of winter cineraria-than which no flowers are more brilliant and decorative-shouldb he potted for the window. Each magnificent cluster of flowers forms large, round bouquet. Tu- lips and lilies of the valley, too. should be planted in time for spring blossoming, and the best variety of the latter for potting is the single crown.
 satisfactory plant for the window is the gloxinia. with its rich colored, trumpet shaped flowers and handsome leaves. It Is a dwarf plant and very easy to cultivate. By planting one bulb in q flye-nch pot ana con tinuing to plant others at interVais the