Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-12
CHAPTER VI.
The Boudoir of the Baroness.

sharply, and again there entered the
silent old serving woman, who, obedi-
ent to a gesture, proceeded to light ad-
ditional candles in the prism stands
and sconces The apartment was now
distinct in all its details under this ad-
ditional flood of light. Decently as
might looked about. l was forced to
stifie the exclamation of surprise which
rose to my lips.
Here certainly was European luxury
transferred to our shores. This in sim
pie Washington, with its vast whlte
unfinished capitol, its piecemeal miles
of mixed residences, boarding houses,
hotels, restaurants, and novels. l fan-
cied stern Andrew Jackson or plain
John Calhoun here!
The furniture l discovered to be eX-
uuisite in detail, of rosewood and ma
hogany, with many brass chasings and
carvings, after the fashion of the en-
pire, and here and there tlorid orna-
mentation following that of the court
of the earlier Louis. Fanciful little
clocks with carved scrolls stood about.
Here and there divan and couch
showed elaborate care in comfort. Be-
yond a lace-screened grille l saw an
alcove-dOubtless cut through the
original partition wall between two OF
these humble hOuses-and within this
stood a high tester bed, its heavy ma
hogany posts beautifully carved, the
couch itself piled deep with founda-
tions of know not what Of down and
spread most daintily with a coVeriid OF
satin, whose edges fringed out almost
TO the floor. At the other extremity,
screened off as in a distinct apartment,
there stood a smaller couch, NapO-
leon bed with carved ends, furnished
more simply but with equal richness.
One resented the liberties England
took in establishing this manner of
menage in our simple city, and AFRO
gantly taking for granted our !S'I"r
ance regarding it, but none u" less
one was forc"l t. commend the thor
oughness shown. My first impression
was that of surprise; my second. as
have said, a feeling of resentment at
the presumption which installed all
this in our capital of Washington.
l presume my thought may have
been reflected in some manner in my
face. l heard a gentle laugh, and
turned about She sat there in a
great carved chair. smiling. her white
arms stretched out on the rails, the
fingers just gently curving.
She had thrown back over the rail #
the chair the rich cloak which cove red
her in the carriage. and sat now in the
full light. in the splendor of satin and
lace and gems. her arms bare. her
throat and shoulders white and bare,
ner figure recognized graciously by
every line of a superb gowning such as
we had not yet learned on this side or
the sea.
She did not speak at first, but sat
and smiled studying, l presume, to
find Wat stuff l was made of.
BE seated, pray" she said at last.
Let us talk over this matter"
Obedient to her gesture. l dropped
into q chair opposite to her. she herself
not varying her posture and still re-
garding me with the laugh in ner half
closed evas
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