The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-01-12

store. We will see. first. what our as
sets are. Antoinriie held up her
pretty white hand to count the las
sets" OIL her fingers us her mother
told them Oft.
'Denr heart. our most valuable as
set Is our fanli.! name. that hardly
has n money value
Il am not No sure" E,used Anto!
nette. There are hordeS OF people
rood people. iO, " no would give any
thin. to he guest AT our home. to b
able to speak with familiarity OF our
belongings"
An;oi!e:te. sitting on an ottoman at
her mothers feet. claspeu hrI hHndc
around her knees and thought. wrin
king her smooth white Eruw in per
rleXity and doubt. She had Il remark
able aptitude for that kind ut add
ton knawu as putting two and two to
gctber
"rtre I"s said positively that this
house will he the next ihia. to 20
Now. we hav" many beautiful p!e"e
| of furniture. much bric-H Hr;c ana c:.i
ua that Il really very good. charming
associations. that make the relative
value high You and |. dearest. wi,
70 through the house and pm, Il p:ics
on what we would he wi.!iu. to Sc.
and gather them together in III. H"Si
room. library ANA drH wing roa:.l. Elix
i:i:, them with The things we wo-'9
not part with tor untold gold. Thai
Will apparently give t..ru Il :,:c:::r'
va!ue''
Madame dramatically cl.:s,,rd h,s'
hiutS.
''YoI co not mean we would sell OF,
belongings TO Il vulgar mob lk" CON
E,ou tradrS,n,op.e:" she cried in Ecl
rOr.
NO. no: We would give Il little II:
home or tea very Informal. Yon
could wear your black lace. aud t.!t
lace scarf thrown over Your shoulders
would iliGe the hole in the back \!
viennp her cream cuiurpd silk. the one
made ont Of srandm"'her'S tea gown
and Il" viule, chiffon with !ac.; vel
vet.
Then" she continued. we wnu.u
invite Il choice few. thirty perhaps
not more. Believe ne. they Will s!a!
every engagement to accept an invita-
ton I" the first entertainment give
by the De In NergnrS. See. mot her.
uS!E. our "sso. Eo. |. or family
name. After they have been here
s,i.ie time we will CASUALLY rp:lA;;
We are going back to New Orleans.
We are distressed about oar co!!er:ion
~ antiques. We are going to board
and articles Of such value we really
cannot store We would be willing :.
Dispose of II few. bun cannot bear tht
thought OF just amy Oh" unaui'rrel;.
tive people as ii We:e-uwnitl. them
Antoi,iette WAS so delighted with the
idea she danced all over the room
Coming back to her mother she Kissed
her on her forehead.
After much debate ana family Goa
ferenceS the tea" Was given. Wl,,'
wonders. wearinrSs and hope delayed
and anxiety for the welfare Cf u,c'.
R best loved vii! accomplish iii the VA!
of di:;iiltegratiny self respect. Pune!
~ was served III the library. ices nl.,
cake in the dining room: on the w
, guests were conGcniai. delighted. com
plimenied and bought freely: the,
p. were also all wealthy. Antuiiitttc saw
to that
Y Every woman there took Iar,icua
q pains 10 call Immediately on all tie
IS best friends who were not among til
e. chosen and casually to refer to "th
q otacr afternoon at the De Ia Nergnt's
II | picked up SO and So. They wuu!
hardly part with ii even to me. | toll
n u!aGauic could no, buy it. just to Civ
it to u.r. and | woula leave Il few SNl
IT pieces in the caAiArt for o:ir Ut Iii
girls" Invariably /, was followed b
the rri,ark. My husband thought
II. rather ,i:ll. hW did not. cuaSiderin
10 the associations aud so GA"
of THESE. thirty women were the e;iv
of Of every lHtS<Ms <4f mcanS ia t!i~ eli.
u Tiiey Sche.ned t,ow they, too. coal
rs !,r.nage IN invira,ion. Not hai:ss.
q. l,ut.iic sale. :,u invi,a,ion was Il uetx'
ur si,y. Ia ai"ut TWO weeks Autoiaas'a;
NO il sa+v m"tiaes's name te!cpi,".tl I'll
~. ;snssaen thirty telling each o.ss. I" l,7'ii
~ few frit,lNS-She could trust titr
la sit knew and siaua aEushr ate
>, a1nla at 1!l<. t'ie7:tpa., At. Elta.i,'
Mt This ,inH. y different t4S>,ai,e W.
= arranged for she three Indies of II
~. ..ssslse.,ut4i Til" second -',r:" WAS eN,',
,v Il greater Ssl,sce~sS than the FIRST. Oh
',r titH:e1 of Sais,A%om'> breakfast piAt
$50 Sus! ts,r 5000 1.a,d {, !erSia,a rug +
to s:aM. TIE l;sG,9; account M;ls ;srt'N,-f:
,s sa ;;s.s<t t'Nc'ala'a.in- proportions. +
ia. trailtsit iioW WAS they had .seaiiy fe
Il, pieces Aft tttY cared /" ~4rGi. I
SVNr,S sn>e .iuG 4si,ilit' family 4at'!fi COX
, y .a;i Ia aaGe refused 80 Irrt with
NV. IL is II EliSer:,llp shame N~ist y
al tu:utIir. after We sia,t created lA~ g
~ isG!na. established the fad. VIE cam
.rr;iie fMe supply"
NJ. UnhratA IT circumstance. The ne
i, sao:'i.in.: .Antoiuctte dove to the q
,d alone uild unattended II Il ver.' ear