Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-23
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handsome townhouse of How
q, fries. the We'll known banker. on
...srsit.s. drive. was one OF the most
isins among the many imposing
45uuair, homes that line the citys
ifGld water front Houses there
.gs in the immediate proximity
lleh we're more SNOWY and had cost
more money. but none as completely
* isfyins from the art lovers stand
aoint Ii was the home of a man who
t,ld}ed and loved the beautiful for its.
m sake and not because he wanted
III. astonish people With what miracles
s money could work. Occupying a
.aee Iilot on slightly elevated ground,
. house commanded Il fine view OF
~. broad Hudson Directly opposite.
7oss the river busy with steam and
siling craft. smiled the green slopes
NV Jersey in the purplish north
owned the Jagged cliffs of the precip-
sus Palisades.
Inc elder .Ieffrics. aristocratic de
(, .nlam of an old kniekefbocker
f4Hlly. was proud OF his homo and
sai spent large sums of money in
Identifying IL Built in G, ionial style
ni pure white marble With long
stnnch windows and lofty columns
supporting a fiat rounded roof. sun
Yalrdcd by broad lawns, wide spread
ing shade trees and splashng foun-
aims il MAS a conspicuous landmark
fot mites The interior was fun of
architectural beauty The stately en-
ance hall hung with ancestral por-
rats was of noble proportions. and
a superb staircase. decorated With
siatuarv led off to tastcfully decorated
re- option rooms above Tonight the
house was brilliantly illuminated and
fa.re was considerable activity al the
1nt entrance. where footman in
mart livery stood opening the doors
u the carriages AS they drove up in
asiek succession
MIS- Ieffries' musicales were ALWAYS
irgAy attended because She knew
N. secret of making them interesting
Her husband $ wealth. and her fine
anlise enabled her to entertain on a
LIBERAL scale. and she was IA tactful
aud diplomatic hostess as we'll She
n@l only cultivated the right kind Of
''ople who We're consenial to each
'!ier but she always managed TO
pave some guest of special distinction
"Eam every one was eager to meet
Her own wide acquaintance among
ne prominent operate artists and her
husband influential position in the
world OF finance made this policy an
Easy way OF furthering her social am
oihons She would always invite
some one whom she could present as
ne lion OF the evening One week it
Would be q tenor from the opera house.
another time a famous yiolinist. In
ms way she managed to create lit
e artistic salon ON the lines of the
iaihons political salons in which the
biiillaht women of the eighteenth cen
f3'y nodded public opinion in France
sslcla knew She was clever and as
81" stood admiring herself i'm front of
Y nl length mirror while awaiting
= ne arrival OF her guests she congrat-
lated herself that She had made a
s'ie'Sss OF her life She had won thos,.
ieiigs which most women hold dear
wealth and social position She Had ;
34a'ried man she did not love. it 4
Vas true, but other women had done
'ia' before her. If She had not
brought her husband love she at least
s's's not Wife he need be ashamed
u IN her Paquin gown of gold cloth.
Nun sweeping train and a jeweled
ara IN her hair, she considered her
sel handsome enough to grace any
asau nome. 1t was indeed beauty
M'lieh she saw in the mirror-thc face |
ss d woman not yet 80, with the fea
7les regular and refined. The eyes I
- g large and dark and the mouth |
aga nose delicately nodded. The face t
ss''ihed academically perfect. all but !
i'' EXPRESSION She had cold. cal /
ii-'ihs look. and cynic might have
aaFged her with being heartless. OF |
''ophlng at nothing u gain her own
ids -
tonight Alicia had every reason to
W labilant She had secured a So
'fi non that all New York would talk
'p9il no less a person than Dr.
'''its'eih the celebrated psycholo
~ tie originator of the theory of /
'''fi''iilc psychology Everything
'i4' 70 go the way she wished her
s3eales We're the talk of the town. E
AllsDand had just presented her
me leWeled tiara which now
80 her head; there seemed to b.
lung IN the world that she could
Sag ''niay
ne was not happy. and as she
8Aeq a' the face reflected before her
~ glass she wondered if the world
70" unhappy She was. She
1ss" That by her own indiscretion she
s ~ danger OF losing all she had
- Aer position in society. her place
7 'i'' aneeiions of her husband,
Nervthing
/" n'n she married Mr. Jeffries it
"itii deliberate calculation. She
y 10y rove him. but. being ambitious,
j. o'a not hesitate to deceive him.
was rich, he could give her that
tNaii'hent position in society for
''4ch she yearned The fact that
:, ~ was already engaged to man for
nom she did care did not deter her
oolent from her set purpose.