Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-21

beauty in type black like that?'
Aunt Elizabeth stared she Illuminated the point.
"Blond or brunette" she replied "what difference
that make girls beauty? Though this one is not
no, she's not!'
"Then it's possible gasped. "for girl with black
hair and olive skin to be considered a beauty-a
bedtay?'
Don't be goose, Lil" retorted my aunt peevishly.
q" know your absurd Paris for bonds But that's
just because your naturally a dark haired people.
Here in England blends drug on the market. My
poor oH girls! ho,,,.;f, ao,aon ,,;r .,o ,.o,,
Just like yours"
The Duchess quite beamed on me. ayes, poor dears
if only they didn't have quite so much nose! But
they're all Beauchamp, she sighed; and that reminds
me-you made great hit today, Lii Of course |
couldn't introduce anyone to you you re not yet
OUT but several people asked me who the beauti
full little gypsy with my girs-Carmen, yes, that is what
Lady Helena husband called you. So I've about made
up my mind
Me- Lii, called beauty! The fascinating, fatal
Carmen! My head turned giddy | wanted to
coming to now? What had Aunt Elizabeth made
up her mind to do for me?
T HAVE about decided" she went on calmly, 1that
in common justice to my poor darngs, cannot
pose them to such competition their cousins. You
see, am frank with you, darling child. And you
men today-everyone! Now, you look just like her
far prettier than She in fact would be if
properly dressed. Your hair is wavy and fine, where
hers is like Indians, and you have fgger
that is dvvy positively dvvy! Yes my poor love- you
beauty of the most impossibly obvious sort, like
the advertising poster of an actress and to keep you
chances of a settlement in life &c. in common justice
to them, dear child, have just this moment made up
my mind to send you away to the country"
@The country Aunt Elizabeth? But isn't this the
country
AT this season, my dear, when everybody is going
up to London. l had half intended to take you too;
but now realize it would be unwise So leave
you here with Portia- poor Porta! Later, when the
huntin begins and the castle is full of people,
I'll send you stay with old cousin of your uncle
dear old lady, quite deaf who lives by herself mag
nficent old place in Norfolk, with park ten miles
around"
ITO stay-how long, Aunt?' inquired unsteadiy.
"Dear affectionate child Sometimes you shall come
home to visit u.s. promise you. III take you up to
London and present you, and give you a in
town. all for yourself-wont that be nice, dear Lii?
With your beauty, what you will make and
what match!'
l sat quite still, frozen with horror Six husbands
with money to be found in this manless England, for
and last of these black found, was to be
shut up in prison. That house in the middle of the
woods, that deaf, solitary old ady,-s that what my
life is be- all the years and the years and the years.
l can't stand it-no, cannot!
aWhat color you have, my dear Lili!' observed my
aunt putting up her lorgnon with the most placid ad
eyes snap and shine! Yes, the true type of Carmen
And-Heavens," she cried suddenly, 3and there's my
darling Stokevie coming home next week! Suppose
he fell in love with you? The dear boy so impression
able and generous heared-what a mercy realized the
danger in tne So think, dear little Frenchwoman
we will pack you off for Cousin Lucretas tomorrow.
And as intended to invite Sir Frederick and Mr.. Ku-
ger to dine tonight. think ask our little Car
men to stay upstairs and dine with the governess.
THAT night, after the governess had practised her
French on me long enough, and finally said good
night sat late in my and thought. My poor old
Genevieve, who used to be my and then my maid.
who followed me here from France, in for a
ment to brush my hair. It's not often she gets the
chance since she arrived at Brent Aunt Elizabeth has
taken her to be maid to Murel and Ermentrude-
of course, Duchess has right to do she chooses