The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

Il was SO stiff it could literally
Il alone. Inc groundwork was as
Is as alabaster. 1t was powered
NargenU dors placed SO closely TO-
IN mat the erect was simmer
n sllvery surface, lndescrlDaDly
&itul.
abtv Uufferin wore it first at one
Norge Tvs levees. Her portrait
#palnted in 1T. A cherry-llpped,
#-nosed, insolent-eyed beauty was
Il betty, and a flame, it was said,
rs Royal Hlghness.
Il descendants brought it to Vir-
z where 1t rustled through many
Nelly mlnuet over polished floors
tine soft light of waxen candles
&pnce and chandelier. 1t finally
into the possession OF the ia
YDutferin twins, who fought des-
&ely over it and were consumed
#yexation because their mother
Id to allow either to appear in
Rsmuch as it was her hobby to
y these beautiful girls exactly
Y and there was not enough OF
Hess to go around.
IVA of Alva Dufferin's daughters,
Ser, wore it at White Sulphur
rs one summer in the sixties,
Feated havoc wherever she step
M She was the counterfeit pre-
lent of her illustrious ancestress,
rBBetty, and appeared to have
rited many Of the traits of that
dame. 1t was she who,
8in the silver brocade, pulled off
stin slipper, and filling it with
6Sagne, gave it to one Of her
|s, while the rest nearly came
ts over the question who should
I'M the other tiny flagon. This
Dufferin had a flamboyant and
E6red career. The least said
it&it here the better
I'M grandchild, an exquisite slip of
4 ran away with a strolling ac-
Picturesque vagabond, and went
be stage. She made over the
brocade, which had fallen to
10 stage gown for a society
+ |She wore it with great eclat
opening night, and the lead
b. walked up the back breadths
lie it off the waist. Thereup-
Ss Julie Devereux tainted from
IN and the curtain was rung
|xt day, in fret, the actress gave
&Il beautiful fabric to her maid,
promptly took it to a funny lit
hop on Varick Street and con,
a q bargain with a daughter Of
d here "Dick" Fanshaw found it.
one ever knew from what cor
Of The globe came "Dick" Fan
and his beautiful wife. They
hs Familiarity of Monte Carlo
III is as they did of Mexico and
ndike. She had been used to
that was apparent-even if
q did not possess it. She car
ofbut her an air of faded splen-
I'd the somewhat passe cos
In the lovely woman always re-
ia vestige of elegance.
n T anshaw was one of those |
h creatures for whom superb |
would seem to have been in
N She was a veritable Juno, !
wonderful hair the exact tint Of |
and eyes the exact tint Of !
@ china. She was far more re-
III her bearing and manner
ii husband. Her proud, SEN
bee grew often scornful and
1ous as she regarded her swar-
axil looking lord. That she bare
ll6erated his presence was plain
into see.
2 could not blame her when one
1aly studied the face of "Dick"
w. He had the air of a bri-
~ His hair was the coarse blue
aM the Orient, and his eyes were
anpuldering fires. A frightful
ache, ostentatiously and elabo-
fseurled, and a short, thick nose.
Ito his forbidding and sinister
|iahce. He was addicted to
1 flashy jewelry when he could /
4 y, and his SLOUGH hats and viz
ekti les were awful to behold.
Eathere was one thing about
Fanshaw all the men agreed
who sat at the card table with
lie had the true gamblers
He was just as cool and SELF
10 when he was losing as when
lwinning. In fact, his appar-
nmference to money was mag
a1f One watching his inscruta-