Year: 1877

cold world of ours. And now for the
fairy Caroline. Poor Garry by the
side of her brilliant and stately sister
she is like the lily of the valley in the
shade of magnificent magnolia. Her
form-what there is of it's pretty and
light; but her hands and feet are so
small, that people wonder what they are
good for. Nevertheless, she is very
lovely, and very graceful, and though
her timid beauty, overspread as 1t Is, by
the more striking charm of Georgiana,
is seldom noticed, yet the extreme deli
cacy of her complexion-the profuson
of her silken ringlets, that fall in
shower of light on her shoulder-her
dimpled cheek, rosy mouth, and melting
blue eyes, looking so bewitchingly bash
ful beneath those dropping lashes-all
these combined with an air of the most
perfect child-like innocence and purity,
may well render the little petted Carry,
what friend of mine emphatically call
ed her, " q charm !" She, too, is dressed
in white; but her dress is muslin, of the
simplest fashion and wholly unadorned.
Carry is just sixteen, and just "coming
out.n


But see they are preparing to co. Sir
George is putting down his paper, Geor-
giana is wrapping a magnificent shawl
around her queenly form and Carry is
tying her cloak. They pass through
line of liveried servants-they enter the
carriage-they are gone to an evening
party at Lady C--'s. Let us go too,
dear reader. We have no invitation it
is true-'a' importe-Lady C-is, by far
too luxuriously indolent to trouble her
graceful head about us. She will only
raise, in languid wonder, her large, soft,
dreamy eyes, and be glad of an excuse
to arch still more her already beautifully
curved eyebrows. So then, here we are,
and just in time to hear the announce
ment of Sir George and the Misses Mel
ton, and to see the eager gaze of admira-
ton which follows the first appearance
this season of the beautiful heiress ,Geor-
giana. Remember, love,no waltzing ~
whispered Sir George, as he led them
forward. 6 Remember, love, no waltz
ing !" was echoed in low, playful tone,
on the other side, and, turning, Georgi-
ana met the dark and earnest eyes of her
betrothed lover, Vincent Lorraine. She
had deemed him far distant, and could
not wholly repress the smile and blush
of delighted surprise, that stole to her
cheek at the sound. But she averted
her face to conceal them, for she was
provoked at his presumption, as she
haughtily deemed it, in daring thus to
dictate to her "He knows,' she said
to herself, that / have never waltzed,
even with him; indeed, he never pre-
sRmed to ask it; but he shall learn that
his commands are not to be my law; and
papa, too what could induce them both
to force me into an alternative so very
disagreeable not that L see any great
harm in waltzing, except that mans
arm round ones waist must be bore.'


During these very reasonable cogita-
tions of his docile daughter, st. George
led the ladies to a sofa, and left them in
charge of Lorraine. I" L never could,n
said the latter to Carry, as he took his
seat beside them, wholly unconscious of
the wayward mood into which Georgi-
ana had wrought herself, " / am sure
could never respect woman who would
submit to the familiarity necessary in
that voluptuous dance"


Miss Melton" said the young and
graceful Duke of B., bowling low to
Georgiana, II hardly dare ask the honor
of your hand for the next waltz" Geor-
giana smiled encouragingly. "Will you
indeed be so gracious ~ offering his arm.
Georgiana rose and accepted it. The
Duke looked surprised and vexed, while
Caroline raised her eyes imploringly to
her sisters face.


" Georgy!" she whispered, "you will
not waltz after what papa and Vincent
have said?"


Papa and Mr.. Lorrain do not know
me ~ and she cast glance of playful,
but slightly scornful defiance at her low
er. She was rather startled, and very
much provoked at the look he gave her
in return. 1t haunted her through the
waltz, and though she had never looked
so brilliantly beautiful and never danced
with such bewitching grace, the smile
on her lip was falsehood, for her heart
was i'll at ease.


We must now explain the evident dis
appointment betrayed by the Duke of