Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1881 — THE CIRCUS BEAUTY. [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUS BEAUTY.

kfotaafWP* P-’lopmy. J**- 1 i yo«m lady krthe large tiemen, quite ft ensued, general q«ry or “who is shot” foilowedr ‘ <anm ebody” graceful toibbr niovnmento was the newcomer. She had a lovely face, lit by starry browd* eyes, shaded by long Fsaaswuso: vet, and her cdtripfejlOn white rather Hum-lair, tfto wMotft a t|nge of color. Bbewbrt ahandaomk tea* drag, eofe tumeand not very appropriately showy diamond Jewelry. According fa the popular verdict she was toe most beautiful wonfan who had yet been seed In Saratoga, and wtMm.toeWttoe offiC > there was a promi*cudtte scramble for the register, wherein the unknown Mir bad inscribed her name. . . Madly curiosity was rewarded by finding the autograph “Miss Katbertfießtokesdfollowed by New York City. Thfitt-Were a good many “iffW ebonl towp’’nrotohf who prided Snowing who Was wbolfi m tire groat metropolis, but transpired that Ofc fi<ew &n#aHwto bard to please. - Mono, of ths xonms vacant suited her fancy .rifid finally she decided to take one of the expdfave cottages beidngifig. to the hotel and facing on fife beautiful garden. Eg Much rushing of W»rtßrft'and Bortars ensued. Two lar®A trttoW w?re carried in, champagne was uncorked, and an elaborate lunch ordered, and half an hour later two baskets of flowers as trig as card tables arrived in tor her.

When she entered the vast dining room for dinner late that evening a sensation followed. In place of a dusty traveling dress, the superb pink silk velvet, With ft lottg train, that gave added height rind dgnity to her figure. It was decoltette Mnrf shotted a beautiful neck and aims jittering With diamonds. The dredb was trimmed with quantities of laCe, .embroidered with silver, and in hdr dark.WaVy hair the lady wore a pink camelia. She walked sld’wly down the avenue of shining mirrors and dinner tables, thoroughly enjoying the etteC't of her appearance. Everybody was puzzled to know what particular class of women she represented.. Her youth, her dress, and being alone, Mother Grundy put down against her, but at the same time, while freedom spoke in every gesture, there was no boldness in her Took, and she did not court the attention of men any more than he women.

Miss Stoke® had the air of a pretty child dressed for a party, and a “Don’t I look nice?*’ expression. At the same time she Was evidently used to hotel life, arid knew how to make the waiters walk. The longer I looked at her the more Convinced 1 was’ ribgt I had seen togtrldvefy fade before, bat where no amount of brain racking;, would tell me; Suddenly, while noticing her strong white hands, Cbvefed with rings almost to the finger-joints. 1 saw her suftp her finger at ths wftltqi;. to hurry him, and as ne departed the *uh consciously gave a sort of cluck with her tongue, as people do in driving.' In a moment I identified her*, but, cufiousi to toe the hotel denouement, saffinothing The next day her rooms were fairly besetaed with bon-bons hnd bequets, and tnfe #reat gift b-uskets of fruit feouliaf to Saratoga, tmt ail in vain. Yhe dattte “Miss Btokea recess 16 is exaggeration to say thav toe gentlemen went crazy over her, ana ever she left her apartments a throng gathered arogtad tier at a respectful distance/ Jivsty .time »ba s .was seen it wad in a differerittHWi ftlways costly, brtt somCilmea a little too showy. Enfly Monday evening she ordered a coupe and went opt to drive. Soon the vehicle returned empty, and when the driver ttaa questioned by a young banker, who flattered himself on having the talents of a Lecocd, the man replied drift the hwfy Bad gone to Coup’s efrCus. That settled the question of her respectability, but nevertheless it did not- detor a [argh number ofl.be infatuated from following her footsteps. The great tehts were crowded to suffocation, Mr that queer thing called fhshion permits everybody to go in Saratoga. Tte Grand Union patty jooked in vain for the solitary charmer, who even in a crowd could not escape L the eye. She was -nowhere to be seen, and perforce they must content tiiemaalveawiih.Xhe.show.

At last “the gorgeous and magnificent pageant, Introducing numberless knights and brilliant, beautiful women, 1 ’ was over, and the” baud struck up a stirring galop: the Velvet curtain of tbe green-room was drawn, and out dashed a noble black horse, bearing on bis back a lovely girl, in silver spangled w Liter tarletan with a snowy plume in in-r hair. - Behold* the- beauty of tne G aud Union known to tbe public generally as “pretty Kate Stokes.” • Some people in the, audience felt father soldi some of t>< grand dames ebiug.ed their shoulders high; some of the y<>urig ladies rejoiced at tbe episode, I gmi die men. -perverted - creatures, enoyefi th/joke, And Were loud in their there was anyone quite so self-satisfied I as Katy Stokes. Young, healthy, t charming in looks, earning the salary of a prime donna, and winning as much applause and as mauy flowers as • one she regards with an evident pity and air of superiority, the fashionable I and wealthy women hfere. It is very funny.- The Btoksa-.faa»ily, whieh-to-eiudes three daughters, all equestrians, are alJi- d to tberTouisvfile Stokes, two of whom are millionaires, - and nave announced theif ■ Intention **ol making all tbefogMs heiresses.'' • If that should happen, America would vie with France, whose best circus rider lives in better style than President Grevy. Mdlle. Elsie is also a countess and tbe daughter of a monarpb, but we don’t like titles here.