Show tona I 1 ona purchased the new imas and hod had it made up without regard to expense and it was exquisite when lone done and extremely becoming to the young lady who hud had been congratulating herself on the she was determined to acI lieve Ver verthal thas d dress ress en came me from the man tua malters hands as beautiful Ps ab it co could U id be and none would ev ever 4 r ii have tl v C su bus S pecked it had already been ahrie worn unless the had been seen with it on it harmonized admirably with tier her fair blonde eom form forming a vivid contrast atit to nas das more I 1 ant style ot of personal attractiveness attractive neba and bright orange colored bobc on the lay day previous to the ball clara ainsley called a 0 sister of hugh A ains insley who was the fixed cant central ral star around which the feminine fe luminaries had ambit bously beamed for the last two seasons season each fondly hoping to be the finally favored one liatto but to tl c secret chagrin of each he be still maintained the same quiet courtliness of manner toward them all ile he seemed quite as carent to their heart bicart almirs allaire as lie he would have been to the pyramids of egypt this was the gentleman lena was iva s bending all her energies to ensnare and bri buns n to her feet before the present season closed clara was an intimate friend of both the girls and she wms was invited upstairs to see sec the drets dresses ws which had just been sent home their beauty beautys lic warmly expatiated on but lena would not allow tier her to leave until she had told tier her of lier Iler thas bondt wonderful erful lit fit of economy the combined entreaties of all th jhc thc d trio could not induce mr gregory t to 0 accompany them to mrs Lang langgons dons he pleaded a headache and latigue lati guc this was a cover to the real reason ills business affairs were d daily aily becoming more entangled by means of several heavy failures of parties owing him to a great extent and ana all lie ho could bee before him was ruin and disgrace but ic be could keep his forebodings to himself until after af ter the fete was if lie he found tio no means of extricating himself lie he would make inake a clean breast of ahe whole holc tiling thing to them hugh ainsley was quite attentive to miss aliss lena that night who ho looked very queenly in the gay throng and his at were received with deep satisfaction is to herself nor was th the e le less s interested durtha abo had laid no siege biego 0 to him overlooked lie ile inquired at once where her father was as lie he had not seen him there to co her reply that lie ho had haa resisted all entreaty to come from great fatigue he uttered a prolonged ahl and fell into a reverie hugh was waa thir thinking ildi ng of the vague report lie had heard on wall street that in rooming orning that the commercial house of gregory co ca was fast tottering toward bankruptcy bankrupt ey |