Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-09-29

Crawford to her sister Clara.
Il shall have my book-muslin done
up replied her sister.
, "Oh, Clara, for Heavens sake get n
new dress! do hate Of all things a
washed bootS-muslin. Papa has paid
Madame T.. 50 we can get new dresses
there
'You can do as you please, Emma;
bu, | shall wear my muslin. | am sat
islicd ii my dress is fresh and clean; at
least prefer it to running up new
bill, which there will be as much dlii
Guilty in settling as there was with the
+ast. Emma, am determined to suffer
no longer the miseries Of debt; and al
though do not like to look shabby any
better than others, | prefer the shabbl-
ness of dress to the shabbiness Of mind
which dcbt brings with it. No; for the
future lorswcar Madame B.
Il agree with you, Clara, that nothing
can be worse than the life we lead; but
dowdy uoni look. 1t is easy enough
| for you TO talk of only desiring to look
fresh and simple; that s,yG becomes
you. or al least you look most as well
but I, ! am nothing if not well dressed
--and well dressed, ilattcr myself,
am something
There was some truth IN this Clara
!, ,Crawford was n fair, graceful girl, pref
tier in her morning costume than even
ing dress; but never much depending
ON the. fashion Of. ciIifer for additional
charms. But with Emma it was dile-
rent. Brilliant eyes, fine hair, and an
elegant figure, were perhaps her only
positive beauties; but with that degree
of style which is SO heightened hy dress
that we scarcely know whether the
beauty be in the girl or her costume
and certainly in ballroom, attired II
Madame B. exquisite gossamcrs, new
or was there more beautiful, sparkling
brilliant creature. Elegance and fash
ion seemed prrsonifed. And, airy
trfcr that she looked, few that gazcd
at her suspected the inpatient heart that
beat beneath the prIvations aud north
cations which her present position forced
her to endure. Mr.. and Mrs. Craw-
ford had always lived beyond their in
come, with family increasing as prIuci-
pal decreased. He scoIding at expense
and irving dinners; she talking economy
that she knew not how to practice; and
their children had grown up accustom-
ed to both the preaching and the scold-
inc that never was followed by exam
pie, TO have expensive tastes and care
less habits, witE all the accompany ng
notifications that lcsscning fortune ano
increasing debts can innict. Upon the
two sisters Just introduced, it had pro-
duccd opposite effects; in the one a
sincere desire to see change of habits
that she drspaircd of; in the other an
impatient longing to escape such thra!-
dom. But let US return to the Discus
sion in which we left them.
Besides, Clara, YOU only care about
looking well in Harry lIoward's eyes
and that You are sure Of doing, wear
what YOU Will By the way, ! thInl
Irritation has gone on long enough;
il can result in nothing but making YOU
both wrctchcd, and advise YOU to put
an end to IT,.
why must 1t only end in our mu'ua
.uuhappncss = said Clara, colorIn4
deeply.
why; Heavens Clara, have yo,
lived twenty years in this world, aud
particularly the last twelve, aud yet
not learned that lhcrc can be no hap
.pincss wllh poverty why: | am sure
our whole llc, as far back as | can re-
member, has been most eloquent com.
mcntarv on that text
4 e! fully agree with you as To TIC mise
ry of living beyond ones means; huJ
with economy and industry
And love, you would say, | suppose
| tell YOU what, Harry is a very agree
able fellow, aud no doubt a rising law.
yer. But rising is not "risen;" anc
toiIing ior a small income and a small
family in n small house, with few com
forts and no pleasures, may make OF ih'
charming Harry cross and iisciicu'