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did party Think of the sum that it cost You
need not tell me that said the husband. Ra-
Their too large a sum Ia be expended by persons
in middle life for one evening of pain-pleasure
am sure it was not to any human being. Mid
die life repeated Mrs. Gilmore, you are always
talking of our being in middle life, even before
strangers So we are. And even if we were
to cxpend five times the sum on one evening of
foolerv and suffering, doubt if we should still
be admitted into what is termed high life.' You
know, well enough replied Mrs. Gilmore, that
have friends at whose houses have met with
people of the first rank aud fashion-pcople who
treated me so politely when was introduced.
that did not hesitate to call on them previous
to my party, as preparatory step to sending the
Invitations But did they come when you thus
called on them q asked her husband, smiling.
Nonsense, Mr.. Gilmore, replied the lady,
they all sent very reasonable excuses ard sin
cere regrets
'Well,' resumed Mr.. Gilmorc, we have dis
russedtIIis subject long enough. But what is
it all to the Widow Chaloncr ?
why, don't know exactly what to do with
her--l cannot give another party this season.
Heaven forbid you you should |! ejaculatcd
the husband.
Well, as to inviting small, select company
to meet Mrs. Chaoncr, as some people would,
party every scasonand then have done my duty,
and my conscience is clear till next season ; ha-
wing paid off all my debts to all that have invited
me to their parties and laid foundation for in
vtations next winter
Notwithstanding all this said Mr.. Gilmore,
my advice is that you invite Mrs Chaloner for
tomorrow evening, and ask fifteen or twenty
agreeable people to meet her.
We'll. them replied Mrs Gilmore, I'VE must
light up the parlors. and have ice creams, and
other such things. and hire Carol to help Peter
carry them round. All this would cost as much
as one of Nanharngen's new style pclerines,
and am dying for one of them.--Thcrc is one
worked all round with a running pattern-
Never mind the running pattern,' interrupted
her husband, but endcavor to devise some way
of cvinciug your pleasure at meeting again with
one of your most ultimate early friends. ! re-
member her asa very handsome and agreeable
girl, and she is now au agreeable woman and
| handsome still
Have You the least idea what her circum-
stances are ?
No, the least
How was she dressed .!
| ] did not observe.
Tha, is so like YOU. am sure il were to
buy all my things at the cheap stores where they
keep nothing but trash, and have them made up
by cheap mantua-makers and mincrs, you
would be none the wiser. do uot believe you
would know the difference between bonnet
from uauberts or Pintard' s and one made in the
Northern Liberties
am certain should not replied her hus-
band: but let us now postpone this discussion
and go to dinner
In the afternoon as they proceeded together
towards the United States Hotel, the subject was
renewed hy Mrs. Gilmore saying As to my
troubling myself with any extra evening COM
pany' after having given my party that Is entire
y " % ct tho !"c-,,""' go -,
~, ine" i"F'te ",S' ,,''oher 10 u'''ncr sa'u
n,. "a'.,'It' ,ah.' aah ,''e poA.tss' anu iia'-
,''"' au -! a'crS ~ meet ncr "'c! "'e"'"o''s
"'e p'c"s'htcst lcoPc we khoW' r,.
a., ,a''upt "l.ui''ahe al 'ila'' fep,ieu 'ne iauf;
c' Wv oJou ''r NPop,u Vi '"o u''"e' "o"'"
It" '.'", VI " 1'''''" "" o"'p'l!
; NJ w., G;, an w'4l'is ''P'! .''o ..'''
s''u W.T. ".l''oIc, ,or expect So''c sFa''i'ca'
Wv" ~ 'e'"'" ~ It,
on tillK OF your own grat'ilcaton SAID Mrs.
Gilmore, and yet you refuse to make poor Mary
Jane happy, by giving her the superb silver card
case mat shG saw at BalIy u hlntehens. the
aay she got her last earrings, ana that she has
II, ~ W. e'e' s''ool-nu' ~ ''''Nc al
CIV y, 'a' '"9 Gu'"Si nc 'ne'los' way Vi Gil
''' sGnss w.. ne;,' ~, h1 an
W., T. ~, a,r WI uI,i', w., .';r.s 'i"';..
r 49, -, 70 W sure; parsueu lne VIE IS 1t not
ou, u"ly !, oon,ult cheal'neIs III an NECESSARY
eAi,enSo iou KNOW '''at we nave la'ge 'a,liiiy
t''' INV wa ''nI 'i'a oo'e oo'' our o'S
~, ,,aL W u.s anu Jo"e''y are VI oou'se
''.! ' I',i'. . ,'''. .lrec'.r,N
NnoM .'',' Pp''eo''!' rcPncu Mr. "''more'
Nv, ~ a'e ITi h o'' VOL a. ,t"S' wv
:ai "o''u '''o oee" i'''o '''"'
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remarked Mrs Gilmore Rnt as was sayng
the cboann.t wav i ~ invite Cornell, Ibalone,
10 s,nv nt orr house while she Is in town land
She will. no donbt consider if n greater comnli
mant than If we madn , dinner ar te, n,rtv f.,
her II will look as if we desired only The nlca
SIRE of her soc;n,v and wore unwilling m lbs,
.nv mart ofit hv sL.rinn il with otbers
Il am NOT cer,ain. thougb said Mr. Gilmore
that sbo will find o,,r sncioty (if vo rive bo
no,hiny elsol n sufficient condensation for wh,
/ sho u,;lI Insn h,, resiuni,r ,b,t of ,bo friend
u;,h ,,bon, sbois s,,,,;n,,a, ,La Lotol,
.Un,, yo, toll, i ronI;oJ Mr. c;ln,oro
H., ~ ;I, IS ,,oJaI;,,b, as oaii;n', ~,
Ill .,;,, ~ 49, 4, ~" aS a,;s1,ooI al - H.,
, ,,,.,;,,,, an. c,r,,,or I,,;or .,
:
Q VIII NOT take you very long 10 get thro"g
II your oid sweethear's, observed MT, u'iihore
m!.Gn ana TWO in'uSh, phen make three, DC
to'c '',e 'auy cou'u IcPiy, they Hau 'eac"eu III
; door OF the ohled states iotei' ana were mime
n diateiy conducted 10 the parior occupied ny Mr'