Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-07-15


ranges, and re-arranges sfshe Adelica,e-
" removes the dust from Me articles
she loves best sepvenirs efsher days oll
courtship-and sh3 rs ra'ina,ten'ive iol
the little articles ii fsruxure osniribule61
10 the common &ock byshsr attached
husband. There are all his bachelor
goods the hub bureau, at which he
wrote such tender billets-,he looking
glass, which be consulted with fear and
trembling. ASKING himself il n student OF
~ severe an aspect could possibly hno
favor in tho eyes Of lovenble gmi-
there sve his pistols his pipe, The weapons
OF a rauried, deposited for ever IN a
corner, whence he has sworn moi tn re-
move them. They are loves trophies
It spol of noble moral conquest
Wuh " hat honest triumph our mendgerf
smiles upon IN, Sc proofs of her power
An is nj length in order-the windows
that had been thrown open at the com
n.ucemcni OF operations to let IN little
fresh air are now carefully closed-i The
White dimity curtains gracefully looprd
up; the bed, having been made, pref
" covrrid is thrown over II, the chars
NJ. put 10 their places, the hre re-k'n-
died - and the young hoSsekeeper con
sci, ntiously sets about her own toi'etle.
The personal transformation is RAPID,
hut complete. The morning cap cast
nsiss., the rich iresses of our heroine
hnn, over her shoulders, and are quick
k gathered by her skiliul hand, and e'-
ihrr arranged ~ riDgleis or disposed IN
bnnd-aux. IN few mmnies, her reJ-
|irt looks az II it's owner had just leii the
hands of an adron han dresser and The
rest ol her person soon nndergoes SIM
liar meiaroorphosls. Her well turned
figure, invisible under The capacious
morning cloak, is now encased, without
being confined, ~ q corset oi undenla'
bile manuinctnre- a dress OF inexpensive
stuff, made by ber own far hands, Is
quickly put on without the doub iiul AID
OF femme de ehamJre - and with a
slight handkerchief around he' neck, a
silk apron, and II pair ot mhiens, behold
the menageye as dignihed as duchess,
and us piqnan,e ~ gr'sefte, prepared
Ia receive any company lhai cares 10
visit her.
CASTING one satisfied glance at her
u,,tur, she now sits al her w0fk-'hbIe,
nnd the busy fingers are soon indnsifl-
on.ly plyinp. We will not ask what
agreeable TASK engages her attention
IL may be she is trimming bonnet whirhI
sLr - TO weap IN The evening oD visit
wHh her husba I'D 10 s"ne e"n non Trend,
nr possibly The hous. hold linen demands
rrpS,r-" ~ she may be embroiderms a.
eny forage cap Cor him she loves best
oi pleasing tnture may Tax her sklII mi
the CONSTRUCTION OF minute articles Otap-
pnrr,l- who knows A ring at the bell
stnrt'rs The mcnn9ere- she opens the
donr, aud Two Of her old school fellows
cutters an hour il then passed in cheer
iul cha, with these visiiors, albeit they
.. n,eiln.s hazard an invldlous remark,
aud Internationally wound their friends
feelings by careless comparisons.
Wrll, The srhooiirlows are gone: the
dinner hour approaches the pot an teu
must be booked to, the cloth laid, and
every thing so well advanced that the
wife may be able TO give all her time IN
the evening 10 her well beloved. There
upn-, he nolhing left undone, lest he be
reminded by the neglect tha, the far
Puyisitnne has no hclp-meet. She would
noi have his struggles onward embi,tered
by the feeling that she is at once his
wife, his servant, his laundress, his cook
his semps,rs-s. She has given up read
ing, drawing - all, in short, OF her little
pas,inrs, that her time may be exclu
snrIy appropriated 10 the sovereign ol
her anrciions-but il would wound hIs
pride, she toinks, were he To know wha
sacrifices are the result of her devotion \
IL - dinner time, aud the young hus
band H. horr for The evening. The anX-
muS eve ~ hrs lar minister scrnllnizes
bis rare WORN eonBtenanee, tn ascertain
u any acc,drp,ai omissions on her part
have given hnn ground al dissatisfaction i
aud great is her delight rs one kind
snilr aud Kiss imprinted On her fore
head Jrbore at orcc his appreciation and
his ptaiuudc. The neal, humble as II II
-, yuids Us quota of delight, II is as
much mn mt lIuctnal as physical luxu-
~ AID when, drawing their chars
nearer the fire, and another log is cast
upon the li,,le pde, the husband draws
Tree admIssInn Tor one OF the theatres
from hls pocket, and asks his wife # sh,
VIII leave their warm habna,ion, aud
pass Two or three hoUrs with Bouhe or
Rose Cher, moments hesitation sui-
fee 10 negative the proposition. The
,m On is warm-ihe eLst winds blow Il
ke' 'nlv-ihe streets are wei and muddy \
they ave so comfortable at home and
there nre so many ways oi getting II
through the evening. There is the pi. Il
ano, aud The new books they are 10 read
together, and above all, there Is that
w"'k on which he is engaged, and oD
the success ol which his future renown
aud prosperity are 10 depend. And with
these the evening gIIdes away.
The logs are consumed, and few
ashrs are Ihe only evidence of the once
blazing b. anh.-ihe conversation relax
cs-,he earIIagts have ceased To roll
fI,,,uoh tle tho iittla ctnfk pnIl