Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-10-18
The Brown Silk Dress.
By MRS PHILIPS.

why Eliza! what a strange choice
for wedding dress! Your others dres.
SEES are in very good style, and you have
a plenty of them, onsidering the chan
ges in fashion--but brown silk to be
married in! whoever heard of such fan
cy in a girl of eighteenp @ ....
"Tis true, aunt, that my choice may
seem omewhat sombre, but you know
very well that | am about to become
the wife of poor mechanic, who de.
pens on his daily labor for support. AS
the wife of such a man, must neces-
sarlly limit my expenditures to my cir
cumstances, and have thought it bet
ter TO purchase something which would
be useful for some time TO come, than
to consult my appearance as SPLENDID
brid3 for one short evening--especial-
ly as am TO see no strangers
There is something in that. There
is my Maria's wedding dress. She
will never wear it again in the world
She had white satin, with lace dress
over it. OH she did look beautifully!
do admire to see handsome BRIDE
Yes, it is very well for those who
can afford it. But it would be quite abb
surd for me TO purchase an expensive
dress for one, or even for few even.
ings, when, by the expenditure of half
the money. | can procure that which
will be serviceable for some years.
But come, put on your bonnet and step
over TO our new house. 1t is all fur
nshed. ] value it more highly than |
should if it were not so near my mo.
TIERS
There, William has left this small
parlor, this sillingroom, and three cham
bers, TO finish at his leisure, when he is
out of employment See how every
thing is arranged. So handy for my
work.
You don't say you are going to do
your own work.. ...
Certainly | do. There is only one
apprentice, and | should think it strange
if could not do it all with ease.'
My heart, what strange fancies you
have! To be sure il is well enough, il
you can bring your mind 10 il; but then
folks do so differently nova. days.
There is my Maria, she has moved into
an elegant house, all furnished from tor
TO bottom. She keeps great girl &c
do the work, and little ore 10 wal
and tend. Oh. things do go on beauti
fully, l promise YOU
Her husband is young lawyer, i:
he not! Is he wealthy
oh he is very well off He does no
get much practice yet, dare say he
will in lime. lie has a thousand dol
lars al interest; besides, Maria woulo
not have married mechanic--thei
hands get so black, and their complex
ions, especially if they are exposed, &c
so brown. | would not wish to hur
your feelings, but / do think that 70
pride's sake, for the sake of your family
you might have made little dffercn
choice
oh, aunt excuse my language
have yet TO learn that mans honest oc
cupation, whether it produces hare
0 hands, or white, soft hands-wheiher
. gives the cheek brown or pale hue,
a any disparagement TO him. You mus
get acquainted with William, and hea
him converse. You will not think {
hard hands, and his animated, INTEL
: gent counlenance will drive his bror
zed skin quite out of your head. BIZ
aunt, you don't say anything about m
furni,ure-and you must sec my nl(
IN closets "'t
?. oh, your furniture is well enough
k The less you have, the less you will ha'
n IA to take care of, you know f
s. Yes. we could not get much fur
IL lure. insisted upon William takil
the money which my grandfather le
me, 10 pay off a few hundred dolla
- which he owed for this place, in ord
TO enable us TO begin in the world. v
vs. both have such horror of debt, III
g we are determined never 10 incur al
ar if We can possibly help it. See what
B. nice press for the bed'clo'hes this is
all Why wha, a quantity of bed and
led BILE linen! il is really nice. TOO, Y