Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-12

stance, it is not from any abstract appre-
citation Of it, but because the taste mani
tests itself in what YOU do. And depend
upon 1t, he viii find il a very hard matter
20 approve and admire your correct taste
III dress, for instance. when YOU appear
before him. day after day. IN your present
uuattractiye attire. If YOU do not dress
we'll iCr your husbands ewes. for whose
eyes. pray, do you dress You are. as
neat when abroad, as you were before
your marriage
As 10 tLat, Mrs Smith, common de-
cency requires me to dress well when |
60 upon the street, or into company to
say nothing Ct the pride one naturally
feels in looking well
And does net the same common de-
cency and natural pride argue as strongly
in favor of your dressing well at home.
and for the eve Of your husband. whose
approval and whose admiration mast be
dearer to you than tie approval and ad
miration Of the whole worllT
But he doesn't want to see me rigged
out in silks aud satins all the time. \
pretty bill my dressmaker would have
against him in that event Edward has
more sense than that [ Hatter myself
Street or bail room attire is one thing
Cora and becoming home apparel auotn-
er We Look for both in their place
Thus | argued with the thoughtless
young wife. but my words made no more
impression When abroad. she dressed
with exquisite taste, aud was lovely to
look upon but at home She was careless
aud sloveuly. and made it almost impossi-
bic for those who saw her to realize that
she was the brilliant beauty they had met
IN company but short time before But
even this did not last long. | noticed
after a few months, that the habits of
home were confirming themselves and
becoming apparent abroad Her fortune
was made, and why should she now waste
time, OF employ her thoughts about mat
ters Of personal appearance
The habits of Mr. Douglass, on the
contrary. did not change He was order
~, as before and dressed with the same
regard TO neatness He never appeared
at the breakfast table in the morning
without being shaved nor did he lounge
about in the evening in his shirt sleeves
The slovenly habits into which Cora had
fallen. annoyed him seriously and still
more so, when her carelessucss about her
appearance began to manifest Itself abroad
as well as at home. When he limited anv-
thing on the subject, she did not hesitate
to reply, in jesting manneE, that her
fortune was made, and she need not tr0ub-
le herself any longer about how she look
ed
Douglass did not feel very much com
plimented but as he had his share of
good sense, he saw that to assume a cold
and offended manner would do no good
IF your fortune IS made, so IS mine
he replied. on one occasion, quite coollv,
and indifcreutly. Next morning he made
his appearance at the breakfast table with
a beard Of twenty-four hours growth
You haven't shaved this morning.
dear, said Cora, to whose eyes the dirty
looking face Of her husband was particu-
larly unpleasant
No replied he. carelessly. It's a Sc
rious trouble to shave every day
But you look so much better with a
cleanly shaved face
Looks are nothing-easc and comfort
everything, SAID Douglass
But common decency, Edward
I see nothing indecent in long beard,
replied the husband
Still Cora argued but in vain Her
husband went off to his business with his
unshaven face
don't know whether to Shave or not
said Douglass next morning, running over
bis rough face. upon which was beard
Of forty eight hours growth His wife
had hastily thrown on q wrapper, and,
with slip shod feet, and head like a mop.
was louagiug in large rocking chair,
awaiting the breakfast bell
For mercy's sake, Edward, don't 60
any longer with that shock.nely dirty
face spoke up Cora. If you knew how
dreadtuIly you looked
Looks are nothing, replied Edward,
stroking his beard
Why. what's come over YOU all at
orce
Nothing, only its such a trouble to
shave every day
But you didn't shave yesterday
know; | am just as welt of to-day