Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-07-07

God grant that there never NAV be Did
lowser brighten fathers pet to-day 7
Come here said Mrs. Piper. as he re-
entered the parlor let me tell you about
Mrs Fay's party.
Did she do up the honors splendidly ?
asked he
Yes, indeed was so sorry that YOU
were hot present. You know we shall have
20 give party III less than a month, aud |
wanted YOU tn see how perfectly elegant
everything was there for | thought you
would not be outdone
PsLsw, Florence have no pride of
that klud
Well, | have The Fays shall not out
40 us, even It they have jnst come from N
York They thought, suppose, that they
were gong to settle among the barbarians.
aud they would astonish all the natives with
their spiendor. But they will learn that.
although our Michigan people preceded them
a few years ~ coming West, that they did
not make sayages OF US all. | did not spend
all my early life 10 the vicinity of Boston.
without knowing something of the world
ASIDE from merit, beng relative of Judge
-, was always sufficient to insure re-
ceptinn into any society | might wish to
enter ! aud Mrs. Piper tossed her pretty
head, aud appeared almost incapable of sus-
tanning the full weight of family honors
d. not thluk,' returned Mr. Piper
that the Fus pat on any airs because Of
coming from New York. They seem to be
like very sensible people
Well, know they do, said Mrs Py-
per, quite emphaucally; Mrs FAY told
Mrs Cortland that she thought we were all
very heatheush tll she came here. She
thought she should he the most cultivated
woman ia ali these parts; but she SAID she
found out her mistake the first half day
She found ladies' who knew quite as mich
she.
Well, Florence, that is decidedly in her
favor. She has sense enough to see that
there Is intelligence here, and to apprecI-
ate IT, She appears to me perfectly ingen-
uous, full of iun, and ready to enjoy any
society that is enjoyable. certainly was
quite clermed with her, and thought, that
OF al. tne ladies' 10 G, she was next to
my pretty alt-.'
O., Co p.ment had very soothing e.
fec Mrs Ptper vas quite willing to &C.
knowledge te merit Of Mrs Fay and 9th
ers, provided urr own ambition for superb
ority were lrtuhrd at the same time. la
repy she on ld-
When SID D. so give party II ,.u Will
be It home. | would like to have 1t three
weeks from t-aiIm'
We may as we'll have II then As ever;
but added ne, 'is II necessary for us To
give one
Necessary cued the astonisned wife,
indeed II is
aia AFRAID II wall cost too much rsali.
ed Mr.. Pyper, quite grdvely.
IL will not cost much more than our
parties usually do. We had champagne
las; year, aud thus will be large party
bul should tnnk twelve baskets would be
enough We must have music from De-
ifot-the same baud that the Fays had.
believe that II cost them onl, fiji, dollars
Twelve baskets If champagne, thought
Nh PIPER thai will cost about one hun
red aud hlty dollars Music from The city
lhen there are the turkeys and QuaJs, and
cake and trlit, aud other 6Nlngs he par
IL wiil cost TWO hundred aud fifty dollars.
Nlh hftANA Atit hfl AZ filAf AlaR I A4liNtfA
all I'd 49,
Bu. her face was all animation, aud he
did not like TO mar her enjoyment He could
not reveal to her now the dubious prospects
before him still he venlured TO remun-
strale en- one point
Let US do without the champagne, Flor
ence liquor parties are too expensive
Oh, no | could not thlnk of H. There
are the Lees, and Bdnchards, and Cort-
lands, and scores OF others, who drink vine,
aud do not want them to call nay party
dry one, as they did Mrs. Harper's. Mrs.
Piper INSISTED upon havlhg champagne, aud
champagne they had. Before the party
came off, Mrs. Piper insisted upon having
a tew bottles of brandy IN adduon, because
the Fays had II; aud Mr.. Piper, IA great
meekness, yielded to the request
Three weeks were spent IN active prepa-
ration for the great event. Mrs. Piper must
appear ia new brocade, that would beht
the dignity of hostess. The zeal and fl
deity displayed ia preparing the delicacIes,
the costly aud sumptuous dishes were wor-
Thy OF holy cause. They would have been
sufficient, if directed anght, 10 canonze
both mistress aud maids.
Dancing was provided for BY the removal
OF the carpet and some other furniture,
from the pdrlors. Mrs Pyper's reception
room was d spacious apartment, fitted up
with great taste. Seldom, IN any part of
our country, will you find more attention
paid to the conventional rules of society
than IA the hule town of c. Every.
thing was IA perfect order, and in the la
test style
Latest stylep soWe exquisite from the
great metropolis may exclaIm. The idea
of indiug the latest fashions IN Michigan IS
prepostefous Not SO, my reader When
there was nn communication between East
anc West save by mad roads, aud II took
eiglt or ten days to get through the Maui
NEE swamp, there was great incongrui;y IN
fashion; the caprIcious goddess would al
ter The cut of dress and the tie of a era
vat half dozen times, before the first
change should travel west of the lakes. But
IN these days of railroad and telegraph, the
case is far different. Fashion decides upon
a certain color, and that color is adopted
throughout the Union in fortnight. The
Hoe al - II.