Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-03-07
From the Genus Of the West.
ONLY OUR DRESSMAKER.
BY AUNT HATTIE.

anna, VINO Is tnat SWEEP LOOKING elrl
who bowed 10 you so timidIy? askec
Mary B. OF her friend, as they were tax
ing their promenade along Fourth street
'Pshaw! it's only my dressmaker,'
was the scorn(ul reply.
Your dressmaker? Why, how pretty
she is, and how lady like! Well,
never should have guessed it. Seems ,c
ne there are odd mistakes male in this
world Of ours; she certainly shoul ! have
heen born lady, for she would, even
now, grace our first circles; and one O.
the Misses P-'s yonder, should have
hccn placed in her niche. Did you ev'
er before see such cnarscness OF face
and manner in persons so well hoIn,
and possessing all the appliances of un'
bounded Wealth.
That the P-'s are coarse | readi.
ly admit said Anna, but that Lizzie
Smith should have been BON sIy,
am not quite so sure. She takes frs C.
noush upon herself as it is; and, vlo be-
lieve, thinks herself as good as the bcs!
of u.s.
Had you said 'as pretty as the pretti.
est of u.s. should have replied, well,
she's rishi''
Have done with the dressmaker, un.
less you have los, your heart to her, an!
le, US 90 in and look at those lovcl ly
hats;' and soon anil the all absorbing
themes of harmonious colors AM be.
coming shapes, the sewing gin AMI her
pretty face were forgotten.
As they came out Of the shop, Anna
aid''Mary, do take pity on me, and
come 'rounl next week and spend 4
day with me; have to be at home all
the week with my dressmaker. 1t is
such task TO get ready TO be married,
I'd advise you to stay single, and save
all this troubled
Il will come on Monday>if you will
let me he p you with your sewing was
Mary's reply.
will you help me? oh what on an.
gel! have cambric rufllcs 10 sew on
some ofmy under clothes, and you put
on ruflling so beautifully
'Well, then III come early Monday
morning, and sew till dark; brother
Dick can call for me on his way home
from his Office
.'Oh thank you! ! hope you will fn'
some friend as obliging when you are
going to be married! ! shall tell Mr..
T. that he is bound to be etcrnally
grateful to you, for that, without your
aid, neve, could have beer ready for
the important ceremony and merry
laugh was heard, kiss exchanged, and
the two girls parted.
Mary was as good as her word, and in
her skilful fingers the business of ruff
ing went on finely. As she was return
ing home, that evening, her brother ask.
edJMary, who is that delicate looking
gin, who passed out Of Mrs. De
..iall as came in!'
.You should have put that question
to Anna, brother, justto have heard her
si,aughty 'onIy my dressmaker;' but is
she not pretty!' ;,
.She struck me as being unusually
so; | supposed she was one Of the board
ers.' -, -,
And she is so lady.like,' said Mary,
II am almost sure that she was not born
10 be dressmaker. Poor thing! how ]
nitied her to day! Anna is so careless Of
The feelings and comforts Of dependents.
inst now she has great deal 10 think Of,
and suppose it makes her more petu.
liant than usual. When she tried on her
dress. how she did scold over every al.
teration that had to be made in it: and
when il was all done ard fitted beauti-
fully, she still persisted that it made her
look loo broad across the shoulders: and
when | laughinsly told her she must 60
to another, if she wanted them made
smaller, as that did no! come within
Miss Smiths province, she turned upon
ms and gave me such look!
IT was too bad in me TO teozs her so,
for / know she is very much worried a.
bout her wardrobe, but lelt so sorry Tor
Door Lizzie that could not help i.
When the fitting was over, Anna could
not condescend 10 sit and sew 10 the
same room with a dressmaker, but lett
her ii The bedroom, by herself. and she
and I worked in the parlor. AT eleven
She ordered in a nice lunch for us, but
when / proposed offering some Of it TO
Lizzie, shs. only laughed and said,