The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-10-13

couldn'troaet a turkey il her life depend
ed on it. 1t is so refned 10 be ignorant
on these subjects
| She never sews-this part Of the house
hold economy, together with the kitchen
responsibilities, rests upon The much eu-
during shoulders Of her tired looking
mother, who never complains. however,
for "Arabela is so geutee 2 Ii n button
comes off the parental garments, Papa
never thluks Of asking ArahelIa to sew il
on. Ii Peters Toes make n breach III The
stocking department, he "ever dreams of
requiring his sisters aid and il you ask
where the mother is, yoa are told she Is
repairing ArahelIas clothes!
| She does on music spends three or
/ tour hours every day IN strumming on Ihe
! piano, and waroIing sentimental ballads
she draws dlvieely, aud there are several
monstrosilIes III cra> on and water cOlors,
hanging up, framed and glazed, on the
parIor walls, in everlasting evidence of her
| genlas.
She makes wax flowers and does rrolch.
ct work. She VAS finished at Madame
-s fashionable seminary, where she
learned to speak ungrammaucal French
and to dance 'sweetIY.' There's no de
nying that she has received every advan-
tage.
She can't bear the country, il is so dull
and stupid she abominateS a quiet, do
mestlc evening at home, because it is so
prosy! When her weary old father asks
her 10 play tune for him, she dispo>es
Of the subject summarily and sharply :;
She is too tired : but when Mr.. Beverly
! Brsinless comes in few minutes AFTER
ward, redoent of Frahgipanni and rose
oil, and repeats the reque I, she complies
with smiling alacr,y, and sings aud
s,rums until YOU would think The piaro
! literally coming TO pieces.
| She goes 10 church regularly every
sunday, bearing 4 prayer book bound III
! gold aud velvet, and whiie The mrnISte' Is
preaching, she takes An inventory ol e""rv
bonnet, dress and color in the sacred cdi
/ lice; she should think Mrs jenkins would
h" ashamed To come, week after week, in
ttat old Leghorn bonnet ; is sure that if
her father was as rich AS the Misses Al
kins' papa, she wouldn't wear those hor
III old silks To church wonders why
Tom ScawH,d don't locI; this way; and
is iurrei 10 have recourse to her smelling
bottle when the two poor Miss Browns
90 by her pew in neat g'ngham dresses.
How vulgar
She never thanks any gentleman who
gives up hlr seat to her in Il railroad car;
is very angry because the iniirm old gen
llemau wno sits next 10 her don't squeeze
himself up into a fraction OF no room ut
all, TO give her cIinoIlne n fairel field, and
puts her pertumci handkerchief to her ar
IstocratIc nose if simple calico approaches
her ruslling silks and gossamer lace -
AdOrss children whenever she can get up
Il picturesque effect by SO doing, but is
vciv cross TO her lIltle brothers and sisters
at home.
The molern young lady always grows
delcate ~ thc Saratoga season approach
e., ana talks about melancholy dooms
and early deaths. Whereupon Papa
looks IncrvGuluus- hes been caught
no,e than once in Mat rap! But he is
at length .ubdued by IL ski.tuly gotten
up series Of hloterics, vaporS, sohs and
enIrealies, aud Mss ArabclIa goes of 10
Saratoga, while the rest of the family
economle p,tiluiIy at home, and An eX-
ira wrinkle grows by degrees on papa's
forehead, down In his little dusty count
ing room on Fulton street!
Here she meets Young gentleman
equally well stocked with sentimentalirv
aud Stiffness She falls in love with his
diSiingue graces AMI hyacnthe curls -
with hm quotations of Alexander Smith,
and his agreeable conversations about
the moonlight, music, &c; ana he with
her aptitude at the redowa, and the sim
periug smiles with which she listened to
his whispered nolhings. After a series Of
preliminary sofness, he falls on one knee
in romantic manner, aud declares his
everlasting passion.
Then follows an episode Of white rib
bon, shopping, snoW-eolored kid gloves,
and orange blossoms, and the yonng cou-
pe-both Of whom put together know
about as much as An intelligent cali, start
hand in hand on the journey OF life. How
they'll get along together rs travelling
companions, we will leave the public to
imagine.
Reader, this is an accurate Geliaeation,
ske,ched from real life don't you ad
mTe the exquisite character OF our Mod
ern Young Lady i-Lye illustrated.