The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-01-31

ohdIi liGNc no uilDcuIty IN making out
my list. You've no idea of the people
that have left their cards since we chang.
ed our residence duzens and dozens of
all the brown-stones up and down the
street, and they're all just the sort Of
folks want at my tate. Mrs Fitz Sim
mons knows the most of 'em, AID has
probably been the means of their calling.
As the girls are going to be at home, we
must have plenty of young people to
dance; Cerintha never looks better than
when she's dancing You don't like to
see her whirled around in the arms of
them dancing bears? It's not Just the
way we used to do, to be s2re; but this
lis an age of progression, and what the
world thinks is right as right.
| haven't written word to the girls
yet about the new house or the party; |
intend it to be all surprise I've or
dercd their dresses, and they're being
made up now. A maize co!ored moire
antique for Cerintha, with lace founces !;
and white buffed huH for Felicia. You
should have thought white would have
been prettiest for both of 'enl, seeing
they're only school girls yet? I'll war
rant you A book muslin, tucked, with
pink and blue ribbons, cost, including
.nakir 2 up, ten dollars apiece ! But girls
don dress in that manner now a-days
A moire- antique amt a bit too rich for
Ccrintha's style, and the color suits with
her hair. She ought to have set of
pearls, but | won't ask for them ii she's
out of school, since the house aud all had
to be paid ior this year.
Who are you writing down there p
Your old friends. the Griggses If you
intend to invite the Griggses, then III
give up the party at once There there
there. Now don't get mad, and tear the
paper in two; if you want to keep on
friendly terms with them, [ shall have
no objections to making a nice little tea
party especially for them, and ask the
Fishers at the same time / don't want
to have it said that I've forgotten my
friends, and | can have them here often.
in quiet way, but not to my fate 1t
would spoil every speck of pleasure |
might take. Mrs, Griggs used to be a
very good neigb Dor when we were first
married. Many's the afternoon we've set.
and sewed, and talked together; but she
always was ruther common woman, and
her husband had Tad luck, and she'll
have nothing to wear, if she's asked, but
her old black silk, and she II feel bound
to come, for fear we'd be hurt if she
shouldn't. La, how blind some people
are If she had any dellcacy, she'd feel
that--lecapse you've made money in the
pork business, and Griggs has failed in
the hardware line, there ought to be no
farther intimacy between the fat and the
fryinf pan? What trying man you are,
Rasher! It's in your line to be trying p
Go on with your list. 60 on. MIR. and
Mrs. B. Baker" There, You needn't try
to help me abort the Invitations ; I'd
rather make them out myself One would
think you were obeying the injunctions
of the Scriptures literally. to ask in the
beggars of the street, when every body
knows that if the Bible wasn't entirely
fgurative, we couldn't get along at all.
What are you leaning back on the sofa
and signing in that melancholy way for p?
I'm pot going to offend your old cronies
Ii you want to ask Griggs to a cigar and
glass of sherry in the dining room, when
you're alone Of evenings, | shall not OBJ
ject and | expect TO have to ask his wife
here three or four times year. And the
same with the Bakers and the Fishers.
You think i ought to send Polly Griggs
new dress to wear to the party, if she
hasn't got any, instead Of sighting her
on that account? Well. if you ain't the
oldest man. Who ever heard Of such a
thing? I'm sue it would never have
come into anybody's head but yours. If
you feel like dressing up your neighbors
in silks and satins you'd better begin at
once. But do remember that charity
begins at home. Here's Cerintha in want
of that set of pearls, and ] haven't treat
ed myself to that camel's hair shawl yet,
and you're talking about giving Mrs.
Griegs a silk dress fit to wear to pIy par
ty! You remember when she used to
lend me her white Grape shawl when
would 90 out a calling? Mr. Rasher,
will you take your heels down off that
satin damask rose colored sofa, and try
and sit up like gentleman? You're
tired Indeed, aud what's tired you
[ think a man worth as much money as
you might afford to hire other people to
do lis work. As long as you're in Dusi-
ness You'll have to attend to it, aud you re
not rich enough to quit off yet, specially
at the rate the money is fyiugy There
it comes-reproaches aready don't
believe a woman eser gave party in the
world that her husband didn't reproach
her for it-except the wedding party,
which they're always glad enough to at
.onJ VI, didn't intend anV renroach /