Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-06-22
"Quocumque me Fortuna ferat, ibo hospesn

Well, Sir John, despite all your sar-
casm, l hold out faithful, and with the
aid of common sense intend to while nv
laboring life lasts" ..l
"Will you receive visitors this after
noon in your really charming habit ?"
"No-I shall dress up afternoons.
But if my friends make morning calls,
they will find me in my working dress. +"
but what if DR.. Wilson, or Hayward,
IL wouldn't run for all the gentlemen
in town. l presume the said dandies
would stare and wonder if was sane,
fee-faw-fum awhile, suddenly call to mind
an engagement, and vamose. You needn't
laugh, Cousin John, and think | will not
dare do as say. know am surround
ed by fashion, and caste is at premium,
and women are sacrificing health, comfort
and happiness for the looks of the thing.
1t is really relief for me to see how a
woman really dies look. She had been
confounded with stays and hoops so long
that we cannot help fancying her NOV
ing pyramid. 1t often reminds me of an
incident in COrsnne An African woman
seeing French madame with grand
pamter under her long robe, exclaimed
Madame, tout celia est-H vous. meme 2
No wonder the Japanese thought Amer
lean women very queer specimens of the
genus homo. I'm sure you wouldn't hand
down dry goods, rummage among boxes
and trumpery, with an hogshead attached
to your suspcnders"
The dress question subsidized by Johns
asking for another cup Of coffee, to "qui-
ct his nerves." adding it was quite pala-
table for green hand" Next morn
ing. jingle went the door-bell at half past
nine. | answered the summons and had
the merriment of seeing DR.. Wilson look
at me as though was sight to behold.
| invited him into the drawing-roolu and
did my best to entertain. which was poor
ly enough He is what goes to the max
ing up of fashionable gallant, knows
how to bring in pretty sayings about your
face, eyes, hair, 6gpre, pick up
handkerchiefs, and almost an Aaron Burr
in helping woman into carriage. His
patent leather boots were as bright and
polished as steel mirror, and encased a
foot, small, Of course. to compare with
his brains. After somewhat embarrass-
ing silence, the Doctor stammered out
with, "RealW. Miss Herrick, am | to
presume that you have adopted yopr pres
ent style of costume?"
Il am happy to inform you that | haze
adopted it."
You certainly do not intend to con-
tinue the wearing of it?"
Il d. Have you any serious object
ions to my dressing myself according to
my business?" .. ............
Pray. what business have you that
requires it?" ....,....
L" Merely that l have volunteered to 60
to work and do something. I'm going to
take care of the garden this summer in
addition to housework Our former gar
dener has gone to the army, and there
is demand for the spirit of our rev.
olutionary mothers. am proud there is
enoug gh Of it in me to assert its ways" "
could feel my cheeks flushing as | spoke.
A sickening leer hung around the lids Of
the Doctors mouth. He evidently fail
ed to see the point" He had studied
medicine, obtained his title, but never
had the ambition or tact to distinguish
himself in his profession. He gloried il.
his idleness and thirty thousand dollars.
He left with much fewer flourishes of his
compliments than usual and was succeed.
ed by Mr.. Hayward. When he left, Mr..
Bower came. and was not slow to sur
mise that Cousin John had been. using
" strategy and giving my courage trial.
They all left with the impression that
| was fast becoming strong-minded wo-
man and altogether too solid for their soft
appliances of compliments. My new CO.'S
tune acted as an emetic upon my stomach