The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-07-03
The Brown Silk Dress.

very dstyle, and you have d. EpicnhNpof
them, considering the) changes hi fashion !;
but brown silk to be married in who 2ey eq
heard cf such fancy ina girl Of eiglhean ~
Ills true,, aunt, that n my Eohoide may
seem somewhat somore, but you know very
well TINT am about tobecj:>S TIC wife of q
| poor mcchanic, who depends on his daily
labor for support. AS the wife of such, q
man must necessarily limit my exheudi;
tuNcs To my circumstances, and !hhye
| hodEat il better to purchase son,etliusl
which would be uscfal for some time to
come lhan to consult my appcarance Vas'a
| splendid bride for one short eyenina---es-,
pccially as am to scc'no strangers"
There is something IN thaty'r Thefc il
my Maria s, wedding dress, She will neverI
wear itagain in the world, she had
| white satin, with a lace dress ovei1itl Oh.
she did look beaun.iiplly!pI d9v admire to
"Yes it is very we'll for lose wii6 cap ,af.
ford it. But il .w9uld be. quite; absurd for
me to purchase an expensive dress for one,
or even for a fow evehngs, whehS u y i1h6'
expenditure of halfthe n opey, IyGan pro-
cure that which will be serSiccable for some,
years. But come, put on your bonnet, and
! step oyersto our new housu. 1t Is all furnish.
ed-at least all that is finished; l. value IL
more highly than | should if it was not SO
near my mothers, ,"ly.tUt t.---u W,g 49,,
x s#ul
| "Thcre, William has lcf, this small parQ
Tor, this sitting room, hnd.three chambers,
to finish at bis leisure, when chs yisl OH Of
| employment. See how Everything i5'ra
! arranged SO handy for my %drk."1N -7.tI
"ipn don't saSyoTa are going to do I ~,
Certainly l dST There il tohi iyi6hI no.
prentice, and !, should think it sfriHse {. /
| could not do all with ease ;..,I.I NA1N
,.My heart, what strange faann6cisss WON
have! To be sure, tits weil enougRAf ysp
can bring your mind to it,, but ,thenfolks do
50 differently nova days. There IS Maria
! --she has moved into an elegant "hodsc, all
furnished from top to bottom. IShel keeps
great girl to dc, the work, and little one
TO wait md tend. Oh, things 10 60 on
beautifully, Ipromise you ~, n. !r5
Her husband is young lawyer, is he
not? Is ho wealthyY, "0H.' '.'" iaiy
"0h he is very well off. lie, does not
| get much practice yet, but I dare, say ne
will ii time lie has h thousand doDarsint
interest Besides Maria never caothh hpye
marricd q meGhapc,, their hands Kat So
| hard and black, ana their complcxiqns, tes-
| pecially if they are exposed. Set "a browIn
lwsuld not wish to hurt your feeling, hut
| | do think that, for pride's sake, Tor lhe
sake Of the fimifyI ydn might iis9e' made n
| little different ,cboioe.1 msou ia.I =,
'Oh, aunt, excuse my Laughing X haze
yet 10 learn'that a mah Honest 6tcubation
whether it PRODUCES hard hands ofShite,
soft hands, whether it gives thS cheek a
brown or pale hue, is any disbarhgeshent
TO him. You must get acquainted with
! William; and hear him converse. Yon will
| ~ i,k Ia. -.
ted, Intelligent countenanceS will drive his
bronzed, skin quite out or your head. But
! come, you don't say anything, about my fur
] niturc-ahd you must see my nice closets.n
/ H0h your, turnltuI6, so ven 19nbugh
The less YOU hage. tue. loss yon.wnl have to
take care of, you Know" Ip'
,l"fes, we, ooaldo notgftJmadho flGnitnre,
| insisted upon William IA king thu money
which my grandmother left me, ,nt6 BAY off
n few hundred dollhrsy &hich" ne p,oWch for
| this place, in orderfo obegfn icSDh fh the
world. We both have sucti'a a hbrfdrTof debt
| that we are determined never % fficirn any,
If we can possibly belpi SEE WhSt,'a hiceo
| press for bed clothes this is."' ?, .N' 10 o.
4 lSWhy, what aQuahtity of he'd aud table,
/ linen!--it is really nice,r 'too. You have
more than my Maria has, Ideclare."6"
! Nfes-l always want an 'nbupd,afce Of
| Sucn lHiiBS" InlS drawer ~" hlipu Win
iowels---this is for my ironing .ShGGt md
bIanRet--and'thisol closet contains n'iily tii
and wooden warel'OH II1 D'lnB!b 1il
II declare, Efiaa;c YOU arsF agSttadgcs,
4 thoughtful child ilaniust ten god fohething
about Maria, that, made iis fRaVeE X good
hearty laugh.o The Monday moSHihE bftor
shc was married, the gin isehIhhsoet8' ask
where thetubsiwere.' iandiTd9h'tu uSdho Hink
that child Ind actually atfofg 10 6ly n
tah,,a clothesJlinei or pihsl's, She, said Il
never popped into her bead. But NJ! il
wasn't strange -nsheS Shad'ne8cr beeh used q
d"a anything Of the kindly yw'"'"E9'" Il
j, "ibeiicve, aunt, II lihse shown YOU all
! nav. VIZ will go, if'Soh' please hope
4 yoa wllnot let my.browh dress yof VIII
liam's brown hands Fright On you away this
evening" iTifTn -
"oh, 10! but as must take the stage 70,
Misria's early iaa in The m9rnipga%Op must
I4lrg x5 ~ ~ tpj~ ~ lAR@s@ 4 Fng1 d
"what Fellows these Yankees SIe for com
4 binipg eleganee, and lisefulnesss', ,RsaiJ
Southern gentleman to himself a. ha SlstdoJ