The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-16
From the London Society,"
ALPS Well that Ends Well.
CHAPTER 1.

rs, IOT Tue mOct pdTt. UuuSUdl u c4-
perience a perfectly new sensation
late in !. life, and yet this occurs to
many of US when it suddenly flashes
upon oul minds for the first time that
we are growing old; and the convic-
ton that this unpleasant fact is not
only without remedy, but must of
necessity be a daily increasing evil,
seems to render it yet more startling
truth, It is frequently, some very
trivial circumstance that first causes
this consciousness to dawn upon us !;
some slight infirmity, some failure of
sight or hearing. few gray hairs. or
it may be some expression In the
countenance Of another, or some word
casually spoken. "a CIV
This was the manner in which the
disagreeable truth was borne in upon
Lady Laura Beauchamp, who had
once been a celebrated beauty, and
had not yet at all relinquished her
claim to the title. The previous day
she had spent in shopping. and had
been captivated by a blue Grape dress
which she bought on the spur Of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS then--and had
left at the house of her milliner with
strict injunctions that it should, be
made up and sent home at once, But
Madame Alexis good taste was con-
siderably outraged by what she con-
sidered the unsuitableness of the ma
terial and the extremely juvenile style
in which Lady Laura had desired that
it should be made up. az ;r-,T
blue Grape and pink roses for a
lady not at all in her premiere jeu-
nesse! "rsaid the perplexed modiste.
IL fdnt dtsendre TN peu. will go to
Miladi and ask her; there must be
some mistake. o.
Accordingly Madame Alexis and
the blue dress both presented them
selves early in Lady Laura's boudoir
the next morning. ~ r.
Il called to see Miladi about her
dress. / would not recommend it; it
is such a trying color, and made up in
the style Miladi mentioned is only at
for,-does not suit,-in fact, yhen a
lady is rather stout dress made in
that way is most unbecoming.
Really; don't you like it?,", replied
Lady Laura, in q tone Of pique /;
you mean to say it is too young
more suited to Maud than to me- I
understand" eilI D-~ 5j----Ao
" 1t would make a sweet, pretty
dress for Mademoiselle; : something
more handsome is fit for Miladi ::
quelque chose de plus foncee gdrnie,
with some beautiful point d Alencon :
celia conciendr0 beducOup nsseur Mi
ladi." ;srrhs3 .!t4l.i.7o az sslf
"Oh! I don't wish to make it up
If Won do not think Ii would be sue
cessful," said Lady Laura, pettishly,
taking the gown out of her hand and
tossing it on the sofa. people never
succeed in doing what they d'not
fancy"
But Miladi will allow me to send
her some patterns" said the milliner,
deprecatingly, seized with panic lest
s he should lose good customer.
81 don't think I shall get another
dress this year" returned Lady Lau-
ra, indifferently: indeed we shall be
going out of the town SO soon that it
is scarcely worth while"
Then Miladi has no further COM
mands," said the milliner, consider
ably disappointed at the result of her
mission.
None to-day; perhaps 1 may call
if go out" she said, rather more
graciously, for Madame Alexis was
too important parsonage to quarrel
with
The modiste took her departure, and
Lady Laura was left alone. How
very rude and vulgar! how absurdl "
she said as she surveyed herself in a
large cheval glass; the idea of call
ing me stout / am decidedly thinner
than [ was last year. [ hate the word
stout; it is such a vulgar word; l
cannot endure it.
To grow stout was Lady Laura s
nightmare. She might tolerate being
called a whipping post, perhaps even
searecrow; but TO be called " old
and stout" was contingency which
had never suggested itself to her i'm
agination, and which she could not
contemplate. She felt aggrieved and
uncomfortable; in short, decidedly
put out" Presently she opened the
door and called to young, girl who
was passing by, +" Maud, why are you
not dressed? L thought you were to
ride this morning"
mot till twelve O'Clock, mamma.
George and Julia never ride till
twelve, and they said they would call
for me- aT ='<5. -' '''5 's.. 90 a.,
"Wel.l come here and look at this.
Would you like it for a gown ?7s .ll.2.
Thank you,, mamma but / don't
think ]. want one now, do II" replied
Maud. rather absently. s. '5sl.5
ctOf course ven do for Lady Stand
ish's ball on Wednesday,-it will be
the ball of the season. Come and let
me see how this suits you" and she
held up the sbluecrape against Maud's
rather pale face.