Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-01-06
THE VILLAGE SEWING-CIR-
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~ CHRISTINE CARPENTER.

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~ CHRISTINE IL. GA RPENTEE.
dfowsy summer afternoon hung
over the dainty little village of May
Vile, nesting among the green Con-
nectiGut hills. The leaves of the
clustering vines framing the pretty
whitecottages just stirred in the sun
shine, while even the bees and but
terfiies crept To shelter in the hearts
ot the great red and white roses.
family nodding to some occasional
zephyr as il languished by. From
the open windows of Widow Mays
hest room" a hum of voices stole
out upon the scented air, and within,
more than a score of busy hands
fashioned divers fabrics into fair
-hapeiiness. 1t was The weekly sew
ing-circie of the Mayville church, for
which Iair was in prospect, Il fact
that formed the secret of this femin-
ine cOnclaye. Who ever saw a sew
ing-circie without its little titbits of
gossip? This was no exception to
the rule. Presently ii cherry face
looked up from its owners CHANGING
needle
DO you know" said she To her
nieghbor, "that Ive quite altered
my opinion OF Mrs. Wells, lately :?
Pray don't start--he has not arriy-
ed yet y
How Is that? You used To think
hsr the most extravagant woman in
the village, and IN not sure bat you
were quite right. To my certain
knowledge she wears the most new
dresses, new bonnets, ami 50 costly,
10 say nothing of the style in which
those children of hers are primped
up You don't pretend to imagine
her husband can stand it So much
better than others | might men
lion ?"
"Oh no; Mr. Wells j. not rich
only comfortable
= can't afford two new dresses 10
NY neIghbor's one
Maybe YOU don't know how Ia
seonomize.'
'Economize Id l. Ike YOU 10 point
out another woman in Ma.syille
who can stretcti out dollar furth-
sr'n | can -
leS, | can de- it
Just tell me. and I'll take a les
son right oh. F."
You might profit by it, too, as |
Lave
DO tell -
ITS Mrs. Wells
Mrs. Wells, That does beat my
iime-to sci her up a. my model :
Now, dare say, it one really knew
he spends just three times as
much. :"
No, she doesn't. nor ia fact amy
more than you do.
u. "a 4
over the four bonnetS, and the dress
sees about her % The little natrnn
hook her head sagaciously. mo.
no, Mrs. Brown, | calculate the
whole matter in plain figures. Now
Tor Instance. There were my two
o6nnets last year. Ned thought as
how | should have something better
than the hideous things Miss Smith
gets mp in the village, So | went To
New York. Well there were l., o
days lost just going. and coming ut
The very time | Was most wanted.
llrri myself almost 10 death looking
Tor something reasonable, and At last
tad IL fake the nearest To mYmeanS
! thought itwoufddo we'll enough till
got home, and Mr. SMELLS called on
me- next day with the very loveliest
Ecllaat Oh her head | ever saw IT
never cost les than twenty-five dol
lars IN the city. | mean that gray
velvet She had last fall. !"
Il know all about it. Ii didn't
ca-t but six dollars. and IL didn I
come from the city.
six dollars You iuusj bc dream
ing And where. in tire name OF
creation, could auy enc get such i
bonnet iii Maysville@ Then, again
" hen ! was in the city / saw dress
something like that blue merino of
Susie Wells every body liked 50
much. / thought I'd enough left TO
buy il Tor Ada. | knew the stuff
wasn't more than fourteen shilliugs
"A yard, and ii takes just four yards !;
but besides, there was the making
and trimming. l went in and priced
II, Ii was eighteen dollars.
And Susie Wells cost her moth
- only about nine
That beats me out and out.
W here does she go Il get such bar
gains ~
Not very often out of M4ysvIile. -
Why, l never see them. When j
90 to Miss Smith for anything new,
most likely it's some notion she's
borrowed from the Welises. | do be-
lieye they sci the fashions for this
village for dressmakers and all.
Well, Mrs. Wells can do IL If she
likes, for the truth is she has sure
guide. That is the secret.
DO tell :" suspendins her work ~
listen
"fes, and what's more, Mrs. W ellis
doesn't buy half those new things
ready made she makes them her
elf
oh it's all in gumption then. |
never had any"
NO, not that alone. Event down
"a the house yesterday 10 take tea
and We got chatting, and somehow
v-e CAME to talk about economy, and
said | didn't see how some folks
To faake such a show W hen
thers doing quite as we'll IN the
world. Now, you don't mean me y
sid Mrs Wells laughing Why, |
said / niuntiy 1 do L can tell
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