The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-07-27
JOHN G. & EDWARD BAILEY, PRVRs.

scribe their dress-the dress which
Auguste designated as sss uniform
and yet not a uniform.o The col.
or worn by the whole school was a
soft fawn tint. The. Freshman
class wore as trimmings an edge of
embroidered violets; around the
skirt, around the neck and around
the wrists. The violets we're
white, blue, purple, and parti col.
ored. Their hair was worn long
and flowing, confined just behind
the ears with q bandeau of blue vel.
vet. Their hats were of white
straw and ornamented with a sin.
gle cluster of yiolets. Those with
blue eyes and very fair, fresh com.
plexions wore white violets-the
blondes with hazel eyes wore blue
or purple violets; the brunettes
with black eyes wore the gorgeous.
ly colored hearts ease-the parti.
colored violet.
Then came the Sophomore class,
or, as they were called in the
school, the lilies. Their dress was
precisely like that Of the Fresh.
man class, except that their en-
broidered edges were Of lilies, and
their hats were also ornamented
with lilies. The pure white lily,
the rich yellow lily, the brilliantly
spotted tiger-lily, and the luscious
lotus of Egypt, were all represent.
ed ; each young lady wearing tina,
which suited best her complexion,
eyes and hair. 10 .r..'...'' -
Then came the Jrnior class, and
in this was my inamorata, Annie
M. They were the rose class-ev
cry shade of rose from the rich
white of the Devoniensis to q vel
vety crimson, almost black. An.
ME had a lovely complexion and
large hazel eyes, and she wore tho
Souvenir de Malmaison; Q was
not learned in roses, but Annie had
told me this during the Christmas
holidays, when she and l were both
temporarily released from the sur.
veil!ance Of the I'D dragon.'O
The Senior class had the great
privilege of changing their flowers
with the season-snow.dr drops, &C.,
with the earliest spring; roees, &c,
for early summer dahlias, &c,
for late simmer !; chrysanthemums
for autumn and holly berries Cor
Christmas. ...: d..
The effect Of the whole was mag.
ically beautiful. The flowing hair
some in curls, some in long wav-
ing tresses, and some simply fall
ing like a veil of floss silk, was ex-
qnisitely becoming to every style
Of beauty.
I was surprised that morning to
see my uncle, judge Brandon, in
church, and my pretty cousin AL
ice at his side, tho latter q recruit
for Madame Chevron's fair ranks.
On the following Monday morn.
ing, under my unele's broad shad.
ow, l was admitted. for the first
time, within the walls of the Chev,
ron establishment.
In the magnificent saloon VIC
were received by the little, wither.
ed old witch, Madame Chevrop.
who fitted about in her lofty halle
like q dragon.fly. She kissed AL.
ice Brandon, es if she already
loved her like a mother, and then
sat down, or rather lighted npon-.
dragon.hy fashion-an immense
crimson .faaaeatI, and "made
talk" for our entertainment. In
five minutes, ] began to feel the
potent spells of the enchantr ess-
her voice was so soft, sweet and
sprightly, and she uttered such
beautiful thoughts-t h oughts
which seemed to havc been your
own in the happiest and best mo.
ments Of your life. She was q
Huguenot in religion, and as l lis.
tened to her expression other ideas
on the subject of Christianity, ]
felt like areligious enthusiast and
what she said was prompted by a
feeling 30 evidently truthful and
earnest that l felt q guilty pang
shoot through my breast as / re-
membered how often / and my
thoughtless comrades had called
her, in our youthful levity, an cold
dragon" Switch" " sorceress,"
&c. .,...,.
After conversing for some time,
my uncle asked Madame how it
was that all her young ladies had
such an appearance Of health and
happiness. 'r,rr...'
"Ah," said she with q beaming
smile, it is 30 easy to make the
young happy, l only teach them to
love each other; provide them
with plenty of healthy out.of door
amusements, and attend properly
to their health. THIS is MY bnsi.
ness; !; their other requirements l
leave I'm the hapda of ,oy a,,Lo.d: