Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1872-12-21
Eli Perkins o., Economical
Girls.
Gus Finds an economical Girl.

Just four OF those beautiful sage-Srecni. dresses
in Saratoga. Three, he says are.r worn by
very stylish young ladies and one is worn by an
old lady who has no business..to be wearinsit
Every time be sees one Of those beautiful dress
es be gees into an ectacy.ofrdelght. - Herubs
his hands'and says. therc.goes the agony OF
Paris-S4OO, if it's cent"
When we look up, it is asage-green.
Yesterday one Of the beautiful young ladies
who wears a sage-green, took ride over to the
lake with my friend Gus. Gus has got good
blood in him, but be amt very ",,stampy."-
He always takes to expensive girls, and after
getting interested in them they talk such ex-
peusiv. talk about camel's hairs, velvet suits
and trips to Europe, hat.poor.. Gus gets. fright
ensd off, He comes up.to my'room.and' says
he don't believe there is girl in New York
who don't cost her father $4,000 year just
for nice clothes. Then he buries ibis face in
bis hands, and says: Z" Oh dear there. is no
chance for a poor fellow on $500 year"
Yesterday Gus came into my room looking
bright and happy. His eyes fairly shown with
the ecstaoy Of blssful emotion.
"What is it, Gus?" ! asked.
"Ive found her; she's here r'sand then ho
stopped to catch his breath.
"whos here2 asked, thinking perhaps
Mrs. Woodruff or Susan B. Anthony had ar
rived.
"Why, the girl that I have been lookng.for
sweet, young, stylsh-apd not expensivc"
Lightning, Gusl" said I, putting on my
glasses, "I'd like to see such girl myself
Where is she?"
1--WE just came in from ride-shes down
in the parlor-a regular sumner, in sagc-srcen,
and So economcal!"
een-sase-g-r-e-e-n." I..muttered
10 myself, thinking Of the. .S4oO. I.saw a lady
pay for just such a dress how do you know
she isa't expensive? How do YOU"
"Why, ccnfoundi p brokein Gus, =" know
it. I've been talking to her for three hours.
She talked very economical, just like sensible
girl"
"what did she say7" / continued.
"Why, she was looking for a true man, a
man brave and generous, with love in bis
heart, and with such man sbo said she could
be happy in garrct. Yes, shc.said she could
be happy in garret with the mas she loved.
Ha" hap and Gus whirled round twice and
kicked the crown out Of my.best Dunlap bat
in the excess Of bis mirth.
made Gus take mo right down for an in
PRODUCTION to bis economical friend, and then
I let him go to change bis coat for dinncr.
Miss D. was pretty..'and stylish too. She
had on leve of $75 hat, and those pretty
$ls laced CATERS, which the man..nakes under
the Coleman House. Her dress was the richest
os-grain sage-green, with panier, watteau,
polenaise, and court train. 1t contained exact
ly l7e yards or 50 silk. On her pretty hands
wore six-buttOn gas-lght green kids, which
lest themselves under point lace underslceves
aud over diamond bracelets. On her arm she
carried a 81, 500 camsls hair shawl.
"Ths Is mothers, Mr.. Perkins," she re-
marked "took il 10 case OF a rain. don't
expect to have cameTs hair and regular dia-
monds until I'm married. Mothers last words
when left home were, Now, Lizzie, don't
be introduced to any foreigners or lose your
jewelry."
Couldn't you be happy after you are mar
risd without camcl's hair and diamondsf" ]
asked, taking her S75 pearl and point lace fan,
and looking down at her point lace undershirt.
"Why hadn't thought much about it,
That's just what ysur friend Motley and !
were talking about. And such nice long
talk"
"Tben you and Gus have been discussing
the love-in-a-cottage idea, have your ! iD-
terrupted.
Yes, that was it-and he's 50 nice"
"Aud didn't you sly that you could live in
a garret with brave, handsome man whom
you love dearly?"
"Yes, did say that. don't care If do
blush. said could live happily in garret
with the man loved-and I could-if we
could have nice elevator and have our meals
sent from Delmonico's. Why, those Paran
Stevens Sc, 200 garre. suits are just as coy as
they can be-"
This, alas was the economical sweetness OF
my friend Gus, who lived in $4,000 garret
with the man she loved. These are the eco
nomical young ladies who come to Saratoga
and deceive us poor fellows-who talk garret,
get Our soltairee, aud then come the elevator
and lunch from Delmenico lodges on u.s.
These, alas are the young ladies' who gain
our honest love just to steal our money for
s400 sage-green dresses with wattcaus and
polonaises all cut on the bias or sell US. These
are the dear creatures whom magnanimous
fathers generously give away to US saying,
Take her, Adolphrs and be happy-alas, II
you can v'-SABATooA IN 1901.
FISERY NOT Always APPRoPRlArE.-Rich
clothing " sets of tho appearance Of n vo-