The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-25
x,, Perkins on Economical Gsris--sists
rIn,is nm Economical Girl.

CONGRESS HALL, July -.
Mv old statistician says there are Just four
of those beautiful sage-green dresses IN sara
toga. Three, he says, are worn by Ness sly,
lisb Young ladies, and enc Is worn by an old
lady,. who has no business to be wearing IL;
Every time he sees one of those beaut,iui
dresses he goes into an ecstacy OF aeilsht.
He rlbs his hands and says, "Ihere COMES
the agony of Paris-S4Oo, if it's cent
When we look up it is i sagc.green:
Yesterday one Of the beautiful young "a
dies who wears n sage green took ride over
to tho lake With my friend Gus. Gus mas
got good blood in him. but he lsht very
" staInDy." He always takes to expensive
girls, ard after getting Interested IN tiielh
they talk such expensive talk about calnels
hairs, velvet suits, and trips to Europe, that
moor Gus cets frightened of, He comes up
in nv room ard Bays he don't believe there
il girl IN New York who don't cost her
Gtbtr $1,000 Il year Just for nice clothes:
Then be burcs his face in his hands ana
SAYS, 80 dear, there is no chance Tor poor
fellow on $1,000 year"
Yesterday Gus came into my room looking
light and buppy. His eyes fairly slone Win
tie ecstacy of blissful emotion.
"What is it, Gil>!" / asked.
"I'yc found her she's here's and then he
stopped to catch his breath.
"Who's herei" asked, thinking perhaps
that Mrs Woodruff or Susan Is. Anthony
had arrived.
"Why, the girl I've been looking for
swcet-voung-styl and not eXpensircE'
| "Lightnng, Gllsw said /, putting on my
glasses, "Pd like to sec such Il girl myself.
| Where is shc:'
awe just came in from = ride-shes
| down in the Mrlor--a regular sumner, III
SAGE grecn' and so economical"
| ss,yc green-Sage g-r-e-c-ll--l muttcred
| 10 myself, thinking of the $500 saw ayoung
lady pay for Just such dress. How do you
know she isut expensive? How do you-:"
"Why, conIound it," broke i'll Gus, L"
know it: Eve been talking to her for three
hours. She talked very economical, Just like
IL sensible girl
"What did she say" l continued.
"Why, she said she was looking for true
man, Il man brave and generous, with love in
his heart, and with such mall she said she
could be happy in sarret-yeS, she saiG she
could be happy in II sarreswith the man she
loved Ha! Hal" and Gus whirlcd round
twice and kicked the crown out Of my best
Dunlap bat in the excess Of his mirth.
| I made Gus take lie right down for an
introduction to his economical friend, and
then let him go of to change his coat for
dinner.
Miss d. was pretty and stylish, too. She
had on a love OF Il SO lat, and those pretty
SIS laced CATERS which the man makes unlcr
the Coleman House. Her dress was the
richest gr0s grain, sage green, with pan'cr,
,rdtte0u, pclOan,se, and court trtid. 1t con-
tanned exactly nc yards Of - silk. On her
pretty hands were siX-button gaS-ight green
| kids, which lost themselves under point lace
undel>slceres and over diamond bracelets.
| On her arm she carried Il 81, 800 camclS hair
shawl.
This is mothers, Mr.. Perkins," she re-
marked. | took it an case Of q ran. l
don't expect to have cancels hair and regu-
lar diamonds until I'm married. Mothers
last words when | left home were, Now,
Lizzie. don't be introduced to any foreigner
or lose your jewclry.'"
Couldn't you be happy after you are
married without camc's hair and diamonds -
| asked, taking her SO pearl and point lace
fan, and looking down at her point lace
undcrskirt.
"Why, hadn't thought much about it.
That's just what your friend Motley and |
were talking about. And such nice long
talk"
"Then YOU and Gus have been discussing
the lovc-il,;l-cottage idea. have your" | i'll
terruptcd.
Yes, that was it; and he's So nicc-"
"And didn't you say that you could live
in garnet with brave, handsome man,
whom you loved dearlvi'
"Yes, did say that, don't care if do
blush ] said could live happily in a gar
ret with the man / loyed-and could-if-
we could have nice elevator and have our
meals sent in from Dclmonico's. Why,
those Paran Stevens $4,000 garnet SuitcS are
just as cosy as they can be"
This, alas was the economical sweetness
of my friend Gus, who could live in 81, 600.
ga,ret with the man she loved. These are
the economical young ladies who come &c
Saratoga and deceive us poor lcllows-whC
| talk garnet, get our SoltasspS and then como
the elevator anti Observation-Disclosures
1 lodges oil lis. These, alas arc the youn.
ladies who gain our honest love just to stea
our money for 800 sa9cgfcch dresses Will
acattcauS and 3elcntttSe, all cut on the bias
or sell us. These are the dear creatures
whom magnanimous fathers seney%.@ir S.v,
away to us, saying. "Ta'r' ttf Adopills
. and be fappy--s'as, il you can!'
II A CHRISTOPHER STORM.--The storekpepe,
for the Northern Pacific railroad ut the Sc
: cond crossing of the Cheyenne firrr is re
, sponsible for the following remarkable story
which is sC5Td one, whether true or not
! He haS a heat house there and has taken great
!, pains to make garden, and has hecn so emf
nently successful that all of the officers of in,