The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-12-12

"Captal!" cried Lou; "we'll draft and
sign Declaration of Independence; and
you, Hester, shall puf down your name
with a great dash, John Hancock. like. !"
'l'll make out the list of grievances, )"
said +.
easy enough to do that said Lou,
sworn out mothers, bankrupted fathers,
neg ected babies, disguised husbands"
"Hold there!' [ cried. "Husbonds arc
as tond OF dress as wives, so far as my ex
perience goes"
why do they keep up sucn an ever
lasting fault-fnding with our extrava,
gance then?"
"Well, my dear, men are not ways Sc
vercly consistent; they are eloquent on
that theme | know; but put plainly
dressed girl on ono side of a man, and a
futtering piece of millinery on the othor,
and ten to one he will be enchanted with
the latter. John Seymour is not the on y
victim of pink and white ty ranny" M
Then men are in y measure response.
BILE for the evil" said Hester. ~
$50 l tell Tom | said. "Let every
man who approves of simplicity and
economy devote himself to the piainest>
dressed girls in the room, turning cold
shoulder on those who wear diamonds and
such-like sinful things and he will d.
more To effect reformation than by years
OF preaching GIRLS like to please nice
young men, and no harm done either Just
as young me- like to please nice young
girls The influence is mutual and Whole
some. Jet young men frown ON extrava-
ganuy-dressed young women, and young
al cd
men, and vital change in manners and
morals would soon follow"
At this point in our discussion I heard
Toms speech in the hall; and with him
came Professor Downing, an old friend of
his, whom we had asked to dine with us.
The professor is Rne.looking man, be-
sides being learned, agreeable, and
ba"helor. Now, Tom and never make
matchsN; but, having had such good
time together ourselves, we do sometimes
wish certain of our friends would lake
fancy to each ether; and the night before
we had spoken Of the profcs or and Hes
ter, saying how nice it was he should
happen to be in the city just then to
meet her! ......-...... ......
Moreover, knowing his refined, almost
severe taste, and his dislike "t all display,
| had all the morning inwardly chucklsd
over Hester's uutrimmed dress; 1t was so
exactly the thing to suit his fastidious
taste. How lucky it was she wore it!
The d inner passed off delightfully."-. Tom
was in his most hospitable mood; Lou
and Hester brilliant; the professor genial;
and, the soups, salmon and roast lamb all
being done tn turn, the hostess serene
The learned professor and the pretty
Hester could not have come t"gether un-
der more suspicious influences: and Tom
and | had great complacency in our little
plan,
A few days after, Tom told mo be had
been drawing the professor out little on
our guests.
"And what did he say of Hesterg"
asked eagerly.
He said this: Miss Graywood is Ger
tainly quite pretty; but what = pity it is
she doesn't dress better! Your friend.
Miss Livermors, sets her good example
there
"The horrid man! and he pretending to
have classic tastes" cried. Aud (will
you believe it?) Tom aud l are now both
quite sure that the professor, who detests
fashion and frippery, who admires only
'chaste designs" and classic outlines" is
actually in love with Lou: And the ba
loon did itl-yes, the balloon did it!
Oh, the consistency of men!-OJd and
Ncsc.