The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-24

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1 take oif the white applique f,unces an
remodel With my black Ohantilly. tn,
it with white and red roses, and 20
have adress At for an empress.
TOO imperial. mamma dear. ssIs's 81
tirely too early in the seasen to sppea
in such brilliant drrss." et
2"Then wear yonr blue gros grain.
is . beautiful dress. N.ttie. aud crrtain
y can't he objected to on the score q
not b-ing becoming" Nettis said
caatirE onnscious. glance toward I'll
mirr,v; "but the trnth is. mamma,
4 want new dress. I'd be mortified t
death to wear one OF my evening dresse
of last seaaon." ,
"When WAS girl, Nettie. one sill
dress for occasions Of CEREMONY, and
quiet muslin with pink or blue ribbons
were considered very nice outfit.
remanbsr the night your ssshcr fell i,
love with me I wore q white muslin
with scarlet roses in my hair. ani HI
says it is the loveliest dress girl Ca,
| wear = sgrlzE.) .t ~ ss.. 81
II can assure yon. mamm,, etlear
times are changed. A simple mnslir
and a scarlet rose dresses the heroine o
a novel very prettily. bnt such commtr
place clay ss Nettie Locke requires :,
gloss of satin and glmmer Of pearls. il
she expects to reign 'qne-.n rose of tn.
rosehnd garden OF girls I'd wait ,
long time for Phil to fall in love, Will
me dr"sael such gny." Nettie sAi1
with laagh and blush. .l..
well, my dear, here is yonr allow
ance; make yourself AZ gay as possible
with it, Mrs. Locke returned, laugh
ingly. at you will permit me to make
s. suggestion. however. / think the blue
eros grain and your white lace over
| dress will be much handsomer than 8
new cheap silk. h.1
II don't intend to buy a cheap silk
mamma; I'm going to have a trailing
silk illusion. trim ned with pink azsleai
the frailest, loyeliest thinss-exsctly
like the real ones. Illusiou will be
much pretti-r than silk or astin ut this
time of the yesr and diaphanoas drass
ss are 80 becoming! 1t will be an i'm
pavement on your quiet musl n and
scarlet rose. mamma. .Nettie cried gay
'y, M she opened her pretty purse and
pushed the crumpled notes in.
"Well, N-ttie," her father asked al
dinner, did your money go as far as
you expected? can give you five
dollars more to help you out. if it diln't
stretch as fsr as it shold have done"
Il haven't ordered my dress yet,
papa; I've been so busy looking owe,
the styles all the afternoon, I'll take
the extra five dollars. though, il you
phase; ! can make good use CT it,"
so can l if you don't really need it, >
her father returned, smilingly. Here,
little Essie, is your share" he said,
dropping crisp new note in his young
er daughters lap. II don't know wha!
| shall do wheE Essie gets old enough t.
go to parties. unless Fortunatus shonld
die and leave me his purse. It's lucky
l have no more girls to dissipate my
substance-Nettie going to balls and
Essie inviting her young lady friends
to opera matinees and luncheon par
ties!"
"If you please. papa. haven't in
vited themsyet, and I'd like to do some
thing else with the money; may I?' lit
tie Essie said: looking up from the pa
per she was reading. es
"Whst do yon want to do with i,?''
LEND it to me, - Nettie cried, laugh
ingly; it will be charity
is that what you want to do with
it?" her father asked. "I'd rather
you'd devote it to your original inten-
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-'No sir" she said. blushingly; Il
want to give it away. / want TO send
it.. Oh, papa, I've been reading in
this paper about that terrible factory
fire, and of all those poor.peopls who lost
not only the places where they worked,
but their homes and furniture too. by
the fire. This paper says they are
starving-men, women and children,
even little babies, papa-and they need
food and clothes and everything. And
don't you think ought to give this
money to them instead of spending it?
We don't have to go to the matinee. but
they must have something to eat. Isn't
it dreadful, papa, for person to have
nothing to eat?"
Every dreadful her father said,
smiling thoughtfnly down on the pret-
ty earnest little face.
II want you to send it to those poor
people. papa. l conldn't enjoy the mat
inee;sit wonld spoil all my pleasure
thinking how selfish I'd be to spend no
mich money inst for pleasure when
they need it 40 much to buy clothes ard
things to eat"
II think you put your money to a
wise use. little girl" her father said,
approvingly. "It is your own. my dear;
do what Won like with it. Ard some
other time, when papa has more money.
you can take Alice and Blanche to the
matinee.
Thank you, sir; we can go to the
matinee any time. but the poor people
need the money now" Essie said, Civ
irg the bright new note back to her
father. assss ~ "a sissse m 3l
j "Yes now is their hour of need. !
viii send the money Immediately -in
your name, my little girl. ] wish I
could add fifty or . hundred dollars to
your mite, Essie: but il Is impossible