South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-02
md his wife bad the good sense to say

OF way, "a she thought Of the ten-dollar
bill she had made out or the old dress.
Mr, Peveril stopped at dry goods
palace the next day, and priced white
gros grain. IT was four dollars a yard
"And how many yards does it take to
make q dress?" asked he.
The polite clerk really could not say.
1t depended so much on the height and
proportions Of the lady. From twenty
five to thirty yards was. how YER
"And the dressmaker's bill on top of
.hat." almost shouted Mr.. Peveril. No,
/ won't take it to-day"
And he strobe away, muttering dire
anathemas on tue extravaganza of the
age.
How he came to select Blessington
street "a the especial downtown route
for that particular day he never knew,
but select it he did. And in front of an
establishment which was half concealed
by grove of dresses swinging from a
bove, as If half dozen ladies had com.
mitted suicide by wholesale, he espied
the following placard:
BARGAINS IN BALL DREssES-INQUIRE
WITHIN"
by Jovo?' said Mr.. Peveril, starin O
at the tapping flounces and the empty
sleeves, which seemed TO beckon ut ev-
cry gust Of wind, Il never thought of
thaft"
The next instant he found himself
taken insinuatingly by the arm and hur-
ried into the store, with persuasive
voice in his ear. begging to know in
what way they could possibly serve him.
Got any white silk ball dresses?" de-
handed Mr.. Pevcril.
How fortunate it was, protested Miss
Naomi Isaacs (who was exactly like her
mother, only size smaller,) that they
had just received an invoice of that very
article from Paris.
"They must be gros grain 7" added
Mr.. Peveril, remembering his instruc-
tons.
"Gros grain is the exact material ~
cried Miss Naomi, with clasped hands
and uplifted eyes.
And she brought out a white dress.
trimmed with cheap Spanish blonde,
and smelling rather strong Of benzine.
That's the article" said Mr.. Peveril,
his face glowing with satisfaction. ''Al-
most exactly like the last one she had
What is the price Of that dressS"
Miss Naomi, after referring to the
books OF the establishment, answered
that the dress was dirt cheap at seventy
ave dollars.
''Seventy-t dollars repeated Mr..
Peveril. Isn't that rather steep, now,
for secondhand dress?"
but look at The material" smiled
Miss Naomi Isaacs. .And then, you
know, sir. the dress is all made and
trimmed SO exquisitely. You have no
dressmaker's bill of thirty to forty dol
lars to pay -
THAT'S very true" said Mr.. Peveril.
SIN these times one must economize."
So he paid down the scventy-five dol
lars and walked ont OF the store with the
bargain" neatly folded in monster
pasteboard box under his arm.
And all the day long he smiled mys-
teriously to himself whenever be thought
OF the agreeable surprise which he had
in store for Mrs. Peyeril that night.
"Well, darling" said he, as he came
into his wife's sitting room-bOufOir.
she called it.
"Well,' she answered, with respon-
sive smile.
I've got it"
Got what?"
The white silk gown" flinging the
box toward her. 'Just from Paris. All
made &c trimmed, and ready to put on T.
sob, you dctrIingP cried Mrs. Peve-
ril, efTusively, as she jumped up and
kissed her liege lord on each side Of his
countenance, and then in the middle.
And then she cut the strings with her
scissors, and opened The pasteboard box,
expecting to behold some marvel of
Worths or exquisite creation Of Madam
Elise's.
ooh, my goodness gra-cious!" said
Mrs. Peveril, recoiliDg.
What is it, my dear?" questioned
Mr. Peveril.
"Take it away ~ said Mrs. Peveril.
"What for?" said Mr.. Peyeril
"It's the same one !" sobbed the lady
with the grease spots, taken out by
nasty bGnzine, and few yards Of cotton
blonde basted across the front. Horace
Peveril, where did you get it2"
"At Madam Isaacs's on Blessington
street." said Mr.. Peyeril, beginning TO
realize that there was some terrible mis-
take somewhere. And / gave seventy
five dollars for IT,"
"Sevonty.Gve dollars !" shricked Mrs.
Peverll. And 1 sold it TO her yoster-
day for ten 20
And then Mrs.. Peveril went into hys.
terics IN good earnest.
Mr.. Peveril went down TO the dry
goods emporium the next day, and or
dered twenty-four yards Of four dollar
silk and Mrs. Peveril economies no
more in the cast-on.dress direction
And both Of them are particularly anx-
ious TO avoid the subject.
Because" says Mrs. Peveril, IL was
such a goose ~
And I was the biggest fool in New
York y says che husband.
COUNTY CoURT.-The August Qevy)
term Of the County Court Of Hampshire,
will begin on Tuesday the 18th proxi.