The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-12-03
PATHos IN a PLACE oFFASHIoN


PATHoS IN a PALACE or FASHION
PHILADELPHIA, Thanksgiving Day.-Its
no wonder that children get almost wild with
delight during the weeks preceding Christmas
day Even mature ntellects and well balance
ed minds are APT to forget means and try to
secure ends when yielding to the temptations
that meet them in the palaces of fashion which
are so invitipgly thrown open for their inspec-
ton during the season of preparation for the
festival of the year, the day of bestowing and
receiving good gifts.
Thanksgiving day. Will you excuse your
correspondent for the nopce IL her faithful pen
refuses to elaborate fashions and styles and
gives you this time sketch of one of the pa
thetic scenes which are daily enacted in that
wonderful business world. the Grand Depot ?
Early yesterday morning two little girls
stood by the first Market street entrance of
the Grand Depot. They were not by any
means inviting children. II their portraits
were taken you would see two quaint clean
faced, but dirty handed girls dressed in odds
and ends /; the elder, about 10 years Of age,
evidently had ON mammals best wrap, an old,
faded shawl. for the points in the back trailed
on the ground, barely showing that her shoes
and stockings were odd aud much too large.
An old straw bat was pushed back from her
face, revealing large, honest eyes aud a
smootlrly-conbed mass of rich brown hair.
The other, two or three years younger, was
better dressed in wellworn bat com stable
garments a faded plaid dress a warm wool
sii cloak and a knit cap which could not com
pletely hide the fair tangled curls that proud
mothers might covet for their cherished dar-
lipgs '.Can we come in and locker round, y
bravely asked the elder child of The doorkeep-
en- at that portion Of the Grand Depot q Yes,
Of course you CAM he cordially answered.
and on they passed. hand in hand,i through
the gents furnishing department, Jenpie the
elder merely remarking to her little sister.
81 say, Lou, if dad didn't get drunk he might
buy some of these elegant clothes, he might
and Lou whispered looking back as ifsafiaid
:. Dad might he. therezto overhear, Don't
keer much nutbes If Dad has 'em or not, /
don't, but | wish Bobby could have them
ones,o pointing to a warm suit for a small
boy. Long the little ones Still fingered ia
the millinery room and made quaint remarks
about the flowers, feathers and fine bonnets.
Lou even suggested that Nanny I'D look
III to kim in modest bonnet Of black velvet
with neat satin bow upon the front, which
brought to Jennie memory of other days
when Nanny had one most like it QUOT,
and tother one had one of them long black
feathers on't.' How they admired the dainty
bits of Moorish tinted ribbons and pictured
themselves with gloriously- sashes and
bows for their hair.
.'Wish could tech one o them ere soft
things,n sighed Lou, when passing the fur
counter. "Looks just like u pussycat' q back ~
:" But you KANT" said conscientious Jennie.
V LOCKER there, Lou, amt that an elegant
town9 2" pointing 10 stand upon which was
exhibited one of Wananakersr recent import
alians, an exquisite costume ofvelvet, brocade
and satin, gafuished with passementerie beads
and fringe .s.f.s
And see that cloak, too my eyes It's
every bit as grand as the one the good lady
wore rs came in the kerredge and brought us
the chickens and vegetables this mofnn'.=-
Wonder what made nanny cry? Wish
could get her one er them shaws," continued
the child, - this here rag er hern WON'T last
much longer" But Louis eyes bad espied
the children's stockings, and then taking in
the children's department on the other side
abe went into ecstacies over the dainty velvet
and lace caps, the rich collars and the hand
sone suits and cloaks "all her size." Prac-
tical Jennie wished to gracious she could buy
one err them big, soft quilts or a pair of blank
cts, SO poor nanny wouldn't shtver SO, when
we don't pick up coal ernuf to keep fire all
night; aud then they went hand.iu hand
through the labyrinth, stopping now and then
at a cuunteE making suudry remarks, such
az /: " Lou, I'd like to give dad big silk
handkerchief, evenif he is mean" Little Lou
With her ARTISTIC eye, aumifeu we dainty laces
aud lonSed to touch them, just to see il
they'd melt like tie frost work on the window
or drop to pieces like the great cobweb in the
kind lady's garling." s9 Sc gise6laf -
Wonder how they can make all them pur-
ty things outer the bits of silk and worsted, y
said Jennie as they neared the fancy work
counter in the centre of the building. a Ii
How do YOU what they make 'en outer ?p
Questioned Lou. se, t.i.s..
Didn't my Sunday school teacher learn
me to make one oncetS God bless our home p,
replied Jennie, and Lou remarked, Guess
she never saw our room--did she powpnaf
II like ter forgot said thoughtful Jennie.
"les 90 in here and get mammy her Thanks.
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s''i" 90" '"'"uk" ." 'io h"'ions oouu'oi
Went the ilttie ones ana oought spool Of
thread. a present for tnammy - she does not
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