Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-23
ALESSON ON DRESS.

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dashing girl, fond of dress and looking
always as it, to use common saying,
just out of the bandbox. Cora was belle
Of course, and had many admirers
Among the number of these was a young
man named Edward Douglass, who was
a very "pink' of neatness in all matters
pertaining to dress, and exceedingly par.
ticular in his observance in the little pro.
prieties OF life. ,1t5@
saw from the first that If Douglass
had pressed his suit, Cora's he,.rt would
be an easy conquest, and so it proved. VII.
"How admirably tAay are fitted fol
each other" remarked to my husband
on the night st the wedding. "Their
tastes are similar, and their habits SO
much alike that no violence will be done
to the feelings of either in the more init
mate associations that marriage brings
Both are neat in person and orderly by
instinct, and both have good principles.
"From all present appearance the
match will be good one" my husband
replied.
There was, thought, something like
reservation in his tone.
'Do you really think so2'' said, a lit
tic ironically; for Mr.. Smiths approval of
the marriage ives hardly warm enough to
suit my fancy.
"Ob, certainly. why not?" he re-
piled.
felt little trettcd at my husband 8
mode Of speaking, but made no further
remark on the subject. He is never Very
enthusiastic nor sanguine and did not
mean, in this instance, to doubt the fit
ness of the parties for happiness IN the
married state, as half imagined. For
myself, warmly approved my friend s
choice, and called her husband q lucky
fellow to secure for his companion
through life woman so admirably fitted
to make one like him happy. But VS.
it which paid Cora ono day, about six
weeks after the honeymoon had expired,
lessened my enthusiasm on the subject
and awoke some unpleasant doubt. 1t
happened that called soon after break
fast. Cora met me in the parlor, look
ing like very fright. She wore soiled
and rumpled nerning wrapper, her hair
was in paper, and she had on dirty stock
ings and pair of old slippers down at
the heels.
"Bless me Corap' I said, ''what is the
matter9 Have you been 1ll2"
mo. Why do you ask9 Is my disha-
billie rather onlthe extreme2"
"Candidly, I think it is, Cora" was
my frank answer.
ooh! we'll, no matter" she carelessly
replied, tiny fortunes made"
Il don't clearly understand YOU"
said.
"I'm married, you know"
eyes, am aware Of that fact"
mo need of being so particular in
dress now; for didn't just say replied
Cora, "that my fortunes made2 I've got
a husband"
Beneath an air of jesfing was apparent
the real earnestness of my friend.
"You dressed with careful regard and
neatness in order to win Edwards love-"
said I.
"Certainly did"
"And should you not do the same in
order to retain it2''
"Why, Mrs. Smith, do you think that
my husbands affection goes no deeper
than my dresss I should be very sorry
indeed to think that. TIc loves me for
myself
mo doubt OF that in the world, Cora
but remember that he cannot see what is
in your mind, except by what you do or
say. If he admires your taste, for in.
stance, 1t is not from any abstract appre-
citation Of it, but because the taste mani.
tests itself in what you do; and depend
upon 1t, he will find it very hard mat
ter to approve and admire your correct
taste in dress, for instance, when you ap.
pear before him every day in yonr pre-
sent unattractive attire. If you do not
dress we'll for your husbands eyes, for
whose eyes, pray, do you dress9 You are
as neat when abroad as you we're before
your marriage"
''As to that, Mrs. Smith, common de-
Cency requires me to dress we'll when !
90 out into company, to say nothing OF
the pride one naturally feels in looking
WELL"
"And does not the same common decen-
cy and natural pride argue strongly IN
favor of your dressing we'll at home, and
for the eye of your husband, whose
approval and admiration must be dearel
to you than the approval and admiration
of the whole world2"
"But he doesn't want to see me rugged
out in silks and satins all the time. A
pretty bill my dresamaker would have
against him in that event! Edward
has more sense than that, flatter my
SELF" ~...
"Street or ballroom attire is ont
&1>;n~ Toro or1 boc.,r,,inu hnnoo on
parel another. We look for both II
their place." ....
Thus I argued with the thoughtles'
young wife, but my words made no i'm
preston. When abroad she dressed will
exquisite taste, and was lovely to lool
upon; but at home she was careless ant
slovenly, and made it almost impossible
for those who saw her to believe that sht
was the brilliant beauty they had met IL
company but short time before. IN.
But even this did not last long. no
tlced after few months, that the habit
Of home were not only confirming them
selves, but becoming apparent abroad
Her fortune was made ana why shoult
she now waste time or employ he
thoughts about matters of personal ap
pearance9 - ~. - =
The habits of Mr.. Douglass, on tn
contrary. did not change. He was as or
dely as before, and dressed with the SAM
regard to neatness. He never appeared
at the breaksast table in the mOrnin!
without being shaved, nor did he loung
about in the evening in his shirt sleeves
The slovenly habits into which Cora ha.
+ollar onnnvad him eariOuSlvs and sfiI