Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-16
Ny FoTtunes Made.

Fortune N&0e.
Ny Young friend Cora Lee WAS q
CAV. dashIns girl. fori o. dress. AID
looking alwsys AZ Il, 10 Gss c1a4-
mon saving. Jast ogi q h@n3-box
Cora w4s belle. Ot course. and E&l
many a1nlrsrs Among the nun
ber VI these was q Young man named
k1ward DoB. las. Who uas the very
" PINK Of neGtBess IN all matters
per aiming 10 dress, aDi eXceeiIn- y
particular in has Observance o. tie
Little pTOFHeiIes VI hie
| saw from the nrst that u Doug
lass pressed Lis sgIt, CorAs heart
would be an easy conquest; aud ~
1t proved.
How admirably they are fitted
for each other | remarked to nv
husband, on the night Of the we'd
ding. Their tastes are similar
and their habits so much alike that
no violence will be done TO the feel
Ings of either IN the more ultimate
associations that marriage brings.
Both are neat in person and orderly
by instinct, and both have good
principles"
" From all present appearances,
the match Will be good one" re-
piled my husband.
There was, l thought, something
like reservation in his tore.
Do you really think so?' l said,
little Ironically. for Mr.. Smiths
approval of the marriage was hardly
warm enough to suit my fancy.
"Oh! certainly. Why not" he
replied.
/ felt little fretted at my hus-
bands mode of speaking, but made
no further remark On the subject.
Hs is never very enthusiastic nor
sanguine; and did not mean, in this
instance, to doubt the fitness of the
parties for happiness in the married
state, as I half imagined. For my
self, warmly approved my friends
choice, and called her husband
lucky man to secure for his compan-
ion through life woman SO admir-
ably fitted to make one like him
happy. But u visit which paid to
Cora one day, about six weeks after
the honeymoon had expired, lessened
my enthusiasm on che subject, aud
'sESss 'ss9,,s,,s sSRs SAp|sa:js aSSS;s,t s,t,is;t !;
breakfast, Cora met me in the par
lor, looking like very freight. She
wore a soiled and rumpled morning
wrapper, her hair was in papers, and
she had ON dirty stockings and pair
of old slippers down at the heels.
Bless me, Coral" l said, "what
is the mattor? Have you been i'll ?"
No. Why do you ask? Is my
dishabille rather on tie extreme!"
Candidly, I think it is, Cora"
was my frank answer.
"Oh! we'll, no matter" she care
lessly replied, "my fortunes made"
" 1 don't clearly understand you"
ssid l. Sim married, you know"
Yes, 1 am aware of that fact"
NO need of being SO particular
in dress now, for didn't just say"
replied Cora, that my fortunes
made? I've got husband"
Beneath all air of jesting was ap-
parent the real earnestness of my
friend.
"You dressed with a careful re-
gard and neatness III order to win
Edwards love-" snid I.
Certainly / did"
"And should you not do the same
in order to retain it ?"
" Why, Mrs. Smith, do you think
that my husbands affection goes no
deeper than my dress? l should
be very sorry indeed to think that.
He loves me for myself.
"No doubt of that in the world,
Cora; but emember that he cannot
see what is i'll your mind, except by
what you do or say. If he admlres
your taste, for instance, it is not
from any abstract appreciation of it,
but because the taste manifests it.
self itself in what YOU do: and, de-
pend upon ii, he will find 1t II hard
matter 10 approve and admire your
correct taste il dress, for instance
wien You appear before him day
after day IN Your present unat,rac-
tive attire. Il YOU do not dress well
.or vogr husbands : ewes, for whose
eyes Pray, ID you dress: You are
as neA, when abroad as you we're be-
fore your marriage.
As To that. Mrs. Smith, CON,
mon decebcy requires ne to dIess
well when / 10 out into company. &c
say nothing OF the pride one natuT
ally feels III looking well.
And does u0. tue same common
deceney Ak Eataral pTl3e Grl,us
stiongely IA favor Of your dressing
vel ~ home AMI for the eve q YOU
husband, ~EU-e approval and wao-'
admlr4to. must be de4rt- 20 yOJ
than 'le -spToyai and admiration
~ -. ..4s.t world p