The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-28
A LESSON ON DRESS.

My friend, Cora Lee, was a gay
dssbiag girl. fond Of dress, and louk
ing always Us if, to use commol
ga, ing, JUST out Of a bandbox Cora
was belle, of course, aud had ma6y
admirers Amoug the number OF
these was young man named Ed
ward DJuglass, who was the very
pink of nestness ia all matters per.
tanning To dress, and 10 bis observ.
aDce of the little prop i t,s of life.
saw from the irst that if Doug
lass pressed his suit, CJra's heart
would be au easy conquest, aud 50 i;
proved.
"How admirably they are fitted
for each otber.' 1 remarked to nv
husband on the night of the wedding
Their tastes are similar, and their
haDits are so much alike that 40 vio.
lence will be done To the feelings 81
either iu the more intimate associa
tions that marriage brings b Ith
are neat 10 person aud orderly by in.
stincr, AID both have good princi.
ples
From all present APPEARANCES the
match viii De COED one" replied
NV husband
There was, l thought, something
like reservation Ia bis tone.
do you really thiok 80 ~ | said, q
little ironically ; for Mr. Smiths ap-
provsl of the marriage was hardly
warm enough 10 suit my fancy
On, certaiuly. Why not?' he re
piled
felt trfe frelted at my bus
bands mode of spesking, but made
no further remark on the Suhj-ct. lie
is never very enthusiastic uor san
guine and did not mean, 10 this in-
stance, to doubt the fitness OF the par
Ties for happiness 10 The present state,
as | halt imagined. For myself, 1
warmly approved my friends cholce,
TO secure for bis c5mpaai1n tnrouga
life woman 80 admirably fitted ID
make one ike hin happy. But a
visit which paid Cora one day,
about SIX weeks after the honeymoon
had expired, iesseued my enthusiasm
N the snrjeet, and awoke some un-
pleasant doubt. Ii happened that |
called soon after breakfast Cora
met me in the parlor looking like q
very fright. Sne wore q soiied aud
rumpled morning wrapper. her hair
sas in papers, aud she had on dirty
5 ocklugs, aud pair Of Did slippers
dowo at the heels
"Bless me, Cora ~ | said, "what
is the matter? Have you been
nl?"
"No. Why do you ask? l. my
dishsbille rather on The extreme 2"
"Csndidly. | think ii is,. Core, F"
was my frank answer.
"Un, well, no matter" she care
i.ssiy replied, my fortuae's made +"
Il don't clearly understand you,
| said
"I'm married, you KNOW
"Yes, 1 am aware of that fact
mo need of being go particular 10
dress now for didn't just say" re-
piled Cora, that my fortunes mad (?
I've put ;. husband ?,
Beneath an air Of j-stiug was ap-
parent the real earnestuess Of my
trend.
You dressed with careful regard
and nestness in order to win Ed
wards love-" said l.
Certainly | did,"
"And should you not do the same
in order To retain il Z"
why, Mrs Smith, do you think
my husbauo's sffeclion goes no deep
er than n, dress? | should De very
sorry 10 mink that He loves me for
nyselt"
NO doubt Of ,hat in the world,
Cora; bul remember that be esHno,
STE what is in your mind, except by
wnat you do or say. 1t he sduires
your tastes, for instance, 1t is not
from any abstract appreciation OF it.
but because the .a-le maniiests itself
in what you do, and depend upon 1t.
be Will hnd IL very hard matter 10
approve aud admire your correct
taste in dress, tor instance. when you
appear before him every day in your
ore ent un6tirscnve attire 1t you
do tot dress well for your husbands
eyes, for whose eyes, pray, do yOu
dress? Yen are just as neat snea
sbros d as you were before your mar
risge."
As to that, Mrs Smith, commup
decency requires me 10 dress well
when 1 go cut int company, to say
ootbiDg of the pride Que naturally
feels in looking we'll"
And dues not the same common
decency and natural pride argue
strongly in favor OF your dressing
we'll al home and for the eye Of your
husband. bose approval and whose
iraticp must be dearer to you
than the approval snd be admiration
of the whole weird sr
But be doesn't want to see me
rigged out 10 silks and satins all the
time A pretty bill my dress maker
would have agsins. him in that eseas!
Ed y ard has more sense than thss, |
fsiler %, self."
street or ball room attire Is one
thing, Cora, ard becoming home sp-
psrel suotser. We look Tor both IN
their plsre."
TITUS | argued win the thought
less young ~ife, bu, u.y words made
no impression. When abroad she
dressed with exquisite taste, and was