Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-12
seat that was always kept for him by Miriam
PagetB side.


ant 10 me, and l excused myself from al
! could; and the way that Miss Paget conducted
herself about John was simpy-sinply out
IageouS And II was no wonder that Mrs
| Eokesoy and Marcia were worried to dearh
ABOUT it, while he hung round her like moth
round candle so dazzled that he was entirely
unable TO see her as she was.
Marcia and her mother were to give dinner
party one day, and, as our places adjolned, it
as mamma who required TO her former pro-
position that should invite them ali after
ward into our garden. and wind up the evening
out doors with peaches and cream, for we mad
tne frst ripe peaches In that part OF the coun-
Try III protested, ss put mamma had gotten 1t
INTO Der mead. and said the peaches were there,
ana the cream wouldn't cost two dollars, and
we could nip and save that from something
else. And nobody but Sissy dssebted. except
myself, and not because Of the nipping and
saving. but because was tired OF doing up
that everlasting white dress overnight, and
| Old want new one, after all
| 81 In sure, said mamma, your white dress
Is great deal prettier than Miss MeTVin' s
| patchWork affair that new thing"
| tine illuminated Dress7' Oh, mamma It
| from an Old missal.'
~ never saw an OLD missal, said mamma,
Gwen, you know what mean Just a per
feet harmony Of rich colors."
ut might have been made OF an OLD bed
| Quilt, persisted mamma
| What shame" said, THAT we haven't
| any old trunks and chests full OF bTOcades aud
feathers and things, the way girls in stores
| Always nave IQGu, TURN up 10 1alB OdGk
just think what toiiettes one could get up now
| adays from such rich odds and ends"
There's the old chint1 curtains In the attic, =
| that stuff from Miss MervinA'
| And what mamma said made nee think and
| as soon as began TO think, began to act; and
bt fore night had the old chintz curtains
washed and dried and starched, and cut out
| and basted together, and the sewing machine
WAS rattling away, and bands Of plain colored
! cambria, that cost me Just ten cents, conJrasted
! Npts 20 hHfn
| was some old inserting that | had, and rultlng
! here and putting there, and wnen It was ali
done and looped and draped, 1t really looked
! as Ii might belong to some woman OF veal b
and style, for NOBODY else would dare to wear
! H.. And then l remembered Alec's Old broad
brimmed fishing hat diseoiored as dust and
/ tan could make 1t. "All the better" said TO
| mammals remonstrance. And lined 1t with my
| plain cambria, and there was some yellow mos
| qulto-nett1ng In the house that had grown duh
and dingy too. took good care not to wash
| that out ! Wrung IL out or some muciiage
water, and clapped 1t dry. and pulled Ii out,
and wrapped IL round that hat, and tied it
| down over the brim In a huge bow under MY
chin There said |, that will set of my
eyes, and deaden my hatr-rny hairs too bright
10 De fashionable in this Old gold mania. Don't
look as If Id just stepped out OF an Old lllum!-
mated manuscript, the R0atuUnt 0T the Rose
Or"
THAT you do" said mamma. land rm well
enough 10 see TO the peaches, and III have the
chairs all In the garden at seven O'Clock aud
of went.
OH said Miss Paget. III you don't look
Just like one Of BuTne Jones women"
You look as II you had stepped out OF one
OF William Morris medieval stories, dear said
Marcia.
But saw Miss Mervin going over me crlti
cally, and ! saw a twinkle In Johns eye-for
John was In the secret Of the white dres5-and
carried my head all the higher. He wouldn't
oe 10 the secret OF this dress; should not cell
him word about ~. for the sake OF having him
10 ten MISS Paget what he'd think good l0ke
enough.
'.Well, as don't care a copper now, although
perhaps did then. will venture TO say vanity
TO the right about that couldn't step without
stumbling over some victim that day and with
out ripping seam as well. All the gentlemen
Kept about me, before and after dinner and
was Just sfnpieton enough to Ike Il, and TO feel
! 1t rather triumph than otherwise over the
flch and fortunate girls. Alfred Paget was on
one side and Colonel Meare on the other and
Lieutenant Sayary lowering about, and Nr.
herS1I was pulling me Japanese lilies, and Miss
1erFin was hanging behind and saying dis
the terraces and through the Wicket into our
own garden. where the boys and Sissy were
ready 10 Walt on us With peaches and cream
and where mamma looked loveler than all the
rest OF US, lying In her white wrapper on the
straw sofa under the tullp-trec.
But OF course as soon a. / was there had 10
drop my role OF fine lady ana belle for that OF
hostess and waiting maid. aud was moving
mere ana there, making this person ard thai
more comfortable, when all al once CAUGHT
my dress In thorn. ana such slit as rent It's
WY through that Old 8tutt you never sew short
OF hlgIa9 lightning Ia thunder cloud. | ran
INTO The house Tor some pins 10 catch II to
S'ther, but thought then had better take a.
nasty ntedle and thread; and ] was behind the
NiD1oW screen. hurrying l0c dear life, when |
heard voices and there was Miss Meryfn with
The party round her, giving some rioo0as off
her dress TO Sissy, aid mildly qulzng her the
While. ] stuck the needle in and sailed ouf
tor there was no knowing where that SORT CT
thing would end, You haven't given me any
peaches caches aud cream. sissy, satd !, coming ~.
BIT The creams all done gone
some nore."
For sure. Miss Al--wat'l get It Wit. MIS-
siS GID NE Inc very fastest cent she hai for TIL
cream ioT desc ycr-''
ISL SJ.'
Poor Sissy" murmured Miss Ncr,tn. Wont
she pay for this With more than her last cent"
There's plenty more cream"
lleLty more: cried sissy, loyously. "Whara
''In the milk-room, to pe sure. Make haste.
Sissy"
.'Lors. Miss Al. II you Amt allls The one ter
saoe pearances. I'd ofter known you'd han
some lef'. Miss AIS Jess de cutest case, said
SISSY, then, 10 the assembled group. .for getting
somefln outen Bufiin. DIS yer gown she's gof
on she made 90 an ole bed clirting; an yer
"ouidn neDoer dreamed twas de ole mosquito
netllng roun' Mars AlcC'S hat--sle wouldn't
had II done washed noways--
struck TO stone, II ever I was thankful IL
my HE II was when John suddenly appeared
ara taking SlsSyS shoulder, gave her a TWIST
ronLd the corner OF the house and out OF
sight.
Is it really true: said Miss Marvin, with
spElghilineSs: and did yOu make that-tnar
peculiar dress from al old bed-curtatn? and is
IL moSqllto. netting round Aces hate
WAT triumph OF art, Miss LamaItr." SIM
pered Maria Vergnes.
NO, said then, recovering myself cts the
triumph Of poverty. Blt It's very good OF you
10 take SO much interest III my dress, IL teach
you all my art any day"
:" Thanks. said Maria, who wasn't iiI-natnrf4i
herself. - But we shouldn't look like you 10 Il.
II you did. And, indeed, I'd rather De able 90
get up such dress as you have cone than TO b.
able TO buy ont Worth"
And at that little bit OF kindness Of course
burst into tears. and ran away rs fast as could
TO hide them. didn't know where; and meyer
STOPPED TN FOUND my sell al the bottom of the
orchard FACE down on the grass beneath the
old hichCry-tree
But John had come stalking close behind ne.
ana In minute there he was Hitting me from
the grass.
"oh. let me alone let ME alone :" sob,ad.
''On, lei me 90, want TO get these rags OF,
and burn them up"
Dress ~.
YES. yes; it's only shown me what fool
was, trying TO 80 where didn't belong. Anal
don't care. ! don't want 10 belong there |
hate them Gil. -
You hate them all, AMce?" he laughed. lyon
hate Marcia? My mother? Nee"
ITS no matter whether hate YOU or not. TIA