Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-04

ukase, that new Easter suit was
among the necessities.
Madeline knew very we'll that she
was pretty. She never looked into the
glass without perceiving the difference
between her fresh, apple,blossom OF a
face, and the enameled and rouged
compilations OF her city cousins. She
knew that her long hair was like bur-
nished coils of gold, her long-lashed
eyes like stars and she would have
| liked new Easter suit as we'll as any
one-aud the bonnets in Madame Prin-
temps window looked infinitely beauti-
fui in her eyes, with their French roses
and perfectly simulated violets but
| there was the old man and his enfeebled
wife to remember-the ancient relics of
a bygone generation who had outlived
the sympathy OF almost all the world.
"No," said Madeline to herself. 81
must not spend this money, Easter suit
or no Easter suit"
SO she sat herself down 10 the rainy
March afternoon to rip up the shot silk
dress and alter il so that even Alicia
and Emily should not know it fer the
same.
But with all her skill in amateur
dressmaking tho folds would not hang
stylishly, the old creases would obtrude
themselves on the eye, and the costume
proclaimed in its every glisten and puff,
"Made over, made over, made over !"
Emily De Novelties shook her head.
Madeline" said she, "its OF no use.
You never can wear that dress Aud
your hat, too A plain split straw, with
out so much as q French flower"
Madeline burst into tears.
VERY well, Emily" she said. "Then
I will remain at home. You need not
fear that / will disgrace the congrega-
tion Of st. Etheldreda on Easter Sun
day
And this pledge evidently relieved
the mind OF Miss De Novelties.
For" as she afterward told her sis
ter Alicia, "these half fcivilized country
girls are capable of anything"
And the two elegant sisters did not
take the trouble, when Captain Braba-
zan dropped in to o'clock tea, to send
up word to Madeline that there was
company in the parlor.
al suppose she don't care to see mel''
the captain thought, with q sinking
heart, when at last he went away, after
having fingered as long as politeness
would admit.
al supposed he never asked for me T.
Madeline said to herself, as, from her
window, she saw his retreating figure
saunter slowly down the street. "Well,
it matters less than ever now about tho
Easter suit. Nobody will know whether
I have one or not"
Bat when Easter eve came. and
Madeline was crying softly in her own
room, to think OF the radiant spring
sunset tha. was flooding all the world
at home, the colored waiter came grin.
ming up TO the door.
"Please, Miss Maddy," he said.
"hyar's n basket O. lAylocks. Real
springy-smellin', I do declare Wild
do cappen's card-CAppen Brabazan,
miss I"
Madeline uttered an exclamation OF
delight.
Oh, the lovely, purple thingsI Clus-
ters of lilac fragrancei Delicious re.
minders of the springtide at home.
oh, how kind it was OF Captain BrAba.
zan to remember that sho was q country
girl, e1iled here among brick walls
Madame Cressonde's young woman
sat up until IL o'clock that night
to finish the three elegant costumes
which Mrs. De Novelties aud her daugh.
ters had ordered. The threo bonnets
did not come homo until Sunday morn
ing.
Bat Madeline watched them sail forth
to church, to the glitter of golden sun
beams and the changing OF melodious
bells. like three fashion-plates.
And then she put on her plain
little "made.over Dress" aud, taking
9 fresh cluster Of lilacs from the vase
OF water, pinned 1t across the split
straw hat.
"Therer' sho thought. as che tied
the strings under her chin, "no Paris
exotic ever looked half 80 sweet as that
And am sure that heaven will incline
its ear no less favorably 10 my prayers
than il I went to g. Esheldredas in
worth's newest design"
And she crept to the httlo church in
The adjoining street, whish had long
| 1ona oul of fashion and WHARF the