The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-08-16
A sEWING-GfRL.

A SEWING-GfRL.
Snow, girls, this won't do p said
Madame Molini, pouncing in upon the
six pale sewing-girls, Like wolf into
flock of lambs. mo, it will never do
in the worldl don't pay you all ex-
orbitant wages to sit and fold your
hands like fine ladies. Miss Sedge-
wick, we are waiting for that lavender
silk polonaise. Lucy Lisle, why do you
not 60 on with those buttonholesp Miss
Fox, you will be so good as TO change
your seat from the window to the mid
die of the room at onceP'
ssBut, madame, / can't see there to
lay on these fine bias folds" pleaded
Miss Fox.
s.You mean you can't see the carts
and carriages in the street, and the
type-setters in the windows oppositer
retorted Madame Molini whose true
nomenclature was '.Mpllens," and who
had been a milliner's apprentice. IN
the goodly city of Cofk. bekiAe she set
up on Sixth Avenue as q EsSSeA zzo-
diste.
Lucy Lisfe caught up her ger4
'I stopped just q minrtek madame,
with that bad pain In my side" she
said, beginning to stitch agay with
eager haste.
verely, ''you had better go homo and
send for the doctor. While yoa are
here your time is nina bought and
paid forr'
While Miss.Sedgewick, hself-defense
urged that she had not enough silk
gimp to trim the polonaise and was
witing for more.
"Not enough" shrilly repeated
madame-"not enough! I measured
that trimming myself. and I know that
there IS enough. You must just rip it
off again and sew it on higher up, and
this mornings lost time from your
wages! What's that, Flora Fay-the
mode colored silk dfessp FinishedP
And where are the two and half yaris
which were leftp"
81 folded them up with the dress,
madame" said Flora Fay, an innocent,
blue-eyed young girl, recently from the
country, who stood, in an unconscious
ly graceful attitude, before the fat and
forid dressmaker.
"Then you are a goose for yon1
palms." shortly retorted Madame Moli-
nj, as she unfastened the parcel, alb
stracting the piece of gIiste1ing. uncut
silk, and whisked it away upon shelf.
1.-TWO yards and half isn't much, bui
1t is better than nothing"
Flora Fay opened the innocent blue
eyes wide.
''What is she going to do with irs''
she asked Miss Fox, in q whisper, q:
madame rustled off to seold tire errand
boy for putting too much coal ON the
grate-fire.
Don't you know, little siHyP" whis
pered Miss Fox. laughing. '1t's wha1
she cabbagesr'
'rCabbagesp" repeated Flora, in
amazement. '1 don't understand
you"
"You will, when you see the mode
silk.made up into a sleeveless basque
for madame, said the other, trimmed
with the gimp that was left from Mrs
Aubrey's dinner-dress, and the pear
fringe from Mrs, Ossetcs white dd
nsasse ball costume"
s.But you don't mean," said breath
less Flora, ''that madame takes the sill
that is left from the customers dress
esP''
"Goosier' cried Miss Fox. ..don't
talk nonsense any longer. It's wha
every fashionable dress-maker does
and"
s.There's the reception-room bell'
shrilly called madame. miss Fay
answer it at once p
Harry Drake was standing in th,
pretty room, all glistening with satin
drapery, gilded holdings and hug
mirrors, when Flora came in-HaEry
Drake, the young sea Captain, whit
boarded at the same quiet and inexpen
sive house where Flora was allowed ,
hall bedroom at q reasonable rate, OF
account of Mrs. Dodds having ono,
boarded a summer at the old Fay faEm
house up among the Berkshire hills, ans
still retaining a kind recollection Of Ncs
Fay's kindness during Ra Mhess whfci
overlook her there.
s.Oh, Miss Fay, Is It you - sax
Harry. '.Do You work here UpeI
my word, you seem to be in very com
Portable quarters"
"But don't stay here all the while,
said Flora, noting how his glance wan
dered from gliding TO fresco, Axmin
ster carpet to bronze chandelier. 8.
sew in little dark room, where theH
is q sitting smell Of coal gas and n,
carpet on the floor"
"Pve come for DRESS" said Captain
Drake" plunging headlong into hf
| subject after the fashion Of men u
general-''my sisters dress. She is Il
be married next week, and some of he
friends coaxed her to have her dres
made here. Miss Fortescue-she's S onl,
my half sister. you know" in arfswe
to Flora's look of questioning surprise
s.but she's very nice, and is going {,
marry well. hope"
at is the mode-colored dress" sai,
Flora, with Frightening eyes. =.
helped to trim it myself. Yes. ies al
ready"
And presently madame came smilm:
in, with the bill, and the dress folde'
neatly in white pasteboard box. ant
Captain Drake departed with a din
idea that Madame Molini perfect,
comprehended the art of high charges
Miss Fortescue herself came the mex
day. She was young lady not lack
ing in quiet resolution. She knew he
rights, and was prepared to defeni
them.
Where is the material sent pr sail
she to Miss Fox, who was in attendanc
in the reception-room. .sIt A not al
made up into the dress. I had DIR