St. Landry democrat., 1883-09-15

everything l wear"
'.But that isn't suit" said Cary,
| doubtfully.
mo; but is it absolutely necessary
everything should be a suit?'
| ''The girls at our store think SO much
of SUITS" she said, in q puzzled tone of
self-defense
| 81 know some people have fancy
| for them. and they are very pretty some
times. But. don't you see that they
must cost a great deal of money. and
that working people, you and myself,
for instance, ought to manage more
carefully?'
'.Do you work, a'am2''
$40 be sure | do. You look sur
prised All, you think that because /
have a little home OF my own, and live
in a pretty room, I must be fine lady
with nothing to do. That's a mistake
of yours ! work nearly as many hours
a day as you do, and earn the greater
part of my own income, and / have to
consult economy to keep my home and
make it pleasant, and among the things
which [ can't afford to have, are
suits =
II wish you'd tell me how you do,
ma am
81 will, though Tn notin the habit
of talking quite SO freely about my af-
fairs, but I'll tell you, because it may
give you an idea of how to manage bet
ter for yourself. In the first place /
keep to two or three colors. / have a
black gown or two, and an olive brown,
and this yellowish-green that you see,
and some lighter ones, white or pale
yellow. Now with any one of these the
same bonnet will do. The one / am
wearing now is black, with a little jet
and pale yellow, and it goes perfectly
well with all my dresses, and SO does
my black cashmere jacket, and my par
asol and gloves, which are yellow also.
Dom you see that there is an economy
in this, and that if [ had a purple dress,
and a blue one and brown, [ should
/ want different bonnet for each, and
different gloves and different para
sol2''
"Why, yes. it does seem so,'' said
/ Cary. drawing long breath. lid like
to do something different myself, but /
don suppose fdknow how
..Would you mind if I told you what
I think?' asked Myra, gently.
Nom, I'd thank you. =
1T seems to me that the chief trouble
with girls who work in stores is that
they care more for being what they call
stylish, than for being either neat or
pretty. A young girl can look her best
in simple dress, if it is well put on and
becoming"
"That's what mother used 80 say.
And Mark, he always liked me best in
a white bib apron. To besure he never
saw me in city clothes stopped,
blushing.
rs Mark your brother"' asked My
ra. Then she smiled at her own stu
| pidity, for such a deep flush as mantled
in Cary's cheek is seldom evoked by the
mention of brother.
Nom, he's just friend. His folks
and mine live opposite. y
Is In Gilmanton, and is he farmer?'
ellis father farms, and Mark works
for him; but his time is out in the
spring, and then he calculates to set up
for himself y
Does he ever come to the citya,'
.sNo, not once since / was here, but
he speaks some of coming down along
toward spring, and that's one reason i
| like to look as stylish as / can. SOS not
to be different from therest when Mark
/ comes.
/ Il think in his placeI should prefer
You to be different said Miss Sydney,
/ decidedly. ..Now, Cary, don't be Of
Tended, but what you girls aim at is to
look like the ladies who come to the
shop, isn't it??-. stylish as you would
say2''
Yes, I suppose it is" admitted
/ Cary.
'.Well, then, must tell you the plain
/ truth; you utterly fail in your attempt.
No one would mistake girl. dressed as
you are at the moment, for lady; no.
body!-but' -disregarding the deep
flush on her companions cheeks-"if |
went into shop. and saw there young
lady as pretty and as delicately made as
you are, Cary, with hair as smooth as
satin, and simple gown that fitted ex-
actly, and collar and cuffs as white as
snow, and perhaps black silk apron
or a white one, and with neat shoes and
nice stockings, if 1 saw girl dressed
like that, with nothing costly, nothing
4 that any girl can not have, but every
thing fresh, and neat, and pretty, [
should say to myself There is shop
girl with the true instincts OF lady.
And Cary-don't think me impertinent
If Mark came to town and saw q girl
/ like that among the crowd OF untidy,
over-dressed ones at Snow u Asher's, L
think the contrast would strike him as
it would me-agreeablyH
Miss Sydney paused. half frightened
at her own daring. Cary looked stead
lily into the fire without speaking. The
rain had ceased. Myra rose and threw
back the blind, revealing the moon
struggling through thin edges OF cloud.