The Republican journal., 1883-07-26

"No," said Miss Sydney, & Pntly, I
know it. never attempt to have diff
ferent wrap for each dress ! wear.
can't afford it, either"
Cary stared. GLOW quee"- She
began, then changed it to, "But you and
us are quite different, ma'am."
There was something wistfq in the
face, which touched Myra Sidney. ''It
will be time wasted, | dare say she
said to herself, "still should like, just
for once, to argue out the dress question
with a girl like this. She is one Of Il
great class. and poor things, they are so
drcadtully foolish and ignorant. :" She
made no immediate reply to her com
panion. but rose and rang the bell II
am going to give YOU a cup of tea" she
said ''Hark, how it rains YOU can't
90 yet, and You will be less likely to take
cold when you 90 go, if you start We'll
warmed. Besides, want to have YOU
stay. | should like to have a Ii title talk
over this question of dress which is 50
| interesting to all of us women. She
smiled brightly as her guest. W hO, as if
dazzed watched the entrancd of the
tray with its bubblng kettle, is plates
of thin bread and butter and crisp, dainty
cakes; watched Myra measure the tea,
warm the pot of gay japanese ware, and
when the brew was ready, till the thin
Tipped cups, and drop in suk and
| cream.
'How nice " she said, with b sigh of
! satisfaction. Her heart opened under
the unwonted kindness and comfort, and
Miss sydney had little difficulty IN learn
ing what she wished to know Cary
Thomas was the girls name She had
lived ''at home" till two years ago. Did
she like the city Yes, She CUE SSed She
| liked it well enough, but it wasn't much
! like home to board. She and another
! girl that worked at Snow and Asher S
had a room together ont in Farewell
| Street. They had pretty good times
when they Wern't too full of worE, but in
the busy season they stayed SD late at
| the store that they didn't want anything
when they got home, except to 90 straight
to bed. They got seven dollars IA week
more when there was extra work to DO.
"Can You lay up anything out Of that y
asked Miss sydney.
"No, ma am not a cent at least |
| don't There is some girls in the store
that do, but they've got sick friends to
save for"
"Now, said Miss sydney, havi Ing thus
felt her way, ''to 90 back to the jacket
question. As told you, can't at all
afford to have one for every dress"
"Can't you, ma'am, what DO you do
then ?"
''I buy one jacket which will do with
everything wear
'But that isn't suit" said Cary,
doubtfully.
mo, but is it absolutely necessary that
everything should be a suit :"
The girls at our store think 80 much
OF suits"-in a puzzled tone Of self de
fense
Il know some people have a fancy for
them, and they are very pretty some
times. But don't you see that they
must cost great deal of money, and
that working people, you and myself,
for instance, ought to manage more care
fully 2"
ado your work, ma'am y
''To be sure do. You look surprised.
All, YOU think that because | have a
little home Of my own and live in a
| pretty room, | must be a fine laIly 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 econ
omy to keep my home and make It pleas
ant, and among the things which | can't
afford to have are 'suits.'r
81 wish you'd tell Inc how you do,
ma'am.'
!
81 will, though I'm not in the habit Of
! talking quite so freely about my affairs,
| but I'll tell YOU, because it may give you
an idea Of how to manage better for
| yourself In the first place | keep to
two or three colors. | have h black
gown or two, and an olive bro tyn, and
this yellowish- green that YOU see and
! some lighter ones. white or pale yellow.
Now with any of these the SAND bonnet
| will do The one am wearing now is
| black with little jet and a pald yellow,
and it goes perfectly we'll with all my
dresses, and so does my black cashmere
jacket and my parasol and gloves, which
are yellow also. Don't You zee that
there is an economy in this, and that if |
had a purple dress and blue or le and a
brown, should want different bonnet
for each and different gloves and h differ
ent paras0l :"
"Why, yes, it does seem So" said Cary,
drawing a long breath. "Td il ke to do
somehow different myself, but | don't
suppose I'd know how
"Would you mind if told You what
think" asked Myra, gently.
"No'm, I'd thank you"
''lt seems to me that the chief trouble
with girls who work in stores is hat they
care more for being what ley 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 to say.
And Mark, he always liked me est in a
| white bib apron. TO be sure he never
saw me in city clothes" she stopped,
blushing.
SIS Mark your brother?" aske u Myra.
Then she smiled at her own stupidity,
for such a deep blush as maHtled in
CaIy's cheek is seldom evoked by the
mention of a brother.
''No'm, he's just a--fIiend. His folks
and mine live opposite
"In Gilmanton, and is he far mer ?"
ellis father farms, and Mark works
for him. But his time is out in the
spring, and then he calculates tb set up
for himself"
"Does he ever come to the city 2"
"No, not once since | was here, but
he speaks some Of coming dow n along
towards spring, and that's one reason
like to look as stylish as | can, SOS not
to be different from the rest when Mark
comes"
II think in his place | shoulu d prefer
you to be different" said Miss Sydney,
decidedly. "Now, Cary, don't be Offend
ed, what you girls aim at is to look like
the ladies who come to the shop, isn't it
stylish, as you would say ?"
'l es, | spose it is" admitted Gary.
"Well, then, | must tell you the plain
truth, You utterly fail in your attempt.
No one would mistake girl, dressed as
you are at this moment, for lady; no
body -" "-disregarding the deep
flush Oh her companions cheek s-"if
went into shop, and saw there h young
girl as pretty and as delicately made as