Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-12

hung a smart locket of yellow metal
very yellow. Bangles clinked round the
IS slender wrists Beneath the pulled and
rufllcd skirt, shabby petticoat OF gray
" cotton peeped out. Though the weather
d was chill, the girl wore no wrap. Miss
Sydney noted these details in half the
= time it has taken to describe them, and
stirred with pity that was half indigna-
ton, she said
my child, how could you think OF
!, coming out ON such Il day as this, without
n shawl ?"
81 haven't any shawl"
. "Well, n jacket then"
81 haven't any jacket, either, that
matches this dress" glancing compla-
Gently down at the bcruflled skirt.
. "But you would rather wear jncket
that didn't match your dress than catch Il
Q cold, wouldn't you?"
Yes" admitted the girl, in rather IN
unwilling tone. "But the only one I've
0 got is purple and it looks horrid with this
blue" Noting dissent in her compan-
ions face, she added: ave poor girls
can't have wrap for every dress, like
rich ladies do"
mo" said Miss Sydney, gently, IL
know it. | never atteupt to have diff
ferent wrap for each dress l wear. l can
not afford it either"
Gary" stared. GLOW queer." she be-
gan, then changed it to, "But You and
us are quite different, ma'am.'
There was n something wistful i'll the
face, which touched Myra Sydney. at
will be time wasted, dare say" said she
to herself, "still l should like, just for
once, to argue out the dress question with
Il girl like this She is one of great
class, AND, poor things, they nreso dread
fully foolish and ignorant" She made
10 immediate reply to her companion, but
rose and rang the bell
81 ar going to give You cup of ten, "
she said. clark, how it rains You
can't go yet, aud You will be less likely
to take cold when You do 50, if you sia.t
well warmed. Besides, want to have
you stay. l should like to have little
talk over this question of dress, which is
so interesting to all of us women She
smiled brightly .at her guest, who, as if
dazzled, watched the entrance of the tray
with its bubbling kettle, its plates OF thin
bread. and butter, and crisp, dainty
cakes ; watched Myra measure the tea,
warm the pot Of gay Japanese ware, aud
when the brew was ready fillthc thin lip
ped cups, and drop i'll sugar and cream.
"How nice y she said, with a sigh of
satisfaction. Her heart opened under the
new unwonted kindness and comfort, and
Miss Sydney had little difficulty in learn
ing what she wished to know. Gary
| Thomas was tle girls name. She had
lived "at home" Til two years ago. Dial
she like the city? Yes, she liked !. well
enough, but it was not much like homoto
| board. She and another girl that worked
at Snow * Asher's, had room together
out in Farewell street. They had pretty
good times when they were not too full ol |
work, but in the busy season they stayed |
50 late at the store that they didn't want
anything when they got home, except to
60 straight to bed. They got seven dol
lars week, and more when there was OK
ira work to do
Can you lay up anything out OF that O.
asked Miss Sydney.
NO, maam, not cent at least
don't. There are some girls in the store
that do, but they've got sick friends to
save for"
Now" said Miss Sydney, having thus
felt her way, 'to go back to the jacket
question. As | told you, l cant at all
afford to have one for every dress.
Cant you. ma'am; and what 10 You
do, then?'
Il buy one jacket which will do with
everything l wear"
"But that isn't suit said Cary.
doubtfully.
mo; but is it absolutely necessary
that everything should be suit p
The girls at our store think so much
OF suits, she said in puzzled tone OF
self-defence.
81 know some people have Il fancy for
them, aud they are very pretty some
times. But don't you see that they must
cost great deal OF money, and that work
ing people, You and myself for instance
ought to manage more carefully?
DO you work, ma amp
10 be sure do. You look surprised.
All, you think that because have'a little
home OF my own, and live in pretty
room, must be fine lady with nothing
to do. That's Il mistake of yours. /
work nearly as many hours day as You
do, and earn the greater part OF my own
income, and have to consult economy to
keep my home and make il pleasant, and
among the things which | can't afford to
have are suits"
81 wish you would tell me how YOU do,
ma'am.'
81 will, though I'm not in the habit of
talking quite so freely about my affairs,
but IL tell you, because it may give you
an idea OF how to manage better for your
self. In the first place ] keep to two or
three colors. / have 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 of
these the same bonnet will do. The one
am wearing now is black, with littlel
jet and pale yellow, and it goes perfectly
well with all my dresses and so does NV
black cashmere JACKET, and my paras6l
and gloves, which are yellow also. Don't
you see that there is m economy in this
and that if had Il purple dress, and a
Diue one and brown, | should want II d,
different bonnet for each, and different
gloves and q different parasol ?"
why, yes, 1t does seem So" said Gary
drawing long BREATH "Td like to do
something different myself, but don't
suppose Id know how"
Would you mind If l told you what /
Think asked Myra gently.
Nom, I'd thank you"
1T seems to me that the chief trouble
with girls who work i'll stores, is that they
care more for what the call being 'stylish''' t
than for being either neat or pretty. 4
young girl can look her best in a simple
dress, If it is well put on and becdm.
ing" N'''
That's what mother used to say. and
Mark, he always liked me best in a white
BIB apron. To be sure lie never saw me 4
in city clothes
-, us Mark your brother ?" asked Myra.
Then She smiled at her own stupidity, for S
snch deep flush as mantled i'll Cary's
cheek, is seldom evoked by the mention {
of n brother.
Nom, he's just ATTEND, His folks
and mine live opposite"
IN Gilmanton, and is he farmer ?"
eli father farms, and Mark works for {