The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-06

that didn't match your dress than catch a
cold, wouldn't you 2"
eyes," admitted the girl, in rather an
unwilling tone. "But the only one I've
got is purple, and it looks horrid with this
blue" Noting dissent in her companions
face, she added: 1--WE poor girls can't
have wrap for every dress, like rich
ladies do"
"No," said Miss Sydney, gently, al
know it. l never attempt to have diff
ferent wrap for each dress wear. | can't
afford it, either"
Cary stared. How queer she began,
then changed it to, d" But you and us are
quite different, ma'am."
There was something wistful in the
face, which touched Myra Sidney. at
will be time wasted, dare say,' she said
to herself; "still l should like, just for
once, to argue out the dress question with
a girl like this. She is one of great
class, and, poor things, they are so dread
fully foolish and Ignorant" She made no
immediate reply to her companion, but
rose and rang the bell. 81 am going to
give you cup of tea," she said. clark,
how It rains You can't go yet, and you
will be less likely to take cold when you
do 20, if you start well-warmed. Besides,
l want to have you stay. / should like to
have little talk over this question of
dress, which is so interesting to all of us
women" She smiled brightly as her
guest, who, as if dszzled, watched the en-
trance of the tray with its bubbling kettle,
its plates of thin bread and butter, and
crisp, dainty cakes watched Myra meas
ure the tea, warm the pot OF gay Japanese
ware, and when the brew was ready, fill
the thin-lipped cups, and drop in sugar
and cream.
"How nice " she said, with 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 guessed
she liked it we'll enough, but it wasn't
much like home to board. She and
another girl that worked at Snow &
Ashers had room together, out in Far
we'll street. They had pretty good times
when they weren't too full of work, but
in the busy season they stayed 80 late at
the store that they didn't want anything
when they got home except to 60 straight
to bed. They got 81 week; more when
there was extra work to do.
"Can you lay up anything out of that "
asked Miss Sydney.
"No, ma'am, not cent at least, L
don't. There is 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 I told you, can't at all
afford to have one for every Dress"
"Can't you, ma'am; what do you do
al buy one jacket which will do with
everything wear"
"But that isn't suit" said Cary,
doubtfully.
"No, but is it absolutely necessary that
everything should be suit ?"
"The girls at our store think so much
of suits in a puzzled tone of self.de-
fence.
81 know some people have fancy for
them, and they are very pretty sometimes.
But don't you see that they must cost a
great deal of money, and that working peo-
pie, you and myself, for instance, ought to
manage more carefully 2"
do you work, ma'am ?"
"To be sure I do. You look surprised.
All, you think that because l have little
home of my own and live in pretty room
l must be a fine lady with nothing to do.
That's a mistake of yours. l work nearly
as many hours day as you do, and earn
the greater part of my 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"
az wish you'd tell me how you do
ma'am."
az will, though Pm 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 your.
self. In the first place, keep to two or
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 little
jet and pale yellow, and it goes perfectly
well with all my dresses, and so does my
black cashmere jacket and my parasol and
gloves, which are yellow also. Don't you
see that there is an economy in this, and
that if had purple dress and blue one
and brown, l should want different
bonnet for each and different gloves and &
different parasol 2"
"Wby, yes, it does seem so," said Cary
drawing a long breath. "Id like to dc
somewhat different myself, but don't sup
pose I'd know how -
"Would you mind if told you what
think" asked Myra, gently.
"No'm, I'd thank you"
"It seems to me that the chief trouble
with girls who work in stores is that they
care more for being what they call sty
} lish,' than for being either neat or pretty
A young girl can look her best in simple
J dress, if it is well put on and becoming.
| "That's what mother used to say. AnC
Mark, he always liked me best in whit,
bib apron. To be sure he never saw m,
in city clothes "-she stopped, blushing.
ais Mark your brother ?" asked Myra
J Then she smiled at her own stupidity, fo
such deep blush as mantled in Cary
, cheek is seldom evoked by the mention o
7 brother.
"No'm, he's just a-friend. His folk
and mine live opposite"
/ "In Gilmanton, and is he farmer Z"
His father farms, and Mark works TO
him. But his time is out in the spring
/ and then he calculates to set up TO