The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-10-18
cen her look so, even in a milder

seen her look so, even in milder
costume.
Miss Q. wore an elegant chsUeur de
la refine with ruf1les and furbelows,
trimmed with bands of guipure round
the bottom), and mohair Garibaldi
shirt; her unique head-dress was
crowned with a graceful poname de terre
Uimerick French), and she had her
hair done up in papers-greenhack.
The effect was very rich-partly
owing to the market value of the ma
terial, and partly to the general lowell
ness of the lady herself,
Miss A, H. wore splendid LGcia di
Ldmneermo0r, trimmed with green
baize also a cream-colored mantilla-
shaped pardeSssts, with deep gore in
the neck, and embellished with wide
greque of taffeta ribbon, and other
wise garnished with ruches and rad
ishes and things. Her coifure was a
simple wreath of sardines on a string.
She was lovely to a fault.
Now, what,,do you think of that ef-
fort, Bette q wish / knew your other
name), for an unsanctified newspaper
reporter devoid OF a milliner's educa-
ton? Doesn't it strike you that there
are more brains and fewer oysters in
my head than a casual acquaintance
with me would lead you to suppose2
All, well what l don't know, Bet, is
hardly worth the finding out, l can
tell you. could have described the
dresses of all the ladies in that party,
but was afraid to meddle with those
strangers. might unwittingly get
something wrong and give olfense
You see, strangers never exercise
any charity in matters of this kind
they always get mad at the least mac
curacies of description concerning
their apparel, and make themselves
disagreeable. But if you will rig your
self up according to the modes ! have
furnished, you bet you'll do, you know.
You can weather the circus.
You will naturally wish to be in
formed as to the most fashionable
style OF male attire, and / may as well
give you an idea of my own personal
appearance at the party. l wore one
OF Mr.. Lawlor's shirts, and Mr.. Ridge
ways vest, and DR.. Wayman's coat,
and Mr.. Camps hat, and Mr. Paxton's
boots, and Jerry Longs white kids,
end Judge Gilchrist's cravat, and the
Unrehable's brass seal ring, and DR..
Toll-road McDonald's pantaloons-
and il you have any idea they were
any way short in the legs, DO you just
climb into them once, sweetness. The
balance Of my outfit ! gathered up in
discriminatory from various individu-
ais, whose names | have forgotten,
and have now no means OF ascertain
ing, as / thoughtlessly erased the
marks from the different garments
this morning. But l looked salubri-
GUS, B, if ever a man did.
Messrs. Editors, never wrote such
a personal article before, / expect
had better 60 home now. Well, have
been here long enough, anyhow. !
didn't come down to stay always, in
, the first place. / don't know of any.
t thing more here that | want to see.
might just as well go home now al
not; / have been wanting to go home
for good while. l don't see why
! haven't gone before this. They say il
. is healthier up there than it is here
! believe it. / have not been very vel
for week. don't eat enough, I ex
' pect. But ] would stay here just al
8 long as pleased though, if / wanted
a to. But don't. Well, don't care
g / am going home. That is the amoun
' OF it; and very soon, too-maybe soon
: er. MARX TWAIN.