Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-14

has hardly any look Of her former SELL"
ssShe has not been we'll of late" replied
her mother. 81 am hoping that your city
air is going to work wonders for her."
u intend it shall, /" replied Mrs. HOugh-
ton, kindly. 81 will take her under my
special charge and compel her roses to
come back or give her some artificial ones.
/ wanted a bright, sparkling belle to make
my house attractive; she does not look now
as if she aspired to any of the hOnOrs of
bellehOOd, but you will see how will
bring her Out.'
81 am afraid if you initiate her into
your late hours, COrnelia," said Mr..
HOughtOn, ''yOu will steal away what re-
mains Of hel bloom instead of giving her
a new installment."
Never you fear. must take her and
her mother to the mOdIste's the first thing
and make them presentable."
81 fear that Rosa and Grace will count
that poor testimony TO their Skill re-
piled Mrs. HOnfleur, smilingly. ''1hey
have worked so bUsily to get our ward
robes in order, and Rosa particularly eX-
pected her mistress to astOnish the city
with all her fine clothes"
Her dress is fine enough" said the
fashionable Mrs. HoughtOn; ''but white is
so unbecOming to pale face unless gay
ribbons are blended with it to relieyeit. 1t
is ton which Clare needs-we must try
and give it to her"
you must not spoil herr said her
mother, ''by rubbing of the unsOphisti-
Gated tastes which she has imbibed in her
country home, or destroy the simplicity of
het manners. 1t constitutes in my eyes
her highest element Of beauty
Mrs. HOughtOn gave very expressive
shrug, which meant l will try and educate
your taste. Then, addressing herself to
her sister upon her personal appearance,
she said:
You ought to change your dress too,
Mary. i should think you would get tired
OF yourself always in black and with that
same widows cap. l saw some splendid
silks at Madame Batiste's which would
lust suit yOu-a blue-black Gros de
Rhine. and a magnificent silver gray
which would look so beautifully trimmed
with black lace"
u shall never change my dress in its
appearance. AwidOw's cap best becomes
I a widowed heart, and wish the rest OF
/ the dress 10 correspond"
'sWell, if you must have widows caps,
I there Is "a new style OF them far more be-
I coming than those you are wearing l
I shall order a dozen for you this morning"
/ sTbat is quite unnecessary, Tor very
Z probably they might not SUIT me, and con-
I seGuentlv | should not wear one OF them.
As 20 Clare, you and she have my full per-
mission To buy anything that suits your
I fancy or hers"
Soon after leaving the table Mrs. HOugh-
ton ana Clare made preparations to go
I and consult Madame Bauste. Mrs. Hon
! fleur could rot be prevailed upon to ac-
I company them. She said she would sU-
/ perintend the unpacking Of her trunks
I and placing the clothes in the wardrobes
and bureaus
Cannot YOUR maids attend to that" said
1 her sister. Il never think of troubling
myself with such cares"
/ Il trust a great deal to Oracle, but l
I like to know something myself about my
own affairs
"That reminds me of how l disappOint-
ed Mr.. Houghton last Sunday. He loves
very much TO 20 to church, much better
than l do. Last Sunday afternoon a
stranger had a preaching appointment
here, and he wanted to 90 and insisted
that / should 90 with him. l had put on
a dressing gown and laid down after din
ner, and when / decided to 90 rung for
/ Kate, and she was no where to be found.
She had gone out suppOsing l would lie
the whole afternoon, as usual, and not
need her again until il was time to dress
for tea. l told Mr.. HOUghtOn 1 knew 1
could not dress myself; but he thought |
could, and said he would help me. /
called Polly to me, one Of the house SER
wants. and commenced operations. She
made a perfect fright of my hair, though
l suppose she did the very best that she
could. Then when / sent her to get a dress
TO put on me, the wardrobe doors were
locked and the keys not to be found. Mr..
HOughtOn tried every key he could find,
and at length got a door open, but it was
a wardrobe that had none but summer
dresses in, and of course they were of no
use to me now. He tried another ward
robe, and picked the lock of that, and
finally l got a dress, when it occurred to
81 Il huNr 81 hon Hrafsa
for must have bonnet, and L had not
the most remote idea where my bOnnets
were. After an Intellectual search for
something in the shape of head-gear,
which lasted until after the bell had done
ringing, MIR. HOughtOn went OFF without
me, leaving me to my dressing gown and
book
"Come, Glare, the carriage is waiting
and we may as well CO."
Clare was interested in the busy crowd
which were thrOnging the streets, and the
shops with their tempting displays of
goods, the splendid horses and gay
equipages-everything was so novel and
SO exciting.
Once as she put her head out to look af-
ter a gentleman and lady, who had just
passed them on fine horses, her aunt laid
her hand on her quietly and drew her
back.
s'Never put your head out of the Win
dow. my child, unless TO look after some
beau who is very distingue. You may, in
that instance, confer such distinction to
let people know that you have the honor
of an intimate acquaintance with him
otherwise, il is never allowable at all. 1t
Will stamp you at once as country girl"
why, auntie, glory in that name"
Il do not object particularly to your
hailing from the country, but you must
practice city airs. That is, want you to
wear the polish which society gives.
There are certain conventional rules
which belong to polished life with which
you must make yourself familiar. l hope
you VIII not take OffeBse if / reprOYe you
when l see you violating them"
Il could not be offended, auntie, at your
efforts to improve me-"