The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-11-27
MorninG-Glory Girls.

In the pages of novel tho girl who
has morning call always comes trip
ping into the parlor, dressed in soft,
hcccy gown of white, or u rOsc-colored
cashmere with 4 girdlc of bright rib
bons. or n ncat house dress of some
shimmcring gray fabric. She puts
away her soft brown hair from her un-
troubled face, and her eyes have tho
rested brightness of immortal youth,
and much more of the same sort nd in
tinitum. This is in Il book. Now take
the young lady of real life. Sho has
breakfastcd and is amusing herself
with book when caller is announced.
If it is q young gentleman, and sho
does not expect him, she sends word
that she will bo down Immediately"
Then she tears bandagc from her
qucenly brow, which looks as if it had
been ccmcnted together, and picks out
the bandoline bangs. Then hurried
toilet ablutions. q white Mother Hub
bard with pink satin bow and should
er knot, takes the place of tho waist
and skirt which were good enough
for home" The old slip-shod slippers
are replaced by pink hose and opera
ties. There is n hasty skirmish with
the powder puff, christening dash of
shu Will ;in
mouchoir in her hand tho young lady
descends to tho parlor and finds her
younger brother on intimate terms with
tho caller, who is no other than her es-
cort of the previous evening when she
was arrayed in purple and fine lace.
He does not realize that she is en- mas
queradc just now rs much rs she was
then; that he is the hero of Il scene in
real life, and that if he had met her in
the hall rs she appears in the bosom of
her family he would probably have
mistaken her for her own maid. Ho
could scarcely, with this vision before
him. be brought to understand that her
young ladyhood is SO completely mat:
tor of personal adornment
II would be almost safe thinr to as
sert that out of fifteen young ladies of
leisure only five could be seen ut q
morning call without the required wait.
of half an hour. In many families
where the daughter is social belle
there is as much preliminary hurrying
and scurrying to get her into presonta-
bic shape for an unexpected call as if
1T were an emergency of fire. And this
is not due to any poverty of wearing
apparel. Tho young lady can have
anything she desires to wcar-has, in
deed, quantities of beautiful clothing
but what is tho use OF making an olab-
crate toilet if there isn't anybody to see
itP In this case father and mother
sisters and brothers are all nobodies.
A waist of one dress and q skirt of
another, both shabby and soiled, n di-
lapidated tichu, hair en- papulote, last
nights powder still visible in streaks.
and a general yaw-aw-yaw-aw yaw-aw
of WEAKNESS. What is this descrip-
ton of-a farmers scarecrow? No! A
modern belle, who begins life ut the
wrong end of the day.
a Judicious mother who brought up
alone and unaidcd q family of daugh-
tiers, all of whom fill honored places in
society, never allowed her girls to ap-
pear at the breakfast table in q social
undress. They must be fresh, clean
and with finish of collar and coiffurc.
or back they went to their rooms.
There was no running away when tho
ioor bell of that house rung. Tho
oung ladies were always fit to be seen
III their nicely laundricd ruf1led pino-