Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-21


The cakes, so highly ornamented with
their pure spotless icing, were surround
ed with wreaths Of delicate flowers. while
the fruits were so art1stically and skill
| Iully grouped that one might have sup
posed they were placed on the table sOrely
Tor ornament. The arrangements were
| as perfect as wealth and skill and taste
could make them. The last finishing
touch was given, the rooms were locked,
and all went to their respective apart
! ments to rest, and then to prepare them
selves for the approaching festival.
''Let me send Kate to do your hair to-
night" said Mrs. HOughtOn to Glare.
"She has more taste, l think, than Rosa"
| 'Oh, no, aunt. Rosa does very well; l
| could not so wound her feelings"
"Whatl not when your charms would be
| heightened by the arrangement"
| 81 imagine it would not make much diff
| ference"
"You saucy girl. That means nature
| has done enough for you without the aid
/ of art"
"Indeed, auntie, meant no such thing.
! Rosa is very sensitive on the subject Of
4 her pTerogatives, and she is always partiC-
| ularly anxious to have me look well. She
I takes FAR more interest in the matter than
/ L do, and, if l were to give a strange
| dressing-maid the preference over her, she
| would never get overit. l could not think
/ VI uOiuS lk-UOL IL bue were W Udkb Il
/ perfect fright of me-"
/ (Which you well know could not be
I done," was the rejOinder. Anyway,
/ you must come to my room and let me in
/ spect you when you are dressed.'
! Rosa had every part Of her mistress
! splendid attire laid out. She had exam
/ ined it over and over again, and every time
/ admired it more and more, and was in a
/ hurry to see her Miss Clare arrayed in il.
/ She 1pzpaOfo6 InOO its bpantV with prpaf
! Yolubility, and was anxious to commence
! toilet operations at once, but Clare insist
4 ed on resting and sleeping awhile first,
/ which in truth she needed, for her I'M
usual eXertions had produced great IA
/ tigue.
At length when she came from the
| bathroom and submitted herself to ROsa's
| hands, the servant was as proud and hap
| Ply as a queen. AS Rosa took out the
| combs which confined her mistress hair,
| and let her luXuriant ringlets fall about
/ her shoulders, Clare said:
! "Give me that book from the table, Rosa,
/ which | am reading"
! ITO be sure, miss, you no been gWine
/ for read dis ebening while l comb he
/ hair?'
''Why not this EVENING" Do not al
! ways read when you are dressing me?
Yes: but, mis-, Pse got to be mighty
/ partickler tonight. Kate had the impu-
/
/ hair look puttier'n yOur'n, when de only
way she get 'em curl at all is to burn 'em
/ up in dem big black scissors. For all he
! brag so much, eff it hadn't been for yOur'n
4 old mistis de supper wouldn't been nuf-
/ in at all. Kate dunno muffin bout set
4 TIM tables, nor none er de rest of 'em-he
4 mis- dunno herself, how he spec servants
| to know. Mas Frank call he ma to look
| at he table, an he tell 'em Miss Clare's
! ham so beautiful he make eberyting he
| touch beautiful"
Rosa talked on and Clare continued to
| read, unmindful of her chat, to which she
W as so much accustomed that it made
no impression upon her. Occasionally
Rosa would 30 into ecstacies over her own
| performance as hair-dresser, and mission
/ Clare's looking up and admiring her
| handiwOrk, which she did mechanically
| and gave her attention again to her book.
| When her toilet was completed she went
| into her mothers room and found her al
ready dressed, and they proceeded togeth-
| er to Mrs. HOughtOn's room. Rosa fol-
| lowed to hear the praises which she was
sure would be bestowed upon her young
mistress.
Mrs. Houghton went into raptures at
her appearance.
81 am so glad l made Madame Batiste
let me have that Grape lisse,' she said.
''HOW magnificent it is! The embroidery
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exquisite taste. Is not the effect of that
silver thread charming? l am sure,
Glare, you will break more hearts than
enough. expect to inaugurate you to-
night as belle of the CITY; no young lady
has been brought out this winter at
all comparable to you for charms. But
then you are so perYerse, Clare, do not
know how to make belle of you."
''DO not call me perverse, auntie. TRY
to do everything to please you"
ssNot perverse; but then you always
seem to take it as matter of course that
everybody should admire you, and never
appear to be the least flattered by any at
tentions that are shown you. When a
man gets down ON his knees to a woman
he expects her to show little gratitude
for such devotion"
'EWell, auntie, as no man has ever got
ten on his knees to me yet, it Will be time
enough for me to decide what l had best
do on the occasion when the emergency
arises
Il did not mean literally, Glare; but l
mean YOU must appear grateful to a gen.
tIeman when he deYOtes himself entirely
to you, and not act as if you did not care
whether he did so or not"
II do not care, auntie, and l am not de-
ceitful. How do you expect me to mani
fest gratitude when l do not feel it,"
''YOu will have to give her up, COrnelia,
as an intractable girl, on that score, at
least. Nature never designed her for
belle or a flirt-she is too matter of fact.
If YOU want one of that sort you must Sc
lect one who has more vanity and some
| duplicity as WELL"
zone thing, Glare, before we go down.
| S'Just let Kate put the least bit of roug &c
! on that soft cheek. Only tinge is need
ed; the color is almost deep enough"
| "Not a particle, auntie. l never use it."
sit would be quite out of place in
| Clare" said her mother; $50 entirely at
variance with her unassuming charac-
! ter"
| ssYOu will stand with me to receive
! guests tonight, sister, will you nOt" said
! Mrs. HOughtOn.
Il could not do that" was the reply.
! sob, yes let Clare stand by the side OF
me. and you by your brother. Four Will
/ not be too many to receive such crowd
/ as we shall have here tonight"
| IL prefer not" was the quiet reply. II
will spend an hour or two with the
| guests, mingling among them and eX-
| changing greetings with those l know;
| but could not go through with such a
| round of intrOductiOns. l do not want
mere acquaintances, nor could L undergo
/ the fatigue of standing for so many
! hours"
Mrs. Houghton unwillingly yielded, and
/ Joining her husband they moved on to the
| parlor.