The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-20
THE BALL DRESS.

ambitious, light spirited girl. who
earned her livelihood by tesching in one
oil the gigantic grammar schools of New
York. and spent a good deal of her
leisure time in dreaming of a brighter
and happier future. -la
For I don't ~ant to drudge all my
life o." said LeoIine. II am pretty
enough" with a c,nscion laughing
glance at the mirror. ard clever
enough, hope, to make my own for
tune"
Eyes, dear." said Aunt Josepha. who
admired her niece exceedingly. YOU
are pretty enough. and I believe YOU
are smart enough: but still / don't
understand how you are going 10 do 10"
"fouIl see" said LeOline. with
bright smile and a nod.
And when itty Toppleield, who
taughtin the primary department OF he
same school, told Aunt JOsey about Mr..
Maurice, the new trustee, who was 50
handsom and wore such superb Jia-
mond studs, aud admired Leoliue
method OF ImpartIng instruction so
enthusiastically she began to compre-
/ Ata0 Nnob ucI ulc[c IQcduL
| Leo, said she. when she had the
rare chance OF being alone with her
niece, do you like this Mr.. MauriceH"
The eoOk flushed into LeOlIhe's face.
"Of course, ike him. Aunt JOsey,"
she said.
"Dc you love him1"
IL don't know whether I might or
not, SAID Leo. coloring still deeper
That is, If knew him better He's q
society man. aud I have so few oppor-
tunitiesl If | was only in fashionable
circle like George FiizaianI"
No, Miss George Fitzalan was a
pretty, dashing young lady, the daugh-
ter OF a rich importing merchant, who
had been ia the same class as Leoline
| Harper at school, anu LeOline hau
always secretly envied her the luxuri-
Gus. butterfly sort OF life that seemed 10
have so few of the elements of shadow
about il.
And. added Leoline, The is to be at
Georges birthday party, and George
has asked me to come-and-and / can't {,
because | haven't anything tir to wear
And do believe Aunt Josey, Is 1 could
only go"
Yes, yes, 1 understand dear" said
Aunt JOsey, regretfully. ''But, reilly,
1 don't see how youcan go "IlI
Nor either" said Leo. grlping
pown little suffocating lump that
somehow would keep rising IA her
throat. so must just be cpntented TO
give it up"
But half an hour afterwards she came
to her aunt with deepened color and
eager, shining eyes, the newspaper in
her hands.
Look, Aunt Josey,n cried she.
LA, child" said the old lady, "yOu
know ! can't see thing without my
spectacles."
Then IN read it to you" and Leo
line read as follows:
"For sale, a. bargain, two silk evening
dresses, one q blue and me other anary
color; worn only once, by a lady jus
returned from Europe Price. SIS each APP
ply 70 II C., Ao-Eo,herward street.
what do you think of that, aunty {?
Blue Is Just my color. And silk, too J
Why. i never had real silk in NJ
hfei"
II don't like the idea OF secondhand
fuery," said Aunt Josepha. shaking her
head.
"But when you can't afford anything
else" pleaded Leoline.
ooh, Aunt JoSey. do 50 want 10 gor'
And SIS is deal Of money" the old
cEA0
but / could borrow $40 from Kitty
Toppleheid until my salary comes due,
and I've got 50 OF my own laid up to-
wards a new waterproof cloak, yoG
know"
my dear, remember the old fable OF
the daw with borrowed plumes, warned
Aunt Josepha. IF this man is really q
man Of sense he will think as much Of
you in your cashmere dress as If You
wore the queens diamonds"
But Leo, believing that her aunt wac
hopeleSsly behind the age, persisted.
II will go TO the number and address.
l will just look al the silks; of course
needn't buy unless like them"
The house was magihcent brown
stone establishment, whose splendor
rather abashed our little school teacher.
"H. c." proved to be Mile. Hortense
Chereier, the lady 5 maid, who occupied
an airy fourth story apartment. TO
which the visitor was conducted By =
| grumbling fOOtman. Leolii felt alto
| gether out of her element. and almost
sOrry that she had come; bat when she
saw the superb silks. scarcely worn her
heart ;eaped within her. The blue one
was trimmed with deep. pointed white
Spanish blonde, and proved 20 b. The
exact color to match Leo's bright
I DcAAtl.
Madame bestows these upon Us"
said Hortense. grimacing and twisting
herself after the manner of French
maids. Madame is all goodness.
Leo bought the dress and II was sent
home that night.
"Yes. IL is very pretty. but all the
same. 1 don't IKE you to wear second
hand dress, said he aunt
a great many ladies do the same
thing Aunt Jo."
"a great many ladies do a very silly
thing then, retorted the old lady.
But notwithstanding Aunt 10 disap-
proval, Leo felt very proud and happy
when she went OF that evening dressed
in the blue silk. which had required
very little alteration to fit her supple
| figure.
Miss Fitzaian's psrlors were full. and
Leo's heart beat high with anticipatory
triumph as she saw Mr.. Maurice among
the crowd. The pext moment she per-
ceived that he was not alone A tail
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