Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-07-13


0'ners: but where was Mildred Leslie !?
ooon the sound of carriage wheels
were heard, and Mildred entered look
ing like "A daughter of the godsn in her
creamy gown.
How sweet you look, Mildred!D
What charming dress!" as # i'm
ported, Mildred?" "What is the name
OF that lovely stuff" were among the
cries that greeted her.
The waist of the dress, that fitted
Well her slender figure, was a mass Of
line plaits, and the plain elbow sleeves
Were trimmed with creamy satin-ribbon
BOWS, and fall of lace. The neck was
open IN V-shape, and filled in with
lace. The corsage bouquet was of lilies
OF the valley, and there We're the same
flowers in the ribbon at her belt. The
SKIRT was made with a knife plating at
the bottom The back of the over
SKIRT was plain breadth, tucked to the
waist, and the front was drawn to the
right side in simple graceful folds: it
was finished with soft lace, four inches
IN depth. At the left side were two
box-plaits, the space between contain
ing half dozen bows and ends of satin
ribbon, irregularly placed, the loops
and floating ends gracefully arranged.
The soft hair was dressed high and
ornamented with pearl dagger, and
the perfectly plain hoops of gold on the
round wrists We're the only ornaments
she Wore.
what a distingate costume!" en-
claimed Essie Taylor. 1--WE knew you
would have something awfully elegant,
you have been so very mysterious and
close about it."
well" said Mil lred, smiling, as she
seated herself, Il will tell you about it.
This lovely stuff is at1ableached n1otsli1e
of rather loose texture, and it cost just
nine cents yard. There are eighteen
yards in the dress, making the cost of
the material $1.62. There are five
yards OF Oriental lace in the hounce
around the overskirt, and for the finish
of the sleeves, at 20 cents per yard,
making 81. Three yards of narrower
lace for the throat and corsage, at Is
cents, cost Is cents; and fifteen yards
of satin and gros-grain ribbon, 20
cents yard, were So.
MY slippers are perfectly plain white
kid, and cost $3.50. My kid Gloves
like gloves better than mitts-were
s1.75, My flowers are from our con-
servatory, so cost nothing. Ny fan was
q plain white one, for which I paid 81,
and painted it lnyself-bees on clover
blossoms. Don't you think the design
rather pretty? We are the bees, you
know, as eager for knowledge as they
for sweets.
"Then there were 80 cents for
three spools Of white sewing-silk, i
would have no cotton,-2O cents fol
two spools Of twist, 30 cents for but
tons; and $11.12 cover the entire cost
of my graduating costume, for made it
myself. Perhaps you don't know it,
but sew beautifully. Moreover, am
vain enough to quite agree with you.
1t IS lovely stuff, and it is, I think, a
distingue costume. With white chip
hat, trimmed with white MORE, q little
lace, and some Marechal Mel buds, all
to cost $3.50, it will constitute, after to-
night, my church dress for the sum-
mer"
"How odd!" "Who would have
thought so pretty dress could be got
up out OF such cheap things!' were the
EXPLANATIONS that greeted her when she
had finished.
Inexpensive, not cheap" corrected
Mildred, smiling. Everything is good
of it's kind; there is nothing tawdry,
think, about them"
But, what made you do it, Mildred,
when you can afford any kind OF dress
you wish?"
"For two reasons: first, wanted to
work out theory of mine, that very
simple materials are frequently the most
effective; and secondly, because think
in a class where we are all on level,
on an occasion like this it is unkind, un-
just, and a positive sin for one who is
more fortunate, to place at disadvan-
tage, by rich toilet, those who are not
able to afford similar, or to cause even
one of her companions an uncomfort-
able feeling. I am certain of one thing,
that my dress has cost less than that Of
any girl in the graduating class OF
Monte Vista Seminary this year..
"If you were a boy, and we horrid
boys, I should cry "Three cheers fol
Mildredv But being girls, shall just
kiss YOU for being so lovely and unself-
ish." cried one enthusiastic girl.
The whole class pressed around her,
but lust then the tinkle Of the bell
called them to the hall to take their
seats upon the platform.
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