The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-01-19

A lady in the Chicago Herald picks

A lady in the Chicago Herald picks q
bonnet to pieces thus:
The other day INDUCED in that truly
feminine Il had almost said pastime-of
ripping to pieces bonnet that had done
duty the season before. 1t was of black
dotted lace. Ihave seen the same kind at
all the stores selling such things at $3.50
per yard. There was also pert-looking
bow of ribbon, a jet ornament and
framework of stiffened lace net and wire.
had thought it exceedingly pretty six
months ago when had gone into one of
our leading establishments which sell mill
linery. liked it from the very first, and
felt pretty sure we should become friends;
and when the attractive-looking Young
woman who had shown it to me held it up
arm-high and looked up at it with her
head tilted ON one side, saying, "Isn't it
stylish :" l felt convinced the bonnet
was made expressly for me; that fate had
drawn us together 1t became my prop
erty, and when the bill which accompan-
led its arrival at my home was presented
for $25 it never occurred to me that it was
excessive; in fact, all the bonnets in that
particular store cost from SIS upward, and
mine was, rs the attendant had said,
"stylish." 1t didn't seem much to pay
it was pleasant to hear my friends say:
"How we'll you arc looking" when /
knew it was the bonnet all the time
Still, when / came to rip it apart the
thought did occur to me that perhaps /
had not value received.
A few days later happened IN the
store where had purchased my bonnet
and saw some ribbon just like mine, the
price Of which was IS cents per yard
anywhere else it would have been cheaper.
l also asked the price Of a jet ornament
almost identical with mine. 1t cost 81
l next pl .ced the frame like mire p,ice
25 cents. A spirit of eui a'ty seized me,
determined to go home ar d measure the
materials of which my bonnet was com
posed. This was the result
Two yards of ribbon al rs cents. $3.50
Wire and lace frame. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 25
One yard dotted lace. .......... ..-...... $50
jet ornament ...-.....'......'.. 1VO
I0sal ........ ............-.. *4Io
AsI paid e25 it left $20.75 for labor.
know in secret every woman feels she
is swindled when she buys bonnet. l
never had friend show me new bt met
yet without apoligizing for the enormous
price she had paid. It is usually some
thing like this: "See my new bonnet
How do you like it? hope you do. 1t
cost $50 an awful price, wasn't it2
But, then, what an / to do They ask
hat" II feel" said . friend" "when
/ wear an expensive bonnet to church
like asking for forgiveness, the same as
for any other Of my SINS"
MARY ANDERsON's PEARL.
"If Ihad Mary Anderson's pearl I would
ask fate for nothing more" The lady who
spoke was delighting the eyes Of two or
three acquaintances with the contents of
. number Of Jewel Gases by no means
empty. "It 10 mascot with Mary Ander-
son." she went on, "and you cannot won
der, for, though not one Of the largest, it
is one OF the moat perfect-shaped and most
beautiful pearls in tho world. A pearl Is
lust the iewel for her-white, bold aud
fair-and she never lets this one leave her
person. I,hsye turned my opersrglass on
her twenty times when she was on the
stage. and never failed 20 discover that
pearl somewhere in her toilet, She wears
Il in her hair, on her throat, her finger,
catching np ths drapsriss- Of her gown.
She says is means pesos and rest TO her,
and she could not act il she did not touch
it before, she stepped in front Of the foot
lights,. and did not have il where her eyes
could fall apon il n uher mast trying
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