The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-01-05
MOAT-GRANGE.
BIZ MRs. HENRY WooD.

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BIZ NRs. HENRY WooD.
CHAPTER Y.-CoSTINCEp.
s.But everybody else does. Some
I've times. You would not like me to
come down in the morning and go to
bed at night in the same dress, would
you?"
Il suppose not It's of no use ask
ing me about dress, Selma. scarcely
know one gown from another. But il
does strike me that you have most
extraordinary number of new things.
Go out or come in when | will. there S
sure to be the milliner's porter and
basket at the door.
Would you have me look an OBJ
jectp"
.You never do look an object"
''Of course don't l guard against
II Id give the world to go to this
fete at the Burnham's. Every soul will
be there. but me-
"And why not you. if your heart is
% set upon il? think all such affairs
. stupid bore; but that's nothing"
Would you wish me to so there in
pet,icoat?"
NO. suppose not. tell you !
aln no Judge OF ladies' dress. | don't
think should know petticoat from a
gown. Those are gowns. are they not.
hanging in rows round the walls in the
ro,ms above. and covered up with
sheets and table-cloths:
'.Sheets and table-clo.hs. Oscar!'
MY dear, they look like it,
.'Well-if they are gowns, there 5
not one | can wear"
Ne Dalrymple. What's the matter
18th themp"
There's not one can wear" per-
sisted his wife.
ut can't be the color. For I m sure
there's gown of every shade of every
color under tie sun. What is it?"
What is ?" repeated Mrs. Dali
rymple, in quite contemptuous tone,
for she had no patience with such ig-
Dorance. .'You ought to know. what
it Is
MY dear. really don't. If you
wish me to know, yon must tell me-
Il haze wora them once" angrily
answered Mrs. Dalr,mple. "And
some twice. and some three times.
And one-Oscar. she broke off, '.you
remember that lovely one, a sky blue,
shot with white, dispos,tion?"
what is a disposition?' inter-
Supted he.
ga silk, flounced. and the flounces
have some design uIon them, en-
bossed, or raised, sometimes of diff
ferent color. That one dress l have
worn live times. ! have, Oscar. Five
6mes!"
Il wear my coats fifty times five.
said Mr.. Dalrymple.
The idea Of my being seen at Lady
Burnham's in dress | rave worn be-
fore!" uttered Selma, passing By his
remark with the scorn it deserved.
'Noi I'd rather 60 in pctticoat, OF
the two evils, and hide my head forev.
Or afterward.
Mr.. Dalrymple was puzzled. why
could you not be seen there. or any.
where else. in dress YOU have worn
before?''
..Why couldn't IT, exclaimed Mrs.
Dalrymple, in q tone Of suppressed eA.
asperation.
''Selina, ! only ask to know
Because nobody else ever does"
''Ihen what becomes of all the new
gownsp" inquired the wondering man
..For goodness sake don't keep or
calling them gowns.
dresses, then. What becomes o.
themp'
'Oh-they do for the country. And
undcr-robes. glace slips and that. w
can wear again here, ever SO many
times, because they are not seen, onl,
the color showing through: or the lit
tie piece in front, if the upper dress il
left flying. and that can be altered te
look different by means of trimming
She might as well have talked to him
In Madame French, which was Q
sealed language to Oscar Da,rymple
for all the sense he could make of thu
speech. He looked perplexed. AND
she cross.
DO you not understand mee'
THAT / do not. Selma
ut is not to be expected. Ahusban(
who can, and does push his nose int
his wife's toilette, is only fit for man
milliner. am not saying this at you
Oscar; am saying you don't. w,
never worry our heads to interfere be
tween you and your tailors. and pr,
into the shape and make of your waist
coats and buttons and things, and W,
do not expect to have it done by us.
''Selina, let your grievance come t.
IN end. do not like 10 hear this tone
It smatters of reproach toward me-"
Then you must retract what yo,
said last night"
my dear. I said nothing to hur
you. / did not mean to do so.'
1T was as if you wanted me neve
10 have another new dress again.
NAY, Selma, you must have wha
dresses you want; with due regarC
to the smallness of our income. You
must not overlook that
fear am going to ruin you? What
the cost of few dresses must hav'
one for this morning fete.'
MY dear, have what You like; 70,
are the best judge. Only bearing il
mind what have said; of course I cal
trust you to do that"
1t never entered the long head 0
Oscar Dalrymple that his wife coult
80 beyond Il little imprudence in thu
matter. He had as much idea of tn
expense attendant upon an extrava
CANT toilette rs the man in the moon
and he did not sceL to inform himself
Long-hcad.ai, cold and cautious wa
he; never but upon one subject had h.
been warm in his whole life, and tha