West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-24

antiquel Did you ever read the fable of
The Daw in Borrowed Feathers, Hat
tie"
'Tve hired dress to wearp' de6antly
cried Hattie-''a beauty"
The moro goose you"
''Pale blue" said ecstatic Hattie,
trimmed with crystal fringe and loops
OF crystal cord. Rudolph Tuxford likes
blue. heard him say so once"
Daphne colored little, but said moth
ing.
''And supposed, of course. you would
send for the yellow MORE, went on Hat
tie. There wouldn't girl there be
dressed like Us"
"No. should think notw said
Daphne.
"Ten dollars isn't much for party
dress - urged Hattie.
''But you owe the jeweler for that set
of canoes yet" reminded Daphne.
"And you haven't paid the last install.
ment on that imitation sealskin jacket
that you wore all last winter"
"There's no hurry about that" said
Hattie, with toss of her head "No
girl can expect to get settled in life il
she has no enterprise at ALL"
Daphne was silent. She sewed busily
on.
"You won't take the moire dressg"
"Non
"Tt would mako you look like an
Eastern Queen"
II would great deal rather look like
an American factory said Daphne
And no amount OF persuasion could
induce her to abandon tn position.
hattie went home, almost crying with
vexation.
nAnd Madar, I oro,,,- ,,,oe .,o;,x. . - -
me have the blue silk dollar cheaper,
ii got customer for the yellow more, "
pondered she. Daphne is too mean
for anything"
"You are really going to this country
husking ball, Rudolph" cried Miss Tux
ford, scornfully.
81 am really going, Adelew
Miss Tuxford raised her pretty blonde
eyebrows, as she stirred the chocolate in
her decorated china cup.
as there any especial attractionl" she
asked, archly.
''if you'll come with me, Dell, I'll
show you plenty of pretty girls" laugh
ingly retorted alr. Tuxford.
Am i to have q sister in. law from the
country" Z" asked Adele.
81 haven't quite made up my mind
yet, Dell" composcdly answered her
brotbor Upon the whole, however, /
am rather inclined to fancy the idea of
settling down IN this quaint old red
brick house that Cousin Arial Tuxford
has left me. The girls around here are
charming and original, even if they
haven't had boarding school educat-
tions-and, you see. they have not been
brought up 20 expect seasons at Newport
and summers at Bar HarborD -
"To me-, said Adele, "the place is
inexpressibly dreary."
"lOu had better come with me- 10 the
husking ball., said Rudolph, laughing.
There's a young mill-owner, that re
minds one of Edgar Ravenswood, in a
modern cut suit Of clothes, and -"
"Nonsense !" said Adele.
But she made up her mind to 20, all
the same
She was flirting, in pretty, dignifed
way, with Harry Liscombe, the son Of
the silk mill owner, and the original OF
the edgar Ravenswood" idea ar the
husking- ball, when suddenly she lifted
up her eyes from behind her jeweled
fan.
"Who is that little creature in the
blue dress, Mr.. Liscombef" said she.
"And the incomprehensible satin boots
that are not a match for her Rowni'
Harry Liscombe looked around.
ooh" said he, 81 see whom you mean
She is one Of our mlll-girls. Isn't she
pretty7"
h. she's pretty enough; but that
dress" Adele burst into soft, well.
modulated TT of laughter. ''Its one Of
my old toilettes that gave to my maid
l.isette a month ago. And | suppose
Lisette has sold it to one Of those second.
hand harpies that are always preying
upon society, and this poor creature has
by some chance stumbled upon It. Upon
my word this Is too ridcu Gus |"
Old Mrs. Potts, who sat against the
wall with her two stiff, elderly daughters,
VINO never got any invitations to dance,
heard il all
she told Miss Maurice, who made
funny story Of It to amuse the doctors
daughters, aud in less than fifteen
minutes il was through the ballroom
like an electric current. People were
looking, smiling, whispering.
"Come away, Hattie" whispered Dor
cas, her elder sister. Every one IS
laughing at your second hand dress
Hattie colored to the very roots Of her
fri, zed yellow hair
"And how do they know Il is second
hand w
'It used to be Miss Tuxford's." said
Dorcas. "Sho gave it 10 her maid. Her
maid sold il TO your Madam Leroux
and oh, do come away, Hattie feel
so ashamed See how people are star
ing"
So ended Hattie Murray's evening Of
pleasure and as she slipped / Ike a guilty
creature out Of the room, she saw
Daphne Walters being led to the head
Of the second cotillion by Mr.. Tuxford
himself
"In that old red gown, tool" she said
20 herself as she burst into hysterical
tears and sObs out in the dressing room. /.
That evening was the turning point Of .
Daphne's destiny. Rudolph Tuxford's I
heart somehow became entanQled under 1
the dark meshes Of her long eyelasho3
in the loops of the garnet ribbon which