The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-08-28

eye delights in soft pretty colors Men
don't always know what it is that
pleases them, but they are pleased with
bright, cheerful colors in a woman's
dress. You should wear the wrapper
for the sake Of your husband and boys. :"
''Oh, as for DR.. Kendall, the dear
man! he is so absorbed in his studies
that he would never know whether 1
was robed in sky blue, or grass green,
or dandelion yellow, or poppy red
bless him! As for Phil and Teddy,
they are rampaging boys, too young to
know or care what anybody wears;
while Max and Howard are young gen.
tlemen of such fastidious tastes Pm
sure they'd laugh to see their new old
mother tricked out like young girl.
No, my dear friend, 1 know my duty
better"
"Well," laughed Mrs. Lindley, 'you
will be wiser six months from now, and
then you will take cousin Mary's and
my advice"
II hope shall be wiser. Perhaps
you think will be sadder, too. Some
of my friends seem to believe that I
have hidden goodbye to all the pleas
ures of life, and to all my common
sense as we'll. But that's because they
do not know DR.. Kendall as l do. Still.
would like to show them that have a
shred of sense left; so I shall array my
self in good, substantial, work-a-day
gowns, such as befit my age and the
station of life whereto l am called"
"You are incorripible,"
mot at all. have simply thought
out this whole question of clothes as it
concerns myself. and reduced it to an
exact science. You see, with my COM
plexion, l can't wear blues and green's;
reds and yellows are out of the question
for one of my mature years and my pro-
fession of ''pastoress;" purple do not
like; so there is nothing left but blacks
and browns and grays, and assure you
I am fully equipped with them. have
run through the whole gamut, and can
produce almost any shade of them from
my wardrobe at a minutes notice."
But what will you do with the wrap
per?'
"Oh! I'll keep the lovely thing, and
once in awhile will take it out and re-
member cousin Mary, and delight my
eyes with looking at it. 1t is delight
to the eye"
So the wrapper was folded away, and
the next day it went with Helen Ken
dali to her new home.
Time passed, and in the absorption of
her new duties and fitting herself into
her new place, the box and its contents
were almost forgotten. One day, in
making some changes the box hap
pened to be brought to light, and the
| wrapper was taken out to be put in
some other place. Before it was disposed
of Helen was interrupted, and it lay
| upon a chair in her room all night.
The next morning was dark and rainy.
She was late, and in hurrying her dress
gray morning dress was out of repair.
Hesitating moment her eye caught
sight of the card with "A Rainy Day
Wrapper" on it. She smiled at the
Righteousness Of wearing such thing
on such morning; then, as she paused,
sudden inspiration came to her.
What if I should? l declare! I'll do
it!' she exclaimed, AMI in q spirit of
mischief she hastily threw it on. A
forty-eight the color was becoming to
her clear, dark complexion and brown
hair and eyes. But she went out and
took her place at the breakfast table
little shamefacedly, it must be con-
fessed.
"Oh, mother, how pretty you look!"
was the greeting of Teddy, the youngest
and privileged pet of the household, as
he came around to give her the good
morning kiss.
ITS her pretty Dress" commented
outspoken Phil.
Eyes, guess it is, said Teddy, survey
ing it critically. ITS so rosy. Where
did you get it, mother?"
1--WE had it ever since I came here,
only thought it was too gay for the
mother of such big boys to wear"
''Oh, it isn't" protested Max, the
Oldest, young man of twenty-one. "It's
good to see one bright spot in this
wretchedly dull morning. l wish you
would wear it every time it rains"
Making sunshine in shady place, >"
quoted DR.. Kendall, mischievously, but
looking at his wife meanwhile with
admiring eyes.
1t was a merry breakfast, spite of the
pouring rain outside; and, after her hus-
band and boys had separated to their
several employments, Helen Kendall did
! some serious thinking. The boys evil
dent pleasure in the pretty wrapper was
a revelation to her. Could it really make
any difference to them how she was
dressed? Was it not possible that per-
petual browns and blacks and grays,
even of differing shades, might in time be-
come trifle monotonous and depressing?
And especially upon a dull morning,
when it was so easy to strike q minor
keynote for the day? Neat she always
was, with immaculate collars and cuffs
and frills, but couldn't she add beauty
to neatness sometimes? Could she not
strengthen her influence over the boys
by making herself more pleasing in
their eyes? Yes, cousin Mary and Mrs.
Lindley were right How blind she had
been not to see it before. She would
henceforth wear that wrapper whenever
there should be occasion.
Occasions came in plenty. Once when
Teddy was sick he asked beseechingly
If his mother wouldn't put on the
rosy Dress" and, when she did, he
quieted down and went off into a re-
freshing sleep.
One morning before she left her
room there was tap at the door, and on
opening it a crack Howard whispered
| through:
Mother, won't you please put on
your rosy wrapper this morning?"
Wonderingly she complied, for it was
bright morning, and it had come to be
| understood that that garment was fur
dull days.
'T'm all out of sorts, mother" Howard
explained; ''got a desperate fit Of the
blues, and thought a sipht of that 70