Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-14
MOAT-GRANGE.
BIZ Mrs. HHNnY Woon

60 beyond a little imprudence in the
matter. He had as much idea of the
expense attendant upon an extrava-
CANT toilette as the man in the moon,
and he did not seek to inform himself.
Long-headed, cold and cautious was
he; never but upon one subject mad he
been warm in his whole life; and that
was his love for Selma, when she was
Miss Dalrymple. To say that he had
loved her passionately, all the more
passionately because it had been hid
den, would not be saying enough;
upon that one point he was simple
ton; his love fooled him to it. Unex-
pectedly he succeeded to the family
estate, and then he spoke; and Selma,
after some vacillation, married him.
He was not yet disenchanted; and he
never glanced at the possibility that
his wife could bring on real embar-
rassment through extravaganza.
my dear, have what you like; you
are the best judge"
The words were as the sweetest
music in her ears. She sprang up,
humming a scrap of song
"You dear, good Oscar! I knew
you were never going to be an old GRIT
fin. think must have that lovely
green and white gauze. 1t was the
most magnificent dress. was divided
between that and a lemon-colored dam
ask. I'll have the gauze. And gauze
dresses cost nothing"
"NothingP"
"Next to nothing. Oh, Oscar. there's
another thing. My presentation. 1
have gone on and on, waiting for Lady
Dalrymple to come to town, and now
there are only two drawing-roor
Mro C1orolorI L.
next, and will present me. Shall sheP"
s. If you must be presented at all. I
don't see any good in it, for my part.
Your mother never was presented;
and you only occupy the place she did,
Selma"
"You are a Goth" exclaimed Mrs.
Dalrymple. IL declare it is quite dis
respectful to her Majesty, to say you
see no good in a drawing-room! It's
as bad as treason
"Not quite" answered Oscar, in his
dry way. II have little doubt her
Majesty is glad enough when a draw
ing-room day is over. She would not
miss you"
II shall tell Mrs. Cleveland l 20
with her to the next" said Selma, dis
posing of the matter. "And order my
court-dress to-day"
She flew upstairs. It was early yet
to appear at Madame Damereau's; Gus
tom had regulated late hour. What
cared Mrs. Dalrymple for custom just
thenp What does any lady, young and
vain, care for it, when fete-dress and
court-dress are waiting to be decided
on? She would go and have Madame's
ear all to herself. before others came to
share it,
She pulled aside the "sheets and Ia
blecloths," and glanced underneath.
1t was a goodly stock of dresses; but
yet not all the stock; for the lace, mus
lin, and flimsy gauze, and delicate white,
and delicate pearl, and delicate pink,
and delicate other shades, were repos-
ing in drawers, out of sight, between
folds Of tissue paper. Barege and ball
zarine; satin, plain and figured; velvet;
silk, plain, damask, lowered, shot,
corded and glace; robes disposition,
and robes not; two-flounced robes, and
three-founced, and four-founced, and
double-skirted and open; so many that
the eye looked to their colors for relief,
Beautiful colors: green, blue, pink,
lilac, purple, gray, pearl, stone, violet,
brown, amber, lemon; not dress of
every color, but dress of every shade
of every color. And yet-new and
rich, and elegant as they were, Mrs.
Dalrymple could not go to the fete
without a new one!
II want a thousand things" cried
Selma, when she reached Nine. Dam
ereau's. ''Have you sold the green
and-white gauze dressp"
No, was Madame answer, she had
kept it on purpose for Mime. Dali
reemp. Milady Oak-tonne had come
In orI Of lot I'd
it, but she had told Milady 1t was sold.
Selma took it all in. The fact was,
Madame had tried to persuade Milady
Oakton into it, but Milady was proof
against the price. 1t was only seven
teen guineas, and that included the
fringe and trimmings. Selma had told
her husband that gauze dresses, cost
nothing! She was too eager to ask the
price now.
Il shall 60 in it to the breakfast on
Thursday. What mantle can 1 wear?"
A momentous question. Mrs. Dali
rymple and Nine. Damereau ran over
the mantles, scarfs, shawls, etc., pos
sessed by the former, as many as they
could recollect, and came to the con-
clusion that there was not one that
would Ego with it,
II have lace MANTLE" said Madame
-''ah! but it is recherche!-a real
Brussels. If there is one dress in my
house that it ought to go with, it is
that green-and-white."
She brought it forward and exhibited
it upon the dress. Very beautiful; of
that there was no doubt. 1t was prob
ably beautiful price, also.
twenty-five guineas."
"Oh, my goodness - twenty-five
guineas" cried Selma. '.But I'll take
1t. A breakfast fete does not come
every day. ~
had exhibited her white lace bonnet
with the emeralds but twice, and came
to the conclusion that that "would do"
Not that she hesitated at buying an
Other but it was so suitable to the
green-and-white dress.
"And now for nv court-Oh. stop.