Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-12-20

thing. But Will YOU look at the label:
"A Rainy Day Wrapper? Whatever does 4
cousin Mary meau?'
Just what she says Helen She
wants you to wear il in your new home
to brighten the dull, rainy, depressing
mornings for your husband and chill
dren."
Il thought cousin Mary had a better
sense of correspondences. Now, IL ]
could ever bring myself to put on this
dainty thing, II would be upon some
cloudless Sunday morning in early June
tshoulo want 10 sat out UPON the piazza,
with the flowers blossoming and the
birds singing, and the blue sky over
head, and every thing in harmony.
Even then, I'm sure, should feel like
little brown sparrow in the feathers Of
abird-of-paradise. A rainy-day wrapper,
indeedl No. thank you. My gray one
with the Persian trimming will do we'll
enough for rainy days"
"My dear you are wrong. believe me,
and cousin Mary Is right. She has lived
in a housefull of brothers all her life,
and knows, as | do, that the masculine
eye delights in soft pretty colors- Men
uOH always KNOW Wuat IUAI
pleases them, but they are pleased with
orIgnt, cheerful colors In a wonga
dress- You should wear the wrapper
for the sake Of your husband and boys"
'Oh, as for DIR. Kendall, the dear
mani he is so absorbed in his studies
that he would never know whether !
was robed in sky blue, or grass green,
or dandelion yellow, or poppy red
bless himl As for Phil and Teddy,
they are rampaging boys, too young to
know or care what anybody wears;
while Max and Howard are young gem
tlemen OF such fastidious tastes I'm
sure they'd laugh to see their new old
mother tricked out like a young girl.
No, my dear friend, / 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"
81 hope shall be wiser. Perhaps
you think | will be sadder, too. Some
of my friends seem TO believe that ]
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 DIR. Kendall as do. Still,
| would like To show them that have a
shred OF sense left; so shall array my
self in good. substantial, work-a-day
gowns, such as befit my age and the
station OF life whereto ! am called"
"You are incorrigible."
mot at all. have simply thought
out this whole question of clothes as it
concerns myself, and reduced 1t to an
exact science. You see, with my COM
plexion, can't wear blues and green's;
reds and yellows are out of tine question
for one of my matare 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
l am fully equipped with them. have
run through the whole gamut, and car
produce almost any shade OF them from
my wardrobe at a minutes notice"
"But what will you do with the wrap
perP'
''oh! I'll keep the lovely thing. and
once in awhile | will take 1t out and re
member cousin Mary, and delight my
eyes with looking at it 1t is deligh
to the eye
So the wrapper was folded away. ant
the next day it went with Helen Ken
dali 20 her new home.
Time passed, and In the absorption o
her new duties and fitting herself int
her new place, the box and its content
were almost forgotten. One day, IL
making some changes, the box hap
pened to be brought to light, and tn,
wrapper was taken out to be put il
some other place. Before IL was disposed
of Helen was interrupted, and 1t la,
upon chair in her room all night
The next morning was dark and rainy
She was late, and in hurrying her dress
ing she remembered that her ordinar,
gray morning dress was out OF repair
Hesitating a moment her eye caugh
sight Of the card with "A Rainy Da,
Wrapper" on it. She smiled at tn
righteousness OF wearing such thin
on such morning; then, rs she paused
. sudden inspiration came TO her
"What II ] should? declare! I'll d
itf" she exclaimed, AMI in a spirit o
mischief she hastily threw 1t on.
glance in the mirror assured her that a
forty-eight the color was becoming ;
her clear. dark complexion and brow
hair and eyes. But she went out an
took her place at the breakfast tabl
little shame facedly, 1t must be con
fessed.
''oh, mother. how pretty you look!
was the greeting OF Teddy, the younges
and privileged pet of the household, a
he came around to give her the good
morning kiss
Its her pretty Dress" commente
outspoken Phil.
"Yes. guess it is, - said Teddy. survey
ing IL critically. Its so rosy. Wher
did you get 1t, mother?"
1--WE had II ever since l came here
only thought IL was too gay for tn
mother of such big boys to wear"
'oh, IL isn't" protested Max, tn
oldest young ran of twenty-one. 1T
good TO see one bright spot in thi
wretchedly dull morning. ! wish yo
would wear IL every time IL rains.
"sMaking sunshine in a shady place. :
quoted Dr. Kendall, misehieYously, bu
. looking at his wife meanwhile wit
admiring eyes.
1t was merry breakfast, spite of tn
pouring rain outside; and, after her hus
, band and boys had separated TO thei
! several employments, Helen Kendall di
some serious thinking. The boys evI
dent pleasure in the pretty wrapper wa
a revelation TO her. Could il really max
tn than hnxu aha xUa