The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-23
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pretty country girl who has come TO spend
the Christmas holidays In New York among re-
latives, who had made q midsummer visit to
her fathers farm 10 tie woods of Maine brings
and interesting story 10 town, says the New
YORK Meas, which MAKES her women friends
laugh hartily at the ignorance Of the butt
though most men. when they hear il, exclaim,
NO. wonder" and sympathize with her
In the country village near the Maine girls
home there exists good deal of rivalry among
the daughters OF the farmers as TO who shall be
the acknowledged belle of the country side
me rivalry is keen, and two or three OF the
competitors are pretty evenly matched for first
place. Lizzie Brown, however !" so the Maine
girl tells the story 70 her friends, ''laid her
pIens 70 outdo them all at the ball Thanksgiving
eve rich old aunt Of hers, who lives in New
York, bad sent her a present Of handsome
gown |. think now that some one must have
made It present TO the aunt and she, having
no use Tor the new-fanged thing, had sent it 20
Lizzie for lack Of something better.
Lizzie said not word about il TO any one.
Her mother knew about, CT course, but she, too,
was ambitious for her daughters success and
too determined that no girl should CODY her
Lizzie's dress or take of the edge Of Lizzie's
triumph 20 lessen the surprise by saying any
thing about 1t. When the ball was fairly under
way Lizzie sailed into the room and quite took
our bresths away by her beauty. She is a pretty
girl, blonde, Of beautiful complexion and the
gown became her wonderfully. IL was of black
surah silk, out W shape before and with Wat
teau effect behind, and trimmed with real
creamy lace, and it just did look lovely. Lizzie
saued around IN IL as proud as a peacock and
turned all the rest of us green with envy, for
none OF us could approach her gown in stylish
ness OF cut or richness of material.
I'VE all asked her where she got IL, of course
for we knew she could not afford to buy il
when she told us that IL came from her wealthy
aunt IN New York, who had said in the note &C
companytng It that it was in the latest STYLE
our admiration and envy were increased and
Lizzie triumph was correspondingly heightened
One girl, however, was bold enough to inslnuate
that she did not think il was the very latest
style EShe said that school teacher from New
\ ork who was in poor health had that day come
TO pay VISIT to the Jones family and that she
was coming to the ball with Jennie Jones and
that she might be asked to pass Judgment on
the dress.
''Lzzie was not at all alarmed at the pros
pect. She invited inspection and defied criti-
cism. The school teacher from New York was
late, and Lizzie had cut out several of the
girls before she came, and was carrying things
with high hand. Finally the teacher arrived,
and before she could get her wraps off was told
all about the gown. She peeped out of the
dressing room door at Lizzie, and as soon as
she saw the gown the Queerest expression came
over her face. then she blushed very much and
began to giRgle, to sat down. When she was
able 70 answer our inquiries she exclaimed:
why It's nightgown!"
"A night-gownr we squealed in chorus
Yes she answered, 'one of those new
fashioned, elaborate Dight-gowns that great
swes and actresses wear o, my! That 1
should ever have seen one worn at a bauv'
when Lizzie heard the verdict she tainted
The men nearly died from laughing and the
whole neighborhood will talk OF nothing else
for month"