The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-27
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II do think, John, you might let me
have o little more money!"
Victoria Hale was sitting OF the
breakfast table, d bout upon her cherry
lips, An orpinous wrinkle between her
brows. She looked very pretty in her
morning dress of fluted white lawn,
with a breakfast cup Of Swiss muslin
and rose-colored ribbons, that were
peculiarly becoming to her olive skin
and large, velvety black eyes.
More money, Victorian he repeated,
with n scarcely perceptible knitting of
the brows.
"Are you not getting unreasonable?
Do ] not keep you literally supplied
with all that l have to spare9'
"But it's so Notifying to go shop
ping with Mrs. Hyde and Mrs. Bou-
nington, and have to stand by while
they are purchasing the sweetest things
at such bargainsl"
that's my advice"
you would shut mo up, then, from
all amusement and society"
Nonsense, victorlal You know bet
ter than that Here arc your prettily
furnished house, your garden, your
little conservatory, to amiise your
ppm tired of them ALL" said the
pretty bride; One cannot be CON
teh eng WIN me same uiihg I9reyer.
you wanms u Perpetuai enuilge,
continued wliirl OF excitement. you
should nave married fien inan;
Doht ne cross, John, SAID victoria,
eoaAiilgly. but you Know an our
neighnors ABOUT mere are toierahly
Wen OIL, ana don went TO be Ieit Pc
hlhu. Snail 90 moftileu 70 death II L
cam nave cfoquet party ~ july
nave no especial oblection 10
!hat, SAID her husband. suppose
~ need not necessarily De expen-
siveT -, W., .os
MOI SO Very, said victoria. ~
course, we npst have band, and the
sweets ana lce5 from tne coniec-
tioner's.n
wouldn't your piano and little
hoin,.eLmade cake ana lce cream uoF'
| what nonsense, john DO you sup
pose could ask our stylish neighbors
70 SUCH a two-peiiny sort OF ahalr as
thlL
They. would know 1t was as good as
we could ailord."
| And Peed lace parasol terribly.
ana, on Jchn, l rad forgotten about
Mrs. Lacy5 crean-coloreu ponies"
Il hope, for goodness sake, she
doirt want you to buy thefnr'
| H.,
NAV use them while she's at Searboro.
| Isn't It kind of herin
| II dare say it's very kind said John
Hale, ruefuIly; "but do YOU chance TO
| know how much a palr Of ponies cost
| In keepinR-to saw nothing of the ex-
pense of the groomfn
"Oh, IL you're going to stoop to such
petty transformations MS thnt-n
aNell. we'll. use them II Won like. I
dare saw we will manape somehow.n
| "And the cruuuet partyH Only 30 or
10 people-iust To nay our social debts.
| It's so Shabby to lie behindhand in such
thinps.1
III you'll be as economical as yo,,
can about it."-
And the rarasol? And the Summer
silk that Il such a bargain at Peter
Robinson's'-
Vic that there The, Il n limit 70 our funds
Mrs. HnIe was satisfied with thp
crtldginp assent SO reluctantly
Screwed out OF her husband
She gave the crouret pni,ty, and had
the satisfaction OF hearing on ali sides
that Il was the most elegantly gotten
way road. She whirled down to tho
parks, and along The Bayswater road.
| with Tho eream,coIored ponies. She
| bought the lavender summer silk. with
n "ioyer of n lace shawl 10 wear with
it; paid Nine. Fringe Furbelow foul
guineas to make Ii up, and had il
T,,ined bv a gIass Of lemonado the first
time she ever wore IL, She accented
an invitation TO visit Yarmouth, With
Il party Of cav friends, and cried aii
night before she could induce her hus.
band to consent,
| "vie, you don't understand said
1 John, with a careworn look on his
brow. I'VE must study economy OF
we shall 40 to RUM
'Isconorny.n sharply retorted Vic.
TORN, II ain sick OF the very word y
Her husband turned silently AWAY.
1t was hard, Just when he had most
need OF sympathy, counsel and advice
thus to be repulsed.
"rhey tell me-" said old Mr.. Hardie,
tho senior member of the firm 81
Hardie, Blocke & Co. <that Hale's
wife dresses the most elegantly of any
one at YarmoQth's .his season.
'fWhnt. Hale. who Keeps Denny,s
booksY Younp Haley
"Yes."
| "The deuce she doesi How can he
| afford itgn
.sAhl" said old HardIe. tnkinp snufy
nthafis n different nafter, / dnn'i
know how he affords II IF 7 were
Dennv sbnn,d keen an nve On
thihreii va
"Thev,ve bad aoma satiana Iasaons,
talready. I'm told" said the other.
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