Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-26

Dut as long as there is no wind you present
very stunning appearance, and you do
not give the world at large the impression
that your hat is an elephant on your
hands.
PRETTY, BUT OH, HOW USELESS
once had an elephant on my hands-in
the shape of a bonnet. II came about this
way. l had the rheumatism, and my
friends, in their desire to make me cheer
ful, sent me gifts galore. There were roses
and flowers of all kinds there were jellies
which my dog consumed with rapture,
there were two canvas back duck from
down IN Maryland, and no end of candies.
A girl with practical mind came in to see
me, and after gazing at the gifts galoreleft
There were roses and flowers of something
sensible" IL arrived in about half an
hour. 1t was shrimp pink velvet evening
bonnet. decorated with gold, in which was
set imitation gems by the dozen, sapphires
diamonds, rubies and emeralds. Just in
front were three small feathers, one
shrimp pink and the other two pale blue.
The ties were Of shrimp velvet. I:
1T WAS THING OF BEAUTY.
1 had II put on the pillow beside me, and
looked at 1t from every direction: after
half an hour of steady staring, it dawned
on my rheumatic mind that providence
had never Intended that ! should wear
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persuaded myself into thinking that
could put on dab of rouge which nobody
would notice, and so the trying colors
would be all right at night. Then for
while didn't worry; suddenly II dawned
on me with the force Of Democratic
majority, that to wear that beautiful
chapeau would require a gown of gold,
and am not endowed with such riches.
IL could not be worn to walk in, and IL
could not be assumed earlier in the day
than gaslight, on account of the disagree
ment between my complexion and its
shades' 1t was put away, as the doctor
said mustn't have anything to worry me.
argued this out: It's suchI a Handsome
bonnet that the milliner will only be too
glad to exchange it for a much simpler
one; but he wasn't: He said 'it was mag
Unique chic and every other adjective in
the French language that told that he con-
sidered It elegant, but he refused positively
to takeit buck; then I knew had an ele-
plant 1t was too handsome for anybody.
u cost S45, and | offered to sell 1t for IS.
No takers. When the girl who gave it to
me spoke about it, tolI her it was too
nice to wear, and she smiled and agreed
with me; she thought 1t was compliment.
THE END OF THAT PRETTY HAT.
offered it as present to several people;
they. all declined 1t, saying that they didn't
think they had any frocks fine enough to
60 with 1t. AT last one woman took it. and
it's my private belief that she used the
passamenterie to cover a pincushion, the
velvet for a crazy quilt and the feathers to
decorate fan. have but one grief about
1t now; that is instead of giving it away
did not burn II, and have the pleasure of
seeing 1t 60 to glory myself. And the
moral? Well, 1t is this, don't give or buy
bonnets or hats unsnited to your frocks or
to that station In life in which you are
placed or better still, to make It wider,
don't yearn for an elephant In any shane
whatever for once he's on your hands you
either starye to death or you will have to
kill him.
THEY AGREE TO DISAGREE.
But then you may think differently
about pretty bonnets and things. There
are great many people who don't agree
with me.
Doubtless you don't agree with me be-
cause you are Republican and am
Democrat.
! don't agree with you because you like
whisky and don't.
You don't agree with me because think
a baby month old is the sweetest thing
IN the world while you call II uninterest-
ing.
don't agree with you because you think
baseball is the national game; think it's
the national foolery.
You don't agree with me because play
poker for fun and you play it for ducats.
! don't agree with you because you take
little white pellets for medicine and take
big black doses.
You don't agree with me because like
frills and frivols and sweets and dogs and
good children, pretty women and hand
some men-but there, l do believe YOU
will agree with me in liking this combina-
tion and set it down as the one group of
opinions upon which you agree with
RAR