The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-03

you sped? Come and get warm over
the lire and have some tea. You see
we have begun fires.in the evening"
Col. Uppingham ensconsed himself
In q comfortable armchair, and spread
out his hands before the blazing logs.
His sister, looking anxiously at his
face, noted the careworn, troubled ex-
preston. which more than once in the
course of her life it had fallen to her
lot to charm away.
Glow did you leave them at Gull
len?" she asked. SIS Henry all right
AGAIN." 6i4
"Henry is just getting about in a
slipper he replied. "Clara has been
rather uneasy about him, for this at
tack has lasted so long; but he seems
to be going on all right now, and she
herself is as we'll as possible and shoot
ing straighter than ever"
"And what about the sporting
ladies?, How did you get on with
Col. Uppinghamlaughed. 20, got
on with them right enough. But, my
dear Jessie, do wish you could have
been on the lawn the morning after
my arrival, to see the start for moor
and river. Had only possessed your
ready pencil I would have made a
picture, and sent it to Punch. You
never in your life saw anything like it.
One OF these young women is French,
and she and Clara became tres lees
when they were both by way ofstudy-
ing painting, in Dresden, before they
respectively married. She is now a
Nine. Chalumeau; who and what the
husband is l don't know, but a serv-
ant or boOkworm of some sort, I
fancy. Certainly I have seen some
funny figures prepared for la chasse'
among Frenchmen, but I could never
have believed in a Frenchwoman's
idea OF the correct get-up for such an
occasion unless had seen it with nv
own eyes. 1t was more like what a
Maid Morian wears on the stage or at
fancy ball than anything else. 1
can't describe all the details, but YOU
can imagine what I mean. A bright
green petticoat or skirt of some kind,
and with CATERS to match, fastened
with the brightest cut steel buttons,
showing like frework miles away; a
buff waistcoat fastened all down with
the same gaudy buttons, and sort
OF coat or jacket also covered with
them, only about the size of cheese
plates. Then she had green felt hat
much the shape of the bersaglieri's
but with a plume OF cocks feathers
larger than / ever saw adoring any of
theirs, and the daintiest of patent
leather shoes, with the highest OF heels
and the thinest of soles. To make the
fashion p ate complete, of course she
was bound to have her carnassiere
slung over her shoulder; but she might
have dispensed with a. lot of chains
and lockets and things dangling from
her waist, and making an Internal row
whenever she moved, and a whole row
of bangles onher wrists. I shall never
forget Clara's face when she came ont
OF the house! She just gave me one
look, and was obliged to walk away
or must have laughed outright; but
heard her telling Nine. Chalumeau
that, exquisite as her toilet was. it
would hardly do for her rugged high
land sport, and they went indoors,
and l believe Clara rugged her out in
some of her own things. / didn't see
her again, for was told off to fish.
and. had to go down to
the river with Miss Mainwaring
in tow, who was going to try her
prentice hand on a salmon. Her
costume left much to desire, though it
was not quite so outrageous as Nine.
Chalumeau's. l cannot for the life of
me imagine why women, who, as a
rule, think more of dress than any,
thing else, don't ask some one who
knows what sort of things they ought
to wear when they are taking M q,
new character. don't suppose either
OF these women would have gone to
ball for the first time without taking
care to be suitably dressed. However.
my companion seemed to be quite
content with her appearance, and of
course said nothing"
"What was her costume? asked
Lady Marston.
well, her boots were thicker GER
tainly, though not exactly what T
should describe as fishing boots, and
she had sensible enough tweed skirt,
only too long for her to scramble in
comfortably; but she had a bright red
jacket with a lot of gold braid about
it, and bright red hat to match, and
a long fur boa hanging about her neck,
which, however, she had to discard
very soon. What [ did object to and
ventured remonstrance against was
horrid little wheeling pug which she
carried under her arm, and which
must be her familiar spirit, for she
never appears without it. suggest
ed rs mildly as I could that she had
better leave the little brute at home:
but she said that the poor little
darling would be so miserable
and that he was so good, and
that she wouldn't let him be in
the way, etc.; so of course, l
said no more, and she carried him all
the way, but had to tie him to a bush
with her pocket handkerchief, and
lay down her rod every two minutes
to go and stop his whining, so the
ghillie told me, who was virtuouslv
indignant at such a heavy landicap
being put on him."
"And what was the result?"
80, needless to say, she caught
| nothing. When we got to the river
made her over to to the ghillie, who.
I assured her with absolute truth.
| could teach her how to throw a line
| much better than could, and went
off alone lower down and caught two
very nice fish,"
"Poor jack" laughed his sister. sI
hone YOU found that these good ladies