Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-26
THEIR HONEYMOON.
TROUBLES OF YOUNG WOMAN WHO
MARRIEo A DOCTOR.


AEainst--wouIdn't Allow Hor to Wear
tho Pretty Gown.
Young Mrs. Boggs heaved deep sigh
as she handed her dainty pink and white
cup across the little tea table TO her bosom
friend, Mrs. Tublets, for "just one more
lump Of sugar" and helped herself TO an
other wafer.
Mrs. Tublets was startled. "My dear
est Laura" she exclaimed, "what can
such a heartrending sigh mean on the lips
Of bride but just returned from her hon
eymooni"
al do not mind admitting TO you, dear
Marie, F." said Mrs Boggs, putting her now
empty cup upon the table, "thnt | have
already found out that the fate Of doc
tors wife is not in all respects an enviable
one"
"Why, Laura, what do you meant You
can as yet have had no experience OF inter
rupted dinners, midnight calls and bad
bills"
AS you know, dear Marie" replied
young Mrs. Boggs, 1--WE started inimedi-
ately after our wedding for Chicago, and
my first trial began the very evening OF
our arrival. We reached tbs hotel about
8 O'Clock to find that instead Of the fine
suit Of rooms we had engaged ouly one
rather shabby bedchamber had been
saved for us. OF course II was too late
to change our quarters that evening, even
supposing that we could do better ut one
Of the other hotels felt very dusty aud
made up my mind that nice warm bath
was the thing needed, and so | rang the
bell and ordered one prepared Upon near
ing the order, Mr.. Boggs turned TO me
with look Of horror upon his face.
"'Do you mean to say he cried, that
you would actually take a bath in pub
lie tub in which anybody who pays few
cents can bathep
Certainly replied, when have
not private one. must keep clean.
" Laura, cried the doctor, do you
not know that number Of dreadful dis
eases may be- communicated in that very
way3 You really will have to countermand
the order ! nm very sorry TO disappoint
you, but not for thousands Of dollars
would have you run such risk
And 30 Of course had to give up my
much coveted hath"
Poor Laura said Mrs. Tublets, very
little smile Of amusement curling the cor
ner Of her mouth, But Mrs. Boggs did
not SEQ ii aud continued sadly;
"Alost people had trouble in getting
their Luggage, and we were among the un-
fortunate in that regard, but cousoled
myself with the idea that tho next day /
could easily 20 to one of the dry goods
shops and buy some clean clothes. 4 shall
not mind the inconvenience mt all, re
marked cheerfully TO william, because,
you know, | can try them on and be sure
that they fit nicely Alas, poor little
mel seemed destined to shock what i
call his preiudices.
"'Of couus you must be joking, he
cried. But ! assured him l was never
more serious in my life. Then he looked
actually grievcd at my ignorance and re
marked that shopkcepcrs who allowed un-
dergHrments to be tried on ought to be
subject TO arrest and fine, II not actually
TO imprisonment. OF course none but
thoughtless, careless persons would dream
of wearing ready made underclothes until
they had been Numbered, considering the
fact that they arc commonly made in tene-
ment houses full of dirt aud bacteria, but
to actually go to shop where people were
allowed to try on such garments, thus
propngatiug disgusting skin diseases, one
must be simply mad.
"Of course | was very angry at being
called mad, and then and there we had
our first quarrel.
"You might have supposed that this
would be Il lesson TO him not to interfere
with my personal liberty, but not at all
Hardly two weeks hud passed when one
chilly morning, when we were going to
breakfast in the little sitting room which
we had finally secured, / slipped on a
lovely wadded Japanese wrapper of pale
blue silk most deliberately embroidered In
canary colored floss, and M | took Il last
glance at myself before leaving my bed
room felt that looked very nice indeed
"When | appeared at the breakfast ia
bic, however, / saw II shade Of displeasure
cross my husbands face as he looked with
marked disapprovai at my pretty wrapper
Laura, he said very seriously, have
You ever worn that gown bcforeY
emo | answered, wondering what
was coming next.
4" Then do me the favor to take It Oft
and never put it on again Yes, my dear
l know it is exceedingly pretty, but as
likely MS not the person who worked all
that elaborate embroidery was a leper or
the victim Of some cutaneous disorder
Those orientals are so promo to such dis
eases, and | cannot allow you TO run the
risk Of wearing the garment, itch and
comfortable as Il Is
"Of course after that could never take
any pleasure in the dress even II he had
not absolutely forbidden my wearing 1t.
l was 80 disappointed that I cried as |
changed it for plain American tea gown
OF cashmere"
I'm early September we went TO the
mountains for couple Of weeks. We
were nj such a nice hotel One of the first
things that charmed me was the fact that
every evening we found In our room a
nice pitcher of ice water. The doctor had
ascertained shortly after our arrival that
the water was safe to drink, and | was
enjoying a glass OF it in my room one
evening, when William entered aud said:
lyon are not drinking water with ice in
it, trust
Upon my replying that was, he asked
II no one had ever explained to me the
danger of ice in country places. 'Of
course, be added, ice ~ not easy to pro-
cure in sufficient quantities to last all
summer fora large hotel, aud so they take
any ice they can find, and much of It
comes from ponds OF stngnant water.
Many cases Of typhoid fever can be direct.
ly traced othe drinking of ice water mndo
from such ice. The latter OF course melts
very quickly and 50 il is as IL you were
drinking the unhealthy, stagnant water
direct.
From day to day found that on vari.
GUS preteNts most OF the luxurics OF life
ware hatnw ,s1ft off ono br mn.