The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-10
THEIR HONEYMOON.
TROUBLES OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO
| MARRIED A DOCTOR.

Ihey were Continuniiy being Guarded
Against-wouIdn't Allow Her to Wear
the 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 heartrending sigh mean on the lips
of n bride but just returned from her hon.
eymoon?"
~ do not mind admitting to you, dear
Marie" said Mrs. Boggs, putting her now
empty cup upon the table, "that / have
already found out that the fate of doc
tors wife Is not in all respects an enviable
one."
"Why, Laura, what do you meanS 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 immedi-
ately after our wedding for Chicago, and
my first trial began the very evening Of
our arrival. We reached the hotel about
o o'clock to find that instead Of the fine
suit Of rooms we had engaged cnly one
rather shabby bedchamber had been
saved for us. OF course IL was too late
TO change our quarters that evening, even
supposiDg that we could do better at one
of the other hotels. felt very dusty and
made up my mind that nice warm bath
was the thing needed, and so ! rang the
bell and ordered one prepared. Upon hear
ing the order, Mr.. Boggs turned to me
with a look OF horror upon his face.
"'Do you mean TO say, he cried, 'that
you would actually AXE bath In pub
lie tub in which anybody who pays few
cents can bathei'
Certainly replied, when / have
not a private one. l must keep Clean
"'Laura,' cried the doctor, do you
not know that number Of dreadful dis
eases may be communicated in that very
wayp You really will have to countermand
the order. l am very sorry to disappoint
you, but not for thousands of dollars
would I have you run such a risk
"And so of course had to give up my
much coveted bath"
"Poor Laura" said Mrs. Tublets, a very
little smile OF amusement curling the cor
ner of her mouth But Mrs. Boggs did
not see il and continued sadly:
"Most people had trouble in getting
their luggage, and we were among the un-
fortunate in that regard, but i consoled
myself with the idea that the next day
could easily 20 to one of the dry goods
shops and buy some clean clothes. Il shall
not mind the inconvenience at all, re-
marked cheerfully to William, because
You know, can try them on and be sure
that they ft nicely Alas, poor little
me- I seemed destined to shock what
call his prejudices.
~ sOf pnnQt ha inEinn ha
cried. But i assured him / was never
more serious in my life. Then he looked
actually grieved mt my ignorance and re-
marked that shopkeepers who allowed un-
ldergarments TO be tried on ought to be
subject 20 arrest and fine, IL not actually
20 imprisonment. or course none but
thoughtless, careless persons would dream
of wearing ready made underclothes until
they had been Numbered, considering the
fact that they are commonly made in tene-
ment houses full of dirt and bacteria, but
to actually go to shop where people were
allowed to try on such garments, thus
propagating disgusting skin diseases, one
must be simply mad.
"Of course was very angry at being
called mad, and then aud there we had
our first quarrel.
"You might have supposed that this
would be lesson to him not to interfere
with my personal liberty, bat not at all.
Hardly two weeks had passed when one
chilly morning, when we were going to
breakfast in the little sitting room which
we had finally secured, 1 slipped on n
lovely wadded japanese wrapper of pale
blue silk most eaborately embroidered in
canary colored floss, and as / took last
glance at myself before leaving my bed
room | felt that looked very nice indeed.
"When l appeared at the breakfast ta-
BILE, however, saw u shade of displeasure
cross my husbands s face as he looked with
marked disapproval at my pretty wrapper.
Laura he said very seriously, have
you ever worn that gown beforeP
"'No,' answered, wondering what
was coming next
Then 90 me the favor to take it off
and never put it on again Yes, my dear,
i know it IL exceedingly pretty, but as
likely as not the person who worked all
that elaborate embroidery was ner or
the victim OF some cutaneous disorder.
Those orientals are so prone to such dis
eases, and l cannot allow you TO run the
risk of wearing the garment, rich and
comfortable as It is
"0f course after that could never take
any pleasure in the dress, even IL he had
not absolutely forbidden my wearing it.
i was SO disappointed that I cried as ]
changed it for n plain American tea gown
OF cashmere"
ain early September we went TO the
mountains forsa couple of weeks. We
were at such nice hotell One of the first
things that charmed me was the fact that
every evening we found in our room n
nice pitcher of ice water. The doctor had
ascertained shortly after our arrival that
the water was safe TO drink, and I was
enjoying glass Of it in my room one
evening. when William entered and said:
"'You 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 he added, ice Is not easy to pro
cure in sufficient quantities TO last all
summer for large hotel, aud so they take