The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-01
THEIR HONEYMOON.
TROUBLES OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO
MARRIED A DOCTOR.

Against-wouidn't Allow Her to Wear
the Pretty Gown.
Young Mrs. Boggs heaved deep sigh |
ss she handed her dainty pink and white |
cup across the little tea table to her bosom
friend, Mrs. Tublets, for "iust 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 heartrcnding sigh mean on the lips
of bride but just returned from her hon
eymoon2"
~ 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 a doc
tors wife is not in all respects an enviable
one."
"Why, Laura, what do you meanp You
can as yet have had no experience of inter
rupted dinners, midnight calls and bad
Bills
Gas 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
8 o'clock to find that instead of the fine
suit of rooms we had engaged only one
rather shabby bedchamber had been
saved for u.s. OF course it was too late
to change our quarters that evening, even
supposing that we could do better at one
of the other hcttss. 1 felt very dusty and
made up my mind that nice warm bath
was the thing needed, and so l rang the
bell and ordered one prepared. Upon hear
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 any body who pays few
cents can bathe?
Certainly replied, when l have
not a private one. Imust keep clean.
5 Laura, cried the doctor, do you
not know that a number of dreadful dis
eases may be communicated in that very
way? You really will have to countermand
2 the order. l am very sorry to disappoint
+ you, but not for thousands of dollars
! would 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 it and continued sadly:
t "Most people had trouble in getting
{ their luggage, and we were among the I'M
fortunate in that regard, but / consoled
> myself with the idea that the next day
= could easily go to one of the dry goods
y shops and buy some clean clothes. j shall
: not mind the inconvenience at all, re-
Il marked cheerfully to William, because,
e you know l can try them on and be sure
C that they fit nicely Alas, poor little
me! seemed destined to shock what
call his prejudices.
"'Of course you must be joking he
l. cried. But I assured him l was never
= more serious ir my life. Then he looked
actually grieved at my ignorance and re-
Z marked that shopkeepers who allowed I'M
It dergarments to be tried on ought to be
q subject to arrest and fine, if not actually
to imprisonment. OF course none but
= thoughtless, careless persons would dream
e of wearing ready made underclothes until
t they had been Numbered, considering the
:. fact that they are commonly made in tene-
ment houses full of dirt and bacteria, but
e to actually go to a 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 and there we had
# our first quarrel.
"You might have supposed that this
y would be a lesson to him not to interfere
with my personal liberty, but not at all.
v Hardly two weeks had passed when one
q chilly morning, when we were going to
breakfast in the little sitting room which
e we had finally secured, 1 slipped ON a
d lovely wadded Japanese wrapper of pale
\ blue silk most deliberately embroidered in
canary colored floss, and as 1 took last
8 glance at myself before leaving my bed
e. room felt that looked very nice indeed.
= "When / appeared at the break fast ia
bla however I saw n shade Of bisplaa ra
cross my husbands face as he looked with
n marked disapproval at my pretty wrapper.
lie Laura he said very seriously, have
you ever worn that gown before?'
Ono 1 answered, wondering what
II was coming next.
"'Then do me the favor to take it of
>, and never put it on again. Yes, my dear,
., l know it is exceedingly pretty, but as
u likely as not the person who worked all
lie that elaborate embroidery was leper or
IF the victim of some cutaneous disorder.
: Those orientals are so prone to such dis
y eases, and i cannot allow you to run the
n risk of wearing the garment, rich and
l. comfortable as it is
= "Of course after that could never take
any pleasure in the dress, even if he had
+ not absolutely forbidden my wearing it.
was so disappointed that l cried as
IS changed it for plain American tea gown
:, of cashmere"
IL "In early September we went to the
It mountains for couple of weeks. We
s were at such nice hotel One of the first
-, things that charmed me was the fact that
q every evening we found in our room q
v nice pitcher of ice water. The doctor had
s. ascertained shortly after our arrival that
the water was safe to drink, and 1 was
enjoying a glass of it in my room one
evening, when William entered and said
"'You are not drinking water with ice in
% it, trust
h Upon my replying that was, he asked
if no one had ever explained to me the
d danger of ice in country places 'Ot
w course he added, ice is not easy to pro-
= cure in sufficient quantities to last all
: snnnnnar for a lnrcrn hotel md 60 thnu tnl,