The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-28

entire house. The next season they ap-
peared at the same place, but under the
charge OF one Of those English govern
esses who looks as if she had stepped
out OF one Of the pictures in Punch"
The change in them was so great that it
was startling. T hTey had their lessons
every day as regularly as when they
were at home, and they walked and slept
according TO the clock They were
brought by the EOverness 10 the table,
where they had been "a perfect horror the
year before, but now they only had. in
the way OF food, what she approved OF.
II one were at all inclined to return to
his original state Of dcviltry and rebel.
he was taken from the table at once and
very quietly, and the remainder OF the
group knew perfectly wei that a system
attic spanking would be the FATE OF the
small rebel. My friend said the most
beautiful thing OF all was % see these
young sinners carrying the pitchers Of
water to their room for their baths.
An Englishman told me that the law In
his nursery was so great that even his
mother never opposed the g0vernees. And
one year, when they were going 10 the
seaside and had to travel about twenty
five miles in carriages, the entire train,
consisting Of three large double carriages
for the family, two wagonettes for the
servants, and FIVE wagons fun Of bag
gage was stopped, while the nursery gov
erness got out, cut a switch from a tree,
lifted MIN, a screaming boy Of four in
kits, out of the carriage, gave him
thorough whipping aud restored him to
his place, because he had screamed and
cried that he didn't hike to ride The
queerest part of his description was his
memory Of his mothers behavior Dur
/ ing this exciting episode-exciting to him,
at leaSt-she never raised her eyes from
her novel, and never seemed to know that
anything out Of the way was going on I
wonder sometimes that American women
who are failures as artists as readers, as
/ writers, on indeed, in any branch Of
work which can be called professional, do
not become nursery gOvernesses. The
life is not hard one, but it is a necessity
that the nursery gOverness be determined,
otherwise she will be a failure
/ If she Is the right sort Of woman, no
matter how firm she may be, her little
+ charges viii grow fond of her, for child
ren are wonderfully quick at understand
ing and approving absolute justice. Some
one said that the good English goyerness
/ had a pedigree that was not equaled
/ by that of amy kind, since 1T told the
story of the approval Of the head Of each
/ household in which she had taught the
young idea how to shoot.
/ Although so many imitation gems are
being worn, the fancy for real lace is
8
only have half yard of thoroughly good
lace, she will, if she be wise, take it in
+ preference to many yards OF imitation.
/ An extremely pretty lace is made. not
only Ina this country, but in Canada, and
being very open but remarkably soft it
is obtaining on all the dainty chiffons and
materials Of the crapy kind This is
the handsome Honiton.
/ Duchesse lace continues in vogue, but it
I does not easily yield itself to twists and
knots. / have always been able to under
stand the woman who had a passion for
lace. There is something Immensely sug-
gestive of gentility in even a single bit Of
fine old lace, no matter how yellow nor
how much mending it may show. Ameri-
can women, generalizing, have not been
careful with good laces. They have
thrown one fine bit away because am
other came into fashion, forgetting that
/ the handmade lace is always fashion
able, and that a piece Of real lace pos
sesses a prestige similar to a good pearl
or a fine ruby. Some of the most charm
ing books have been written on lace. and
at least five of them were by women. We
think that we spend money nowadays
do We? Mary, Queen of England wrote
in her book of personal expenses, of one
item-S60,000 spent i'm one year for lace!
And there have been women who loved
lace so dearly that they wanted it about
them, even when they We're dead. The
famous beauty, Aurora KonisgmArk, is
said to be buried in absolute masses of
the richest English point Malines, and
gudpure, while the witty actress, Mrs.
| Oldfleld, sleeps at Westminster under a
gorgeous headdress of rose point and q
shroud covered with hounces of TINS won
derful lace. Surely that might be called
the ruling passion strong en- death It's
a decidedly material way of carrying our
fads into our graves.
Though after all, what's the good OF
it? And somebody else might have had
some pleasure out of it. That's the only
worth there is in anything. You remem-
Der the story of the Mogul, who, covered
with jewels, was carried through the
streets? He was approached by philoso-
pher who said to him: THANK you, my
Lord for giving me your gems" The
AIogul declared that be had not done
this. The philosopher answered.: Eyes,
you have; for have looked at them and
enjoyed their glitter and their beautiful
color, and their superb settings, and
what other pleasure can they give to
you? / have enjoyed them; therefore
they are mine" The old philosopher was
wise in his generation. The little story
is a lesson to most Of us. not only be-
cause at the most, Emitted pleasure only
comes from possessing: but that there is.
after all, great pleasure TO he gained
by feasting ones eyes on the beautiful
belongings Of those who are wealthy The
story is a lesson against selfshness as
well. You see, if one tries, one can fnG
sermons in stones"--and If one wishes
one can finish M the uuotatiOn and find