The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24

center; and my nose comes through it
as if / smeled something | didn't like.
IL | arrange it loosely, have Il sort of
swaddled air. You know father isn't
a bit stingy with me. and when | go to
, town he always gives me all the money
| want. so / concluded that instead of
buying wells that We're nothing but snares
and delusions | would get one of those
real lace ones that cost like the dickens,
but are expected to last several genera
tons. 1t always seemed to me rather
dainty TO have real lace veil.
"Well I got one. for which | paid sew
en- beautiful ducats, and / don't like to
tell the story of it. 1t was fine, white
lace. with a border of black rosebuds and
half blown rosebud here and there
over the net. Perhaps you will under
stand how | looked with it on when |
tell you that mother, who doesn't know
much of city life. said to me: 'Bessy,
that makes you look so queer. | don't
know exactly the words to express how
you do look l saw myself. however.
and l said: L will tell you, mother l
look like the sort of woman who speaks
herself as a perfect lady" Draw on
your imagination as to my appearance.
loathe toggery | can't wear. so l gave
that veil to Cousin Bette. who will be
Y her next birthday and she looks love-
ly in it. Then l bought another one, a
black one, with n white border, and
when | put it on the people who knew
mother and me both asked me how my
daughter was and what time l thought
pig killing would be this fall"
Then we all howled, and Molly spoke:
"My experience is that very thin black
net with tiny little dots rather close to-
gsther is the most becoming Mt all
times, but the proper thing to do just
now is to wear two wells. one a thickly
dotted black one. the net being very fine.
and they must be drawn close up over
your hat with the ends turned under and
pinned with a fancy clasp. Then there
must be white chiffon dotted with
white silk and this must be hung around
your hat as if it We're window drap-
cry the ends being straight and loose at
the back. and the whole thing Tapping
and tapping with every breath of wind.
The girls who go to eXtrmes wear n blue
veil and then a brown one. and some
wear a white one, and then a brown one,
while Il few girls. the kind who have just
got home from Paris, are wearing blue
underneath and green outside. Person
ally, | like white and black best, but
of course. girl always likes choice
in everything, from wells and olives to
flowers and men,
The girl who was always well dressed
and who is fearfully good form asked if
any of us had read the discussion as to
whether women were mean with money
or not. | said | did not believe they
We're, because the women who have
money given to them do not know it's
value. while the women who earn it do
know its value and feel pleased in spend
ing it. People talk about extravaganza:
Why, Mr.. William Shakespeare, COM
monty known as Billy" hit the nail on
the head when he said, 'sCostly thy habit
as thy purse can buy" for good stuff
will stand making over and always shows
what it is, while a cheap one bears the
imprint of being cheap and nasty.
Taking up the question Of spending
money and not giving things away, just
look how generous women are when
they give their hearts, their best pos
sessions, to brutes OF the deepest dye!
The woman is a bad spender who buys
things she doesn't want because they
are cheap or who buys things not suited
to her age or appearance. counting on
their being useful some day. Stuffs go
out of fashion and are only fit for dust
ers. She who buys cheap gloves, cheap
shoes or cheap artificial flowers makes
herself look as cheap as they are. Now,
there are things that are reasonable in
price which it is sensible to buy. /
would be foolish if | paid 80 cents ii yard
for lawn when / can get what suits me
just as well for Is, but can not get it
for 4. Yet when l go to buy a black
gown | should be more than foolish il
did not get frst-cless broadcloth,a fine
eudora or good serge, for then / would
be certain Of good color and of it's
wearing well. | buy my black as a ia
nous bridegroom chose his bride, ''for
her wearing qualities" There are
number of follies committed in the name
Of dress.
"Bother." said /. Its good thing
to be foolish once in a while, because
then You become learned in wisdom,
and-and"-I had just got this far when
the smallest boy of the tribe was brought
up in semi-fainting condition, while
the two puppies trotted after him, wet.
but happy, all three having tumbled into
the horse trough. We gave the small
boy brandy, while the puppies went off
at the rate of 80 degrees. But they liked
it. Even the small boy when he had
had enough brandy said, Il nearly
drowned, but | had good ,time."
And do you know there is lot in max
ing determination to have good time,
for then you are pretty apt to get it.,
but you can not have a good time if you
find everything trouble and everybody
disagreeable.
You can't have good time if your
wardrobe is going to be first in your con-
sideration.
Your can't have god time unless you
wake up in the morning with smile on
your face and wear your smile all day
long.
You can't have good time unless you
are going to look out for the good times
of other people.
You can't have good time unless you
keep a sharp lookout for the funny things
in life.
Your can't have good time at all, any
where or with anybody, unless you have
got little book, a mental one. on the
first page of which is written, make
the best of everything
That is the secret of having q good
time. / have tried it, and it is q sue
III ie A.