Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

Ana S'pOSe cOuld wear nv
black silk. 'Twon't really be out
of place. Don't make any differ
ence, | s'pOse, If somah OF fifty
five amt dressed up to KILL
Here she sighed volumInously.
1t did make such a difference to
her.
'You'ie vain old woman she
said scorufully to her disappointed
lace IN the mirror. I'd like TO
know who yon think is going to
look at you, any waJ7 You alu't to
be put up on platform, Tor a
crowd OF people to stare at and
critlcise. Bnt-O1, deAip and IN
the midst of her words, poor, Miss
LuelIa broke down completely, and
had what she afterwards callei
"A regular bouse.cleanlng cry.
Swept away all the cObwebs, aud
cleaned out the dusty corners
Dettern any patent scrubbers |
ever Gsed.'
She SAID nothing to Hattie,
however, for, as she told her dis
Greet cOntiddnt in the looking glass
She's got chance here, too. 1t
she takes hold of 1t the right way.
she's worth the silk dress. 1t she
dOn't-well, we'll see.'
50 she watched her neIce care
fully, and with growing triumph.
Once in d while she thought she
detected a certain Tlstfulness IN
the girls face, but that's all.
Cheerful and interested as ever in
al about her, battle never even
told her aunt that she wished she
c0uld be better dressed for the
concert. Once Miss Perkins ques.
toned her bit.
If your concert is in the even
ing she said tentatively, won't
the girls dress mp i good deaIr
VIII said Hattie slowly, u
think they may
Il wish, then, could aiford to
got You better gown, child}
You're a dear aunt 10 think OF
it, answered the GIL gratefully.
But you know you cant, and,
anyway, | guess Im not too proud
to wear that nice brown cash
mere
Mss Perkins face glowed, aud
she started impulsiyely to say
something, hut instead only
chucked softly.
The reception at her minister's
WAS to be on Monday evening.
When the time came for her to
dress, she refused all Hattle's
offers of assistance. and locked
herself into her room alone. Three.
quarters Of an hour later, hand.
some woman IN black. cOurtesied
gracloush before Hattie, and said
Soherly, before Haiti, aud said
sOberly. How do YOU like your
blackDird auntr
Whit in the wOrldr exclaimed
her niece. Then, before MIS-
Perkins could answer, 'Otl but
pretty you look, AuCt Llellap
Miss Perkins smiled little
grimly.
sWelI, concluded an old woman
like the had better stick TO heI
own cOlOrs. When il came tC
pntting on that light dud, ! couldn't
make up my mind to it. Made mt
feel as If III have to be lntroduc
ed to myself
lHyV SAID HIttie with an nm.
suspicious hog, yOu don't know
, how glad am! You look ever 81
much better Ia this than in thu
lavender.'
Miss Perkins gave a grunt. To
be sure she did not want Hattie
TO realize the sacrifice she wal
making. Yet she felt a little in
dignant at the glrps manner.
, Just as lf,' she said to herself
- st was for my good Instead o
herSp
, Something In the elder wOman''
Z expression mad Hattie look at
! her ketnly.
Z Aunt Luella,' she said slowly
+ 'what are you gong to do with th
0 lavender sllkP
!. 'Ohl that replied her aunt
z 'Well, as | amt going to wear, !
:; YOU nights well have 1t. 'T~on'
# take much altering to fit you first
= rate.
o Aunt Luellal Aunt Luella! ex
l. claimed Hattie, with tears IN he
Il voice aud eyes. You've just done
y this Tor me; you know YOU have
= And | won't let you. When you'v
e wanted a parts dress for so Ions