The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-30
N8WpOrt'8 F'riu0liti88.
My Ladys Taylor Changes with the Hour Of the DayFa-
mIiarity Not the Thing at Newport.

L.rn there and everywhere for the last
.j.lt weeks, | have come to the conclu
sion that if | had Il daughter who wished
10 enter the holy bonds Of matrimony |
would fetch her to Newport. Here every
things is dignified and rich: nobdy friyo.-
GUS and nobody enjoys herself very much
unless she happens to be richer and more
stupid than all the rest, ana then she Is
spoken Of with approval, and everybody
SAYS she possesses so much repoSc.
They may call it ''repose.' | insist that
il is insanity. Here YOU must dress and
dress and dress. Your clothes must bear
the stamp of Worth. Redfern and Pa
Qun, while Nirot must cover your head.
However, each has his own time and
display for his own special smartnesS.
paqun fits YOU out in some delicious cot
ton thing that was to cost $50. or per
haps madame would allow Il very
little more" and ''thc very little more
means 500, but as the artist in dress as
SureS madame that she would not have
herself appear as anything but perfcc-
tion when it is Il question of Il few dol
lars and madame is tlatterCd. She pays
her bill and is gladly fooled. Paqnin
dresses her for the morning, when she
stands out on the smooth green lawn
with Il wonderful mass of color before
her great palterreS of flowers, gorgeous
tulips, bright roses and rich, red geran-
iums all seeming to bow Il stately good
morning to her.
\ little later in the day and Il famous
French tailor whose name the We're de
We're set do not whisper permits my lady
to be dressed in wonderful white
serge of his creation, and then she goes
ON the yacht built ON the Clyde.
The afternoon finds my lady dressed
by Worth. She is in some sort of 4
sheeny looking silk which seems covered
with roses. while on her head is Il small
hat made entirely of roSehudS. In her
hands covered with white Kid. is para
sol, made Of white, fluffy stuff. Il handle
OF pink coral and gold. having cost
enough to really keep Il we'll to do fami-
ly in bread and butter and beef for the
year. Ny lady rides in her victoria.
large and hung on & springs, that the
motion is easy as if one were being
rocked vefitably on the pillows OF the
ocean. With no inclination to be mot
quite we'll
Up and down, up and down. the car
riages parade, while the pretty rider has
cool bow for this one, Il stately incli-
nation Of her head for another ana an
almost imperceptible bow for that other
person whom she barely knows.
port. You are we'll acquainted with this
or that man or this or that woman. who
went To the same dancing school with
you, who went to the same parties with
You and who has been educated in the
same artificial way You have. Oh.
don't mean that the very fashionable
women never do kindneSSeS. for they
do. many Of them. When so much time
is given to dress when so much thought
must be given to having ones jewels re-
set and when one must entertain and
must visit, really. after all. how can one
have time to go among the poor and
suffer agonies afterward through seeing
how unplcaSantly they are situated:
But we had Il little romance here for
all. The most dignifed lady in the land.
the one who traced her blue, blue blood
back to the beginning of the blue skies.
the woman to get into whose house meant
the entrce to real society. concluded this
wear to fetch one of her cousins from
away down near New Orleans to visit
her. The lady-wc will call her Nine
Grandame-Was in reality Il lady. though
she was an old one. how could YOU or
! know that her heart was frOzcnAthe day
two small boy figures were brought iii
cold in death. drowned while at their
play, and she was left chiIdlcss? All. if
We could read each others hearts. how
few would we count rs entirely selfish.
50 Nine. Grandamc writing to her
cousin. said: Send me on the prpttieSt
and brightest Of your daughters | pro-
bose TO make her the success Of the sea
son. Don't trouble yourself about her
having a large wardrobe, rs one will
come over from Paris for her" This let
ter brought delight to the mother-a per
pIeXity for the three affectionate girls.
IA
didn't want the old madame to condc-
%cend To her, she wouldn't wear her old
truck. and, being the oldest. If was
Madelinc's place to go. But Madeline
Whispered Of the man to whom she was
engaged. and how impossible it would b,.
for her to leave him. Then said she of
the quick temper. ''Marion must 90. for
she's the next Oldest" and Marion whis-
pered III her mothers ear with much i'm
pfesSlveness on her part, and the mother
SaId. Dear. dear. there's another one of
my girls taken from me-
80 1t happened. after al. that Effo
had TO 20. Each sister wanted to lend
her something fans. Il new nair of
Gloves fine hlndllerchief-and all these
klhd OF offers she accepted but she drew
the line at her mother going into debit
one penny to buy her a new frock. '.For."
SaId she tand she said it with = certain
amount of defiance. eff Newnort and
my wealthy relatives don't approve Of
me, ! can always come home" and then
ike The good. affectionatc creature she
was. she threw herself into her mothers
arms to be hugged and kissed as if sbo
hHd lust celebrated her fifth birthday
EIhe was something of Il surprise to
Mmr. Grandame. She declined with
'"ShItE all the beautiful dresses and love
hplnnrInGrS 10 hon,
was very kind of YOU to think of me
hut ! am sure when Won and mothor
We're girls white mouSselinc gown was
enough for Won and her. and so if must
pe really fine for me-" Nine. Grandame