The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

| girl her face all aglow. See. II Nts
as well as though it was made for me
few ships of the shears will make II a
| right" al
And IT becomes you marvelousiv wen
though l would not say aught to fncra,
your vanity observed Mrs. HemnstsaI
as she stood off a short distance and CO..,
temp-ated with motherly pride the strii-
ingly picturesque figure.
I wish 1 knew what Polly Shaw is o.
ing TO wear" said Patty, walking bscl
and forth. and pausing now and then IN
give sly peep into the large mirror ON
the wall.
she can not wear her grandfatbsr,s
waistcoat. whatever else she wears. for no
was never at court" answered her mother
The mermaid rose from her coral sea-
bed;
And what shall wear to-day? she said d,
Hummed Patty as she ran up stairs 10 ber
own room.
II would be impossible to tell how man,
times Patty tried on that satin waistcoa,
adapting it to the sofer outlines of her
graceful form, and how. little by little her
careful snippingS transformed the old Tina
relic into a jaunty Jockey or jacket tb.t
might have graced any LADY at the court
of His Majesty George III. But you can
imagine Miss Patty, when the ball night
arrived, dressed in her white satin petit
coat and the sky-blue waistcoat. her hair
drawn high over cushion and allowed in
fall in ringlets behind where il was con-
fined by string of pearls (also an heir
loom, bunch of asters at one side long
kid gloves oil her hands, and a band OF
black velvet round her white throat
AS she stood waiting in the han for her
fathers coach, a box addressed to her
was left at the door. Patty opened il
with eager fingers. for she recognized the
handwriting, and after unfolding wrap af-
ter wrap of tissue paper, finally came 10
an elegant gilt and ivory fan, its edges
ornamented with swans down and the
face embellished with pink and yellow
shepherds and shepherdesses
oh what a beauty exclaimed Patty.
''and how thoughtful Reuben wasr
The next moment she heard her father
calling her name.
That stately assembly has passed into
history and we have not the time To re-
produce in detail the glories of that even
ing how grandly the building and grounds
were illuminated. how carriages rolled and
grated on the gravel walks and negro SER
wants in white kid gloves handed out Ia
dies in velvet and satin, and how the two
distinguished men, Rochambeau ana La
fayette. both toasted the bright eyes of
Miss Patty in the spiral-stemmed cham
payne glasses of the day.
"Grande cielr' exclaimed the gallant
Rochambeau. where has such beauty
been kept all this time? It's a sin and
shame to hide such light under a bush
ell"
1T has not been hid, as my young
friend, Lieut.. Saltonstall can testify" OBJ
served Lafayette, as he turned with a
smile TO a noble looking young officer
who wore the uniform of the navy.
"Pardieu! mais mademoiselle est adora-
BILE. She will beat all the grand danes
at court. I did not suppose 1 should see
so beautiful woman in America. There
must be blood somewhere" said Rocham-
beau.
1T is young blood. count Youth is al
ways fair
Not like that marquis returned the
count; mot like that"
1t was all like a dream of enchantment
to Patty. and she was more than salts
fed. She did not have a single rival, not
even Polly Shaw, and when she danced
a minuet with Lafayette, everybody asked
who that beautiful girl was.
How lovely you are tonight Patty"
whispered the lieutenant. as he led her
away from the marquis, her cheeks still
flushed from the compliments of the gal
liant Frenchman. "And where did you
get that elegant dress?"
Patty tapped his lips with her fan
'Ungallant, you should never ask a wo-
man how she dresses. The Prince never
asked Cinderella
IEuSs Out ne tilSHl HeNST nave lOot
her if she had, and been to all the trou-
| BILE of hunting for the mate of the silver
slipper"
"Well, will tell you, but not tonight"
she whispered.
And Patty did tell him not long after,
and when he had heard the story her low
er answered. well, you never looked so
handsome in your life as in that dress,
and your grandfathers waistcoat shall
be your wedding short gown. 1t is my
wish"
So it happened that Patty Hampstead
wore her grandsire's waistcoat on her
bridal day, and there are those living to-
day who remember hearing old people
say that she was the most beautiful bride
they ever saw. Her husband took her
with him to Europe shortly after their
marriage, and her grace and beauty won
her many fattering compliments alike at
the court of Louis XVI and that Of
George III.