Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-02

EuulCeS lap, dSKeQ WllQ uQQlSSulSe covetousness, Did you wear it flu
 nice or just fur so?"
 \ "Oh, wore it for 'nice,'" Georgian,
 smiled. .a
 "Eunice she never did think at tn
 cloes much like what do." Ollie add
 ed insinuatingly.
 "That is perhaps commendable to l.
 certain point" said Georgiana gently
 But one should give just enough at
 tention to outward adornment to le
 it express something of the inner life
 The refinement of our thoughts ani feelings or the lack of it, is often sym
 bolized by our dress. We should cul
 tivate our natural inclinations for ex
 ternal harmonies-it is not right to be
 indifferent to them-they are .legiti
 mate part of life" ,..a
 She had addressed herself to Eunice
 and the girl, still looking puzzled, an.
 swered uncertainty. But when the
 lack of harmony with ones environ.
 ment is fundamental mere external
 adjustment can't help things"
 Georgiana looked nonplused. Daisy,
 fumbling the pages of a book she was not reading, dropped her lower lip in
 astonishment. Dr. Kinross put down
 his paper from before his face and
 took his pipe from his mouth. Even
 Ollie's face expressed surprise.
 "We need not ever let our environ ment rule us." said Georgiana, looking as though she had lost her bearings, but making an effort to recover her self.
 T am the master of my fate.
 am the captain of my soul
 And the great English poet Robert Browning" she continued instructive ly, "called environment machinery, just meant to give thy life its bent Emerson's whole gospel is mans spir- itual mastery of circumstance. I am aware that most of us are slaves to it. But we can rise to a plane where in- stead of letting it control us we con trol it. Otherwise we go through life missing the true beauty, the perfect harmony of the universe. I feel sure that you can find that harmony if you will keep your mind open to it. For in- stance" she said, with perfunctory playfulness, begin by putting on this white gown-in which I feel you will give those about you a genuine aes- -thetic pleasure--and even help to edu- cate them to fine taste in the small things of life"
 'I suppose you mean to do me a kindness" Eunice answered, her eyes downcast, "and so I thank you. But it would humiliate me to be recipient of charity. I find more of the 'har- mony' which you seem to value so highly in clothing myself only in these clothes which I myself have earned rather than in-other peoples things, however beautiful they may be-"
 She gathered up the white gown as she spoke and laid it on Georgiana's lap.
 Kinross saw that Georgiana in her chagrin at the girls failure to appre- ciate her generous patronage almost lost sight of the astonishing language she had used.
 If that is the way you feel" she an- swered, very we'll. I beg your pardon If have offended. I did not mean to. The fact is I have misunderstood. I lid not know that'- She broke off in- coherently, unable to express herself 1 n her new and confused impression of the farm girl. "Stung againw exclaimed Daisy. Please, Daisy!" protested Georgi- | ma. But indeed, Georgie," pleaded Dali y, T can't blame Eunice for thinking t isn't worth while to wear glad rags | ut here when no one would see her lnyway."
 That isn't the point at all," returned i ieorgiaaa, looking distressed.
 Are you giyin' it back" Ollie here demanded of Eunice incredulously. Och, what makes you act so dumm? lebbe," she said, turning to Georgi- ma. it would fit me-if you don't vant it."
 You are too stout and too short for l." Georgiana answered a little dis antly. Tt isn't that I want to get rid f the gown. I thought merely to en- outrage Eunice."
 Encourage meT' repeated Eunice, gain puzzled. But see that I was mistaken" she aid hastily.
 She half turned her back with a Ioyement that closed the conversation. 'unice's eyes fell to her book again, and 'r a time no one spoke, though ollie's 'ok of disgust at the loss of the prof. .red gown was louder than words. kinross replaced his pipe in his outh and drew on it vigorously. This rl, Eunice-the sort of language she sed, the ideas she expressed-talking bout the want of harmony with her lvironment being ''fundamentalT' For an unschooled Pennsylvania utch girl of the backwoods"-but his 2 hection was checked by a whispered mark from Daisy at his side. Imagine that yard of pump water, lie, fin one of Georgiana's gownsl E le looks as though she weighed 25O s ahrenheit!' lS Do you mean avolrdupoisg7 k Now, Pete, you needn't be so < lsrt" she retorted resentfully. s What if I do mean avoirdupois! Oh. < ar" she sighed, ''I never seem to be $ cksure of a fact I almost wish I { gre clever Instead of pretty