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"It would be nicer than any thing else, my love," said Miss Belinda, delighted to find her difficulty so easily disposed of. "Nothing is so charming in the dress of a young girl as pure simplicity. IT WOULD BE NICER THAN ANYTHING ELSE MY LOVE SAID MISS BELINDA DELIGHTED TO FIND A DIFFICULTY SO EASILY DISPOSED OF NOTHING IS SO CHARMING IN THE DRESS OF A YOUNG GIRL AS PURE SIMPLICITY
constituted formal presentation to the Slowbridge world. Each young lady within the pale of genteel society, having arrived at years of discretion, on returning home from boarding-school, was invited to tea at Oldclough Hall. During an entire evening she was the subject of watchful criticism. Her deportment was remarked, her accomplishments displayed, she performed her last new "pieces" upon the piano, she was drawn into conversation by her hostess; and upon the timid modesty of her replies, and the reverence of her listening attitudes, depended her future social status. So it was very natural indeed that Miss Belinda should be anxious. "I would wear something rather quiet and--and simple, my dear Octavia," she said. "A white muslin perhaps, with blue ribbons." "Would you?" answered Octavia. Then, after appearing to reflect upon the matter a few seconds, "I've got one that would do, if it's warm enough to wear it. I bought it in New York, but it came from Paris. I've never worn it yet. OCIETY A TEA AT LADY THEOBALD'S HOUSE CONSTITUTED FORMAL PRESENTATION TO THE SLOWBRIDGE WORLD EACH YOUNG LADY WITHIN THE PALE OF GENTEEL SOCIETY HAVING ARRIVED AT YEARS OF DISCRETION ON RETURNING HOME FROM BOARDING SCHOOL WAS INVITED TO TEA AT OLDCLOUGH HALL DURING AN ENTIRE EVENING SHE WAS THE SUBJECT OF WATCHFUL CRITICISM HER DEPORTMENT WAS REMARKED HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS DISPLAYED SHE PERFORMED HER LAST NEW PIECES UPON THE PIANO SHE WAS DRAWN INTO CONVERSATION BY HER HOSTESS AND UPON THE TIMID MODESTY OF HER REPLIES AND THE REVERENCE OF HER LISTENING ATTITUDES DEPENDED HER FUTURE SOCIAL STATUS SO IT WAS VERY NATURAL INDEED THAT MISS BELINDA SHOULD BE ANXIOUS I WOULD WEAR SOMETHING RATHER QUIET AND AND SIMPLE MY DEAR OCTAVIA SHE SAID A WHITE MUSLIN PERHAPS WITH BLUE RIBBONS WOULD YOU ANSWERED OCTAVIA THEN AFTER APPEARING TO REFLECT UPON THE MATTER A FEW SECONDS I'VE GOT ONE THAT WOULD DO IF IT'S WARM ENOUGH TO WEAR IT I BOUGHT IT IN NEW YORK BUT IT CAME FROM PARIS I'VE NEVER WORN IT YET
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