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90 them in the ball-room, or they were introduced to Mr. Such-an-One, and she wished them to look their prettiest, as this was their debut.

I always did hate to get hold of any one on their first appearance at the springs, unless they were ladies of great refinement, and used to a good deal of gayety, as, if not, their whole trouble was to look better than Miss So-and-So. I know a number of ladies, who actually, when they got to the springs, were so dissatisfied with their wardrobe, that they had a full wardrobe made up to suit the times.

Having finished dressing this lady and heard all she could tell me, I went down in search of some other ladies, who I thought might be through with their breakfast. I had engagements with ladies from seven in the morning till nine or ten at night, during the rush. When I got down I looked into the dining-room, and it certainly was a beautiful sight—the ladies all dressed in different colored morning wrappers. One lady I noticed, had on a blue silk with a dotted Swiss over it; another a white Thibet, with a large cape of the same bound all round down the front, and cape with a rich green moire antique ribbon; another a white jaconet, ruffled all round the bottom, up the front and the cape, and handsomely fluted, and a pink head dress set gracefully on her head. After looking in for a few minutes, I saw some other of my ladies, and secured another victim. By the time I had finished dressing her, breakfast was over, and there was a general rush to the promenade and through the grounds. I never saw so many little groups, or so many promenading before; and the whole conversation was the ball, who looked best, and so forth; while