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or into company, to say nothing of the pride one 
naturally feels in looking well." 
" And does not the same decency and natural 
pride argue as strongly in favor of your dressing 
well at home, and for the eye of your husband, as 
the approval and admiration of the whole world?" 
" But he doesn't want to see me rigged out in 
silks and satins all the time. A pretty bill my 
dressmaker would have against him in that event. 
Edward has more sense than that, I flatter my- 
self." 
" Street or ball-room attire is one thing, Cora, 
and becoming home apparel another. We look 
for both in their place." 
Thus I argued with the thoughtless young 
wife,, but my words made no impression. When 
abroad, she dressed with exquisite taste, and was 
lovely to look upon ; but at home, she was care- 
less and slovenly, and made it almost impossible for 
those who saw her to realize that she was the bril- 
liant beauty they had met in company but a short 
time before. But even this did not last long. I 
noticed, after a few months, that the habits of 
home were confirming themselves, and becoming 
apparent abroad. Her fortune was made, and 
why should she now waste time or employ her 
thoughts about matters of personal appearance ? 
The habits of Mr. Douglass, on the contrary, 
did not change. He was orderly as before, and 
dressed with the same regard to neatness. He 
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