The other day I read an account of ay fashionable Indy in Liverpool "cutting a dash" at a grand afternoon reception by arraying herself in atticlesof attire bonnet, mantle ete.—which she had secured "on approval" from some of the best houses and which she returned the following day as "unsuitable." It reminded me similar case which occurred not long ago in place nearer Shanghai by many hundreds of miles than Liverpoo', In this place Race Mectinss are held and the first day of the Spring Races being an uncomuouly wet one mackintoshes or raincoats were more or less a necessity.
A lady who desired to attend the Rices and who did not. possess a raincoat, hit the happy expedient of sending to one of the lewiing firms in the Settlement for a few "on approval." The frm in question happened to have a particularly smart stuck of raincnatson hand, some of which they sent to het immediately. She elise one of the newest, smartest and most ox: pensive, wore itat the Races, and returned the following day Unfortunately she forgot to go. through the ceremony of emptying the pockets, a id left an elegant pocket-handkerchief in one of them which fell into the possession next day of the permanent purchaser of the rain-cent, The question arose whether honesty this occasion was the best policy, and it was ultimately decided to spate the feelings of the offender by retaning the handkerchief, which was certainly more eqnsideration than her mean action macrit-
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