amiſs: an alteration appeared neceſſary, and ſhe called in the advice of the good old mother. The firſt ſight of the lady full dreſſed ſet her ready tongue in motion. She poured a torrent of praiſe on the elegant ſhape of her lovely daughter, and did not ceaſe to admire her ſon’s taſte in the choice, and the mantua-maker’s art in the cut of the gown. But when ſhe found the damſel differed in opinion on the latter queſtion, ſhe changed her tone, leſt ſhe ſhould betray her inexperience in the niceties of faſhion; and the poor artiſt was allowed no quarter. The criticiſm of the lady fell principally on the awkward ſhape of the veil, which ſhe compared to a clumſy Augſpurg umbrella. ‘Ah!’ ſaid ſhe, with a ſigh, ‘if the Grecian veil, with its golden crown, did but grace my bridal dreſs! had I but its light and ſnowy arch, floating in the air and ſporting with the breeze, then would the maidens of the town view me with envy,‘and
