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           YetIknowshegotitoutfromWorthonlytwoyearsago,becausemyseamstressalwaysgoesintomakeoverherParisdressesbeforeshewearsthem.""Ah,JaneMerryisoneofUS,"saidMrs.Archersighing,asifitwerenotsuchanenviablethingtobeinanagewhenladieswerebeginningtoflauntabroadtheirParisdressesassoonastheywereoutoftheCustomHouse,insteadoflettingthemmellowunderlockandkey,inthemannerofMrs.Archer’scontemporaries."Yes;she’soneofthefew.Inmyyouth,"MissJacksonrejoined,"itwasconsideredvulgartodressinthenewestfashions;andAmySillertonhasalwaystoldmethatinBostontherulewastoputawayone’sParisdressesfortwoyears.OldMrs.BaxterPennilow,whodideverythinghandsomely,usedtoimporttwelveayear,twovelvet,twosatin,twosilk,andtheothersixofpoplinandthefinestcashmere.Itwasastandingorder,andasshewasillfortwoyearsbeforeshediedtheyfoundforty-eightWorthdressesthathadneverbeentakenoutoftissuepaper;andwhenthegirlsleftofftheirmourningtheywereabletowearthefirstlotattheSymphonyconcertswithoutlookinginadvanceofthefashion.""Ah,well,BostonismoreconservativethanNewYork;butIalwaysthinkit’sasaferuleforaladytolayasideherFrenchdressesforoneseason,"Mrs.Archerconceded."ItwasBeaufortwhostartedthenewfashionbymakinghiswifeclaphernewclothesonherbackassoonastheyarrived:ImustsayattimesittakesallRegina’sdistinctionnottolooklike...like...