foreigner is an event known to, and regarded with
profound interest by, everybody. There was one
milliner or lingere in Corte : her shop contained one
French bonnet — the only bonnet in the island. It
was of a brilliant golden yellow 1 The modiste begged
that the " distinguished foreigner " would do her the
honour to wear this bonnet on the day of the /Ste,
saying it would not only add a fresh prestige to her
business, but that there would be a keen competition
among her patrons for the privilege of afterwards
possessing this bonnet — the very bonnet worn on a
public occasion by the "grande dame dtrangfere,"
whom with so much kindness they all delighted to
honour. Bright yellow would have been absolutely
the last colour Lady Dunbar could have imagined
it possible to wear, if she might have chosen, in any
part of her costume; nevertheless, she appeared on
the auspicious morning attired in a black silk gown
deeply trimmed with crape, a little the worse for dust
and frequent packing, but abundantly relieved by a
radiant yellow bonnet.
