The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-14
How Miss Duane Lost Her Best
Customer.

- 's>~fa'Nf th~tAhfi1F "0i hRfbFtNANff
dishearteued T. was the exclamation OF
pretty Mamie Bristow. as she returned
from hurried walk, one clcar, cold day
in early December
"Dishesrlened. Mamie. why?" aud
Mrs. BIlstow raised her eyes TO her
daughters face as she stood by the table,
idly toying with her muff and striving
10 keep back the tears thft threatened
every moment 10 fall. "A long face
dear. for one who is expecting 20 much
enjoy ment. really believe If Aunt
Ethel were not here YOU would cry
Enjoyment. that is Just i;.'manl nia
| can't have any pleasure Al at, | mrsi
either stav at home or wear nv old
clothes, and that / won't do, and here
the threatened shower began TO iav from
Nannie's eyes Miss Duane i ju-i
,overrun with work Tile VI Uses Fay
are going TO Beechwsod for tile holi-
lJass, and she has promised them fhaI
she viii not even cut dress for aItv-
one until tlsair work is sOinpieied, and
\ saw seven no, nine dre~srs. viii
-kisis aud sscques- laying about -
dear whai -hall do?r
LET me into tie secret. Nsnuie. and
perhaps can help you. broke ~ Auai
Ethel's cheerful voice, but Mamie has
sunk upon low seal at her moiheI'-
feet. aud was really indu.gins in a
hearty c y.
- don't see much help for Mamie,
slowly said Mr.. Irir.uN -lOI re-
member. We bad bni just returned from
the city when YOU arrived ia~i eyr4ing
" here we had spent tho da, iu ua.. iug
purchases for Mamie. Only The H-y
pr, vious size had received an ugcfn'
letter from niece OF her "a ncr, re-
4uesiing iiat shc should .peud lie hnii-
days with them. They me- anticipation.
e merry time. Ellen. The eldest daug
ter. Is 10 tie married. amt wi-ia'.s her -i>-
ter abd Mamie 10 act as hritrsm .ids
The wedding was not Npccird Ia sake
place until spring. but for some reason
che time has bceu changed To Christina,
Eve
"Ihen. this Miss Duane l. dress.
lmaker: Is there no other in tnw-ii Z
ss-'ked Aunt kIbei, a. Ms D:isioW
I.R 'sed.
Yes, two more, hn; they are siin u,
worthless. Miss Ed A. wi,-r siyir,
never change. snd Nrs ~I-.rrs. v ho
ruined nice six for nle hv. IT, ~ iii
Don't despair vet. Nannie vou have
r'nb'e fingers and .ord sewing ina-
chine. Christmas i three y eek "a
and reliable paper patterns are nG-
nerou~.
Paper pat erns. YES r ARD Mamie,
face wa- rai-,i from lhe handkerchief.
aud looked ih. 0ani Rp, hcr voics
could hardly oc trusted io speak
n beg " yvu. Ethel. NOT i" mcnf ION
paper patterns. fCr tie only real merit !
know nf their possessing j. the snrc
cause obey sre OF spelling bnih temper
aud c'rih."
That s not my experience" vas
Aunt Eihei's reJ0inaer. Did you no.
tice the travelling dress / wore on my
ARRIVAL"
Yes. Auniie; ard thought then. If
only could have your drcs-m,aknr
We'll. my dear YOU eau. She j. at
, our service"
"Why. Auntie. she woulda't come " o
hundred mites
Willingly. Five thousand, if de-
sired
But Auniie. don't understand :
though 90 admire TIE ucsf ana taste
ful house-dress YOU are wsaring.'
What experience have You had with
paper patterns RI quericd Aunt Ethel,
addressing Mrs. Brsiow.
~Ail desire was i!ist iaav's hn-ty
First. ! ruined. utterly
ruined. a handsome merino scr Nsunie.
by using those oOn0Ninus paper patterns,
" hicL are warranted 10 save dIessrna-
ksr's big bills. Then Sis, Diane cui
me a sacQue by one, which ] proudly
wore 10 the city. expecting many com
pliments on the fashionable. 1rcssv rut
OF nv new garment. but strange 20 say,
I received none. AT last my pride rouii
bear il no longer. snd appealed to a
friend 10 now IL il was not nrst and
booming. Imagine NV surprise aud
disgust when she informed me that she
"Taiher liked the sfyle when il was
fashionable in fact. she, herself, had
one like il two yesrs previous The
only reply received to my nrote~tA-
tions, that she must be mistaken, a. il
was q pattern taken from somebody :
fall and winter catalogue for that year.
was thar some OF those paper patterns
were standard fashions"
$50 thcv are. Some. not all, inter
posed Aunt Ethel.
"Ana mamna.~ said Mamie. DO Won
remember Bridget. overskirt? Bridget,
our second girl. il quite neat scam
stress--for ordinary sewing. ! mes~. OF
course. Somew here she heard of these
paper patterns, aud bought one of IN
The first W. knew of IL. she
came 10 the parlor door one evening 10
ask mamma Ii che WAS very busy. say