Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-06-22
MEXICO, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JUNE. %, 1882 1
A COmpetent COstumer.

| competent COsLumeFsa ees-
SIS the gentleman who knows ev
erything in?' stammcrcd vision O
golden hair and sea blue eyes, as sh,
stood timidly beside the managing
editors desk yesterday afternoon.
Everything about what:'' asked
the editor, clawing around under hi
desk for his shoes and trying to hid.
his stocking feet under him. 'Upor
which particular branch do you secl
information!''
II don't exactly know what to do, -
pouted the strawberry lips. 1"Ps
says l can have only one dress this
spring, and l don't know how te
make it up. 1 thought the gentleman
who answers questions could tell me. u
''Him!' muttered the managing
editor. ''He has gone up in Maine
to find out why geese always walk il
single file. An Anxious Inquirer
wants to know. What kind, of s
dress had you thought of Fgeting?'''
''That's what I want to know. Ii
want something that will look well
with terra Gotta gloves"
''Yes, yes" murmured the editor.
''Then you should get one of those
green things with beads that turn all
kinds of colors, and, some fringe and
fixings of that kind.'
"Would you have it cut princess Oh
wear it with a polonaisey' she in.
quired, looking at him searchingly.
'You-you might have it princess
around the neck and row of polo.
naises at the BOTTOM suggested the
editor. "That's going to be very
fashionable, and q couple of hip pock-
cts would set it off royalty"
II don't know murmured the
beauty. II haven't seen any of that
style. Do you know whether pan
niers are worn bouffant this season,
or whether the skirt is tight?'' So,
''Oh, certainly replied the edit.
Or. "They are made with all the
bouffants you can get on 'em. Some
have even sixteen bouffants, and there
was a lady in here yesterday who had
a pannier that came clean up to hel
neck. l should have it pretty bout.
fant'if it was my Dress
''Well," stammered the blushins
blossom, ''would you plait the skir1
or shirr it?''
.'Shirr it, by all means!" exclaimed
the editor. "Shirr it straight up ant
down, and fasten it with these loops
of black tape @E*F
''You mean frogs?' asked The
beauty.
''No, no. These big loops tina
slip over two buttons That sets Of
the shirrs and gives a sort of tout t.
the ensemble and the editor Leaned
back and smiled superior.
/ ''Don't you think revers of a lighte
shade would look pretty?" she in
quired.
'sThey'll do to fix up the back, bu
l wouldn't put 'em on the front,
answered the editor, sagely. "Rever
are very well to trim hat with, bu
they don't set off dress 'front.'
s'How would you have the cor
sage?'
II wouldn't have any at all. Yo
would look much better without one.
"Sir!" she exclaimed, rising.
| "Oh, if you insist, you might hay
a small one, certainly not over thre
inches long, for short dresses are tn
style now.''
"You-you don't seem to under
stand" she commenced.
ooh, don't I?'' he retorted. That
what I'm here for. think there
nothing so lamentable as to see
young lady dragging her corsag
through the mud and dust. Still, :!
you want one, you should have it, S
} you can take it off when you go
the street and only wear it at home
They are hard to handle and not on
woman in a hundred can kick hs
| corsage gracefully"
Clam very much obliged
: you,'' she murmured. ''You al
very good, l am sure
''Don't mention it," replied tt
: editor, politely; II think when yo
, get it shirred and revered and poll
naised and princessed you'll like
very much. You might get a sas
and some big buttons to put on b
| hind, or, if you'd like another sty
better, you might trim the whole frol
with bouffants and wear the pani
for hat
| "Oh, thank you, sir!'' exclaimt
D the blushing bud, as she sscuttlt
a down stairs j i'll =
e "Swipes!'' roared the imanagir
editor, with a complacent smile and
: glance of approval at himself in tt
gloss. "Swipes, you may tell t
Z foreman to send me proof of 4
: fashion notes as soon as they come j
e l have observed that great ma,
O errors have crept in lately. ''-Broo
: lyn Eagle. .&-
> ssReader, But Not Subscriber" /"
To the Editor of the LEDGER:
CENTRALIA, Mo, June Id q
= a reader, but not subscriber, of t
LEDGER but Iwould like to know W