Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
Played 8.ady's Maid.

Mr. Goodman, il the sudden absence Of
his wife's maid, attempts to help her on
with ber new winter dress.
He-You just see if can't help you just
as we'll as that blamed English maid. Con-
found it, after I've helped yon once you'll
be wanting me to all the lime, SEQ if you
don't.
she-Well, put it on carefully now over
my head, Look out for nay hair | dcr't
see what possessed me to do it up before
put this thing on, though | couldn't have
raised my arm, l suppose, sfterwsrd. Look
out, there's hook caught in my hsiTpia.
For heavens sake, Charles, get it one Wey
or the other, L IN sitting, and my hair will
all be down. There, now that top steel ID
TOO nigh and tho cushion lntertereS sith ii.
Suppose you could get tne cushion OH :
Rip ii. pull it, anything DJr'l yoa sc9 is
o'clock? Got 1t out? CAM you DO II :?
Pull it, l tell you All right 10" see #
it looks too Cat. Well hook Il thep. Ies.
you can too, it's only q peten' hooS. Snap
il There, now, hold i: SO can 70! my
arms into tho sieeves-not va up here =
do you take mo Tor conioriloii-t? On, |
never CON gst those sleeve 90 fihh bod OF
the arm hole with both hHi,d7 Chnii.- aid
give it u gnni ;.u up "a o ~, saeD'f'"'
eil mo il II begli1 ia h'IIst d g. II? he
yelns in tny haud5 VIII burs, | GelicVv
cuen tba; v ind" vii you -ii.tir cG"-
give me ihc tnc- of hsi bell Vii )v"--
d0n't tell me-, Charles, tha. you've i"lsisd
the wait and I've got 10 take il eli ag"in J!
Why, how could lOu have been 80
stupid? Where were your eyes? No, lou
can't pull it of that way y--iuii 1t ell just Is
you do glovf--lhere, now, do e1erl your
self TO get i, right this time. Open
that window Il li:tlc wider, will you: What
is the matter; caught somethng? Wei,
never mind. Unhook your wa'cb sEd let
the chain hang on !he dress-it weh't be
likely to fall of, and you mustn't tear that
lace-well, I'll get you anothsr Que If you
lose it-do get tbosa seevcs on again there,
now, pass me the belt Oh, hat fool OF :
dressmaker, shea got this go tight, when /
told her | wanted to be comfortable Open
that door, will you, so there will be
drsught. Now see ii you can hook this
waist up. No; begin at the bottom. Why,
don't you gee, the hooks and eyes alternate
on each eide 80 as to make it hold? Can't
you get it together? Why, pull; l can
stand it. Torn your finger nails cut? Well,
for heavens sake, Chnrleg. dont notice it
now I've got something III put on it after
we get home Can you hook that last hook,
up on my left shoulder; and then that one
down on mg right hip? Now, get good
firm hold of the bottom of my akirt end give
it pull down all round. Now do get out
of the way and let me look in the mirror.
Heavens 1 look like perfect dump Tip
the mirror up little more, will you? No,
not that wsy-the other way--and so get
me your hand. glass; won't you? Turn the
gas up little higher, and do keep out Of
my way can't sse a equare inch OF my
dress. Well, it looks little better than I
thought it did at first. Just give that drsp.
cry behind smooth, will you? and pull
that ruching up in mg neck. There, now,
put both your hands around my waist, aad
give it good hard smooth down. There, l
guess that will do now. l look very wall.
But for goodness sake donS % ee ever asS SI5 ae TO-
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