The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-03
MAUDiE AND FANNIE.
a Monday Morning Conversation Over-
heard In . Dry Goods Store.

heard In . Dry Goods Store.
II you have any desire to know what
the salcsladies" in most Of our dry
goods stores do on Sunday. you can
crafty your curiosity Ly going shop
ping on Monday at about the time
when the crowd is greatest and the
services Of the salcsladics are most
needed. 1t is then that they become
most communicative with each other
and coldly and haughtily Indifferent to
the wants Of purchasers. 1t is then
that Miss Maudie Bangs says to Miss
Fannie Frizzletop:
"I had lovely time yesterday"
$50 did l." responds Fannie, cheer
lily.
"You know Freddy Fopbrain, don't
youY'
"Oh, yes; nice little fellow. isn't
he -
"Just splendid Well. he came
around in the afternoon with the mob
best turnout, and took memo. we
have no more zephyr like that sample"
"A shade darker will do you say,
but Miss Maudie calmly ignores your
presence until she has said:
"And we had louely time. Drove
all over the city and had pound Of
carmcls and-no. we haven't shade
any thing near like your sample" !"
She has made this discovery without
looking at your samples Or her zeph-
yrs, and politely turning her back to
you. proceeds:
"Tom Slack came in in the evening
and Libbie Marsh and her fellow and
oh. Libbie's got a splendid fellow"
"Who is he ~
"Oh, / forgot his name. but he's
ever SO tony and has lovely mus
tache, and-no, we hav'n't German
town in that shade either. We hav' mt
any thing in that shade"
This is said with degree Of as
perity calculated to serve as rcbukc
| and reproach to you for intcrrnpting
the conversation, but you hold your
ground and say:
| II think see some Saxony that
will do-that dark cardinal 10 your
right"
"Oh. that? That isn't at all like
your sample, and-what did you dc
yesterday. Fannie?'
"Oh, slept until ten o'clock and
then / got up and went to church. be-
cause had my new olive green sui,
to wear. You haven't seen the hat yet
have you? Oh, its lovely! Pretties'
suit ever had and it fits me splen.
didly, and"
did you decide on plush or wat
cred silk for the side panels?'
"Oh, l took the silk; it's all the
rage now, and it looks lovely
~ like the silk best. for it-did you
say you would take skein of this?"
You have said so six timts. but Miss
Maudie has not condcsccnded to hear
you.
"Yes," you say, decidedly, II will
take skcin Of this
Cash! cash! cash" shrieks the sales
lady. Here. cash!-you didn't stay
in all afternoon with a new suit?"
"Well, should smile not! l started
right after dinner and kept on the go
until ten last night, and l had a per-
fectly elegant time. Went over to
Sadie Kent's, and while l was there
Jimmie Fresh and Bob Callow came in.
and Sadie and l made them 60 out and
get us pound of candy apiece, and
No. ma'am; we are all out Of chenille 0,
that shade"
did you see Mrs. Pottcr?" asked
Maudie. ignoring the cash girl, who ha.
been waiting tive minutes foryour bun
die and cash.
II guess l did," says Fannie. with
alacrity. Frank Howard took me-
You know him? Don't you? Oh. he:
a splendid fellow--he's head clerk al
the ribbon counter at Plush & Sat.
tins. We saw her in Loyal Love. had
two-dollar seats, and he came for me il
carriage" ~
"Oh, my! How fine we're get
ting!'
"Ain't we. though? l tell you bu
we just spread it on thick. Frank wor,
full dress and l took off my hat ant
wore my white ball dress with six l0Uel,
big pink roses and -"
You take your bundle from the casl
girl yourself and leave Maudic and Fan
ME talking it out Detroit Free Press