The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-07-03

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"Tain't no use talkin'," said she.
'I can't affort no such price as that"
Miss Gill closed the drawer with
bang.
"May / ask" began she.
"Td set my price at twenty-five
dollars" said the customer. 'I don't
want none o. your fancy fxin's. Some
thing good and plain would suit mel"
awe don't deal in any such quality of
goods as that, said Miss Gill, elevating
her nose and COMPRISING her lips.
"I might give thirty, If l was put to
it."
"Quite out of the question" said Miss
Gill. "Our price for making up the
material alone is thirty dollars"
Mrs Blinn sighed, took up her UNI
brella and alligator bag, and slowly with
drew. Miss Gill uttered a sniff of dis
dain.
"The ideal" said she.
az don't know what people expect, !"
observed Mrs. Aramis, from her recess.
Out on the pavement, however, as Mrs.
Blinn was unhitching the horse and
gathering up the time-worn reins, a pale,
pretty young woman accosted her with
timid eagerness.
al beg your pardon, said she, "but
l believe you did not suit yourself at Mrs.
Aramis'sm
"No," said Mrs. Blinn, 81 didn't"
''Perhaps," hazarded Miss Frederick,
81 might be fortunate enough to"
''Be you dressmaker 2" said Mrs.
Blinn, turning the full focus of the spec
tacles directly on the girls face.
81 make gowns-yes."
Mrs. Blinn paused, with her foot on
the muddy wagon step.
"And," added Miss Frederick, "I can
undertake to make you nice, plain
black-sillz dress for twenty eight dollars "
"I'm willin' to pay that much, said
Miss Blinn. "When can you measure
me 2"
Tomorrow, said Miss Frederick.
''At No. -, Sixth Avenue, at ten o'clock.
l will see about the material at once.
"I'll come, said Mrs. Blinn. 'It's a
sort o. bother racketin' in and out of the
city, but there's to be a wedding in the
family, and l want the dress to wear
week after next"
at shall be ready" said Miss Fred
erick.
She watched the creaking vehicle jolt
down the street, and then went straight
to the neat little room of a friend of hers,
who had just opened an unpretentious
milliner's shop at No. - Sixth Avenue.
"Jenny," said she, 81 want to borrow
your room for an hour tomorrow. I've
got customer, and l can't take her tC
the dark hall bedroom where hiber.
nate. And 1 want to paint little sign
and tack it up above yours-for this oc
casion only
MISS FREDERICK, Dressmaker.
"You shall, and welcome" said kinC
Jenny Plympton.
Mrs. Blinn came, and was duly fitted
Miss Frederick showed her a sample o.
tie silk, which Mrs. Blinn looked at this
way and that, raveled out, and rubbed
between her thumb and finger in know
ing manner.
'Its good silk" said she.
eyes, said Miss Frederick, sit is goot
silk"
"When can you have it ready2"
"By Saturday night"
"rd sort o. like to try it on afore / pa.
for it," hazarded the old lady.
81 will bring it out myself and try j
on you," said Miss Frederick.
Mrs. Blinn frightened up at once.
ssWill youl" said she. "I'll send thu
farm-boy in for you, then, with tn
wagon, and p'raps you'll stay over Sun
day with mel You look sort O. pale
Mebbe it would do you good to breath
the country air."
'I should like it of all things" saiC
Miss Frederick, eagerly.
She arrived on Saturday night, wit
the dress carefully pinned up in brow
paper.
She tried it on, and Mrs. Blinn, Naom
Blinn and Susanna Blinn all pronounce'
it ga perfect fit"
"Such a rich silk" said the old lady
"a deal better quality than Mrs. Judg
JeXon'sp
"Such pretty jet bangles all over it.!
said Miss Susanna.
"Such stylish cutl" cried Naomi
INA looks dreadful ladylike in it!
wonder if Miss Frederick would max
me onep
"a black silk9" cried Susanna, il
credulously.
oNo, to-be-surel" said Naomi. ga
alpaca, or a chaili, or something-Eh-
what's the matter2 Is she sick2"
For, even as Miss Frederick was ac
iusting the sash drapery of the new gowI
she sank fainting to the floor.
81 think it must have been because
was so weak" she murmured, when ,
last breath came and sense returned
her. 81 have eaten nothing but brea
and water for a week"
Mrs. Blinn who, good soul, thought
deal of her breakfast, her dinner and h'
supper, uttered a cry of dismay.
; ~ am dreadful hypocrite" said Mi
, Frederick, smiling family. 81 may t
well tell you the whole truth. Pm not
dressmaker at all-only a shopgirl-only
used always to help with poor mamma
. dresses and my own when-when we ha
> money. Mamma is dead now. This
e glancing at the silk gown, twas her be
t black silk, that never could make up n
$ mind to pawn. She only wore it half