The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-22
TO SHOW FEET IN DISGUISE.
BeIImOre Girls VIII Seek Lodge
Rent at "a TriIby Auction.

~ AuctiOn.
From the New York Times.
Bellmore. L. l., Dec. 1s.-somebody In
this village has been reading "Trilby."
Who 81 is is a matter of much speculation,
not because OF idle curiosity, but because
a plot has been laid among the young
women members of the local lodge Of the
Independent order of Good Tempiars, to
utilize the graceful curves Of their feet
for the purpose OF raising money to pay
off the debt OF the lodge. That this
scheme originated with the reader OF ''Trll-
by there is not the least doubt, hence
the desire to discover the Identity of the
responsible one.
Thus far the responsibility has been CEN
tered upon Miss Alice Sutherland, but she
denies that she originated the scheme.
At the meeting OF the lodge Monday even
ing IL was found that $32 was due for the
rent of the hall used for the meetings Of
the organization. A fair was suggested
but at first met with disfavor, because
as one OF the girls expressed H. fairs are
such bores. Then MISS Sutherland, 1t is
said, came to the rescue.
I'VE will have 'Trilby auction said
she II have been told that that Is a
good scheme to create Interest among
the boys"
donable ignorance upon the subject OF
"Trlby auctions" Miss Sutherland I'M
folded their nature.
I'VE girls get behind a curtain she ex-
planned. and take off our shoes and
"Horrors How shockingl" exclaimed
several of the members. rG
And then we stick them under a cur
tain where the young men can see them
"Scandalousf" vigorously declared an
elderly female member, applying smelling
salts to her nostrils.
wal, I'll be squashed!" was the senti-
ment of deacon IN local church, VINO
had never been away from Bellmore ex-
cept to attend a funeral once at Wan
II don't see anything so terrible about
It," chimed I'm three rosy-cheekeG dam
sells. who had exclaimed, "horrors!" a few
moments before.
And the young men bid on the feet
interposed MISS Su1herana Gogi I Iuli
to supper with the young woman whose
foot Is sold to him..
There was another chorus made up of
various exclamations, such as Good!
Shameful WAL, / never! and "Oh!
how nicew One young woman then arose,
and, as an amendment, proposed that the
feet be clad In an old shoe, or something,
instead of being bare
She's got corns." whispered one Of the
Bellmore bad boys to his companion,
whereupon both broke out into a rude
laugh.
The amendment met with favor, how
ever, and next Thursday was fixed as the
date Of the fair. meeting was held this
evening, however, at which II was decided
10 leave the event until after Christmas,
for. reasoned the gfrls. the young mems
Christmas, and the feet would not bring
half so much an they should.
Everybody in Beilmore is talking about
the "Trilby Auction" for such thing
was never before heard Of in the annals
of this staid old town. Miss Sutherland
said to-day:
would cause such a sensation. / got the
idea from a similar scheme that was talk
ed about by our Kings Daughters Circle.
There is nothing fmmodest or shocking
about IT, for the feet viii be either ban
daged in some outlandish way, or they
will have old shoes on. go that they can
not be recognized. The members would
never consent to have their feet bare
The Misses Nellie and Addie Self, whose
father owns the hall where the lodge
meets have expressed themselves In IA
ingness 10 participate Miss Julia Dean
and Miss Mamie Smith are also enthusi-
astic for the plan. Among the boys and
youths the plan is extremely popular.
and they are looking forward to the fair
jmpatiently. One of them. who goes 10
school in Brooklyn, gave his opinion as
Some OF them gals are good lockers.
but most Of 'em wants to show dare feet
because dare faces would stop steam
bunionses dat dey wouldn't dare show
dare feet. Dem old shoes and bandages g.
kind Of a gold brick game. Yer take on
DER hNpf anu VT AFA Aitbf - WoblN
drive a cheerOppydiat cr0izy, and al de
Odder end dere's face az would give
man De limjama. Az. say us richf
The youths have a standing Joke 10 the
effect that the girls are going 30 hold "a
"fair and feoiF for the benefit u the
lodge. Those youths who have sweet
hearts are arranging little schemes By
which they can identify their girls. one
youth and bic girl are arranging d code
N signals consisting 81 vertical lateral.
and haf1-and-toa motions ~ the foot. 81
which che young woman can reveal her
identity.