The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
AFTER MANY YEARS.
Strange Tale of a Shawl and a Flat Iron
Holder.

A common every day Hat irtn holder is no
apt 10 be used as Al ornament for a young
lady's sleeping room, or IN fact any room, as
IL "a intended for hard work instead OF decorn'
ticn. Miss Mary 4. Brazier, who makes her
home with Mrs. Nehtser on Fountain stree
has a holder, however. that she prizes very
higlIs, and which occupies a prominsnt posi-
ton in her room.
There is quite q story connected with ~.
one evening in the latter part Of October,
1875. Miss Brazier. with a number or other
young laiies. was going 10 a swell wedding
at Port "a I'd, Me-. and sue had a desire TO be
We / dressed, and D. tloIe days plaid shawls
worv fashionable.
Tho girls went into Eastman Il Bancrotts
big dry Goods store on Con yress street and
Miss Brazier Purchased a shawl. 1t was n
peculiar pioi !. a nj. as the salesman said, 1t
was one OF an odd lou from England, and he
doubted very much IL there was another like
IL IN the UIitod States.
AT any rate Miss Brazier bought tbs shawl
and wore IL for IL years. About eight years
ago she came o. Providence, ana with h'r came
tho 81 avn. When he arrived in the city she
found THAT shaNls were "A littlo out OF date, so
sho made ~ over into a cape, and wore II the
first winter she was here. The next spring
she hung IL up in a closet and when she took
it out in the fall she found that tho moths had
destroyed 10.
Sho then cut ii up. and with a portion % IL
made cuffs and n collar for Flora, the daugh-
ter OF her boarding mistress, Mrs. Webster.
Miss Brazisr told Flora 20 dispose Of the re-
mainder OF the garment 10 a rag %peddler,
which she did, and that was sevon years ago.
Flora's dress soon went into the rag bag, Gni
that, for tno time being, was the last OF tho
plail shawl.
Last Monday Mary. tho old holder woman,
walked into Mrs. Phillips dress making
establishment on Chestnut street and asked
the ladies IL ali had as many holders AS they
needed. Mary, OF course. wanted to sell
whether any on the ladies wanted 10 purchase
or not. Mrs. Philips bought one. Mary had
two left. she then turned To Miss Brazier.
who is employed by Mrs. Philips, and asked
her IL she would not buy one. Miss Frazier
said that she had no use COR IL, but would buy
one (Which one viii yUu have, a light one
or IA dark one o.
"Oh it DOESN'T make much difference" said
Miss Brazier, "but I guess l will take the
dark one. - and she aid. The holder was dark
and so was the room, as IL was just before
lighting up time. so Miss Brazier did not in
spect her purchase. When she arrived at her
boarding house in the evening she told Mrs.
Webster that he had a small present for her,
and the little package was undons. The
colors looked familiar to ALI, but they could
not tell why. AT last Flora got n peep at the
new holder. and with her face radiant with
smiles exclaimed. "Why. Miss Brazier, that
holder Is made from your old cape" Then
Miss Brazier Mrs. Webster. Flora and all
other inmates OF the happy home began TO In
speot the holder. and sure enough there we're
the moth holes in the cloth and n stain upon
one corner which Miss Brazier would identify
II she lived to be 100 years old. She took the
holder 10 her room and there IL will remain
and will serve TO remind Miss Brazier of the
many happy days that she mad in Portland,
Me.