The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-03
SHE GOT THE GOWN.

II see that you have succeeded In COAX.
ing now gown out of your father, F" said
| tho girl In the pink frock
| II didn't exactly coax il out Of him.
returned the girl In the blue gown. "he
gave me the money for IL of his own ac-
| cord
Him" said the girl In tho pink frock.
"are yon quite sure that your father is
welly Docs he seem at all flighty or
| ouoer!"
30. papa IL all right. dear. You see.
10 was this way; Nell's wedding cost so
much that the mere mention of new
garment for any of the rest of us was
enough 10 create scene. had actually
nothing tit to wear. SO was desperate
and one asy just told papa that ! had
To have something new. He said: Very,
wei, then; get neat calico dress For
my part, 1 think girl looks nicer III
calico than in anything she can possibly
wear.
Does he quite know what calico lsg"
gasped the girl in the pink frock.
think not dear. He usually calls
Worth creation "A polonaise cut bias and
trtinmed with passemonterie. l wonder
why the words 'polonaise and passe-
inenterie have taken such deep hold on
tho masculine Imagination.
IN sure don't know. said the girl
"a tho pink frock, but they certainly
nave Men are such ignorant creatures,
anyhow. Why, the other day man VINO
had Just been explaining To me that cube
root does not grow In the earth, asked
me whist kind Of goods 'ilchu' was. And
yet that man is usually considered well
educated by people who have no pene'
tration"
"M'hm. I.know. We'll, swhen began to
weep at the idea papa said that he ala
bope the day would come when n daugh-
tor OF his would be sonsltle enough 10 ap-
pear In neat calico dress, with white
apron ana smooth hair He also said
that any man would prefer such u toilet
TO polonaises and passementeries
Perhaps Cf the two he would. said
the girl In the pink frock. did you
i said 10 more. but l made my resolu-
tion then and there Invent down town.
bought Inc the material for n calico dress
and white apron and made them mp.
Then waited nv chance Finally, one
uay papa sent mo note-you know
mama is away FROM home-saying that
ne would bring man homo TO dine with
him. He added lire saying that he
wanted 10 n axe deal with his guest
ana hoped everything would DO as nice as
possible Then l knew my time had
come"
Good graciousl You surely didn't?"
did. put on that calico dress and
white apron and smoothed my hair down
on either side Of my face until it looked
ike toboggan slide. l met them in the
dining room, and papa had great deal
OF trouble in making his guest. who was
swell Englishmau, understand that l
was not the waitress. y. / tell you, i en-
Joyed that dinner, though papa didn't
seem TO have sny apuotite, and neither
no nor his guest could.keep their eyes off
me. +"
i am not at all surprised at that"
Neither was J. The guest didn't stav
very long" and rs soon as he was gone
said TO papa: Il shopes you are satisfied
now with your little girl l SEQ that You
are quite right arout the calico dress.
for l evidently ::iade quite an impression
on your guest tonight In future / shall
always dress so TO please you and save
money.
My goodness What did he say?'
My dear. i really shouldn't like to
repeat his reply. However, / found
check on my breakfast plste the next
morning, Papa said TO take il and buy
myself gown, and from the size OF ii /
inferred that he did not intend tho
material Of it to be cavs.o. New York
journal.