The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-31
ONE SALE THAT FAILED.
E1PERLENOE OF A GIRL HHO HAN
OLD CLOTHES TO SELL

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icism - Final Rebellion Of MeIlicent.
Minicent hadIheard Of the woman who went
from house to house buying old dresses and Of
the good prices she paid for them. She had
also heard the stories OF tho society women
who sold their clothes and were able to save
money by II. This information turned her
thoughts toward her black satin stirt with the
chiffon waist. 1t was MS good as new, but black
satin skirts were out. Chiffon and Jet trimming
were also In more OF less temporary obscurity.
So the relation between these objects and the
woman who bought old dresses impressed itself
more and moro forclbly on her mind. There
was tho green foulard which had been worn
only iour times. although that dhl not soem to
have any particular bearing on the vivid color.
which had always been the objection to It. As
she thought Of the money that might DO real
lied from them. other articles OF her wardrobe
gradually took their place In the list that sho
was preparing mentally. There were n couple
Of evening dresses which she decided after a
little struggle with herself could also be sold.
To this increasing number she added other
odds and ends which she carefully laid out ono
day on the bed in her room.
The effect was very impressive. The pile
looked as II II were worth q great deal OF
money. Millicent made q calculation and
reckoned that the lot had cost a little moro than
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the woman paid only hall, say $3.50. that would
be splendid. Millicent was delighted. She
was on the point Of putting In a now dress in
order to make even that sum larger. II the
woman should drive a hard bargain and pny
her only one-third OF their value. that would be
800. Even that would be delightful, Millicent
thought. It would mean some new furs
next winter. or. possibly. tho first of the
three combination rings she wanted. Ono
was to be Of diamonds. the others Of
rubies and sapphires. She would buy
the diamonds first. as they were the cheapest.
When she picked up the dresses and laid them
away. her mind was really disturbed as to
whether she ought to buy the furs-it was GER
tain to be something in real sable. however
small 1t was. she had decided that-or the dia-
mond ring. 1t would take some time to get the
other two. She almost forgot to write for tho
old woman's address. That she was going to
get from q friend who had 1t from q friend. who
had 1t from a friend whose sister had once sold
some clothes to the woman.
After o few days. at the appointed time. the
woman arrived. She was a well dressed per-
son OF polite manner and q benevolent air.
Tho capacity Of her eyes to express an exact
estimate OF an articles value was revealed
later. Milllcent received her with some con-
descensioA and not a little nervousness. She
was sure that the bargaining would be fierce.
and she was not certain that the old woman
might not get the better OF 1t. Her condescen-
sion came from the conviction that the display
in her bedroom would dazzle the purchaser.
She led her into the room. and then turned to
observe the impression that the sight made.
The black satin skirt was there with
the chiffon waist. So were the green foulard
looking as vivid and unbecoming as the day it
came home from the dressmaker's. the two
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the other Of pale blue net; q covert coat thrown
In because the sleeves were pulled and 1t could
not be changed; n silk waist that never had
fitted and three pairs of satin shippers. Millicent
was proud Of the display, She had tried it on
one Of her girl friends, who looked at the col
lection and declared it a shame to sell such
There was no similar enthusiasm on the part
OF the present srectat22Et She took In the dis
Mi!licent thought this close inspection would
ton. but the woman remained quite mute,
holding her glasses to. her eyes,
mail suppose ~ you want to sell the lot" she re-
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am willing to sell them ali" =,
BY this time the woman had seized the black
fully examining the seams with the satin not
more than an inch from her n9fe; She was
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black satin now" she said. putting il, down.
f tI'II s fSn such 2u At bSyd 2@ eoi know Alwa T%9 hs ena to t ssii
green: How IN the world did you ever come to
as she had examined the black, and not a
thread or seam in It eseaned her; All the time
the names Of the best-known women in So
cie.tE frequently figured IN her talk.
Mrs. ". Ind a foulard Just like that same
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Newport out yachting. she told me.and afteTthey
got ( back her q husband begged her never again
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awtullS, glad she had done it. attgrward, be-
cause Mrs. 2, had one. and the crowd was never
s splc DlS 80 o SseP IN sN 4! 'F Fiat oe must 'f Sa1 @0 bte cSn a
those n,SSussslinss de sole Tsar. 50 Badly; oRs
Very well Pnendedi, though. You'd never see Il
She, picked up the dress. held it out at arms
length and set it slowly twirlinR. Her manner
x Was to 50 , t%IpIT j@si BSt j sSs assa That H bsls { be-
Il paid $50 lor It at Aqtricho's. / haven't
woman with . good ,humoT, which seemed, 70
aSr4 aPRssr sS9H%lG put, G Sn that ff miPt% : l I@s'
She's ! s%y done The Rst sane me, thing with that o black * G h
ION WhlSt. Dub JnhG NhlenclenneS can he llnl-
tated 80 well you couldn't tell it, That yellow
is q. sweet dress, But that shade does soil 80
rnpidly' IN bet S you hPvssn't had that on ten
Milllcent gasped. She felt as II somebody
had stopped in the street and criticised the cut
Of her dress. To see all her lovely things lying
there under the gaze Of that woman who did
nothing but make fun Of them and seemed t.
think they were no better than: It was too
what she thought of her. when. still chatting
the woman picked up the covert coat. She held
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breadth OF the sleeves showed plainly.
Think Of our having eyer Morn sleeves like
70 say that fat women like her never had.
Would you believe IT, now2 And on, n covert
i deftly around and. With q searching glare
light checks. They are real English. there's
no denying that. But they're hard to get of
Snd b on; They GDc stick ii H 70; 6 Mrs; \. ,t tGl1 VINE me She she
came to take her covert coat of aiterwardIJit
to the sleeves of her habit that she had to hold
up her hands and have two of the Rrooms pul
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