Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-04
THE. GOLDEN GIRL.

dull during tho summer months, anyway,
and Miss Giggles thinks that the banks Of
the Yukon will furnish more excitement
than the beach at Washington Park. AL
| though the date set for her departure is
some months off, she has already begun
to plan for il, with the assistance of the
leading modistcs, corsetieres and jewellers.
+ As soon as she is Informed that the snow
has melted on Chilkat pass she will de-
part. She will be accompanied by her
chum, Miss Daiiie Diggins.
Eyes" said Miss Goldie, II am going
! to be q miner. Won't it be real cute? l
am in earnest, you know, and expect to
bring back ever SO many nuggets-that's
what they call chunks of gold, isn't its"
"Why, Goldio, how you do go on" said
her mother, a fine, white haired patrician
lady of the old school. "You must excuse
| Goldie," she continued, turning to the re.
porter. "She is so enthusiastic"
"Now, mawmaw, " answered the COM
ing queen of the Klondike, "you know
mean to become a real miner, and grub
stakes and things, and that ! am very
much in earnest about this thing, and so is
Daf1e. Neither of us is what you would
call an advanced or "a new woman, but
both of us are American girls, and / am
sure we will be a success In klondike."
care you not afraid to 60 into a rough
mining camps" asked the reporter, look
ing admiringly at Miss Goldie's delicately
chiseled features and slender white hands.
"Oh, no." she replied, "for l am sure
that u girl can be a lady even in Dawson
City, and that rough men will respect her
true worth. Besides, / will be armed"
And she brought forth a silver mounted
air gun, with which she daily practices ut
a mark on the back fence. "Daffie will
carry u beautiful little silver mounted pis-
tol, which will hang from her chatelaine.
But I am larger and stronger than Dat1ie
and shall carry this rifle.
Sand now let me show you the costumes
I am going to take. This is my walking
costume. 1 intend it for the walk across
Chilkat pass. You see it Is made of the
new dove broadcloth, piped with white. I
shall wear a dove colored feather boa with
1t for warmth, With it will go gray golf
stockings and patent leather shoes fasten-
ed with "a ribbon bow. l shall carry q dove
eolored silk bag in which will be my man
icure set and silver backed brushes, az
well as a powder puff, because LIDO not be-
lieve the girls should entirely do away
with the little necessaries of life even il
they are going to the Klondike.
"This gown" she said, throwing a
dainty garment over the back Of a chair
for better inspection, sis of liberty silk in
Yale blue. That is the colors of a gentle
man friend of mine, Harold Twospot;
perhaps you know him. He is a Yale
man. 1t is rather pretty and fluffy, don't
you think?
"And this plaid l had made to match a
perfect love Of a pair of golf stockings in
the Stuart plaid l picked up at a bargain.
This linen skirt Is my mining costume,
with canvas shoes to match. 1 shall wear
1t when l dig for gold. It's real service
able, don't you Think
"For next winter l shall have this white
%broadoloth costume trimmed around the
bottom with white rabbit s fur. The front
will be covered with gold frogging, and
there will be gold epaulets to match. 1t
has q tailor made effect and is real warm
looking. Of course l shall have silk skirts
and lace lingerie to match all these dresses.
My hats will match the costumes, except
VlluU III VIII 10 AVAOla 5luHCf
which Is most becoming to me-"
II think Goldie is really we'll provided,
don't your" asked Mrs. Giggles.
"And now let me show you my alpen-
stock, " said Miss Goldie. "Mr. Twospot
brought it to me from Switzerland. /
shall carry it across Chilkat."
1t was a beautiful stick, to which was
tied a bow and streamers Of Yale blue,
and had an iron spike in the bottom for
rough mountain work.
~ must tell you about out guide" said
Miss Giggles impulsively. "He is u per-
feet gentleman and has such a love of a
mustache. He looks just like those tenors
you see In opera, and has a perfectly love-
ly Klondike costume. Papa says he does
not look very strong, but he is a perfect
dear, and both Datfie and I insisted on
him. Papa is paying him a salary to wait
until next spring to guide us over. He
says he has been over Chilkat pass twice,
but brother Bob says ne never got nearer
to Klondike than to mix cold drinks in q
soda fountain. Isn't that just like a boy?"
"What are you going to do about sup
! plies?' asked the reporter.
"Why, Mr.. Quinn-that's our guide-is
going to carry them. He calls 1t packing
them. He will have our boxes with our
gowns, our solid silver chatting dish, some
chocolate bonbons-I just positively won't
start without chocolates-some novels and
our silver plated picks and shovels, with
our m%onograms engraved on the handles.
The members Of the Entire Nous club gave
them to me. Wasn't that lovely?"
II suppose the guide will do the cook
ing9" said the reporter laughingly,
"No, indeed" replied the beautiful and
practical girl. II shall do that myself. l
am one of the best chatting dish cooks in
the club. I took lessons all last winter on
the chatting dish. Won't it be fun to stop
on top of Chilkat pass and cook lobster
Neuberg in the chatting dish and make
chocolate. Then we shall have bonbons
for dessert, and I am going to organize a
chatting dish club in Dawson City. / have
a head for planning"
II suppose you have been reading up
on Alaska and mining?" said the reporter.
ooh, yes" replied Miss Goldfe. "Daffie
and I have read a book called THE Quest
Of the Golden Girl, but we couldn't find a
thing in 1t about Klondike. Wasn't that
meanP But we learned lots from the min
ing stories written by a man named Bret
Harte. We are now reading a book called
The Gold Question by Coin Murphy.
We expect to get lots Of information out Of
it. After that we are going to read Gold
Elsie. And We have subscribed for The
Banner Of Gold, a magazine published by
a man named Kelley.
"Don't you think Daff1e and I will be q