Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-03
WANTED, 4 GOWN.

pots of Egypt, it delighted her soul to leave the meager fare of Bohemia and reyel among them once more. Two days after the invitation came she made a very startling announcement as she served my coffee.
 "The Bible very demoralizing bookP she said calmly.
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 I'm afraid that's heresy, but it's SO. T
 What are you driving atfo I demanded sternly.
 Well, of courseI don't meaa it's all de moralizing," she conceded, putting her elbows on the table and her chin in her hands. Its only in spots. You remem- Der the lilies of the field whe toll not nor spin, yet eelipsed Solomon by the gorgeous ness of their raiment. Well, that stirs ID envy and malice and all uncharitableness In frail feminine nature, Jackie. It truly does ,"
 What do you meanP'
 Pm not lily, don't you see, so six days out of the week hustle to beat the band. My recreation the seventh is house cleaning With it all 1 can't get raiment enough of the simplest sort for necessary purposes, letting alone there being any glory in it. If you think the thought of the lilies doesn't make me want to swear, you don know Then there's that text about taking no heed for the morrow; that's impractical, Jackie, and you can't deny it. D
 lodged the point. "Does any mortal know what you are driving at?'' I in. quired hopelessly.
 Only a trivality, but trying, my lit- tie sister said resignedly. T can t go 10 the Millionaires' Saturday, that's all. ,
 But you 'ye accepted.
 "Yes, because l took no heed for the morrow. If I had, I'd known l couldn't go I haven't gown except the skirt ana jacket 1 wear all the time, and they are not suitable. J
 "Do you mean that you really haven't one or just none that you want to wearf"
 There's DO Flora MeFlimsy in this, J Janet said, with grin. Its cold hard fact. The burglars burgled the flat so successfully last summer that they took every gown l possessed, as well as the furs. My wardrobe this winter has consisted of one cloth gown and charitable thoughts neither of them very warming-but the thing that upheld me was that 1 didn't run into debt and buy more clothes. Mo. ments ! fairly glowed with the conscious. ness of virtue, but mostly my teeth have chattered like castanets.
 II didn realize it, , said thoughtfully.
 II didn't mean that you should. Coffee l all right?" Janet broke off. But now l that tho winters over. she resumed, "I'd l just IS soon speak of it. You bad te get 1 yourself new outfit and couldn't help me, and you'd have been awfully uneom- I fortable about it. notice I've had just as good time out of life this winter in I mn cEn IoS l sadly.
 Whats wrong with it now9t
 Nothing, except that it was showing l tho result of q busy life, so last week l ripped it to pieces, put it in the washtub and made it up wrong side out. Had to stay indoors two days while 1 did it. It now lies near to godliness in that it's clean, but rapping at the portals of the Millionaires', clad in plain virtue, wouldn' t qualify mo for admission.
 "Janeti" l said reproyingly
 "Oh 1 don't mean that virtue isn't nee 1 essary, too, :" she exclaimed airily; like wise good clothes. One I have the other I I lack. Oh, Jaokl l' She went off into a peal of laughter, though I saw tears in her eyes. "Jack!' she gasped, isn't it delioiously funny? Isn't it absurd to be asked to the Millionaires and have to be taken sick at the last moment and send regrets because really you haven t q gownP i Think of me being in hole like that and the days when I had a dozen gownsl 1 think it's magnificent. No one would really believe it.. " She wiped her eyes and went off into another peal.
 II think it's pathetic, D brokein in. "I' m awfully sorry, little girl, but I've got a note to meet this week, and | m strapped. l Can't you wiggle out gown somehow and gofa
 Janet shook her head collectively. She had evidently given the matter thought
 No. l sent home last week what extra money I could spare, and 1 will not bor- row. I'm disappointed, of course, fer the luncheon will be beautiful, and the old set is to be there, but I'll be quite as hap py in the long run if l don t go, and Sat urday I'll wire Gertrude that I'm ill. Fifty years from now It will make no diff ference. ,"
 But we live in the present, said dis COT tentedly.
 i've had a great laugh out of it, Janet replied philosophieally, and there was 8 twinkle in her eyes as sho spoke. And it is something to be asked, you know. Hurry off You're late. ,
 Janet clutched mo ty tbe arm when came home that night and pointed to g gown on the floor.
 'fThe day of miracles is returned take back what I said about the Bible. Aunt Susan sent it It's three-quarters worn, and it looks like the old boy, but it has possibilities, and I'm going to the luncheon.
 And sho went By the aid of a tissue paper puzzle, which she called pattern, I saw her evolve a pair of sleeves in a manner that elicited my deep admiration, but more than the sleeves my masculine hrni1, cna,ll nnt fnlln.,. l n1,lu l-nn1u that