Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04

stocking unless you faint, and never
Iaint-then l warm it and stick it
over the hole in the stocking, press it
down hard about the edges of the hole
ana that covers it. It's lots easier
than darning. never darn"
I've done that, too" said another
girl. Il use all sorts of plaster. If
you don't happen TO have plaster
right at hand a postage stamp isn't
half bad for a little hole. Those
Worlds Fair stamps were splendid.
They covered such whaling big holes.
| was awfully sorry when they quit
using them"
And what do you do of a Sunday
morning." asked the girl in blue of
the woman with the fluffy pompa-
dour.
First one thing and then another"
she replied. Now and then when 7
have been to a little party somewhere
in the house the night before | sleep
! until dinner time. If | get up l
generally straighten out the drawer
of my dressing table 1t takes me a
full hour to go through it, rolling up
ribbons and sorting out the long
neckties that get wrapped up in with
the false frizzes and things, putting
the collar boxes where they belong
and the handkerchiefs in the handker-
chief boxes. That's my regular Sun
day job. If | don't do it in the morn
ing | do it in the afternoon"
Il have had an elegant job this
morning, said another woman. I've
been sewing new binding on the
bottom of my skirt. | stepped on it
coming upstairs the day before yester-
day and tore it a little. Then it kept
on tearing and tearing until to look
at me you would have thought that
| was a ball of yarn coming unrayeled
| inadvertently went out on the street
with it that way. OF course | met
everybody | knew They all came
rushing up to me one at time,
whispering hoarsely, There's some
thing torn about the bottom of your
skirt. as if | didn't know it!-and Of
fering me pins to pin it up with, I'M
til l won't have to buy any pins for a
month or more"
Il occasionally do a little laundry
work on Sunday morning." said tall
girl who stood near the window Il
wash out my handkerchiefs and neck
ties and other little things"
STOCKINGS suggested somebody.
We'll, yes. now and then, stock
ings, said the tall girl. you see, If
you give your handkerchiefs to the
washwoman you never get them back,
and handkerchiefs cost money. They
aren't quite so bad about keeping the
stockings, but they swap them around
and bring you somebody else's that
are either too big or too little or mis-
mate them, or boil the black ones
until they are a fine rich purple, so
what are you to do? You've got to
wash them out yourself if you want
to keep them half way decent or go
on buying new ones about every
other week"
And what have you been doing
this morning." the inquisitor asked
brown-eyed girl who had not spoken
a word since the meeting was called
to order.
IF you'll promise not to tell" she
began timidly.
"Of course we won't tell" they ex-
claimed with one voice.
THAT is, not until we find somebody
to tell it to- added the girl in blue.
well, I've been playing fantan."
What" they screamed. con Sun
day"
The girl turned pale Nov, know
you will so and tell on me and the
landlord will kick" she faltered. II
wish | hadn't said a word. That's what
| wish"
I'VE won't tell" they declared, but
you werens playing fantin all by
yourself, of course. You had few
others. 1t takes three at least"
There were four of us" she said,
counting me, and lost"
1T serves you right" said the wo-
man with the fluffy pompadour, for
! playing cards on Sunday"
A quiet young woman sat at a table
Hopping over the leaves of a hymn
book. The girl in blue looked up at
her.
What have you been dong?" she
inquired smilingly.
Il have been to church"
You have been to church," they
echoed.
The girl in the red waist leaned for
ward, her hand behind her ear.
please say that over again." she beg
ged, "and say it slow. Did under
stand you to say that you had been to
church?"
Yes" replied the young woman. Il
have been TO church"
The girl in blue grasped the arm OF
the woman with the yellow hair. Then
they repeated: she said she had been
to church,"