The Scranton chronicle., 1900-10-20
SISTER WORE HIS SHIRTS.
Man Who Followed the New Custom
Found That She Had Taken
Ills Wardrobe.

The D.icago man who figured as the
monrnful victim Of the incident here
in related was o shirt waist enthusl-
ast from the beginning of the excite
ment and discussion anent The mascu-
line shirt waist Nowadays, however
hut thereby hangs a story, says the
Tribune
The man, Who is inclined to he diffi-
dent and lacking in sclf-eonfdence, is
happy IN the possession OF sister
whose character IS Just the reverse
of his own. To this sister he some
time ago submitted the difficult prob
lem Of: Shirt waist this summer or
nextg Is IL best to lead fashion or
follow IT? and announced his inten-
tion Of abiding by her decision.
Lead, by all means" ran the sis
ter's verdict
Then. as the man had small conf
dencc in his own taste. she selected
the materials for the new garments
from the samples he submitted to her,
decreed now they should be construct
ed, and pronounced them admirable
her decision of character seemed To
desert her suddenly when the brother
passed into the throes of that agony
known as the shirt waist indecision. :"
The brother pined to wear the new
waists and be comfortable-and coat
less--but he dreaded to seem too early
In the field The sister no longer en-
couraged and upheld him as abe had
formerly done, and the new shirt
waists were placed in darkened
closet and utterly neglected--by their
owner---for several weeks.
Then. suddenly, all the other men
In the Office seemed TO have blossomed
out In the new garments, and the
man who b.ushed 10 think OF the new
waists he had lacked the courage TO
wear hurried home TO assume one.
And. to his surprise and astonishment,
not single shirt waist could he
find.
Every member OF the family pro-
fessed utter ignorance of the mys-
terious happening every member,
that Is, but the sister, who happened
TO be away from home. She came
back, however, while her brother was
still storming about his loss. and her
guilty look betrayed her TO the man
who might never have suspected her
enormlties otherwise The sister, bs
II explained, Is tall and finely fash.
toned, while her brother Is small and
slender. For long moment they
looked steadily at each other, and
then:
us that one Of my new shirt waists
you have on?" qusried the brother
sternly, and the sister laughed.
"Yes," she answered, presently, still
smiling, sit IL. They were so pretty
you see" she explained, subsequent
ly. that | just couldn't help tryinl
them on. Archie, and then--well. the,
just exactly fitted me, and they wer
so much prettier than my own tina
I--well, you might as well know ii
haven't had single waist of m,
own on since | took TO wearing yours
Archie, and you might as well Civ
them to me, for you'll never Get then
back in the world"
And now the brother Is pretty bad
| ly divided i'm his own mind" II,
doesn't know whether to give up tn.
shirt waist problem entirely for thii
summer. TO replcvin the garments
which his sister persists In refusing
| TO return, or to order fresh dozer
Of shirt waists so hideous In. shap,
and color that no temptation to petty
larceny will be thrown in her way
And the sister, meanwhile, is triumph
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