Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-10-11
NOTHING TO WEAR. ]"
william Allen Buffers Death Recalls
story of Flora McFIim&ey.

w ear, WhicD Appelfen ANONYMOUSLY
III Harper's Weekly Ia 1857
Ii was one of the most notable sat
Tres Ga New York scciefy's extraya
gauce These yerses which were re.
produced ID Great Eistain and teams
lated mao FRENCH and German rehlte
how N fora sicFhmses speltinost
Of hes lag and all o. her time buy
ing co ss and yet had nothing to
wear i.ere IL Miss McFlimsey's
career
Miss Flora - Fiipsey Of Madison square
Ifas -a r aeparafe journeys %
And hsr ares ne. each time she
Tha 80 apd her friead Mrs. Harris
(NoS the s whose name is 50 famous
But pam Mrs f.. ashout romance o.
spent SIX consecutive weeks without stop,
In enc continuous round 0f shopping
Shopping aloneyand shopping together
A. an hours Of the day and in all sorts
IF weather
For ali amer Of things that woman
on the crown Of her head or the sole Of
her fEt
or wrap d her oalders, or dt round
her waist
or that can be sewed on. or pinned on or
laced
or tied on with a string, or stitched on
with bow
In front or behind. above or below;
For bonnets. nentillas capes collars and
Dresses for d, breakfasts and dinners and
Dresses 70 sit in and stand in and walk
Dresses to dance in and airt in and talk
Dresses in which to do nothing at ALL
Dresses for winter, spring, summer and
fan.
And yet though scarce three months
have passed since the day
This merchaR Use went. on twelve carts
up BrouC~ay.
This same Miss McFlimsey of Madison
square
The last time we met was in utter de-
Because she had nothing whatever to
weari
The day of the stuckup's grand ball
arrived and Miss McFlimsey is in de-
SPAR why, Harry. mon cher" she
says to her lover. Il should like above
all things to 80 with you there. but
really and truly-Fve nothing to
wear
He rashIy suggests that she wear
theGgown she has on, whereupon Miss
McFlmscy opens her batteries of scorn
upon him.
How absurd that any sane man should
suppose
That lady would go to ball. in the
clothes,
No matter how fine, that she wears ev-
So ventured again. Wear your Grim
son brocade"
Second turn up of nose)-"Thats too
dark by a shade"
Your blue silk. That's too heavy"
Your pink" That's too light"
Wear tulle over satin" II can't endure
Your rose colored. then. the best of the
batch
II haven't thread of point lace to
match"
Your brown MORE antique" Eyes. and
look like a Quaker"
Erhe pearl colored. II would. but that
plaguy dressmaker
Has had it a week = Then that ex-
quiaite u!ac
In which you would melt the heart of
Shylocl;
QIerc the reee took again tho sns ele-
II al car tas tor the u,.o.e .,
"N;t n? i.sry t.a,v There's moth
- eout at' - Il
As rno.e e Il laut Yes. but.
dear , lean
SOPHIE, ed Soc up has rot one just like
And ! won. appear dressed like chit
Then that splendid purple. that sweet
Mazarine:
That superb point d'aiguille. that imperial
green;
That zephyrlike tarletan. that rich gren-
adine''-
mot one of all which is fit to be SEEN
Said the lady. becoming excited and
flushed.
Then wear l exclaimed in tone
which quite crushed
Opposition. that gorgeous toilet which
you sported
I'm Paris last spring at the grand presen-
tation.
When YOU quite turned the head of the
herd OF the nation
And by all the grand court were so
very much courted
The end of the nose vas porteaecusly
tfppeu VI.
And both the bV'gh' eyes sho' forth in
dignation
IS she burst upon me with fierce ex-
c'anatioE.
have worn II three tinles. at the
leest celebration.
and the end most of my dresses are
r'lgCd up
Eve told you and shown you i've moth
frg TO wear.
And rs perfectly plain you not only
dent care
But you do not believe me"-(here the
nose went stiI higher
II suppose II you dared you would call
me a liar.
Dur engagement is ended. sir-yes. on the
spot;
You're brute and monster. and / don't
know what
In similar strain the author then. ex-
aends his lesson of nothing to wear"
10 all of feminine Fifth avenue and
Murray Hill In those days, however,
display in feminine finery in New York
was comparatively simple judged by