The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
NEW RAINY DAY SKIRT.
1t Has a Flounce That Is Ad-
Unstable.
Pointers on Extravaganza in
Dress and Things.

The girls met ELIAS uncle in Twenty
third street just as they landed from
the ferry. He exclaimed: Why, girlsl
Come over and have dinner on the
ship" There was the ship anchored
up against the dock at Twenty fourth
street You could see her queer old
covered sides from where they stood
Billings and Carrister and lot Of the
men you know" he added VIII be
there tonight. come along."
What do you suppose that hateful
ella Carstairs did2 She smiled sweetly
and said it would be lovely. that OF
course they would come wouldn they2
and nodded at her companion. calling
her "Puddles" Now Puddles right
name is Gertrude Hoffman Pullard, and
there is no reason i'm the world why she
should be called Puddles, so her neart
Rwelled within her with hate and rage
ella knew perfectly well that Puddles
had ON -waist-down-at e-Deck-
of-the-neck that could not be worn
without her coat. besides being up at
the waist, that Puddles simply WASH L
in I'll rig TO go to dinner anywhere. SO
she expected q refusal from Puddies. so
she herself would go alone, Puddles
could kick around anywhere for her
dinner. and not meet those lovely men.
How hateful girls are to each other.
Puddles made "A faint struggle
I'VE have so much to do today,
couldn't"
But she was cut short ooh we must
take these things when they happen,
mustn't we TTrcIe2f'
Pudaies shut Her jaw. I'D love to
come" she said piuckily. land if I can
get my erranGs done. l Will Ella
smiled sweeGy. She thought she saw
Puddies going down. Six thirty.
cried uncle and swung off toward the
aOf course. if YOU can't" Ella began,
but Pudd1es bit her off with, IN goinS
90 De there." Ella stared do you
want pin for your shirt waist OK
course one does not dress for the SNIP
but you viii want your shirt Waist-um
-uinred."
mo. 7 WON'T" snapped Puddles. I'm
taking this car. and / shall be there at
6.15."
She left Ella wagging her head with
ast0nishment. like shaken Chinese
mandarin There wasn't much time. it
was toward o'clock. The croSs-IOWn
ear crawled Puddles changed at Broad
way and trotted into the towns swell
est jewellers. At the dangle counter
she found the same lovely clerk who
had helned her select her Christmas
danglc. She pulled it from under collar
now.
81 haven't as much money with me as
/ need" she said firmly. please take
this back and let me have S."
A pink spot appeared i'm either cheek.
and her eyes shOne like pain Of newly
roliehed stars The clerk gasped. but 10
minutes later She flew out with Der six,
though she hadn't any idea that the
lovely clerk would be going without
dinner that night and that the bangle
was In his waistcoat pocket instead OF
back in the show case She dashed to
svaeger waist house II want $50
white shirt waist. "a dollar stock ana a
white belt, and I want to put them an
ON now That was easy w ME lhe
rif1 was getting the sleeve protectors
put in the waist Puddles combed her
hair with her side combs, rubbed her
face clean with the corner of her corset
cover and put powder on. AT quarter
after She emerged from the shop splck
and snan her rosy chin balanced over
the knot of "a iust-right scarf. and the
consciousness that her duck belt fitted
down into the hollow of perfect shirt
waist lending dignity to the set of her
sleek head.
Al 4 mems furnishing place she
bought Il 50-cent handkerchief. that
took quarter more than her dangle
had brought her She bought rose
stick and a nail file ran into the ladies'
room of broadway hotel. washed her
hands trimmed her nails and polished
them with tissue paper, dashed out ana
spent her last nickel on car fare and
took the wrong carl 1t was a shrek
Of despair that accompanied her bolt
from The car as it swept around the
corner she tried walking. IMPOSSIBLE
Besides she'd get all the freshness Oft.
and be late too. At Third avenue she
was ready to cry. A great truck lum-
hered off the avenue turning east three
small boys swinging their heels at its
rear. Oh if she were only a small boy
why not? Whit. bif. bump and
there she was
"rm catching the ferry" she liea
Cheerfuily to the astonished truckman.
"aud 7 have no car fare" Bless the
mani he whipped up a bit for her, ana
the small boys helped her hold on
At the turn of $50 Puddles mOuntei
he gangway of the old ship. Maybe
ELLA wasn't mad. Maybe Ella didn't
looked scraped together beside the ra~