The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-07
HE HELPED HER
CHOOSE A HAT.

Millinery shops are no place for men.
That was decided not long ago: but IL
great many men visit them. none the
less, impcllcd thereto by II desire to oh
lige their wives or their SwrethcaItS. or.
occasionally. their daughters. There was
II man in Il millinery shop the other day
who looked as much a$ Il meek and
humble person could, like IL bull in n
china shop. He was a mere husband
that was apparent-4and he seated him
self uneaSily on one of the frail Chippen-
daleiSh chairs with u stealthy glance
about TO see whether any of the women
customers were resenting his intrusion.
| But, bless YOU, the women customers
were busy us one woman putting ON
hcadgear and taking it off again, so they
| did not even suspect his presence. 1t
WAS evident that the man had been
brought in order that his valuable ideas
on the subject of cO,ors and shapes might
be had. and If ever reluctance was writ
large on II face it was on his.
| The SaleSwonnan brought out n big hat
|
that Topped in the wind. or would have
if there had been any wiurl, and placed
| it on the customers head How is
THAT y she asked, stepping back to adj
| mirc.
| The lady looked at herself from every
point of view with the assistance of Il
lhard-gl@Sss II think it is rather large
for my style. she murmurcd. after five
| miuutp.l ,pf This nlISprvutipn .'Wh.1 ,lo
y"n think. '''"rgr
''or-' I""N,'' HIarlh'u III l%'Nli'@ ms
iF"llr spoken @i"ld III Such Il sacred place
a'lu GIai''d "l''"'IIN at lhH Sl!'HW"llah
"'l"f" II" N'i''nl'n IL reply. Ihou&ht
You were gong to huN Il mat l"r your
SER, II" SAId' IN a Suodned tones
| ann LOOKING ut TINS one Tor myself
| i'l"lrd ms VINE. Wl'1l scene arlrll'N.
| oh >.ld lhr man, ill'rktr IMAM he
lore, th"uGht II WIS Ior MHrSlr. she
would I"ok nee III II W"uldh ShH
| me Wlir 'ool %" ,n' il''' ANA pun IL
a>i"r win Il sign. Wy hnSlti'Ia thlllkS
| tIiS Slap' j. HnlthhI' TOR our il'tl" uhnSn-
Ter. :" perhaps ma" better h"t take II.
| me >ai"SN"ll.'h n't'Ttu S"!h' lfweS-
"''l"iH ava pace" announcer ha' on hrf
lE''loh" n'a"' III WAS brown ANA yel-
low ana IL III" come from iariS' lheE
ca,l"d II IL creation III the SHOP ana the
SaleSWoillan mentioned II magic name
"hCh She introduced IT,
| beantinl' Sala poth women Ill
ch"rnS'
HOW u" !o" IKE IT. ''"iGe asked
ms Wlte' somewhat anXlously. George :
gaze removed ltseiI somewhat slowly
from 'he street TO the mar. never saw
amy Ecii"W v'oNtS before ne SAID
ISM II II H''Ir I"nd
ms "lir n,A"e tragic gesture OF de
l>l'nr' ANA the >ai'<woman looked her
sympathy Tor woman who had such a
hu>Gs'nd' men She Drought u green nat
ana paced II ~ olt over the Wiie eyes,
ahd pinned II d! IL deNtrous >hove OF Il
turquoise pm INTO Uhe ladE y Dram. ANA
'lea nluc ven over the Suffefef lace,
ana tWlrlea hcf around 50 thht the stlll
vacant gaze Oh the man could rest upon
hpr. HOW Il" you IKE tiElt she ASK
eM, trluihplE'h1ly.
Inc hl"li noked hnrt' III seemed L"
MN lhat ms privacy was beng unduly
lhtrudeu upon 1T looks HWfully green
l" me- except Whrr' II - blte' n" an
h""i'c'H III WhiSp'r. ! remember my
!i"'h'r W"'l'u never i't me wear h'u"
II" WIN Srr'h >nirl Whell i was Il
H""hI>'rr' nhc >ald th'F Killed "ach
''"'F' "'h 'h'"N the c"ilIpl'H'tl"i Is
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