Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-12-22
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Mss. Morton, alowIr And deliberately
tore up the bill into small pieces an
nsh square and, dropped them gradual.
lS,into. the waste paper basket rs II
she had been sowing II With soH,etainy
precious, Thea she took . low chair
and arranged the cushions with ait
that she might rest herself after This
cKertion.
Its very absurd" she said dream
lily: Il can't think why on earth we do
IL" e-.A
DO WHAT" asked Cecilia.
One hundred and tOrty-tW0 pounds
eight shilHngs and tenpence, and I've
had every bit of IT,
Wake up." said Elsa "DidR't you
hear what Cecilia saidG What Is It
that's absurd" O.,
Dress. OF course"
well. OF course. II you gave 1t up al.
together"
=! Don't be improper. It's no good
talking to you. anyhow. because you're
as bad as I am. Cecilia now spends Tar
iess on 1t. though she always looks per.
fecuy sweet
Cecilia shrugged her shoulders. Il
doa't spend much because 1 haven't
got as mach to spend" '- n
You'd better put it." said Mrs, Nor
ton grlmly. that you don't owe ss
much because you haven't got so much
to owe"
Anyhow" Said Cecilia. 81 waste
any amount Of time and trouble on 1t.
At the end Of ones life, II one lives to
be 70, l wonder how many years have
been spent in having things fitted"
"Of course" said Elsa, III a man
we're here ne would say that We dress
TO please men,
(which Is absurd" said Mrs. Morton.
ITO start with. men are quite lncapa.
bic of Judging"
Besides" said Elsa. a 10. OF the
prettlest things we've got-well, in gen.
eral society they are invisible"
"Yes," said Cecilia.
my dear child" said Mrs. Motion,
don't put that regretful tone into
your voice" &
II didn't. did I? didn't mean TO.
l was only puEzling over II in my mind.
OF course we don't dress to attract
men. To start with, the wish to at
tract men Is too horribly vulgar. We
could none of us do it,
III you mean we could none of us at.
tract them" said Elsa, you may
speak for yourself, my dear"
mo, silly, ne&nt wish. II men will
be attracted We can't help IT. All say
Is that the candle can not in common
decency really want TO burn the moth"
No" said Mrs. Morton. "All the
same can imagine that IL you Sniek
up a candle in an open window On q
summers night and never 50 much as
cOckchaicr came to look 1t It,, that
candle would feel pretty tired
Candles can't feel tired, said &c.
ella.
NO" sail Mrs. Morton, "that's their
little bit OF luck"
But, anyhow" said Cecilia, we are
At any rate agreed that We don't
dress for men,
"Ot course We don't" said Elsa.
ut would be quite useless II we did,"
said Mrs. Morton. ft
Then what on earth do we do IL
for" asked Cecilia. "All the time and
trouble and money, all the worry and
bother. all the standing up for hours
while your pet dressmaker buzzes
round You with her mouth full Of pins
and her heart full of hope. What's II
all ior?"
II suppose" said Mrs. Morton. weak.
ly. that We dress for one another"
"In that case" said Elsa. ut would
be good deal cheaper IL We agreed to
drop It."
Lets be honest" said Mrs. Morton.
After all, 1t may just be the superior
artistic quality OF our Sex. Men have
got no real love OF beauty and so their
clothes are hideous. 1t Is just because
We adore beauty that We sacrifice 60
much time and owe 80 much money In
order to attain it."
NO" said Elsa firmly. that won't
do. We are superior to men In every
way. admit that. But as an explana.
ton Il won't do. looked over some
sM-fashioned plates the other day. BY
dear children, every fashion is perfect.
ly hldeouS. For the first few weeks
while II Is new We can not see Il. but
the moment fashion Is dead We real.
lie hsw ugly II Is. And It stops ugly
until II comes In again, o. its rather