Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-09
A M|LL|NER'S
DAY.
BY EDITH SESSIONS TUPPER.

T15I11I11E1IhEdL5E 1LlL1E55EA5ElE
Miss Marie Selby rustled into the
smart Fifth avenue shop, where it
was her daily custom to assist a fash
ionahle milliner to dispose of her
goods to deluded women at fabulous
prices.
Miss Marie had not the ensemble
OF working woman. Her black tat
Neta silk frock was smartly made, her
beautiful auburn hair creped and
ponapadoured in the latest mode.
She possessed an air at once condos
cending and affable and was consid-
cred one of the most successful "jol-
Tiers" in the place.
She could wheedle more plain
women into buying hats that were
fashioned for beauties than any other
saleswoman in the shop. She had an
unexcelled knack of settling a bonnet
ON the head of a fright and then
stepping back and falling into a par
oxysm of rapture at the spectacle.
She cajoled dollars from pocket
books and, in consequence, was pet
of the naughty dame whose name on
the lining of a hat was the hall mark
of elegance and style.
''Miss Marie" said the pompous in
dividual, coming forward ablaze with
diamonds and rustling quite as loudly
as her assistant, Il would like you to
redress the window"
Miss Marie laid aside her own sty-
fish hat and FASTENED to display novel
and amazing CONNECTIONS upon the
Si1npering pink and white waxen
models in the show window This
was work she douhly enjoyed. 1t
gave her an admirable opportunity to
observe what was going On in the
street; moreover, it gave the male
passersby a rare chance to gaze at an
attractive girl.
Therefore it must be confessed that
Miss Marie dawdled a bit over her
work, from which she was finally SUM-
merned to wait upon customer.
This was a woman with a face as
long as that of horse and hair ap-
propriately the exact shade of hay
Miss Marie "sized her up" at glance,
and, after seating her with a great
flourish before a pier glass, brought
forward a frisky turban of velvet and
lace and fur. She pitched it rakishly
over one eye of the victim and then
fell back with an exclamation of en-
cdanment.
"Ah, Madam! If you could but see
the effect from the back! It's so
swell! Just the thing for your style!"
The horses head bridled with pleas
ure. "But now about the front view?"
she asked, a trifle anxiously, for the
mirror gave no such assurances as
did Miss Marie.
"Let me tell you, Madam" re-
turned this clever young woman, that
you might look New York over, and
nowhere could you get such a result. :
Which was quite true.
cit certainly is a sweet thing" said
the shopper, craning her neck to look
at her profile. What is the price?"
"Let me see," said Miss Marie, re-
moving the hat and examining it crit
ically. THAT hat, madam, was orr
ginally $45. It's imported and abso-
lutely a novelty. But as it's so be-
coming to you, l viii make it $2750"
"Isn't that rather eXpensive?"
ooh, dear me, madam, consider the
materials; consider the STYLE" plac-
ing it on ner own shapely head; con
slider how it becomes you"
well, I'll take it," said the wretch,
and Miss Marie winked at Miss Ethel
and Miss Gladys, who stood near:
watching the transaction.
Ibid you ever see anything so aw-
ful?" asked Miss Marie, after the
shopper had beel bowed out. did
you see her try to look coquettish