The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-21
GOT 4 DRESS PATTERN

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Dandy poked his head inside the ofic
and nodded timidly at the girl at the desk
rs this the place where you sell pat
terns?" he asked.
Yes" said the girl What do yo'
= want?"
81 want a pattern"
What kind?"
Now you've got me- What kind woult
you want if you were me?'
who is it for?'
MY wife
rs she young?'
Five years younger than me-"
That's not answering my question
"Oh, isn't it? / thought it was. Yes
she's young She was thirty-fve the 10th
of last November.
The girl looked Dandy up and down
with unblinking GOODNESS. Dear me-
she said; how some folks do hold their
own
There was a pause 1T is hard work, .
ventured the girl presently, for man to
select becoming pattern for a woman.
Why didn't your wife come herself?'
of the house You advertised sale of
$50 patterns for Is cents for today only.
She couldn't afford TO let the bargain slip,
so she asked me to get the pattern for
her"
"She must have faith in your judg-
ment"
'.Sae has reason to.
why"
AZ married her.
THAT is no sign you can buy the pat
tern for her dresses. Most men can please
q woman by wanting to marry her, but
few can keep on pleasing her by choosing
her clothes afterward.'
There may be something in that. Still,
I've got to get pattern. What would
you advise?'
1T all depends upon your wife's style.
What kind of looking woman is she?'
Stunning
THAT is too indefinite. There arc lots
of stunning women in New York and no
two of them look alike. Now, If you
could only point out somebody"
Il can. Her eyes are like-what is the
color of your eyes, please?"
Gray"
so they are. 1 hadn't got close enough
to get a good look at them before. My
wife's eyes are gray. They're like yours.
They've got those same little purplish
specks around the pupil that are found in
only one pair of eyes in a million
1T depends, too, upon the material. If
she has wolfe gown
''It is wolfe. / heard her say so last
night Her nose is like yours, too: only
yours turns up little bit more Just at
the end And her hair is that same
sunny shade of brown Her complexion is
q little muddy now on account of the
rheumatism, but when she is well her
color is as fresh and delicate as yours"
1.-The eyes, nose, hair and complexion
really have little to do with the selection
Of becoming pattern. They are not hard
to fit 1t is the figure that counts If you
couia give me some idea of the height"
''She'e tall
Here is a pattern that I think would
suit her. The skirt hangs in folds
''Oh, that's one of those balcony things
with sixteen drawstrings around the
waist, isn't it? ! think they are beastly
ugly. l swore when I left the house that
/ wouldn't get one of them
Il have one of them on now. My friends
think 1t rather becoming
Stand back minute and let me see.
Yes, that does look nice, but then, you
would look charming in anything
Thank you. If you had only remem-
bered to bring your wife's measurements
olong-''
Il have them right here in my pocket.
Waist 2S, hips IL A-a-hem Seems to
me that's a little more robust
The girl clasped her hands at either side
Of her q waist. Yes said she. st is
rather. but this style of dress is very pop
ular. Everybody wears it,
"All right, I'll take it. What's the use
of having a wife if you can't dress her in
style?"
Eight hours later Dandy sauntered into
his own sitting-room and laid the pattern
on the table.
"Oh, you darlingi" cried Mrs. Dandy
You did relent and get me one of those
fun skirts, after all. This is a beautiful
pattern. L always did say you had the
best taste of any man in the world"
Thanks" said Dandy. Il thing myself
that know a good thing when / see it,
New York Press.
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