The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24
HER SECONDHAND OUTFIT.

70 y WISH 10 one Oh Tie city grave
yards of sartorian magnifcence is al
ways interesting. Very likely, says
the New York Tribune, there is no
other customer in sight as one prowls
about among the rows of castoff smart
ness depending from its hangers. Then
from the street enters young woman
swiftly, almost stealthily. Once in
side she turns back her thick. mud
colored veil, disclosing a sallow, sharp
featured face, with hollow eyes. Her
smart walking suit is of dark red,
and she is neatly gloved.
With a nod to the attendant, whom
she evidently knows. and who lounges
forward from the rear of the shop,
eating an apple, she announces her err
rand.
Il want some sort of a negligee,"
she says. you did so we'll for me on
this suit thought I'd come in again
and see what you had. I might take
a reception gown if you had anything
that suited me-"
Il have some sweet things in negli-
gees" responds the saleswoman, throw
ing the core of her apple into a GUS
pidore and lifting the lid of an i'm
mense trunk. Just came mall fresh
very choice. We haven't had such
swell negligees in for weeks
Moving up a chair, she begins toss
ing over the contents of the trunk,
picking out now one and now another
f1imsy chiffon and throwing it over the
chairback for her customers inspec-
ton.
Now, amt that lovely?" And out
comes a light cherry cOlored taffeta
silk slip. the skirt flounced with mar
row ruffies from hem to waist, and
headed with narrow black velvet rib
bon. over it goes a princess robe of
pale yellow machine-made Chantilly
THAT was worn by Miss -- in that
piece she was playing in last Decem-
ber-don't you remember?-I forget the
name. 1t was a morning room in an
English country house, where she wore
it. She looked awful smart"
"Oh, pshaw! I'd be afraid to wear
that returns the young woman, eye
ing the cherry slip suspiciously Its
pretty conspicuous, and if any wom-
an who'd happened to see her wear
it should happen to see me in it, it
might make it awkward, we being In
the same business. WHAT'S this bro
caded petticoat?"
Out comes a wonderful creation.
From the waist down to the knees
it is brocaded richly in blue, green
and black At the knees begins a
fiounce of blue silk, covered by an
other in a fine, aIl-over black lace. 1t
scatters a hint of Violets about the
place.
Seventy announces the sales
woman. Couldn't be duplicated to-
day in New York city for a cent short
of $50 Elegant materialS-just ex-
anime that brocade for yourself-and
that hce-a tremendous bargain"
Putting it up to the person of the young
woman: Just the right length for you,
too. Wouldn't need to have a stitch
taken ont in
quite remarkable, the way it fits you
amt it, MAXI" to a beetle proved
young man who has come in from the
back regions carrying an armful of
mems coats and trousers.
The young woman looks uncertain
| but pleased. Maxi of course, eagerly
seconds the saleswoman's. admiration
He pronounces the garment in cues
ton "awfully pretty" but, seeing that
| the prospective customer is uncon-
WINGED, he suggests that the contents
| of the violet trunk be shown her. They
are. The young man gets down on the
| floor on one side, the saleswoman on
the other, and together they dis
emboweled the violet trunk A white
satin bridal robe, yelled in chiffon. a
! faded valley from the brides
| bouquet-Oh, poor little bride, how
/ came your wedding gown in a misfit
| parlor?-still clinging to one of the
| shirrings; a shrimp pink princess robe
| of Brussels net over silk, with medal
lions of ivory lace; a petticoat of POM
padour satin, with three foamy flounces
of white lace accordion pleatedfa then
kimono of the softest crimon china
| crepe, exotic and sensuous. followed
| by teagown of pale turquois incrust-
| ed with broad yellow cluny-out they
| come, while the little woman with the
big, hollow eyes feels of this, tries
on that, detects a grease spot on the
| other, passes one by as too small,
| ignores another as too big, until the
bottom of the violet trunk is reached.
| And her mind is still not made up, in
| spite of Max and his parrot cry of
| lawfully pretty" when a middle aged
| woman, with the bearing of a trusted
servant. enters, carrying under her
arm a large parcel done up in brown
| paper.
She is hustled into back room. She
opens her parcel. 1t contains three
hats, a pale pink sunshade with a
crystal ball for a handle. and three
| PAIRS of fine silken hose, also pale
| pink, all open-work and fancy stitch
| cry.
The apple eating saleswoman pulls
them over, then pulls them over
again.
Five dollars for the hat" she final
ly announces.
The other looks disappointed. "One
| of them hats alone cost twice that"
she objects, "and that parasol was
$675. to my knowledge"
We've got no call for either hats
or parasols" returns the other short
ly. IF l take them at all it's be-