Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-01


With show of reluctance, set a
day the following week, for it 'Siil not
do to let people feel that they are dung
You favor. But when he departed al
lowed myself a little dance around the
room. Me? Johnaphene HenningY The
wife Of a grocer? The little bashfui
Kansas maiden? What will they all say Z
Although, for that matter, none of them
shall ever know that | did not pay a
round price for my pictures"
Just as l was going forth ar hour
later to committee meeting, l met an
Other caller in the hall.
Only a moment of your time" he said.
Il represent the publishing house Of
Blank Brothers. who are getting out the
finest book on Modern Women that has
ever been published. Of course, you must
be represented in it. May | not take
your name and have your picture-a fine
one, for the book? ?"
Il am just going out" answered
Jelly, for it pleased my dignity to he re-
served at that moment; II have not a
moment to spare. Perhaps" / added
with an access of graciousness as the
young man turned to pick up his hat.
perhaps you would call again-this
evening, or tomorrow at 10? am about
to have some pictures done by Florine,"
with careless air, az if this was a COM
mon occurrence-"and might be able to
give you one later"
He thanked me and promised to call
next morning-and / hurried ia she COM
mittee meeting. On my way home /
stopped at an exclusive tailoring estab-
lishment, where the new shirt-waists III
the window attracted my attention..
Here, too, was known.
rs not this the president of the Nota
Bene club!" asked one of the proprietors,
who CHANGED to be standing near as
examined the waists. Il thought so. l
was at the 'gentlemen's night as guest.
No, my wife is not member, nor is my
daughter, We just happened to be the
guests of a slight acquaintance of my
wife's-Mrs. Bellingham"
knew her, and recalled that the peo-
pie for whom she had purchased tickets
had failed her at the last minute, and
that she had bestowed the tickets upon
Il neighbOr. 1T was a brilliant occa-
sion" he pursued; Il must congratulate
YOU, mad5m, on the ease and gracious,
ness of your bearing while presiding over
the after-diner exercises. l never saw
it better DONE l am delighted to have
you call on us, madam, Jenkins, bring
out that box over there on the right. No,
not that Mrs. Henning does not care to
see a cheap waist. The one at the very
top. Yes. Now madam, is not that q
pretty waist? We fatter ourselves we
have gone just a triae ahead of any
other store in Chicago on waists. Jenk-
ms, there is another customer waiting,
| will attend to Mrs. Henning. Madam,
THAT is, the firm-will take it as a
favor if you will take three of these
prettiest waists home, or let me send
them; we are Just introducing them,
and naturally we want to see them on
the right persons. As / said, it will be a
favor to us as a firm, if you viii let me
send them"
blushed and hesitatcd. The tempta-
ton was great The waists We're more
stylish than anything Chicago had yet
seen, and nobody need know. After his
offer, ] did not like to ask the price, but
one could see they were expensive.
OF course, no one beyond my partner
and myself would know they were a
gift" he went on, seeing my hesitation.
TN fact, we should not consider them
a gift, but rather that you paid for them
over and over by the wearing, since you
would by so doing show them far better
than we could"
''Since you put it in that way" / be-
gan, for the waists were appealing and
my pocket book was thin just then you
may send them. But it would not do
to have it known"
ut certainly would not do for u.s. he
replied with an inscrutable smile, "for we
should hardly want to give every club
woman in Chicago one of these waists. :"
| babe him a gracious adieu and hurried
home to lunch But that very afternoon
brought me a note from prominent
shoe firm, asking permission for the
manager to call in person at an early
date.
"Now I am seeing what the perquisites
of Office are" told myself with a smile.
But / wrote by return post and set an
hour for the second morning after.
The Modern Women" representative
came, saw and conquered to the extent of
getting me to subscribe for a $40 book
and furnishing him with plenty of ma
terial for sketch. l also promised him
a "Florine" picture. and bound myself
to pay for the engraving which was to
adorn the volume. The waists came
home and fitted so beautifully that / felt
sure they would be the envy of all the
younger women in the Nota Bene; and
on the morning of the second day came
the shoe manufacturers handsome,
agreeable person of polished manners.
We are just putting out ladies' shoe
on which we have been at work for two
Years past" he explained, "and we want
your opinion Sf it"
"Aline?" | asked in some surprise, for
my footgear had never been the means
Of making my opinion on the finest shoes
in the world of great value
Yes, yours" he answered with smile,
fastening to add "You see. after
studying on this difficult subject for
years, we are by no means sure that we
have got the best yet; and it is nothing
Is - a.