Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-11
DAME FASHION
AS PEACEMAKER.

Anyone VINO Ieubioubly AoliyWo NAo
whimsical and capricious DEGREES OF
Dame Fashion is in line for trouble of
various kinds. II may be that the purse
will fatten out at a critical moment, or
one may grow quite too corpulent to ht
the newest gowns or waistcoats, and the
feet may develop sundry bumps and ele-
vations that forbid the latest creation
in shoes. Then, again, Dame Fashion Is
positively cruel, with her gaudy colors
to the devotee who reaches the age OF
loosenilg teeth, fading hair and wrin-
kles. but Fashion also does good turn
once In awhile, wherefore 1t is the pur-
pose to relate an incident where she
broke down social barriers and made
good friends Of certain persons who had
been extremely uppish toward each
other.
Mrs. Diggsby, fat and 40, was still a
remarkably handsome woman. Albeit
her girlish form had disappeared and
one might truthfully say she had
reached that stage of corpulency where
she waddled, she still retained all her
youthful spirit and desire to dress well,
and this is how It came about that a
white dress, buttoned In the back with
many small buttons brought together
two families who are now, and always
will be, fast friends.
The styles decreed waists buttoned IN
the back. Mrs. Diggsby was stylish, 80
she ordered her dressmaker to frame up
q white affair in the latest fashion. 1t
came home-on an evening when Mrs.
Diggsby, who, 1t should be understood,
is a charming widow-was invited out to
a dinner party. After her colored maid
had helped her dress for the party, she
was given the night out, and Mrs. Diggs-
by started for the home of her friends.
1t gave her q thrill Of delight 70 sYitch
out ahead Of the DeVinnes, the people
across the hall whom she fairly de-
spised, and who, in turn, had given many
evidences of their disapproval of her.
Inasmuch as she was becomingly ar
rayed in the very latest style, she walked
slowly, so the DeVinnes, mother and
daughter, might suffer the pangs of
envy.
o'clock and Mrs. Diggsby returned to her
fiat alone. The DeVinnes, apparently,
had not returned. Presumably they had
gone to the theater Mrs. Diggsby felt
a little shiver of loneliness, for the maid
had departed for the night. Even the
knowledge that the DeVinnes were
within call would have been relief.
After reading awhile, she bethought
herself to retire. Then the realization
that she was painfully fat-that is the
word-was forced upon her. She under
took to unbutton her waist, but she
could not reach the buttons. She tried
to wriggle out of 1t, but she had eaten
heartily and her dressmsker had fitted
her perfectly. She tried to reach the
buttons with long button hook, but
only fired her own temper and became
hot and uncomfortable. She backed
against the hinges Of the door in an an
CRY attempt to tear OF the offending
waist, but 1t defied every effort. After
an hour Of this Yainglorious labor, still
standing near the door, she broke down
and wept. She was sobbing vigorously
when there came a tap at the dor, fol-
lowed Immediately by one more insist
ent. Mrs. Diggsby-Mrs. Diggsby!
what is the matter?" asked kindly
masculine voice. open the door,
please"
Before she had time to think the mat
ter over, she opened the door and there
stood the haterul DeVinnes, husband,
wife and daughter. What is the mat
ter-are you In trouble?" asked Mr.. De
Winnie, as he stepped inside and looked
quickly about.
"oh, 1t is nothing-that is. 1t is moth
ing but this hateful waist"
why, 1t is the most beautiful thing
ever saw" chimed in the DeVinnes,
mother and daughter, in unison.
THE waist-why, how could 1t cause
you to weep?" queried Mr.. DeVinne.
ut buttons In the back, and can't
reach the buttons-and ate quite too
much dinner, and have tried to tear the
horrid thing on. and hate it."
There, there" said Mrs. DeVinne.
as she speedily unbuttoned
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across the hall to unlock their own door.
~Just close your door and como over
with U.s. A nip Of wine and little lunch
con will make everything all right, and
We have 50 much wanted you TO visit
u.s."
''And I have always wished ever so
much to know YOU" responded Mira.
Diggsby. as she put on becoming kim
ono, locked her door and went across 10
the DeVinne fiat. Over the wine and
Mrs. Diggsby and the De
WINES found they liked each other very
much, all OF which goes to prove that
even an inanimate garment buttoned IN
the back, aside from it's chief function
in adorntng lovely woman, may have its
use In the world as peacemaker and a
leveler OF caste.-Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
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