Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-24
On 81 ONOLOGUE, Miss Martha Pin
tMnI ter, seamstress by the day,
@s@&e~4 cooalyinUs

iMI ter, seamsress by the day,
~GS speaking:
"Yesm, certainly can turn 'em up
eide down and put 'em right In style.
1--WE been doing that for all my custom
4ers ever since the spring work began.
1 never did like sleeves big at the bot
rGom. They didn't fit the way arms are
aznade, and / turned against 'em from
&he 6rst. But land, with most folks
&ts anything for style! I'm real glad
30 reverse 'em and put the fullness at
Nhe shoulder. When all's said and done
you can't tell but what they was cut
chat way in the first Of 1t. I've been
real successful changing sleeves.
'"Tell you about the wedding? don't
&xnow any reason why l shouldn't.
Kou see, having the same regular Gus
&omers year in and year out, l get well
acquainted with the folks l work for
and sort O. fit 'em together like one
dig family; though never was hand
80 carry tales from one house to an
other. Troubles I never repeat, and
there's many q one of 'em I know, l
don't mention. But weddings are diff
@erent. They're mostly joyful occa-
19ions, particularly when 1t happens
they're doublets, SO to speak, as Leo
mora Wilson's was. Haven't you heard7
why, her pa and ma has come togeth-
OFT again and Leonoras getting married
done It, That's the reason said her
wedding was doublet
Gust let me slip this sleeve on you
@iII see If it fits the arm size. Do you
prefer having the fullness gathered
NEAR the 'front.' or over back7 I think
they drape more graceful when they're
"a little mite nearer the front, but It's
1ust as you say, not's I care. There,
Sust step to the glass and see If that
quits you. Well, I'm relieved that you
like 'em. The set Of a sleeve Is every
thing. never like to let 'em go care
a@ss.
"As / was saying about Leonora's
wedding, made her outfit and / must
Say, without meaning praise to myself
that 1t was sweet. Not that she had
80 much. She had small outfit, her
ma not being able to afford and things
being 40 they was with her pa, but
what she had was nice and I always
did hold for quality instead o. guam
V6ty. And Leonora's such pretty girl,
aGhe set of what she had. She always
makes me think OF. a flower, she's that
dainty and pure looking.
'NOf course, me being In the house
helping 'em get ready for the wedding
-.--Leonora married real smart young
IMAM and he's we'll off, too, which isn't
q drawback, SOS she's got favorable
start and him and her are that fond Of
Zach other 'twould do you good to see
''am together. As was saying, me
'beinE in the house helping 'em get
Sxeady for the wedding, twas natural
Il should know most everything going
eon and they didn't hesitate to talk
eight out before me, I've been in the
Family 80 long.
II never really knew why reonora's
pa and ma took to living separate but
1t seems they got so they couldn't agree
and one trouble led to another till It
ended by his going to the hotel to stay
and Leonora's ma commencing to take
s5oarders for living, which she didn't
get rich by. Leonora was real young
when her pa md ma separated and It
'wae hard on her, she loving 'em both
and not understanding why her pa and
ma was like poison to each other Liv-
ang In the same town, 1t made things
kind o. awkward, as family partings
generally does especially when there's
only one child to divide up between
Sem.
"Leonora's pa did as much for her as
der ma would let him and between the
two she got good schooling. Leonora
aimed to be teacher, but Mr.. Right
came along and put stop to that
which was a good thing, say I, believ-
sng in marrying when the right folks
get together.
cts likely you remember the talk
there was about Leonora's pa. Whether
or not 1t was true, I don't know. It
might be he was wild some, not'having
any real home and feeling lonesome,
but however 1t was, 1t set Leonora's
<tnA against AAn AoE0 ever anu Sue
said they was parted for good and all.
"How will you have your sleeves
sdxed around the handy Just plain with
u fall O. lacef like 'em best that way
u1yself and that's real pretty lace you
nave. It'll look sweet.
CAS- was saying, when Leonora was
grown she kept feeling worse about
having things as they was between her
pa and her ma. She tried to bring 'em
together, but no, they was both stiff-
necked and prideful, and. being used
20 living apart, they didn't feel to come
s&ngether.
When Leonora's pa heard she was
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