The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-12
GIRLS AT CAPITOL
LAUGH AT ATKINSON
Think His Ideas About Dress.
ing on Sos a Year Just
Too Funny

The girls that Edward Atkinson
found in the east may be able TO dress
we'll on $65 year, but those in. the
capitol building of Minnesota say they
do not know how it is done. Prof. At
kinson's list of feminine wearing ap-
parel for four years was shown to half
dozen young women at the capitol,
but they greeted it with shrieks of de-
rision>
why, that wouldn't buy face powder
for Minnesota girls" said one smartly
dressed young woman.
The unanimous view taken by the
capitol girls is this: The list furnished
by Prof. Atkinson may be sufficient in
some ways, if the articles were of good
quality, but such as could be bought on
SOS allowance would not last half the
time
why, anyone would know that list
was fixed up by a man." said one rosy
checked girl. why, he hasn't even
got any wells in there. Wells cost So a
year, and would be cheap at that"
Has he a sufficient number of all ar
ticles in his list?"
Stingy Item Found
Let me see-twenty-four pairs of
stockings for four years; that is six
pairs a year. Why, fancy. Gertrude
oh, this is too funny. How could a
girl go out on rainy days If she had
only six pairs of stockings a year,"
And then look at the foolish man,
Two hats year, Now you know that
might be done if they were nice hats,
but not such as one could afford to
buy on $65 year. Eight pairs of OK
fords and eight pairs OF high shoes.
Voc II 4rrT
outer garments for winter and two for
summer-yes, I can make a jacket do
two years"
"Oh. Frances. look here. Sixteen
cotton shirtwaists. Well, a girl would
have to go pretty shabby and stay at
home part of the time while her
clothes were being washed, to get
along on that list. Ten underskirts-
well, possibly.
Eight pairs of cotton gloves and
eight pairs of kid gloves. He never
would have altered that item, too; and
the kind you would buy on a SOS al
lowance a year.
Boys Take Handkerchiefs
Look here, Gertrude, at his hand
kerchief list. Twelve year might do
under some circumstances, but-say,
JO0Ai6 DlAlis diO SOd ever Sll lIb d
corner with a girl and steal her hand
kerchief just to have something to re-
member her by? Well, that's the way
half of them goes. They would have
TO be very good material to stand all
the washing necessary, even if the boys
didn't take any.
Here is a little article that would
surprise any man, and that is neck
wear. You have no idea how much of
girls min ff a 70 he
looking fresh around the neck; why,
that is the way we fool the men to
think we have on a new dress. We
simply put something new around the
neck; no, that item would be heavy"
Il wish l could do it, sighed
Gladys; but / can't. II you find out
how it is done wish you would let me
know"
Then Gladys took look at herself in
the nickel trimmings of the typewriter
and began to hammer out report
Here is list of things Prof. Atkin-
son says can be made to do a woman
four years and can be purchased at an
annual cost of SOS:
Eight hats trimmed by the wearer
Eight pairs of shoes (Oxfords).
Eight pairs of high shoes.
Two outer garments for summer
Two outer garments for winter.
Sixteen cotton shirtwaists
Twenty-four pairs stockings.
Two kimonoS.
Four cotton shirtwaiSts
Ten underskirts.
Forty-eight handkerchiefs
Eight corset covers.
Neckwear.
Eight nightgowns.
Two umbrellas.
Eight pairs cotton gloves
Six winter undervests.
Four wooden shirtwaists
Two silk shirtwaists.
Twelve corsets.
Six summer undervests
Eight pairs of kid gloves.
Eight pairs of rubbers.
Sixteen pairs of cotton drawers
One muff.
Belts, buckles, etc.