The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-23
The Diary Of
NGTVy Ethel

AuAhtu AVWh every Wutlt went.
was beginning TO think | had come 20
the end OF my rope on luck, 50 iried
my old standby -nerve. used to
know a fellow that worked In a drug
store on one OF the State street corners.
and | thought maybe he could put mo
next to something in the way OF Job.
50 I stopped in and asked him II he
knew OF anything
nearly fell dead when he said that
the proprietor OF that very Joint had
been looking for a girl to do demon-
strating and that ! would 1T the place
TO e." He gave me a hnockdown
to the boss, and we cinched the mat
ter right on the spot I'm to start in
tomorrow.
II looks dead easy, but don't know
how I'm going TO like being on exhi-
bition. / wouldn't mind, II was a
peach to look at, but ! don't thi;fN
pug nose is very good place TO show
on layer of face dope and beauty
powder.
But it's up to them, and as long as
they're satisfied I've got no room to
kick
Tuesday. wowl but did feel fun
ny today logged up with a peek-a-
boo waist on. sitting In a downtown
window and looking pleasant TIL my
mouth ached.
My stunt is to sit in front OF swell
little dressing table that's all trimmed
up with hufiy cushions and silver
toilet articles and smear my face with
the same old cold cream that's fixed up
with a new name dip soft rag into
the box of greasy stun and daintily
mop my face with IL, carefully keeping
out OF the way OF my mouth, because
Il doesn't taste good. After it's rubbed
in-you bet put on mighty little--I
take up dinky little lace-trimmed
chamois and evenly apply the pow
der" as the directions say. All this
time have handglass in my other,
hand and when I'm looking at myself,
as II like tim smiling at the rub
bernecks on the sidewalk. as II ! was
awfully stuck on myself. .
II stay at this long III either get
TO thinking I'm "beaut" or else I will
get 30 sick at the sight OF my phiz that
I'll enter convent, where they aon't
allow mirrors.
Wednesday course, couldn't
miss getting my regular ad1ldown.
Talk about Friday being agp uniucky
day-Id like to strike Wednesday on
the calendar. And II wasf all ON ac-
count Of Name Curtis.
She came along the street ana
caught sight Of me in the window. Ear
mouth opened wide enough 20 scare
anybody and she began talking to me.
OF course, knew what she was say
ing, although | couldn't hear her, but
she couldn't make out what | said. I
stopped monkeying with my face and
began talking 10 her on my fingers
There wasn't anybody else outside and
we were having n nice little confab
which who should pass the window
but the manager on his way from
lunch. felt awfully silly and he
looked as II he could take my head on
He didn't say anything TO me night
away, but when | was leaving the
store az six o'clock he gave me a great
big piece of his mind don't care.
/ piled II on to Name Curtis just the
same and she thinks am making
money hand over fist
bet she'd like this Job, because
she'd rather be looked at than eat
Thursday. This thing OF trying to
look beautiful all day long is wearing
me to a frazzle. But I'm lucky TO get
out OF talking about the stun. IL sure
would go against the grain to stand up
the way some OF these demonstrators
do and have to spiel off a lot OF yarns
about the wonders that this goo-y mix-l
ture worked In my complexion when
hadn't ever heard of It before. And,
it's always the homely. wrinkled old
maids who buy IT. and I'D feel like
was cheating them.
Friday. .-Geel but I've had strenn.
Gus evening. Just because a few but
tinskys think they have a right 10
meddle in my affairs. And the COM
binatlon was a fright-Charley and
the preacher This morning who
should come along the street and rub
Der up at the window but the preacher
OF our church. and he threw ft right
then and there lie marched into the
IhIOIe ana hNdfttU 70 iudht scene ana
the boys had 10 fairly put him out or
the place. He couldn't see me there
so he came out 10 the house tonight
and raSed pa and ma over the GOALS
for letting me take such a job and
blew me up for fair Charley sat there
and took II all in and When the old
tattle-tsle had gone he lit in felt
like telling him 20 mind his own bust
ness, but / like his caring and ! don't
want 10 make him sore.
I'm afraid it's me for another iob.
Saturday. Sure. Mikei wonder
what they take me for anyway. I'm
80 made J could pop. The boss came
10 me to-day and said that my week
with the face dope stunt was Up. but
that they'd Ike 10 have be stay right
on and demonstrate again for them. I
asked him what he was putting me up
I against this time and when be told me
] nearly tainted. He said he had a new
style 81 corn plasters that he wanted
10 put on the ruarket-and incidentally
on my foOt-and also a special elastic
ankle bandage that he wanted shown.
! thought he Was joking at first. but
when found out he wasn't got right
up on my high horse. told him ] was
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