The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

must adopt the foreign dress so that to get dress like you.' How clever of you. Archie, said the osr Queen aad picking her teeth with her fin-
 ''Rut where-where are we to get the costuHesT
 'Ha, ha." laughed the King, T have thought of that. A ship was wrecked of the island last night and the pas eengers and crew have all abandoned her, They have put out to the northern end of the island, fearing to land lest we cook and eat them"
 'Ths very idea-we haven'r eaten man in oh ever so long"
 Don't interrupt--I was going to say there Is a shipment of American Socie- ty Dresses on board and we can obtain them"
 see them"
 They arose accordingly and proceed cd far down the beach where the King much to the surprise of the Queen pointed out their subjects on every hand tugging. away at large boxes. at the multitude:
 \ My suhiects,' he said, honorable ladies and gentlemen, you are on the eve of a great reform"
 (Cheers and cries of hear" hear" ,
 He realized at once that he was ad- dressing the entire island of Booloo whose representative population sat CrosS-lcBBeo On the bhnu III AEohl VI him.
 Reform, reforYnS was the ory
 Dress Reforni," said the King.
 We are going to adopt the modern dress Of tho Americans; anyone caring to see samples of arranging same can do so by consulting the Ladies Home Skirt and Food Ftctionist, copy of which received in the mornings mail"
 He looked at the Queen. She smiled her assurance.
 have clothes here for everybody in these boxes. The Prime Minister will see that no one is slighted and signal from ne. you are to make a bargain day rush for the articles. It Is hoped thet you will be more orderly than American women who attend these affairs and remember that you are representative savages of Booloo and NOT American bargain hunters; never beg of you let 1t be said that you you are all to go properly dressed and not In bare carcass evening clothes. Booloo will yet be world power. She the respect that Is due her in the com ity of nations. In time she will have postal fraud investigations. railroad rate corruption and life insurance rob beries--in fact, aBooloo shall take her proper place among all civilized coun- tries and be governed In the same manner as they. The first step in this direction, ladies and gentlemen. is
  out clothes long enough. This IS the naked truth. Our ladies have ridden bare back to receptions until they blush to think of 1t. From this gay ye snail count three, all are to start for the slaughter sale and the gontlemanly floorwalkers will direct ye to the coun- terra"
 Ther, was a stir of restlessness. Ev- erything was in readiness for the grand rush.
 The King. counted very slowly. "Ons'
 The crowd of blacks poured forth toward the long rows of boxes like a swarm of ebony colored ants.
 The King and Queen sat and watched how they pined for civilization.
 Into the boxes they dived head foremost and fished up shrimp pink evening gowns, white satin, with pearl trimmine, pn1pie ,S ysiyeI no,r, trimmed Iane a blue silk--all evening gowns and ex- tremely low cut
 Going behind the rocks in the dis tance the grinning black women be- | gan putting on the dresses of modern | society while the men fumbled in ex- citement for some male ettire. At length when they came before the roya! couple for inspection 1t was observed | that the savages modestly kept their | hands folded across their bosoms and hung their heads.
 dresses were cut sO lVW tudt they olushsd for shame and began to regret l that they had east aside their small animal skin coverings for costumes so
 The King drowned. What is the he yelled.
 "Woka, woka, tayo, tayo." ttey l..reamed in accord which means, They ire immodist; they are immodlst."
 The King was beside himself. The Queen was in tears.
 They immediately sent the Prime Minister on a thorough searching tour Lmong the boxes to discover some de- ,ent American dresses. but his savage nodesty encountered only one violent hock after another. It was q ship nent of Parisian evening gowns to American society women.
 This truth soon dawned upon the King.
 Dog" he addressed the Prime Min ster with great indignation, throw h hese--these THINGS Into the sea. We will resume our former method of DE- ,ENT DRESSING"
 Most assuredly sira," replied the P, I. obediently, and he proceeded to carry ut the order.