The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-02
The Diary of
hGTVy Ethel

my old standby-nerve ! used to
know a fellow that worked in a drug
store on one of the State street corners.
and l thought maybe he could put me
next TO something in the way Of a job.
30 l stopped in and asked him if 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 fit the place
TO a It" He gave me a knockdown
20 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. l wouldn't mind. If was a
peach to look at, but | don't think a
pug nose is a 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 to-day logged up with a peek-a-
boo waist on. sitting in a downtown
window aud looking pleasant till my
mouth ached.
My stunt is to sit in front OF swell
little dressing table that's all trimmed
up with funny cushions and silver
toilet articles and smear my face with
the same old cold cream that's fixed up
with a new name. ] dip a 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
II doesn't taste good. After it's rubbed
in-you bet ! put on mighty little-i
take up a dinky little lace-trimmed
chamois and evenly apply the pow
der" as the directions say. All this
time ! have a handglass in my other
hand and when I'm looking at myself
as II like it-Im smiling at the rub
bernecks on the sidewalk, as II was
awfully stuck on myself
II stay at this long I'll either get
10 thinking I'm "beaut" or else viii
get so sick at the sight Of my phiz that
I'll enter a convent. where they don't
allow mirrors
Wednesday.-of course. couldn't
miss getting my regular calldown.
Talk about Friday being an unlucky
day-I'd like 10 strike Wednesday on
the calendar. And Il was all on ac-
count Of Name Curtis.
She came along the street aAd
caught sight Of me In the window. Her
mouth opened wide enough TO 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.
stopped monkeying with my face and
began talking TO her on my fingers.
There wasn't anybody else outside and
we were having a 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 OF.
lie didn't say anything to me right
away. but when ! was leaving the
store at six O'Clock he gave me a great
big piece Of his mind l don't care.
] piled II on 20 Name Curtis just the
same and she thinks am making
money hand over fst.
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 luck, TO get
out OF talking about the stun. II sure
would go against the grain to stand up
the way some OF these demonstrators
do and have 10 spiel on a lot OF yarns
about the wonders that this goo-y mix
ture worked in my complexion when
] hadn't ever heard OF It before. And
it's always the homely, wrinkled old
maids who buy IL, and I'd feel like
was cheating them.
Friday-Gee, but I've had a strenu-
Gus evening. Just because few but
tinskys think they have right to
meddle in my Affairs. And the com
bination was a fright--Charley and
the preacher This morning who
should come along the street and rub
Der up az the window but the preacher
Of our church. and he threw a AZ right
then and there. He marched into the
store and started TO make a scene and
the boys had to fairly put him out Of
the place. He couldn't see me there.
so he came out TO the house tonight
and raked pa end ma over the Goals
for letting me take such a lob and
blew me mp for fair. Charley sat there
and took It an IN and when the old
tattle-tale had gone he lit In. I felt
like telling him 70 mind his own busi-
ness. but like his caring and I don't
want to make him sore.
I'm afraid it's me for another lob.
Saturday. Sure. Nike. wonder
what they take me for anyway. I'm
50 made I could pop. The boss came
70 me to-day and said that my week
with the face dope stunt was up. but
that they'd like 70 have be stay right
on and demonstrate again for them.
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