The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-02
HER PARIS HAT
She Didn't Want Il Until Il Was
Sold.

| ed with foreign hotel "stickers. MRS,
| blanchard twirled the Paris coniec-
| ton of yellow rosebuds. gold braid
and tawny chiffon round on her hand,
| and Leslie gazed at ii admlrihsly,
! thinking how pretty II would he WIN
her aunt's auburn hair
I'm SO glad you like it. Leslie, TOT
I'm going to give II to YOU"
"To mel"
Mrs. Blanchard was now bending
over her trunk, and she did not see
the dismay in her niece's frank race
when she learned that this rather
pronounced hat was TO be hers. Les
lie heartily wished she had not been
so enthusiastic over it.
ITS quite symphony in color, isn't
it?" said Mrs. Blanchard.
Eyes, it's very artistic" murmured
Leslie; and then like a little girl sud
denly remembering her manners. 1T
was very good Of you 70 bring i to
me, aunty Thank you so much
20, / was very glad TO bring It to
you. You know | believe in making
useful gifts.
Useful gifts!' eroaned Leslie IN
wardly. Could Il hat that would quar-
rel with every piece OF wearing APP
parel that she owned be called useful?
She imagined how glaring 1t would
be with her new Aliceblue suit, and
growing suddenly determined, she be,
"a
hat. but really think you ought
Now. dear you are not 10 say a
word about my extravaganza.
laughed the young aunt. IF ] wish
to buy my favorite niece pretty hat
think / may be allowed the pleasure.
I'm not such a. spendthrift as all the
family seem to think, and there is no
one to whom i'd rather bring nice
present than you"
Instead of saying, as she had In
tended. that she thought her aunt
ought to keep the hat, which would be
so becoming 10 her Leslie kissed
Mrs. blanchard and called her a.
generous old dear"
TITS no use, she said to herself,
mournfully. later in the day. after
she had tried the hat with her new
AitebMe suit and her last winters
red gown, Il simply can't wear that
dreadful thing with any of my
clothes. and | must wear it or aunty
win think it queer" She wrapped Il
in tissue paper and sadly put 1t back
in the box / suppose most girls
would be proud of Paris hat, but IT'S
going to be pretty expensive luxury
for me-"
When, a week later, with the help
of a sewing woman, Leslie had com
pleted a pretty brown and gold dress.
she became reconciled to the offend
ing headgear. which certainly was ex-
tremely effective with the soft tones
of her new frock. Indeed, she was so
pleased with the outfit that she took
the first opportunity OF appearing IN
It. She was asked to drop in at
rummage sale that a young ladies'
guild was holding in the parlors OF
a church near her home, and al
though she knew that "dress-up
clothes were scarcely appropriate, she
could not resist wearing her new
gown and Paris hat. There was quite
A rush of customers at the time that
she arrived, and the amateur sales
women found their hands full in walt
ing upon them.
'Do take off your hat and pitch
right in" said one of Leslie's friends
1--WE need all the help we can get.
In a moment Leslie was behind the
counter. showing goods. When the
last articles were sold, she turned
with a tired sigh to put on her hat
and go h@ne. But where was itF she
looked where she had left 1t, but II
was not there.
Have you seen my hat?" she
asked one Of the girls. Il took IL or
here"
NO, but probably some one put 1t
in the cloakroom with ours" was the
answer; but Leslie did not lind II
there
'What are you lookius ior?" asked
a 16-yearold boy, who had volun'
teered to help his sister at the sale.
"My hat. IT'S sort OF yellowish
brown"
"Yellowish brown" he repeated.
as 1t kind OF squshy, with little bits
of rosebuds on it?"
yes" answered Leslie, eagerly. !
suppose. you would call that chiffon
'soushy." she smiled. Where is IT,
81 don't know" replied the boy
hesitatingly. THAT is, ! don't know
where it is now, for II sold it.
sold it," exclaimed the girls, In
chorus.
Eyes. ] notice. it didn't have a
mark on it, but We were doing such
a rushing business that l didn't waht
to bother anybody. so when an old
lady said it looked pretty mussed, but
she'd take it for the gold braid on II
If she could get il cheap. ! let her
have It for a quarter"
"A quarterl' the girl exclaimed
again. and Leslie. sinking into a
chair. said. laughing rather hysteric
ally: 4
Il wonder what sum you could ges
for this dress that goes with IT,