Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-06-13
ALL FOR the SAKE
OF CHARITY
Ethel Wilberforce!'

Ethel Wilberforce."
my dear Grace.
What are you doing out in this rain
with all those bundles?"
Il don't wonder you ask--I am per-
fectly ashamed. You never do thing
of this sort but you meet all your
friends. I'm shopping, my dear, and
/ left my motor car at Lyman's and
walked down while the chauffeur did
another errand. / simply had to get
these things for my maid. She is fix
ing a few of my common things be
fore go away next week. That girl
is perfect treasure! We're going to
Palm Beach, you know"
Really! No, didn't"
'Yes. / always run off during this
season of the year-things get so slow
here at home about now, don't you
think SO? So am up to my very ears
-tailors, dressmakers and milliners-
] detest the whole lot. have just fin
ished my errands. You better jump
into my motor car and run up to the
fair for-well, for something or other
/ can't remember what. It's at Lewis
hall-it won't take a moment. My
husbands sister Marion. is interested
in 1t and ! told her I would go and
buy something. One must help these
charities along! 1t is very worthy
object, raising money to send some
woman to the hospital, or to the coun
try, or somewhere.
Marion is always into such things
1t does not seem to crate on her to
hear about cases like that. am very
sensitive can't stand 1t. 1t makes
me faint and / don't get over 1t fol-
days. But Marion throws it right OFF
sometimes / think things don't &c
very deep with her. She's nice girl
and of course I'm awfully fond of her
but she is so odd! She never cares
for the things l do. She spends all
her money on those settlements and
she never has her hair waved, or
well, you understand, Grace, dear
what ] mean"
"Yes, of course / do, my dear!"
"Yes, we're nothing alike. simply
can't do the things she does, but Tn
glad to help with my money. ! al
ways give to all good objects-I think
we all ought to. Oh, yes! Here we
are! He can come back for us in
Is minutes; don't you think so? One
can buy a great deal in Is minutes
We shall not want to stay longer than
that-the air is always so bad!"
Eyes. / don't think we want tc
stay long,"
Fifteen minutes then. Why, I had
no idea there would be so many peo
pie here. How unbecoming black is
to Flora Williams-it makes her loob
so old!"
well, she isn't young!"
mo, but she doesn't have to tel
everybody of it. What are these
aprons? Aren't they pretty! That's
all hand work-every bit of 1t. II
would be awfully nice for somebody
Two dollars! Goodness, what 6
price! / never use aprons anyway
Let's look at the handkerchiefs."
"One can always buy handker
chiefs!"
YES, but I never carry but one
kind-very sheer, with a tiny hem
and with my three initials hand-em
broidered in the corner. OF course
If l could find them here I'd buy
them, no matter what they cost. They
haven't them, you see! OF course
you couldn't expect it at fair,
What's over there?"
DOLLS"
"Oh, dolls are lovely! Not that
ever have any use for dolls, but
love to look at them. Isn't that one
in pink sweet? Well, we'll leave the
dolls for people with children. Is
that neckwear in the corner?"
Yes. Let's go over there. You
will surely find something nice over
therei"
my dear Grace, positively I can't!
Mrs. Davenport is in charge of that
table, and we've had a difference and
don't speak. / can't go to her table
1t would be so awkward. There isn't
time anyway, for the motor will be
back and l mustn't keep the chauffeur
waiting in this weather. One must
consider the servants little. They
are selling ten-cent grabs over there.
Well have just time to have one as
we go out. Nothing but pen wiper!
They never paid three cents for that!
One always gets cheated at fairs.
Come. We must hurry, for ] have
an appointment to have my hair
waved, and ! must go and buy some
fresh violets, These / am wearing
are sights! Awfully glad you came
with me! These charity affairs take
lots of time. but ! feel that those
who have should do for the less for.
tunate.
"Good-by, dear. Come and see me
before we go to Palm Beach. Yes,
we leave on Thursday"