The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16
One-Fifty in Advance.

the young woman practically
"One-hfty," returned The clerk
Before or after?" inquired the GUS
toner.
in ADVANCE said the clerk. and the
deal would have been COnsummated
then and there had il not been that
Dolly, who should have been d census
taker, she is so ready to poke into other
peoples affairs. asked a question now.
How DO you know it Will ht?' she
asked.
sure enough, how 10 I know it vii!
ht?' echoed the customer.
IT'S a A. you must be about that,
responded the clerk.
'FOTty-tWO your granny I'm only
IS" cried The customer saVdgely, and II
became evident even TO my unth!nklnS
mind that the whole process would nave
70 be gone over again.
There was a blue net gown ia 9 near
by case, ami Dolly, entering into the
spirit Of the occasion with her WunJed
enthusiasm, pointed it out TO the as
pirant for sartOrial prizes.
THAT would be becoming TO you Why
don't you try itG' she asked
What number IS it?' asked the aspir-
ant Of the clerk.
doesn't, we could take It up a bit under
the arms. 1t has fringe on II, and it s
quite the Senteel thing. One OF the most
fashionable ladies in Baltimore sold us
that, and she had worn IL only twice
lis II DirectOire2' asked the customer,
making a last struggle for her precCn-
CelVed notions.
Made this season. returned the dip
lOmat Of the counter.
Brides Rent FrOcks.
DO brides rent their frocks2' I asked
curiOusly.
Lots OF EN- why not%' she asked,
IF you ask me, I think it is a sensible
q rfrIa
in society who are poor and who spend
more money than they can amOrd on
very handsome dresses which are Of
very little use to them after the cere-
mOny. Many OF the young women who
come here and rent frOck take the
money saved by the process and in
vest in bed linen. or chairs, or tea cups,
which do them great deal more good.
If you examine some OF the things we
have you will find that they are made
Of the very finest sort OF materials, and
were made by splendid dressmakers-
the best in the city. They were made
for rich women who have grown tired
Of them, and who sell them to US"
The door opened at this moment to
admit a smart-lOOking girl dressed in
very deep mourning, who spoke to the
clerk in low tones.
She wants TO sell almost her entire
wardrobe the clerk later explained
she has gone into black, you see. and
can't wear any OF the pretty things she
had made this autumn. She's sold some
70 her friends. and given some away,
but she says she still has about eight
street and evening gowns that she
would Ike US to take"
win you 90 it?'
Also Street Gowns.
Yes. we will be glad TO get them
You see, they'll be thoroughly up TO
date, and she's just about average
height and weight, so that they will be
very useful TO US this winter"
How about street gowns2 Much call
for themg' asked Dolly.
yes, a good deal from girls who
want 10 look nice at a morning we'd
ding or who are going to walk out on
Sunday with a young man. 1 met one
of our customers on Sunday and she
looked just as swell as anyone on the
street 1 thought 10 myself as I saw
her coming My. but this is a nice
looking girlP
And when she got near me and I
could see behind the bunch Of violets
she had on and look under the hat
which was set low over her face,
found It was our customer as nifty as
you please, and with a young man in