The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13

frocks l ever owned" she declared,
but its day is over. There's a snag
in the back breadth-that happened
the day We were at Roland's garden
party. That darn in the flounce
means | tore it at the dance at the
country club, and the stain in front
is where coffee was spilled hat day of
the driving picnic over at Wells
Falls. Ted Huntley couldn't
manage the alcohol lamp and we
upset things between us. You re-
member?" and she appealed to the
blue eyed girl, who was lounging
among the couch cushions, munch-
ing caramels.
Il remember" said the blue-eyed
one reminiscently. II spoiled my
lavender the same evening getting
into a row boat and, as | couldn't
bear to throw it await had meant
so many good tines turned it into
a party dress bag, I sewed the
f., edges of the bottom rutile together,
rippd out the gathers, and ran in a
i ribbon draw string. 1t has been all
/, sorts of use and | know has saved
my blue crepe de chine from moth
: and rust
There seems to be something
, about an organdy gown that makes
one want to hang OF to it after its
pris1lne freshness has faded" said
the girl with the tip tilted nose
thoughtfully. There was that love-
ly pink one of Belle Carters-she had
it on the night Jim proposed, and l
fancy it figured in a good many
interesting episodes during their en-
gagement.
Belle wants to have it made over
for her trousseau, but her mother
thought she was silly, SO she used
it up in draperies for her room in
stead. She took one of the long,
straight skirt breadths for a dressing
tablecover, briar stitched the hem
and edged the whole thing with the
lace that had trimmed the dress.
Then, you know how daffy she is
about pincushions? She made the
cutest square one with a top of the
organdy finished all around with a
bit of ruffling. 1t looked for all
the world like a baby's lingerie hat.
| Chm tor1, o,otbNr cfroipbf 1t,aadfh for
the washstand cover, converted the
fiouncing into a fascinating s%plasher.
OF course she had to get something
Ielse for a foundation, but only the
organizes were visible, and the rest
of the skirt she made into sho t
sash curtains.
AS If she hadn't been industrious
enough, she took all the scraps that
were left, cut them into square, and
Joined these squares together with
insertion into a case for her own
Especial little pillow. Her room was
just the sweetest thing, and she said
every time she found herself in
danger of settling down into a hum
drum married old lady she used
to look at the pink organdie and the
true romance sprang into life
again"
81 believe l can convert mine into
a bed cover" said the owner of the
Dresden china garment, as she
drew it from it's hanging place and
began to examine its mechanism
IT do hate not to have it around, and
1 think 1t would be awfully pretty
with my Powered wall paper and
swiss curtains"
If the breadths aren't long enough
you can put two together with strips
of insertion said the blue-eyed
girl, as she put the last caramel into
her mouth and tossed the box into
the waste basket. Aren't you glad the
skirts were so full and that the
breadths are so wide? Let me see
it will take three to reach across
your bed-that means six altogether.
for you see, 1 was right about their
needing to be placed. The rune will
finish the four sides beautifully and
that means that you have used up
the whole skirt. You can make a
fascinating case out of the pieces of
the waist for our little pillow, how
ever. AS for big pillows, you will
have to s,icn them under the main
cover or hide them in the closet dur
in the daytime. / ,Aink the effect
Twill BE- charming"
| Such a sop TO sentiment, too"
murnured tna girl VITA the tip-tnted