Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-03
CHAT.

HULA was busy making dresser scarf
out Of three handkerchiefs- You might
make q Christmas present the same way
She took some two-inch lace inserting
and put them together with II, then put
il all around them and finished with lace
edging.
Mable said: After Thanksgiving I am
going 10 start on my Christmas things,
and 1 do hope 10 get them finished by
TIE 18th shall never forget the mobs
That were In some OF the stores last
year. One little woman said she worked
an hour and never did get 10 the counter
she wanted. She finally got in the
stream going out of the door, and go
out she had TO. whether she had bought
OF not
Wen. / am going 10 wait until after
the Ist." said Ruby; then will have
a whole month 10 pay for them"
All OF the girls laughed. and Mable
said: TO tell the truth, that's what 1
meant
Yes. and have a nice long bill for a
New Year presenv" said Eula.
Better a nice long bill in January
than no presents at Christmas" replied
Ruby. Il resolve every year to put aside
4 certain amount every month for my
Christmas money. but IL never is on
hand at Christmas. I put il aside, and
glory I'm the fact that I have It. but as
sure as I i've something comes up and
the money goes This summer ii was
spent for medicine. last year to help
sister sometimes think it's no use try
ing. but then. I am thankful that when
the emergencies came there was money
for them, so I am going to try one more
year"
Girls" said Alice Its a terrible life
We lead. When / got s. a week 1 paid
$ OF il for board. and the dress paid
$ for was as good as the one now
pay SIS for. Ny SIS dollars a week now
IS no more to me than the s. was. for
expenses eat il up. / had saved $50 for
Christmas. and. bless me didn't a girl
in the house 60 in my room and steal the
money 1 had taken home to pay my
landlady2 That's the way SIS of my
money went
Didn't you have her arrested?" was
asked by all the girls.
Have her arrested? She was too smart
for that She had told Mrs. Robbins that
she was boxing for some money from
home. and would pay her as soon as it
came Iwss away all OF Sunday, and
about noon she paid her bill and said her
father had sent for her and before I got
home she was out and gone. Monday
opened nv pocketbook 10 get my money
and not even q postage stamp was left
me Mrs. Robbins said that she thought
about il afterward. and wondered how
she got the letter, for there is no Sunday
delivery. She says the people she gave as
reference spluttered and said II was a
sham. that the girl is innocent and that
they were going to write to her father
Just the same we have all been in that
house four years and never thing has
been missed until size came.
she simply had TO steal or get TO work.
Miss Thomas got her a nice place and
she worked half day. then told the man.
ager il Vas too confusing. she would
have 10 quit Then another place was Sc
cured and she didn't even go. said that
she oversight herself"
Well said Ruby. with twinkle in
her eve. when I Oversleep myself I do
without breakfast and get there as soon
as can It's not pleasant. but it's better
than having TO steal money TO pay
board
The clock struck S and they started for
The Gymnasium. for il was an evening
class and everyone Of them belonged to
the Business WOman's club. 1 wondered.
IS I pOndered over their strggies. II the
girls who are in their own homes and
have their evenings to make their Christ
mas presents. know how fortunate they
are Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.