The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-28

nv downtown for din
ner. Geneyieve is
our dearest friend
from out OF town and is visit,
ing In a north shore suburb.
Her trip 10 Chicago was main
ly to shop. From her first waking
moment to the instant when she closed
her eyes at night she was going TO do
nothing but tear madly about from
store 10 store. buying. matching, com.
pairing, ordering, charging and send
Ing home. She was to have no thought
OF anything else This abe had beat.
en- in upon our brains through letters
and telephone messages. Even taking
time to dine with us downtown was
for her great concession.
II found my sister the afternoon OF
the dinner, regretfuliy putting aside
her new Observation-Disclosures shantung
frock that | knew she was absolutely
dying to wear somewhere. Also she
replaced her hat with the willow
plumes amid It's tussne paper wrap.
away from the fuzzy evening wrap.
1--WE can't wear EN-. she told me
dolefully, though firmly. How she
knew | had been holding similar rites
over my pink broadcloth and rose ha.
| don't know, We can't wear 'em
Genevieve will have been shopping
all day of course. and be in her street
clothes and we don't want to make her
feel uncomfortable. II wouldn't do
MOI ! agreed. sadly. II wouldn't
Isn't il shame? | suppose II means
tailor suitsn
Yes, said my sister with the light
of martrydom In her eyes And not
even lace waists No human bein
can wear a lace waist 10 shop In. 50
Genevieve probably will have on Just
tailored one. | shall wear my plain
est wash waist aud you do the same
and OF course Wen wear our street
hats
80 we ROBBED ourselves for the sac.
rifiee. II was n real sacrifice. because
II there is anything which is a Joy
on earth to me IT Is. 10 get into my
best clothes and dine downtown in n
fashionable restaurant and know |
look as well as the rest OF EN-!
Maybe my sister said as we
skunk into the most exclusive cafe In
town where Genevieve and my sisters
husband and his brother we're to Join
ils severally maybe strangers see.
Ing us will think we've just got into
town from on the train and OF course
our trunks haven't come We've got
TO trust to luck that we don't run
across anybody we know! Horrors,
There are the plsnkIngtons and that's
a real lace frock or I'll eat nv hat
I'd like to. anyhow Hide behind this
pillar!'
We did so. occupying the idle me.
ments In busting SCOT from each 9th
er's noses. You see, being in shop.
ping garb. we didn't have any excuse
for ordering taxieab 10 bring VS.
down and had taken the train from
Hyde Park The lake wind besides
peppering us with SCOT had blown our
hair endwise, We weren't happy. Far
from II.
"The two men arrived next. OF
course. they weren't In evening
clothes either, in concession to the
spirit of the occasion.
While we sst surveying one anoth-
er grumpily we saw a huge touring
nj 10 hA
French fashion plate descend there
from. On, II IL Genevieve, of course
She had dutifully gone out to the
north shore suburb after her shopping
to prepare for the gala occasion May
be the prince of indias wife or daugh
ter might have riyaled her but doubt
it.
From the point of view of an In
nocent nonparticipabt In the occasion
Geneyieve was a lifetimes expensive
dream. but from the infinitesimal spot
on earth which my sister and oecu-
pied az that instant she was a finger
of scorn pointed at our covering. tai
Tor CARRIED forms: The men oh, what
do men care whether they have on
low-cut waistcoats or not7 They Just
beamed on Genevieve and forgot them
selves.
Il must say that Genevieve behaved
beautifully to us. Everybody In the
cafe looked at her so iutently that
don't think anybody noticed US. Prob
ably the general impression was that
we were her maids or secretaries.
That isn't all What do you sup
pose those benIghted men had done,
had been eaid about going
TO vaudeville after dinner Thats gave
the god of nalign fate another chance
to get in his work!
Il suppose" said the girl. sioomlly
that il we had logged ourselves out
as we wanted to Genevieve would have
met US in . rsinrost. 8 bicycle cap
and an injured expression! That's
why ] say II we're a heather ia
buy the most esicisnt Incense burner
I could hnd and keep X workinE svsr.
time "-Chicaso Daily News