Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-02

None OF their frocks hitch up in from
and dip down behind. as you see peo
pies doing ii you are taken to a shol
in Oxford street or even sometimes II
Bond street, and their belts Away
point beautifully down at the waist
although 1t isn't the season in New
York.
The train was a fast one and sim
ply hurled itself and US through space
as If we had got onto the tail Of {
comet by mistake, but 1t hardly wag
gled ut all, so that We could hav'
studied the scenery nicely II we hat
been able to see 1t behind the adver
tisements.
Passing the outskirts of New York
1t seemed as II every villa, even th'
quite smart ones, did their own wash
ing The gardens-which Sally toll
me to call back yards-were just al
full of clean clothes as the meadows
were Of advertisement hoardings. ant
I rather wondered why some enterpris
ing agents didn't 60 around and offel
the people big prices for painting ad
vertisemcnts on their petticOats ant
shirts.
We tore through such charmin.
places with fascinating houses bull
Of wood. among parks Of feathery
green trees. that was sure Newpor
could be no prettier, but Mrs. Ess Kay
spoiled the most picturesque one fol
me by saying that it was practically
settled by retired butchers and tailors
According to Mrs. Ess Kay and hel
brother all you have to do to be sure
of being rich in America Is to decide
to he either u tailor or butcher, Sc
it seems quite simple, and I'm sur
prised that everybody doesn't DO it
Only If you do, it appears there is nc
use in your going to Newport unit
you've lived 1t down, which, of course
must be drawback.
Just as had got rather giddy from
looking out Of the window. boy lex
actly like the boys in melodrama who
begin by selling papers and end by
saving the heroine from the villain
came into the car, piled up to his
head with novels and magazines. He
scattered q lot over us, like mamma
without asking us to pay, but just as
/ bad got passionately interested in @
short story lie came back and began to
gather everything up. Seeing that
clung to my lot, Potter bought them al
for me before l could stop him.
There were two books and four
magazines, with >superlatlvely good
looking, well groomed young men and
divinely lovely girls for the heroes and
heroines. The story was most inter
ested in had hero like Mr.. Brett; but
it was disappointing in the end, be-
cause he married short plump girl
with black eyes. and somehow II
spoiled the realism, us | couldn't fancy
he would really have cared so dread
fully for u girl like that. Anyway, il
put me out of the mood for reading
any more stories and began glanc
ing over the advertisements. At least,
glanced ut FIRST, but soon | was alb
sorbed: for they were wonderful.
/ had never dreamed that there were
such kind, thoughtful men in business
as the ones who advertised in those fat
American magaIines-and so clever,
too; they seemed to have spent thcir
whole past lives simply in studying
things, 50 that eventually they could
make you happy and save you trouble.
They lived only for that. those in
credibly nice men. There were photo.
graphs of some of them with their adj
vertisements, so that you could know
what they were really like and have
even more confidence in them than you
would If you hadn't seen their style
of features. There were two or three
whose profiles could never get to feel
at home with, even If had been borG
with one Of them; but the majority
were brave, energetic-oh. terribly en-
ergetic looking men. as indeed they
would need to be If they were really
to accomplish all the things they prom
ised, not only for You but for the hun.
dreds of thousands of other people who
might be inclined to put them to the
test.
There were things like this in the
magazines-all the magazines:
Listen to me, miss Tor madam). ]
have something to say which will in
terest you. DO you want perfect
complexion? Don't move. Sit still ir
your chair. Cut out this coupon. SliI
It into a stamped envelope and w,
will give you what you want by re
turn Of post"
"Why suffer? You have headache
We have the cure. We ask nothing
better than to take away the one and
give you the other"
Let us lend you beautiful dia'
mond ring to wear until you are tired
of 1t. When you are, we will take IL
back. and return you all but per cent
Of your money"
"Don't come to us. Let us come to
you and bring you something. You
have always wanted health, wealth.
wisdom"
I'VE would like to give you some
friendly advice. We don't want q red
cent for It."
"You are going to have n party. and
you are worried. Don't worry. Just
phone to US and we will arrange
everything for you better than You
could yourself, with no trouble to yon
and your servants"
There were so many splendid things
to have, to wear and to eat advertised
in the same kind, fatherly way. that
felt as II had unconsciously
yearned for each one Of them more
than for anything else in my life. and
now 1t had been put into my head In
all its fatal fascination. couldn't pos
sibly exist another day without send
ing for 1t. to one In that procession OF
noble, self sacrificing American adNer
tisers. / felt. too. that If anything dis
agreeable should happen to Inc, like Il
railway or motor car accident, l could
spend the rest of my existence lying
down, and still the splendid things
would come running TO me, II l just
phoned or flung stamp into space.
mentioned something Of the sort to
Sally. Il wonder they don't offer to
choose your husband" said l. u
didn't know advertisements could be
so interesting"
"What about your own" she asked