Middletown transcript., 1910-11-05


den haired women are the only
ones Who canafford to play about.
Buthe is q country squire, l
protested.
Mamma is most amusing.
he has several thousand q year.
said mamma, YEARLY, and is
squire Of goodness knows how
Sic ! place, and he is Keen on
snort You must accept his
mothers invitation, and for mer'
cy,s sake get some country
clothes.
I sighed despairingly. ! can
not bear rusticity.
Thick boots, I suppose, ! said;
q woolen golf jacket, and q hor'
rid little tweed bat with q wing
in it-ugh!
Mamma sat up on the sofa and
looked at me sternly.
And a nice full skirt, she sald'
with plenty Of room round the
feet for walking.
I threw up my hands in horror
But, mamma, / almost shrieked,
nobody dreams Of wslking-one
shufnes 8 dozen steps and takes
q taxi. Ny dear parent, surely,
the man won't expectme to walk
He win certainly take you to
see the cows and stables-he
will take you for nice long stroll
over the golf course, and plough
ed fields, 10 see all the little
sprigs of corn coming up.
I burst into tears. | cant
have q full skirt-nObody does
If one stays in the country one
sits in @ basket chair on the lawn
AN my skirts are half q yard
round the foot except my shop
ping costume and that is fear
fully old fashioned--and I was
counting on the mauve shsntung
to do the trick-I look so sweet
in 1.-THE would propose at once.
l looked at 1t lovingly as il
hung il my wardrobe, with its
tiny fullness gathered in tightly
at the hem, 90 that | could just
walk, its wee fine lace collar and
cuffs pleated with tiny mauve and
silver threads, its patent waist
belt inset with smethysts.
Imust wear it, ! said.
Nonsense, said mamma. You
must get q nice rough frieze with
pleats.
Idried my eyes at this.
/ won'tl ! flashed back at her.
What? cried mamma.
I win not, said emphatically.
Motif I'm an old. old maid and
no one ever marries mel won't
be dowdy- nothing viii make me
wear q full skirt-you might just
as we'll ask meto wear q small
hat It's just as absurd land
impossible.
Very we'll. said mamma. Write
and say you are dying of
appendicitis and can't go-itT is
not a bit of nse if yon appear in
smart clothes. He likes nice,
sensible women, and ] believe
the only love affair he ever had
was with q wears daughter, but
they quarrelIed over rebinding
the Sunday school books. Really,
you are difficult, and had made
up my mind be would make you
such q good husband, and it
would be 50 charming to have a
daughter living IN the country,
70 that we could ell stay with
you when we weren't well l-I-
wish-I'd n-neyer h-had a
daughter!
Don't be ridiculous, mamma,
1won't geta wide skirt, but I'll
try my best, and wen take the
consequences.
And with my boxes full OF
hobble garments and delicious
French hats that entirely OBJ.
secured me, / went of three days
later to Mobsberry Hall.
Il was . large kind Of family
mansion, really old and rambling.
II Wns quite the kind of house !
haa always wanted. Lady Bever,
che Bquire's mother. received me
In the drewing room, and I found
fhere was another girl staying in
she house, 9 Miss Lownes. Isaw
nc once she was q sensible and
capable person with a full short
skirt, thick boots, shirt with 3
blue tie, anda stif collar. No,
there vas no nonsense about
Miss Lownes, and took 8 dis.
ike to Der Immediately. When
er We came down to dinner, she
had 81 4 seml-evening gown.
ne 81 bIack chiffon, and she
ors j Fsal rose in her hair
such : bourgeois thing 10 do. /
put pn mg powder blue gown,