Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
THE COMEDY OF THE
DISCARDED GOWNS


bid in a loud voice, and with certain
depressed air Of determination. II her
bid was raised, back she would come
with her increase in price 80 that often
articles were run up higher than they
warranted. When a professional plo IL
was always at the last second. so that
no impression Of competition was con-
veyed.
An amusing incident occurred when
an amateur buyer and professional
were in competition. The object was a
fur lined coat, and the bidding had
been spirited until it narrowed down
to a certain housewife and a thin-faced
dealer.
Ten dollars, s1o-going-s1o-to Mr..
Hachs-sold."
why, bid $10." the woman said ex-
citedly.
II didn't hear you" the auctioneer
replied, hesitatingly.
After a short controversy the dealer
said: Let her have it," with an ar
that plainly showed that he hoped the
coat lining retained some of Its native
characteristics. and would bite It's pos
SCISSOR.
Those of us who had heard the wom-
an bid rallied to her aid. and the lot
was called back. The man and woman
bid again. running the price up dol
| lar or so. Then the garment was de-
clared to belong to Mr.. Hachs.
THE idea" the woman declared with
great indignation. why, bid that.
II didn't hear you, madam
well, 1 looked right at you ana
smiled. / supposed. of course, you
would know I meant to raise my bid by
that"
The auctioneer scratched his head.
Well blame it, 1 don't know what to
do"
II distinctly smiled" the woman in
sisted. 1.-The coat belongs to me. 1t
isn't fair at all. Any auctioneer with
any sense knows that when party
smiles at him it means raise of 20
CENTS" and the woman sailed out In
| great Indignation.
There were several actresses near me
who were especially interested in the
evening dresses They We're apparently
! completing their wardrobes for some
| production which Is soon to gladden.
the artistic souls of Paducah, ILL.,, and
| Connellsville, Pa.
How d. yuh think that pink satin
would look in the ball room scene, Lii
| liam"
1T would be a scream, my deah. But
yuh cahn't weah pink Stephens is goin'
to weah pink
"Well, there don't seem t. be no he'll
yutrope. I can see the part in he'll
yutrope dress better than anything
else"
| Lillian succeeded in purchasing a rid
ing habit for the first act" at a dollar
| and half Il got $50 out of old Tight
Wad this morning for a wardrobe.
| Pretty bad, huh?" she exultingly told
| her fellow artistic.
| There were several broken old women
there. one of whom 1 noticed particu-
| larly. There were great black circles
under her eyes and she had only one
tooth in her upper front jaw On her
dishevelled hair, drawn back tightly
! into walnut, was disreputable old
straw hat. Her clothes were old and
| ragged and thrown at her." as women
say. When any dress was displayed
so out of date and worn that no one
else wanted 1t l noticed that almost in
variably this woman bid it In. Her
purchases must have amounted to $40
or $50 for the day. and what she could
| ever do with the mass Of unwearable
garments of which she became the own
| er, I cannot imagine.
Would you believe it," said my
| neighbor, with whom I had become very
| friendly. that last year or two years
ago that woman attended auction sales
| in furs and jewelry? She was a nice
looking woman at the time but look at
her now. She is an auction fend-just
follows the sales around"
What does sno do with the things
she buys? Is she dealer?"
No, she keeps a rooming house. I
| don't know what she does with tho
things
There were many nice looking women
| there, stylishly dressed and prosperous
| looking. There were a numoer Of men
besides the dealers. One autocratio
White Whiskers bid in a pair Of white
buckskin trousers for so cents For
| my coachman." he explained to his
companion. "A penny saved"-
Ihere We're some such queer clothes
sold off. Old, old dresses-"Some rich
| people have been cleaning out their
attic or some queer old lady has died"
my neighbor whispered-were brought
out. Ugly colors. which included vio-
lent reds, puppies, green's. accord
ing to our present aesthetic ideas, were
| made up into elaborate costumes.
Strange fashions that have not been TN
vogue since Lincolns administration,
| bastles. redingotes, ostrich feather
trimming, long pointed basques, were
hustled out into the brisk air Of an auc-
ton room Of 1909
Look at that dress-that plush and
silk brocade," whispered my neighbor.
why, I had entirely forgotten there
was such thing. My grandmother
mad dress like that. can see her as
plainly: And that cape-can you re-
member men wnen they used to wear capes
Will PuAlCO SLlOulQCTS ike tnatY
Sure enough I could. When I was
little girl the minister's wife, q wom-
an better known for her piety than her
fashionable taste, wore just such q gar
ment
The selling of q sealskin sacoue
aroused some little excitement. AS soon
as the magic word "sealskin' was
| heard, every one sat up and took no.
| tice. 1t was undeniably sealskin-what
there was of it. It was worn about
the edges and Drowned in large areas.
IN fact, 1t was rather NANCY looking
piece OF grandeur. But the bidding was
spirited, and 1t was finally carried OF
by young fellow with g protruding
lower Jaw and thick shoulders, to
belle, suppose.
| Flapjack Days.
How dear to my heart are thu faniack.