Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-03-10
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few weeks" said pretty Miss Carew,
dolefully, 81 thought was going SO
very inexpensiyely that l deserved a
medal for my cleverness."
you haven't given it up, I hope?"
asked her friend. "Your cousin has
planned such a gay time for you that
it would be too bad not to CO."
ooh, no; I'm going" said Miss Ca
rev. 81 couldn't back out now that
She has dance arranged for the
very evening of the day I arrive, so
I hope my trunk won't be late. But,
you see, I've come to the conclusion
that the economical way to go always
turns out to be the most expensive.
When my cousin wrote me not to fail
to come l accepted her invitation at
buy in order to CO."
"You always have nice things" said
her friend. "You wouldn't need
single new garment"
That's what 1 thought" said Miss
Carew 81 decided that little piec-
ing out would fix me up and that's
where I made my mistake. If had
started by getting complete new out
fit it would have been cheaper.
"The first things looked at were
my hats" explained Miss Carew. cot
course / couldn't travel in my plumed
hat and my white one was out of the
question took my old one to the
milliner and had it retrimmed, but
Wien it came home wasn't satisfied
and went back for a new one.
Though / told the milliner it was for
travelling, she showed me all sorts OF
deformed and distorted things with
miles of ribbon and feathers on them
and calmly announced that the lowest
price was S2S. She said she wouldn't
be giving the hats away for that
ridiculous sum if it wasn't late in the
season. OF course, I had to have a
nice hat"
ssPeople expect stranger to be par
ticularly we'll dressed" agreed Miss
| Carew's friend, politely. isn't it
funny? If we saw the same girl at
home every day we wouldn't care half
so much what she WORE"
.'Well, I had to pay terrible price
for that hat, sighed Miss Carew.
Really, though, it is beautiful"
'Things have gone up sc" said her
| friend. you can't get hats for the
old-time prices"
'Then thought my old suit would
do if had it pressed and got a new
waist to light it up" went on Miss
Carew. 81 ran all about looking for
my suit and finally found one for SIS
that would do. I discovered that my
supply of handkerchiefs was getting
low and money that begrudged went
into new ones. My old belt was good
enough for home, but not for visiting,
so there was another expense"
"Belts make the finishing TOUCH
said the friend. "I've seen lots OF
suits spoiled by poor ones"
"My crepe de chine had to be
cleaned and the sleeves had to be
made over" related Miss Carew
3'Then when it came back from the
dressmaker's thought it looked hor
rid and got blue meteor silk. Two
suits had to be pressed. had to get
three pairs of gloves. Then my slip
pers cost me lot more than l ex
pected."
"You can use everything when you
come home" said her friend. consol
ingly. you'll be glad to have then
when you get back"
That's just it," sighed Miss Carew
did you ever have anything to fall
back on when you came home from {
visit? There won't be thing left O.
my old clothes and the things l have
bought new will be sights to see"
Personally / am always rejoicec
when my things go to pieces" sait
her friend. "For then I am absolute
ly forced to invest in new ones. IT.
when they're only half worn that
. am in despair Then my conscience
, forces me to make them do for an.
and all occasions. There's one conso
lation in going away-you can wear
lot of things everybody at home ha
seen, and the strangers will conside
them new" =
Maybe that will be comfort" sal
y Miss Carew, more cheerfully "Yo
; see, the railroad rates are so nice an
!, low and l want to go so much. M
6. cousin has planned the loveliest times
But when it came to getting three er
tirely new dresses"
. "You didn't" exclaimed her friend
S why, yes" said Miss Carew. eve
s when fixed over, all my things locke
so shabby. somehow. My cousin
! going to so much trouble to give me
gay time, arranging to have somethin
p every evening I'm there. l had
h have two dance gowns and l absolute
e ly needed something for house wea
e think ! did pretty well not to get
l. new suit"
"Yes, but if you had stayed HON
n you wouldn't OH" her friend il
terrupted herself Isn't that wher
e that handsome young Mr.. Randolp
e lives who was here last summer &
your aunt's-"
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