Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-23
Her Shopping
Tour


you seem to have lost all enthusi-
asm and interest in your trip abroad, "
said Elsies caller. Indeed, you act
more like person who is performing
a duty than one going on a pleasure
tour"
IF l hadn't made all my arrange
ments and told all my friends that 7
was going believe that | would stay
at home" returned Elsie, petulantly.
why, you peculiar grill" exclaimed
the surprised caller "All you've talk
ed about for months is your. trip
What has happened?'
That's just the trouble" walled
Elsie. 81 talked too much. When you
are going to Europe don't tell soul
or you will feel as do now. Steal out
the back way in the dead of night
with your steamer trunk under your
arm. It's the only sensible course to
pursue. ! know from experience"
81 don't get the connection, dear"
said the caller. "Your advice is pic
turesque, but far from lucid"
Tell me the truth" broke out Elsie.
why did you come over this after
noon? Was It just to see me? Tell
me the truth, remember"
why, my dear girl, naturally
wanted to see you before you left
Then you are the one oasis in my
desert of selfish friends" declared
Elsie, fervently. You will understand
me better when explain to you that
| have more orders and commands to
execute than any department store
buyer going over to purchase the sea-
sons stock. Almost every girl I've
ever known has intrusted me with e
commission to purchase from one to
dozen articles for her. Are you
sure you don't want me to match some
Impossible shade for you or to bring
you an advance style hat?"
Nothing at all" smiled the caller
80 that is your trouble?"
I've had to make a classified list"
confided Elsie, taking little leather
notebook from her desk, and put down
the number, size, shade and price
limit. Here is Hortense Hulburd's or
der. She wants me to bring her a
coral CONGO from Venice, a rose
plume from Paris to match her even
ing coat and lingerie parasol. Anita
Parker wants me to canvass the an
tique shops of Rome for Pompeiian
hanging lamp and a medieval poison
ring. Edna Macy wants suit Of
French lingerie, an amethyst bead
necklace and two hand embroidered
shirt waists"
You'll need bookkeeper to attend
TO your money accounts" declared the
caller, looking over the list.
I'm sure / don't know where the
money is coming FROM" said Elsie,
gloomily., i've just fixed amount Of
money for my trip and none of the
girls happened to think that wasn't
y capitalist. They all just inciden-
tally remarked that | should let them
know how much everything came to
when got back and they all said they
hoped l would get bargains.
81 have 30 many samples Of various
shades in my travelling bag that any
one would think was saving up
scraps for a crazy quilt. But no one
even suggested that ! might have to
pay duty on all the things. Why,
when Hortense called up on the tele-
phone last night and asked me to buy
the lace for her wedding gown in
Brussels she was really offended when
said | shouldn't get to Brussels. She
said she thought that as long as |
was right there in Europe / might do
such a little thing to oblige her!"
You poor girl" sympathized the
caller, rising TO depart. IF | were
you | should lose the list and simply
bring home my sincere regrets. !
can't understand such selfishness."
"rd be socially ostracized II ! failed
TO carry out all these orders" said
Elsie. please don't tell a soul how
! feel about it. Hortense said she
knew that I'd enjoy picking out her
cameo, and Anita declared that ! was
the one girl whose artistic taste she
would trust in the selection Of beauti-
full antiques"
81 won't mention IT," promised the
caller, but l do think you've been
awfully imposed on. Good-by, dear"
Half way 10 her car Elsie's sympa-
rhetic friend stealthily extracted a lit.
lie piece of blue goods from her purse
and let II futter into the street.
Mercy" she gasped. IF she had
known intended to ask her to get for
me in Paris the velvet for my winter
suit she would have had hysterics!'