The Paonia newspaper., 1910-08-26
Her Shopping
Tour

IOu Becm u Qhv0 lOBI I'LL entlu8l-
asm and interest In your trip abroad"
said Elsie's caller. Indeed, you act
more like a person who Is performing
q duty than one going on a pleasure
tour"
IF l hadn't made all my arrange
ments and told all my friends that
was going l believe that would stay
at home" returned Elsie. petulantly.
why. you peculiar girl!" 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. Il talked too much. When you
are going to Europe don't tell a 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. 1 know from experience"
Il 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
AOOh- w % IL ydct " oct gil
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 1 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 mas intrusted me with Q
commission to purchase from one to
. dozen articles for her. Arc you
impossible shade for you or to bring
you an advance style hatf'
Nothing at ALL" smiled the caller
so that is your trouble?'
I've had to make q classified list"
confided Elsie, taking a little leather
notebook from her desk. and put down
the number. size. shade and price
limit Here is Hortense Hulburds or
der. She wants me to bring her q
coral comeo from Venice, a rose
plume from Paris to match her even
ing coat and lingerie parssol Anita
Parker wants me to canvass the an
| tique shops of Rome for a Pompeiian
hanging lamp and a medieval poison
ring Edna Nacey wants suit of
French lingerie. an amethyst bead
necklace and two hand embroidered
shirt waists" -.
You'll need a bookkeeper to attend
to your money accounts declared the
caller, looking over the list.
I'm sure I don't know where the
money is coming from" said Elsie.
gloomily 1--WE Just a fixed amount OF
money for my trip and none of the
girls happened TO think that I wasn't
capitalist. They all just inciden-
know how much everything came to
when got back and they all said they
hoped l would get bargains.
Il have so 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
I said I 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 herr"
You poor girl" sympathized the
caller. rising to depart IF I were
you l. should lose the list and simply
bring home my sincere regrets.
can't understand such selfishness.'
I'D be socially ostracized II failed
to carry out all these ORDERS" said
Elsie. please don't tell n soul how
feel about IT, Hortense said she
knew that I'd enjoy picking out her
cameo. and Anita declared that l was
the one girl whose artistic taste she
would trust In the selection of beauti-
full antiques"
'T won't mention it," promised the
caller. but do think you've been
awfuily imposed on. Good-by, dear.
Half way to her car Elsie's sympa-
thetic friend stealthily extracted q lit
tie piece of blue goods from her purse
and let It fiutter into the street.
Mercy abe gasped. III she hAd
Known l intended to ask her 70 Ut eur
me in Paris the velvet for my wintsr
suit she would have had hystssiasl.