The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-03
BY ELISE WILLIAMSON.

b ELISE WILLIAMSON.
Copyright 1910. New
1 AwOKE that morning with the feeling that
/ thing delightful was about to bappen-somcthng
4 perfectly delightful that was just waiting around
the corner until should como out so that might
happen.
1 opened the upper inside blinds and flooded my
room with early morning light Small my undc-
niaby was. but longer hall bedroom and there
personal touches upon the dresser and In the
selection OF pictures upon the walls that made me
think In returning to It that was coming home,
AS was my custom arose at seven o'clock and al
lowed myself three-quarters Of hour for my toilet
and a half hour for breakfast this leaving fifteen
minutes time in which to walk to my work for l
must be at the shop by elghtthry sharp and without
fall since the girls In the workroom dependent
upon my supervision-so important bad become
1t WAS four years to the day since had begun
work In Marie Maynard's exclusive waist and lingerie
shop I had begun OF the sewing girls at s.
week, a salary which Increased by slow degrees
learned thoroughly each particular bit of the work
from the simplest task to that requiring the dell
cate skill. 1 had begun by basting just simply put
ting things together for fitting and the making of
rections after the fitting learned TO tuck and to
gather both by hand and machine. I learned to
"buttonboe," TO make sleeves and to put them in
properly not so simple feat 1t may sound.
learned to cut and to At At different times took
the place of each of the girls In the shop until had
mastered her individual line Of work. Then
given the supervision OF the sewing room a salary
Of SEQ a month
II was Just a year before that had acquired that
post Of honor since my duties had increased and
l had gradually relieved Miss Maynard of many
minor responsibilities. now did all The special
shopping selecting and matching fine laccs, task
which demanded taste and a knowledge OF the differ.
cnt qualities and their corresponding values.
also helped Miss Maynard with the designing of
garments. and discovering that had something of
gIft for this work. she had grown to depend
almost entirely. Then, too assisted her in receiving
the customers and in giving them estimates upon
trousseau odd pieces ordered
For these services received in addition 10 the $50
month salary half the profits every order.
The shop was near Fifth Tbithcr l
bent my steps. walking briskly and going over in my
mind some OF the important things bad planned for
the days work. / too busy to remember thar
something perfectly delightful was going TO happen
To me- but only felt sngulary conteutcd way down
deep
1t WAS summer time-rch warm summer-but
pleasant breeze blowing and the cool OF the morn
ing like n refreshing drnught TO drink.
Remembering that It the anniversary of my
coming TO Miss Maynard stopped 10 buy some lovely
pink roses whose Ike had tempted me for days
The florist was young Greek who stood patiently
by while selected blossom with the utmost care
for ile buying Of ceremony indeed not to
hc lightly conducted. He regarded with utter
establishment when I refused a bloom that he offered
because did not like Its expression! have won
dcrd since II he credited idiosyncrasy Of mine
10 the nation at large or merely deemed mentally
uusound.
"But 1t does not make the least bit OF difference
what he thinks" l told the roses 'You are perfect
beautles,"
And then sighed, though not very sorrowfully TO
be sure. "Ah me- Sally Pruc, you will never be rich
not though you live In this bustng town two thou
sand years. ! shrewdly suspect that you are going
to earn lot Of money and spend n lot Which is
after all. perhaps very good way, long you
: = end II for the right things En- my prctues?"
Ana th. nodded thsir mink h.adr uis