Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-08-04
Her Startling
Color Scheme

young Mrs. Allison aggrievedly, that
If there is one particular point of your
reputation which is specially dear to,
you some perverse fate inevitably
leads you to destroy it?"
What a pessimistic theorys" COM
mented the f1uffy-haired blon&e Real
ly, Celeste, you ought to take ton
ic!"
My DEAR" said young Mrs. ALI
son, loftily, you may stiff If you,
please, but the next time you catch
yourself talking slang to some one,
who has always spoken admiringly Of
the purity of your English, or when
next YOU hear yourself making sarcas-
tic remarks to an old friend who has
fattercd you on the beauty of your
disposition, just recall my theory"
VERY likely l SHALL" said the fluff
fy-haired blonde, coolly. But tell us
all about your latest mishap and ease
your mind
"you see" said young Mrs. ALI
son, rolling UP her embroidery, there
is nothing that tickles my vanity so
much as to have any one compliment
me on my sense of color harmony
which l show in my clothes. Every
once in while some kind acquaint-
ance repeats to me some pleasant re-
mark on the subject made in her hear
ing and cheers me on.
only last week was told that Mr..
Stowe-that dark, aesthetic looking
artist, you know-had said displayed
So, IL.
he had seen in America. l positively
strutted for days after heard that"
She sighed and stirred her tea in ST.
leace
WELL" demanded the fuffy-haired
blonde, impatiently, what troubles.
you then?"
1T was yesterday" said young Mrs
Allison, taking up her tale of woe
with resignation. "The left shoulder
of my new spring suit has never been
just right, so 1 decided to take it back
to the tailor and see if he couldn't fix
1t. I wanted to wear it TIC a recital
last night and thought If l took it
down myself directly after luncheon
he might get it done in time. You
all know that suit she added. Bright
cobalt blue-you remember ?-chiffon
| broadcloth."
The other nodded.
We'll" went on the victim of CIR
cumstances, sit was warm day and
my blue cloth dress to the suit was
! too heavy and wanted to go straight
from the tailor's to an afternoon af-
fair at the Lloyds', so l put on my
coral foulard and carried the blue
coat 1t looked horribly, but the tai
lor's wasn't far off and decided to
risk it,
Just as 1 was ready to start Moth
er Allison ran across, looking hurried,
and with her heliotrope wrap over one
arm
Celeste she said, I remembered
that YOU were going to the tailor.s this
afternoon and l thought I'd ask you to
take this with you and have him put
on new buttons. I've just discovered
how worn they are and he can't match
it without the COLOR"
Young Mrs. Allison paused tragic
ally.
"Of COURSE" went on the injured
one, with forced calm, "of course,
took them both! When | got on the
car with my coral gown and my bright
blue coat and Mother Allison's hello
trope wrap, the conductor looked as If
he wanted to laugh. I'd have COM
planned to the company il he had, my
nerves were so ragged! went in and
took the only vacant seat and when
III 1nN1y To f110
aesthetic Mr.. Stowe beside mel"
She paused again. There was muir
muir OF sympathy from her listeners.
II couldn't get up and jump off the
car" che went on, $50 | sat and an
swered Mr.. Stowe'sc polite remarks
and ignored his shocked glances. How
hated that man for daring to exist!
was painfully aware of course, that
my rainbow clothes made my COM
plexion a sickly green, but was too
mad even to explain to him!
"Mr. Stove assisted me off the car
with elaborate courtesy when | came
to my corner ami | ran all the way to
the taiior's..'
The fluGy-haieed blonde smiled
broadly. q shall wear pastel shade
when he calls On me next" she re-
marked.
"As for me-" said young Mrs. ALI
son, disgustedly, 81 never want to see
him again. In fact, l never shall see
him when | meet him. l think it was
most ungentlemGnly CT him to be on
that carl"
An Australian Plant Pest.
Just thirty years ago a lady at
Bright, Victoria, planted in her garden
a few seeds of st. Johns wort sent
her from the old country. The lady's
intention was to have one or two Of
the plants at hand for medicinal pur-
poses. The hardy weed, however, soon
spread beyond the garden, and before