The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

1 the still richer Mrs. Jimmy Craven. Mrs. Jimmy took great fancy to her, and before the little visit was over they were as thick as hops" | On Monday morning Mrs. Jimmy" and Fanele returned to town together, with the promise that Fanelle would show Mrs. Jimmy" the other good looking gowns she had left at home.
 q only made them to amuse myself and get myself out of fearfully depressed moods. I had to get it out of my system, and so I sewed it out," said Fanelle, as she showed the fashionable Mrs. Jimmy' all the beautiful things in the sachet- scented box.
 ties, she said:
 And yet you say you want to be inde- pendent? Well, here is your independence light before you.
 Fanelle's eyes opened wide.
 Sell all these pretty things said Mrs. Jimmy" ito the rich of my set, and be- fore you know it. you'll be rich yourself'' But how could I start?" asked Fanelle, inpocently.
 
 me-. said Mrs. Jimmy with assur- ance.
 But who'd buy such things? said Fanelle. "They are only just odds and ends-scraps and left-overs. I pick up queer little punches of faded roses here and there; get little pieces of gold laces and dirty little Irish lace medaHons that have to be sent to the cleaners before I can use them; fish out unspeakable em-s broideries and snoop after scraps of pie turesque cretons, and heaven knows what else! Why, I've even made dress out of a chintz curtain"
 "All the better my dear" said Mrs. Jimmy Shows originality and taste and that's what we pay for. That's why the French and viennese dressmakers are so successful"
 Mrs. Jimmy had first choice Of all the pretty frocks, and she picked out three-all past grand masters in the dress makers art, and for these she offered Fanelle s15O apiece.
 "Why, Mrs. Jimmy." said Fanele, it would be robbery"
 You are too conscientious, my child" said Mrs. Jimmy" and ordered the frocks sent to her address. Fanele was delighted
 I'm getting ready to go to Hot Springs, and have 5000 surplus money to spend on some new frocks so why not buy them from you as well as anybody else?" asked Mrs. Jimmy" Your talent is for clothes; you seem to know every re- quirement of gown; to be able to tell who could wear such and such a dress; | you have a wonderful taste for combin- ing colors, and any woman who wants to look well is willing to pay an artiste to tell her how to do it. 'Colors? Colors?' said Fanelle, thought fully Why, any woman, no matter how hideous she is, can make herself good looking If she only knows what colors to wear and knows how to wear them"
 Then, your shop shall be the place where women can go to have this infor- nation given,'' said Mrs. Jimmy"
 "shop?" said Fanelle, bewildered Why, I sew like Turk My stitches are some- thing perfectly fierce. Nobody but me would wear my sewing"
 Great artistes who know how to de- sign and combine colors and make beau tiful things out of nothing" said Mrs. Jfmmy,' ,"have no need to worry over trif1es like those. You've got to set I'D a shop. with enchanting big lowered hat boxes in the windows and illusiye veil ings, and gauzy fans, while in the rear of the shop you are to sit in A fIower- cmbowercd nook which am going to put ur the money for. I'm looking for a good investment and you certainly loo, good to me. Holncly women will gweep in by the droves to have you design clothes for them, and make them loo. pretty'
 What a beautiful dream" said Fanelle Its dream that's coming true" said | Mrs. Jimmy and immediately got busy.
 And it has come true, and that's how it happens that Fancle is sitting up in an exclusive little~shop of her own in gay ] New York making lovely things for ric wol en to wear at Palm Beach, Hot Springs and all the other far..onablc places.
 
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