The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-16

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zines of Ketury. I've been lookin'
them over. and there seems to be rlen-
| ty Of riggin' for small craft The only
! thing Is | don't know what's the right
cut for her build. Bailey. you're a
married man. You ought to know
somethin' about women's clothes.
What do you think OF this. now?'
He opened one OF the magazines and
| pointed to the picture of young girl.
with waspy waist and lilliputian
| feet. who. arrayed in hounces and
furbelows, was toddling gingerly down
a flight OF marble steps. She carried
a parasol in one hand. and the other
| held the end Of a chain TO which
long haired dog was attached.
| The town clerk and his companion
inspected the young lady with delib-
/ era alton and interest.
We'll. what do you say?" demanded
Captain Cy.
Il don't care much for them kind of
dogs observed Asaph thOughtfully.
Good land. You don't s'pose they
heave the dog In with the clothes for
good measure. do you? Bailey, what's
your opinion g
Mr. Rangs looked wise.
81 should say" he saId-''yes. sir.
should say that was a real stylish rig
out Only thing is that girl is cons'd-
er'bIe less feshy than Emily. This
one looks 20 me as If she was breakin'
In two amidships. Still. s'pose likely
the duds don't come ready made. 50
they could be let out some to fit
What's the price Of a suit Ike that.
Whit
Afternoon gown for miss Of six
teen" he read. "Humph, That settles
that first crack. BJs'n amt bat half
Of sixteen"
anyway" put in Asaph, won need
somethin' she could wear forenoons if
she wanted to. What's this one? She
looks young enough"
The zone" referred TO turned out TO
be a coat for child of four" 1t was
therefore scornfuIy rejected. One
after another the different magazines
were examined and the pictures dis
cussed. AT length a costume for miss
Of eight years" was pronounced to be
pretty nearly the thing.
Godfrey scissors exclaimed the
admiring Mr. TiGditt. That's mighty
swell, amt It? What's the stuff goes
into that. Cyl"
Material. batiste. trimmed with
embroidered batiste.' What in time is
batiste?"
al don't know. Do you. Bailey"
mo. never heard OF 1t. Karury
never had nOthin' Ike that. I'm sure.
French. l shouldn't wonder. Well.
Ketury's down on the French ever
sence she read about Napoleon leavin'
his fust wife to take up with another
woman. Does it say any more:"
Lets see. Makes a beautiful gown
for evening or summer wear Sum
mer. Why, by the big dipper. we're
aground again! Bos'n don't want sum-
mer clothes. It's comm on winter"
He threw the magazine on the floor.
rubbed his forehead and then burst
into a laugh.
For goodness sake. don't tell any
body about this business. boys he
said. II guess I must be havin' an
early spring OF second childhood. But
when | heard those women at the
meetin' house goin' on about how
pretty Licia Atkins was got up and
how mean and shabby Bos'n looked
it made be bile And. by the big dip
per. will show 'em somethin' afOre
| get through too! Only dressin' lit
tie girls is some of my usual course.
Bailey. does Ketury make her own
dudST'
why. no. Course she helps and
stands by for orders. but Fife Taylor
comes and takes the wheel while the
higgins goin' on. Efie's a dressmaker
and
There! See. Ase? It is some good
to have a married man aboard. after
all. A dreSsmaker's what we want.
I'll hunt up Efie tomorrow"
To be Continued.