The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-11-15
HOW THREE WOMEN
ENJOYED The MUSIC

Three plump women, ranging IN
weight from 100 to 200 pounds, file
In and, after much creaking Of silk
gowns and groaning OF chairs. are seat.
ed a. the concert is about to begin.)
First Plump Woman (breathlessiy)
This is going to be a perfectly
grand concert. I'm SO glad we de.
cided to come this afternoon, though
] was awfully afraid Mrs. Deming
wouldn't send my gown home. 1t did
come, though, Just In time for me TO
dress. How do you like ~"
Second Plump Woman--"It's perfect.
ly lovely. But then you always look
exactly right. SO well groomed. don't
you know. and all that. Doesn't she.
Mrs. Tilden?"
Mrs. Tilden-"lts the dearest thing
] ever saw. You certainly have the
best taste In dress, Mrs. Snowdon.
Every time ! see Mrs. Snowdon, Mrs.
Thompkins, ! say TO myself: ~ I
only had such taste az she hast"
Mrs. Snowdon-"Iiow nice you two
are! or course. know you're Just
saying II to make me happy, but then
It's just as dear of you as II you meant
IT, Now. think you two are the trim.
nest two women ! know"
tOrchestra plays first number. At
Its close the three women give three
signs OF appreciation or rclief)
Mrs. Snowdon-"Prrtty. wasn't Il?
do just love Wagner. And while
I think of II, Mrs. Tild"n, ! want to ask
you whore you got that perfect dream
OF fichu you had on yesterday ut the
tea. I'm crazy about ~"
Mrs. Tilden--"Oh. do you really like
I? How sweet OF you to say so!
got the lace In Paris and had my
littlc seamstress make II when ! got
4 acme. ] think It's rather fetching"
Mrs. Thompkins-'It's the dearest
hing! oh. they're going to play
again. wish they'd walt little long.
/ er between the numbers"
tThe FIRST yiolinist plays n solo,
Mrs. Thompklns-"lsn't that violin
1T the dearest thing you ever saw?
| simply adore him"
Mrs. Snowdon--"Yes. he's perfectly
sweet, but he has the funniest looking
/ wife. Did you ever see herr"
Mrs. Tilden-"I should think I did
! have very good reasons to remember
/ her. ] saw her at the tea Mrs. Du.
/ pont gave for her. and one of the
maids spilled punch all over my best
gown. II was never III TO wear after.
! ward"
Chorus Of lamentations from the
other two)
Mrs. Tildcn--"And such a dowdy
hing as she Is, too Really, her gown
Sas nothing but the plaincst kind Of
six. II looked ms II she had bought Il
'eady made. Really. the most ordi.
nary looking thing"
Mrs. Srowdon--"Funny, Isn't II, how
,uecr these artistic people are about
their clothes? The only one | ever
knew who wasn't Was the wife OF that
artist who visited Mrs. Tolman last
winter. Do YOU remember what per-
'ect dreams her gowns were?"
Mrs. Tompklns with intense inter.
ssD-"Werrn't they! I never saw any
thing more beautiful than the one she
had at the reception Mrs. Tolman gave
Tor her"
(The orchestra rudeiy interrupts
them.)
Mrs. Tildcn--"lsn't that young fu.
list absolutely the most attractive
creature you ever saw? Now. do tell
me about the gown you were speaking
OF. Mrs. Thompkins. You know, ! was
III last winter and didn't 60 to the re.
ception."
Mrs. Thompklns-"weli, Il was COR
gsous, my dear. Simply too wonder.
full for words. II was the most deli.
cate shade OF blush lavender--a per.
fectly indescribable color. Marqui.
settle over messaline. draped In the
most wonderful way. and caught up
with little punches Of chiffon. with .
violet fastened In the center OF each.
What q catastrophe that you missed
III"
Mrs. Tilden-"I almost cried when I
heard about IT, was the most dis.
appointed person YOU ever saw. And
usually Mrs. TOlman's AFFAIRS are so
dowdy. by the way. there's Mrs.
Parks down there. Speaking Of dowdy
people made me think Of her She
has less idea OF dressing than an 9th.
er woman ! ever knew. Actually she
went to Mrs. Tuttle's garden party last
Thursday In a perfectly plain linen
frock Not even a suit. my dear--just
little linen dress, with some sprays
Of embroidery on the front panel. Can
You imagine any one doing such an
unheard Of thing? I'm sure Mrs. Tut.
tie felt II very keenly."
Mrs. Snowdon-"Poor Mrs. futile!
BY the way. ] suppose you're both go
ing to the Trenton's Friday evening""
The Other TwO-"Yes, indeed!'
Mrs. Tilden--''l wouldn't miss II for
worlds. What are you going to
wear?"
Mrs, Snowdon--"Oh, I'm having Mrs.
Dem!ng freshen up my white wolfe