The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-14
THRILLING ADVENTURE
OF BUSINESS WOMAN

(The plain bushes woman and hel
sister who has ben pressed into ser
vice for the occasion. enter the milf
merry section of large department
store).
Bushes woman (plaintively)-"l'
does seem to me that | am never free
from the thrall of the hat. Just after
Christmas it begins to hang over me
like a pail, and when the spring hats
really begin 10 sprout in the windows
get perfectly morbid" (Speaks very
humbly to naughty salcswoman) III
You could wait on Us. please. ii would
be so kind OF you Something small.
if you Please TO sister while
naughty saleswoman departs in search
Of har. Dear ne | wish | didn't
get 81 positively lAioct on these occas-
lens. know somc people who really
get bitter satisfaction out Of sailing
into exclusive millinery establish
ments. Who're liz Eats are dreams OF
beatty and ,aromiueness and de-
handing to be shown CONNECTIONS
waose prices sol tho cold chills down
enes back and then departing with 4
dissatisfied shake Of the head But
not so I. fell imprdcn' when cast
even 4 glance Al the wonderful
things"
lllaushty saloswoman returns bal
aAclng hat on her hand She looks
bored to extinction. business woman
removes her much battered sQuashy
and obviously home made hradgcar
and hands i to her sister She looks
doubtfully at the hat IN the salcswom.
ans hand.
business woman-"lt looks awfully
big"
! SaleswOman-"I the smallest hat
In the house. madam Small hats are
not worn at all"
Business woman thastily)-"Oh, of
course, | know the hats are all big
But YOU see my face is so small that
when get one Of these large things
on | look Just like a monkey | really
don't think it's worth while for me to
try it on. I'm sorry to trouble you.
hut If YOU could find something that
wouldn't SIT quite SO far down on my
| head, Id ho SO much oh'ignd" (Sbc
Smiles pat'"tlcaIlN and the Salcswom
IN ionhc"s away
Sister ,disgustcdl, You're worse
| than ahioct Sarah You're perfectly
! nalldlil
't'a"Sil'N SalrHWoman returns and
S'l"d'hiI "hSNl's business woman In 2
~ amour Two t""i hirh ana with 4
crown ilh' i srrubbihg paln.
BUSINESS woman (4asrsl -"Oh.
dcar' Where am |" Why, really,
'l'H you ,i'nN nus one = b'eS"r than
~ o'''r
S'l'sW"Nail ~ madam; i isl
'o'.
BUSINESS woman Cooking iorlornly
ma apoio%"i'9'ly toward showcase
'u' some OF th"S" hats are small
eF' ar'h 'heS ! ihink III Just step
over ana look ~ them 'Sh" gath
'fS up Nor BELONGINGS with IN" air of
detected sA"akthi'i and sides
'N'' y" '''e Sno"'aS'. tta'i2hty sales
M"iIHih '"rhS away win an AR OF deep
"'s''i'''
BUSINESS W"';Hl ta'most in trars'
ny Won't they be nice to me-
'hcN Only f"a'iA"d II. I'm such an
s. an easy mark kind person
co'lld sell ne anything.
Sister Gmpa'iou'ly) oh. have a !
little hackhon" I'm perfectly ashamed
Of YOU Now, there's a pretty hat and
= llttlc ON" Il that Ask that gtl
over thor" to take it ont and show i
10 you
iasirres woman tafler bracing her
sol 10 the effort If addressing an |
ofli"T F"odoss Of III" millinery world
fades away IN deep humiliation upon I
beng told that the price OF tho hai I
IN question is $50 "Sho could toll |
ov 'hc PniV'r IN my c'ic" that i
vas 'l"' 'or 'f' ilk"s OF me.
sister why didn't you make her
.""' " u"' ana snow II ~ you, any
wa! Iha' what th"yr" here for
business woman latter vainly traY-
'i'he up ana down and around and
a,o"'u counters and showcases
~ w" suplos" II wor" one q
thes' ! WOULD lose my job