Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-14
CONTINUED From Saturday,

went AWAY.
CONTINUED From Saturday,
First 1 went to see Madam Courtier
for corsets. l had heard about her
and l knew it meant fortune. But
that didn't matter. She came in and
looked at me for about five minutes
without saying a word and then she
ran her hands down sand down over
me until / could feel the flesh just
crawling off of me. 1t was delicious!
Then she and two girls in puffs and
rats came in and did things to cor
set they laced on me that l can't
even write down, for l didn't UNDER
stand the process. but when looked
In that long glass l almost dropped
on the floor. l wasn't tight and [
wasn't stiff and l looked-Im too
modest to write how lovely | really
looked to myself. l was speIlbound
with delight
Next signed the check for three
of those wonders with my head so in
the clouds l didn't know what | was
doing. but came to with a jolt when
the prettiest girl began to get me into
that black taffeta bag l had Worn
down to the city. l must have shrunlS
the whole remaining pounds l had felt
obliged to lose for Alfred and Ruth
Chester from the horror l felt when l
looked at myself. The girl was really
sympathetic and said with smile
that was. true kindness: "Sii%a l call
a taxi for madam and have it take
her to Klen's? They have wonder
full gowns by Rene all ready to be
fitted at short notice. Really,
madam's figure is such that 1t COM
mands a perfect costume now Men
do business well, but when women
enter the field they are geniuses at
money extracting. l felt myself al
ready clothed perfectly when that girl
said my figure commanded"
proper dress. OF course, Klein pays
Madam Courtier commission for the
customers she passes right on to him.
The one for me must have looked to
her like a real estate transaction.
/ spent three days at the great
Klein store, only going to the hotel
to sleep, and most of the time l for
got to eat. Madam Rene must have
been Madam Courtier's twin sister in
youth, and Madam Telliers, in the hat
department, was the triplet to them
both. When women have genius it
breaks out all over them, like measles,
and they never recover from it; those
women had the continent kind. But
l know that old Rene really liked
me, for when blushed and asked her
if they had a good beauty doctor in
the store she held up her hands and
shuddered.
Never, madam, never pour vous.
Ravissant, charmant-it is to fool
Nevair! Jamais. jamais del Wei
had to calm her down, and she kissed
my hand when we parted.
1 thought Klein was going to do the
same thing or worse when ! signed
the check which would be good for
house and lot and motor car for him
but he didn't. Only he got even with
me by saying. And l am delighted
that the trousseau is perfectly salts
factory to you, Mrs. Carter"
That was an awful shock, and
hope i didn't show it as | muir
INJURED: Perfectly, thank you"
The word "trousseau' can be spoken
in a woman's presence for many
years with no eeffct, but 1t is an
awful shock when she first really
hears it.. l felt funny all afternoon
as I packed those trunks for the
o'clock train.
Yes. the word "trousseau" ought to
have a definite surname after 1t al
ways and that's why nay loyalty
dragged poor Mr.. Carter out into the
light of my conscience. The thinking
of him had a strange effect on me, I
had laid out the dream in dark gray
blue rajah, tailored almost beyond en-
durance. to wear home on the tram
and had thrown the old black taffeta
bag across the chair to give 10 the
hotel maid, but the decision OF the
session between conscience ana loyal
ty made me pack the precious blue
wonder and put on once more the
black rags of remembrance in KIND
of panic of respect.
| would lots rather have bought
poor Mr.. Carter the monument I have
been planning for months to keep up
conversation with Aunt Adeline, than
wear that dress again. | felt con-
science reprove me once more with
loyalty looking on in disapproval ss
| buttoned the old thing up for the
last time, because / really ought to
have stayed over day to buy that
monument, but-to tell the truth
wanted to see Billy so desperately
that his sleep place" above my
heart hurt as if it might have pricl<ly
heat break out at any minute.
So / hurried and stuffed the gray
blde darling in the top tray, Tapped
old black taffeta around my waist
and belted it in with black belt off
new green linen l had made for MORN
ing walks. down to the drug store on