The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
HER FRIENDLY HELPER
BY JANETTE FINLAY.

"Goodness You talk as though il
were hardship" demonstrated Mrs
Beck I'm just aching to get start
ed at mine! You know, my sisters
been studying millinery, and"
on, don't, if you value your peace
OF mind, to say nothing of your repu-
tation in the neighborhood!" interrupt
ed Mrs. Turner. Il have been through
1t, and that's the principal reason
hate the very name of hats! | wish
we might have lived when our grand
mothers did, and put away our nice,
becoming hats, to wear year after
year"
We'll, wouldn't be seen in the hats
my grandmother wore!" declared Mrs.
Beck
You will long for them, after you've
finished this year if you let your sis
ter help trim your hiatt" prophesied
Mrs. Turner. I'm tell you about my
experience.
II have friend who was very artis-
tic. She pins a ribbon on street
dress, and you'd be amazed to see
what a lovely evening dress it is
turned into! And She makes the stun
ningest street hat by just picking up
her little boys straw hat and draping
her veil over it! 1t is all so easy and
simple looking.
SO when this friend said she'd help
me trim my spring hat | was duly
grateful. | was just aching fer a nice
looking hat, covered with daisies, and
she said we'd make one. SO | went
into a store and bought a couple of
lunches of daisies and a nice cheap
frame.
My friend smiled too bad smile
when she saw my purchase, and said
the shape was impossible, but added
that she'd go with me to select a
frame. Accordingly, we took back my
choice and bought IS frame that was
very similar to the other, but had
more artistic lines, my friend ex.
planned.
She set the frame on my head and
pinned the daisies on. Then she stood
off to admire. Oh she said, you've
not got nearly enough daisies You'll
have to get lots more!'
so l went and ordered two more
lunches. My friend was quite amused
when | brought + back. She had
expected me to bring back half
dozen punches, OF course, since she
was doing it and it was purely favor
| couldn't demonstrate about the price
which was rapidly soaring-sO | got
more daisies. Finally we got enough
and began the construction.
she told me what to do, while
sewed. | never cot a bunch properly
sevad on until Id cut it off about
dozen times, and l was as tired az
though I'd made a whole dress! BY
tAe time she was satisfied it was dark
ami | pinned on the hat, without
enough sense to look in the mirror to
see the effect, and went home.
My family howled at me. / was
called everything, from a dollhouse to
a forest, and my husband made me
wear my old hat to the theater that
night. with the option of staying HON.
if | didn't
sill. | felt that my friend knew,
and, In spite of my inner convictions.
trusted her good taste She had said
the hat was becoming and stylish and
decided that my family needed TO be
educated up to it. SO | wore it down.
town next day. People sat for the
whole trip in the car with their eyes
fastened on my hat.
Then | met my friend who had
helped me make the hat. She stood
still, looking at me for a second Then
she sat down and laughed in my face.
Oh, she said, you look so funny
She said she hadn't noticed before
how I looked in it-she was just try
ing then to get all the daisies on ii
artstically So now she offered to fix
it over.
"Bnt | was firm in my refusal, and
took ii back to the store where Id
bought the material. They charged
qNite a sun for taking the trimming
al and putting some new trimming on
it.
I've since discovered that the rea-
son my friend seems so artistic is that
she herself is good looking, and could
wear a derby and appear stylish! The
things she wears wouldn't suit any
other woman, and she looks stylish In
spite of them not because of them!
"By the way, I've got about a thou
sand daisies you may have If you're
bound to experiment Chicago Daily
News.