The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-12-18

Keep uS duOdt uuIlI AuAA chiIIb COAuC
in again will be full and complete
line of women's satin messaline knick.
erbockers made up to match. any suit
or gown, and full line Of pnjamas
for women and girls. Get the idea?
Scant, smart, trim little taupe-gray
messaline Knockers for taupe gray
suit, blue messaline for blue suits,
brown messaline for brown"
T. A. Buck stared, open-mouthed,
the paper on which he had been
scrawling fluttering unnoticed to the
floor. ~
Look here!" he interrupted. rs
this supposed to be humorous?" M
"And," went on Emma McChesney,
calmly, lin our full and complete, not
to say nifty line of women's pajamas-
pink pajamas, blue pajamas, violet pa
jamas, yellow pajamas, white silk
T. A. Buck stood up. II want to
say" he began, shat if you are jest.
ing, think this is mighty poor time
to joke. And if you are serious can
only deduce from it that this year OF
business worry and responsibility has
been too much for you. I'm sure that
if you were"
That's all right" interrupted EN-
ma McChesney. Don't apologize.
purposely broke it to you this way.
when might have approached it gen.
thy. You've done just what l knew
you'd do, so it's all right. After you've
thought it over. and sort of got chum,
my with the idea, you'll be just as
keen on it as l am
Never! never will approve it,"
"Oh, yes, you will. It's the knick.
erbocker end of it that scares you
Nothing new or startling about pa
jamas, except that more and more
women are wearing 'em, and that nc
girl would dream of going away to
school without her six sets of pa
jamas. Why, girl in a regulation
nightie at one of their midnight
spreads would be ostracized. Oh
course I've thought up couple of new
kinks in 'em-new ways Of cutting and
all that, and there's one model-a
washable crepe, for travelling, that
doesn't need to be pressed-but III
talk about that later"
T. A. Buck was trying to put in 9
word of objection, but she would have
none of it. But at Emma McChes
ney's next words his indignation
would brook no barriers.
Now" she went on, ''the feature o.
the knickerbockers will be this;
They've got to be ready for the boys
spring trip, and in all the larger cities
especially in the hustling middle west
ern towns, and along the coast, too
I'm planning to have the knickerbock
ers introduced at private and exclu
sive exhibitions, and worn by-ge
this, please-worn by living models
One big store in each town, see? Hal
dozen good-looking girls"
"Never!" shouted T. A. Buck, whit,
and shaking. Never! This firm ha,
always had name for dignity, solid
ness, conservatism"
Then it's just about time it los
that reputation. It's all very we'll t,
hang on to your dignity when your,
on solid ground, but when you fee
things slipping from under you tn
thing to do is to grab on to anything
that'll keep you on your feet for
while at least. l tell you the womel
will go wild over the knickerbocke
idea. They've been waiting for it."
Its a wildcat scheme" disputes
Buck holly. IT'S a drowning man
straw, and just about as helpful. In
a reasonable man"
"All unreasonable men say that.
smiled Emma McChesney.
I'm reasonable man, | say
And heaven knows have the interes
of this firm at heart. But this is &c
ing too far. If we're going to smasl
we'll go decently, and with our nam
untarnished. Pajamas are ba
enough. But when it comes to tn
firm of T. A. Buck being representa-
by - by - living model hussies STALK
ing about In satin tights like choru
girls, why"
In Emma McChesney's alert, elet
trio mind there leapt about dozel
plans for winning this man over
Il expected just this" she sale
"And l prepared for it," She crosse
swiftly to her desk, opened drawer
and took out fiat package. Il e1
pected opposition. That's why ha
these samples made up to show you
l designed them myself, and tore u
so patterns before struck one tina
suited me. Here are the pajamas"
She lifted out dainty, shell-pinl
garment, and shook it out before tn
half-interested, half-unwilling eyes @
T. A. Buck.
This is the jacket. Buttons on tn
left; see? Instead of the right, as
would in mans garment. Semi-sai
or collar, with knotted soft silk scar
Oh, it's just little kink, but they
love 1t. They're actually becoming
I've tried 'em. Notice the frogs an
cord. Pretty neat, yes? Slight far
at the hips. Makes 'em set and han
right. Perfectly straight, like man
coat"
J T. A. Buck eyed the garments wit
a grudging admiration.
| "Oh, that part of it don't sound s
unreasonable, although don't believ
there is much of demand for tina
kind Of thing. But the other-the-
the knickerbocker things-that's no
even practical. 1t will make an ugl
garment, and the women who woul
fall for a fad like that wouldn't be G
the sort to wear an ugly piece Q
lingerie. 1t isn't to be thought of 81
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