Askov American., 1914-12-03
SIMPLY SKIRTS
"A Business Adoenture of Emma Mcchesney
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Be- Edna FERRER
AutSo, Of .Da0n OIiaFs ''i3ufersd Side pston etc

ARE WpUu WHICH they sLh9su nhAt@1s
Rvery member OF that fraternity which
ID condemned to d hotel bedroom, or q
ssesfssr berth BY night. and chained
ao ID sample case by day agrees in
sAss, ssrxs: That II isn't what II used
10 be. Second: If only they could
mad an opening for q nice, paying
Ennsa' furnishing business In q live
Fsltsa town that wasn't swamped with
aAas Kind Of thing already they'd buy
n and settle down Hike white man,
Mr. George and quit this peddIlng.
Ths Haissus hates II anyhow; and the
! Asas know the icenan better than they
60 aleir own dad.
On the morning that Mrs. Emma AIc-
fAasnay representing r. A, Buck,
weaihsrsoona Petticoatsl finished her
tam with Miss Hattie stitch, head Of
Kise~ Il Bl0ch'a skirt and suit depart
kaant. Elae found herself IN d rare
aaooa She hated her JOB she ioathad
her yoGiow sample caees: she ionged
ss eall Miss stitch green-eyed cat:
ard she wished that she had chosen
Hosne easy and pieaaant way OF earn.
ing living. like doing plain and fancy
Washing an ironing. Ernfna McChesrey
hsd beer selling Feathnrloom Petit.
nssats on the road for almost ten
ynars. and she was famed throughout
her territory for her sane sunninesa.
mnd her love or her work Which
spaaks badly for Miss Hattie stitch,
MISS Hattie stitch hated Emma Nc.
Esheshny with all the hate that fat.
fkssaad. thin.haired woman has for
ena sho can wear large BIZ with
eua enc inch Of alteration, and h hat
ihat turns SHARPLY away from the face.
FbF 40 weeks Ia the year Miss Stitch
axiNfeA III xiaer " Blocks store at
River Falls For ak weeks. two In
npFang. two IN fall, and two In mid
winter. Hattie lived III New York.
mieh capital ri. she went there TO
aaaers the seasons newest models
tsalxhsiy naodlfied for River FaIIsl,
bmt incidentally she took Il regular
tsDaaseau with her,
An day long Hattie picked skirt
end susl models with unerring good
sawts and business Judgment. AZ
Al naKht she was d creature trans.
fsMmea. Every house Of which Hattie
AuUght ssid It's duty ike 4 soldier and
d gentleman, Nightly Hattie powdered
Nm neck and arms. performed sacred
rases over her hair and nails, donned
h gvwr so complicated that a hotel
anmsd had 10 hook her up the back, and
sas ready for her evenings escort nc
esxha There wasn't q hat In d grill
ro1n from one end OF the Crooked
ssuwpalh to the other that was more
sgIidiy barharic than Hattiea even in
tAess sane and simple days when the
hsrd of paradise has become the m.
sinnal bird. TLe buyer Of suits for a
Striving department storein hustiIng
sitx1a middle, Western town Isn't to be
aaEisrisd Whenever show came
fs Tfivsr Fails Hattie would lock
hpxed pass d weary hand over her
xiaaay eoilrura and say "0h, yes,
Eauser little show. Saw Il two win
aeTs agu ID New York. This won't be
aAe original company. Of course The
SuRs that Hattie came back wearing a
- sf skunk everyone thought II was
iynx until Hattie drew attention to
Hhma she called the brown tome i'm
a. After that Old Lady Heinz got
Ass old skunk furs ont OF the moth
hala& and tobacco and newspapers
thaa had preserved them. and her
daughter cut them up into bands FOR
she huttom of her skirt, and the cuffs
af Aar coat. When Kiser a Bloch had
their fall and spring openings the
tBwa came ostensibiy 20 see the new
styaes. but really to gaze nit Hattie
IA new confection. undHlating up and
aDwa the department. talking with q
AsAsy Eastern accent about this Or
THAI being smart or good this
sesr.- or having a world Of style. =
ans sort Of trailing her toes after her
10 giva d ciinging. Grecian line. like
psrtares of Ethel barrymore when she
wAs thin. Tha year that Hatsis con.
AdHS 10 some one that shs was wear
ank only scant boomers beneath her
s1inky silk the floor was mohbed. and
shsy had % call IN reserves from the
assessment ladles.ana.misses.ready-to
wear.
Mtss stitch came to New York Ia
NxrCh On the evening or her arrival
sAa ained with Eat Ed Meyers of the
RaFaass sans-Silk Skirt company. He
safHfmed her that she locked like 4
aa6. xnd that thnt was sone classy lit
Hs s8wn. and II wasn't every woman
- ssuid wear that kind oe thing and
- sway with II, II took certain
sey3a hattie smiled. and humnad
nIgkey 10 the tune the orchestra WA
piaoi.g. and I'd told her IL was u
sA1fns she didn't do something with
sAax votce.
4 have something to tell you. 4 said
Hsitie Just before i left had i
salk vita old Kiser. or rather, he
sssa talk with me. You know have
sretty much my own way III my de
parsment. Pity n i couldn't have.
nHaae III Well, Kissr wanted to know
~ didn't buy Featherlooms,
sxTa - had no call for EN-. and he
smxss hack With figures to prove were
scxane : good many hundreds q yeai
" nj carrying them. He sAid tbs