The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-31
DOING COUSIN A FAVOR
BY MILE JEANETTE.

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to vivid rose. At first liked it very
much, but when the shaded plumes be
gan to be common / grew tired of i
and wished / had chosen a more ex
elusive style, | saw a hat in shor
window in our neighborhood that was
H Just what | desired AS it was marked
down on account Of the lateness of the
/ season, was strongly tempted to buy
1t, but it seemed extravaganza when
my own hat was perfectly good. Then
thought | saw chance to do Cousin
| Fannie a favor.
/ You really need a new hat" I said
to her. and I'll be glad'to let you have
this one, dear, at half what / paid for
| it."
IF need new one" Cousin Fannie
| said, laughing in an odd way. why
should buy your old one?"
But this is just as good as new and
much handsomer than anything you
could find at the price," I explained.
You know very well that for me IL
would be quite out of character" she
declared. Pm really surprised. Lu.
Gle. that you should ask me to buy n. i"
The annoyance in Cousin Fannie's
tone was distinctly unpleasant to me.
l am always SO sensitive, and | had
been merely trying to. be obIiging. I
think Cousin Fannie is growing more
and more difficult. 1t requires a great
deal of patience and tact\on nv part
to live with her. despite my unfailing
good temper.
l had almost resigned Myself To
wearing the taupe hat until it vas time
to get spring one, when AArthur
Knight and George Requier invited
Louise Erwin and me to little Aocial
affair at their club. Then felt that T
positively must dress in a manneA To
do them credit. AS poor, dear Louie
is such dowdy, it seemed especially
necessary for me to look my best. +
went around to the little milliIer's and
found that the hat | had admired was
still there. When / tried it on | saw
at once that it suited my styh exactly.
But | oughtnt to buy It'll sighed
I really can't afford another hat when
this one of mine is SO perfectly good"
Its wonderfully becoming" said
the milliner. "You won't reret pick
ing up such bargain"
But | still hesitated. Ell could |
only sell this, I said as I too off the !
new hat and contemplated myoId one |
moment before putting it OF
Leave it here and I'll do my5est to
sell it for YOU" said the MILNE.
How good of youi" | exclaimed ast
[ opened my purse and paid for the
new hat. l wore away my new\pur-
chase with great pleasure.
Both Arthur and George managed
to convey their appreciation of my ap-
pearance on the day of the social af-
fair and l felt repaid for my effort I
was little sorry for Louise, for must
confess that the contrast between us
was rather painful. But Louise did
not appear to notice it. She seems to
be one of those unfortunate persons
who pay little attention to dress I
sometimes marvel that she is invited
anywhere.
| watched the milliner's window with
interest and was disappointed to see
my hat still there every time l passed.
I began to think that l would have to
take it home and wear it for second
best.
Then one day I happened to meet
Carol Nodine shopping madly.
Il suppose look like back num-
ber," she said. You know, / haven't
been in town this winter until today,
and need almost everything before |
can go anywhere"
IF you want hat you'd better go
to a splendid little milliner up our
way" said. "She sells perfect beau
ties at about half what you'd pay
downtown. I bought this hat there
Really? It's charming. I'll certain
ly try her. What do you think ought
to get?"
Well, suppose you know that the
taupe hats with shaded plumes are
having great run this year, and they
are awfully pretty, but I don't know
what you really need, Carol
Today Betty came to our house ap-
parently with the sole purpose of tell
ing me that Carol had discovered that
the hat she bought was one that had
discarded" and that Carol is deeply
offended! | am sure that Carol has
no cause for complaint against me- In
the first place, | purposely avoided
advising her in regard to a hat, and it
is surely not my fault that she hap
pened to buy mine. l wish l knew
what busybody told her. l simply can
not understand how people can do
such ill-natured things.