The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-07-30

Ellis. Millinery. Dry Goods and No
lions" wns painted In yellow and black
on the false front
The counters and shelves. with the
piles Of lawns and caIIcoes. seeming to
run largely to grnys aud blues. and the
notions. among which were displayed
attractive side cuml,s aud irresistible
I ribbon bows. were all arranged In care
full order And the bsts-such crea.
lions.
| Mrs. Potter gaxed ~ them with id.
mirfng eyes She stood for q moment
uncertainty Then Miss Ellis herself
came forward. large and complscent.
In cool gray chambrsy. with smoothly
combed black hair and q dark down
upon her upper llp which rivnied the
notion counter In the attention Of the
children.
why. how d'you do. Mrs Potterr'
Miss Ellis was most cor,iiai. "when
did you get In town. The darlin'
baby. And both the little Girls too
MY. Aren't you tired out this hot aft.
ernoonf Just set down here. Mrs. Pot.
ter You came In to do some buytn'. I
supposey
"Yes'm thought I'd get me and the
girls 6tted out with hats. though IT'S
pretty late 10 be gettip them"
Her sunburpt face flushed q little
"Oh. We have some nice hats left.
Mrs. Potter. though. OF course. the
stocks little picked over. Shall We
take you drstt Oh. the little girlsf
Let's see Whit are their nam-sy On.
yes: Mary ana Lucy All right We
have the very things
Miss Fills helped their mother unite
their b"nDets In preparation for the
ceremon, OF irving on. The little girls
were frightened ~ nrst. but they grew
dased with JOY wb-n they found them.
selves radiantiy hstted. One with blue
flowers and ribbons. the other with
pink
At last they knew them for their
very own The rnbbes were slipped
under their proudly lifted china. and
Il was Mrs. Potter's turn.
"Yoo can pot the baby here" Miss
Ellis offered q cushioned armchair
Poor little thing-it's all tired out
and It" who was. In truth Of fem
inine gender and labeled -AIva Jane
was gently deposited. warm and red
and sound asleep. on the calico cusb
ion.
Mrs. Potter brushed at her blact
dress and felt nervousiy az her blact
hat u was very old. and the felt and
the ribbons were dusty and limp
She put Il on chair beside her and
smoothed vsinly at her roughened.
faded hair Her face was lined and
weary. and her eyes. which were blue
and should have been pretty. were
Redeemed from the sun aud wind.
She stood passiveiy while Miss Elhs
selected bat and placed u on her
head. IL was q large hat. with n softly
dropping brim. with mounds OF chif.
fon and big pink roses
Mrs. Potter looked almost timIdiy
Into the glass. and then she forgot that
she was stlY and tired from her ride
and that her face was dusty and her
hair stringy she was gazing at the
mirrored reflection Of the hat
That certainly does look good on
you. Mrs. Potter said Miss Ellis. who
was q milliner of business rather than
aesthetic principles
oh. do you think sou Mn 70,
ter hesitated
She reached up and feIt n~rvousIy Of
q pink rove with her brown hand.
awkward In the black cvtton mtu
We'll. certainly do just look a.
them rore-. And th- smount OF pint
chiffon that's on that hat--it's surr the
hat for you. Mrs Potter" Miss Ellis
went on encouraRingiy. but her Gus
toner was not listening to her at oil,
She was hooking into the mirror at
for ~hEb Mas Eilh nsd not
the gift VI sight
She saw q girls face. sweet and
pretty. with pink rh~eks. and big blue
eyes. and golden brown hair And
u WIS the wonderful hst Of
chiffon and rosea
The reue~t~d face. which Mlss Eiiis
would have said vas old iookius ano
very tired. flushed. and the eyes bright.
med and oiled q little. Mu. Potter.
With the glory Of her vision upon her
turned TO the mtIllner.
IT'S like one I had the summer Will
Ind I was married" she said. He
liked II. He said It just suited me-"
me nush de~pened. q believe IN
AXE II n it's not too high and you
hink"-
mary ssd Lscy bad sseevsrsl trss