The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-08
STILL THERE WAS CHEER
BY NETTIE KENNER.

I'm going to give up." Loretta de.
clared. as she YEARLY pulled of her
gloves. I'm not going to be conceited
any more"
What . terrible resolution" chuck.
led her brother. Fortunately you
don't say it As IL you meant It, 90 I
shall not send for our family physi.
clan until hear the details. What's
up?''
Il travelled downtown this morning
very we'll content with my looks and
my Clothes" Loretta explained, with
little line In her smooth brow. "Of
course. don't mean that I couldn't
be improved on"
"Of course mott"
i merely mean" she went on with.
out needing, that considering the
fact that it's me look and dress pref
ty well. l was quite satisfied.
stopped at my dressmaker's to see
about having that crepe meteor made
in case I have enough of my allow
ance left to get one. and that is where
l had my first shock"
"How on earth did madame hurt
your young feelings?"
you needn't laugh! You wouldn't
like to b. told that you are too sallow
to wear lavender or that you can't
have one q the new girdles because 1t
would call attention to the fact that
one hip is higher than the other. I
know you We rldn't"
1T would weak my heart"
And that isn't ALL" sighed Loretta
she said I'm so awfully narrow
chested that ! en- just in style and
can wear the waists that make you
look SO horribly skinny l am going
to take up gym work next week if
have any money LIFT"
"You needn't try boxing with me. I
value my life"
I'm glad that somebody does. Well,
listen to my tale OF woe! From the
dressmaker's I went to the milliner's.
There my hat was ready to be sent
home If I liked (which I most en-
phatically did not The back of it lay
down on my collar in most ridiculous
way and asked the milliner as nicely
as could to change il for me. She
said she was afraid she could not do
any better because always insist on
wearing my hair in a coil on top of
head. She said that whom l wore
ut the way | like it here was
an awful line from my collar to the
top of my head that was extremely
ugly. She said that this was the truth
though she hated to say it.
No more than YOU hated TO have
her say it. I'll bet
Il wasn't pleased ! took tie nat,
but when it GENES home Pm gong to
put whole newspaper in the back of
1t to keep me from looking like to.
boggan Then every time anybody
looks at me I'll think of that perfectly
horrible line from my collar to tho
top of my head and SILVER"
IF you only could cut off your head
when you wear that hiatt"
II wanted blue" Loretta went on
"But that incOrrigible milliner said
black subdued my features better, so
got black. I've been wondering ever
since which of my features need sub
DUNG. It'll end in my getting another
hat. for my suit is brown"
"Oh, you got a suit?"
That's what went for, the fitting
Of my suit. I had to hurry because
they don't like 1t a bit II you are five
minutes late and they make you lose
your appointment. They kept me wait
ing half an hour but that's different"
Certainly"
II had hardly put the skirt on when
the filter said that really she scarcely
knew whether she was going to be
able to make 1t do because I was 80
tall. you know. Then. too. she said. |
my hips we're large and she'd have to
swing the skirt lot.
Cheerful. wasn't shot"
"The hairdresser was just a. bad"
Loretta sighed ~ she gathered up her
gloves and hat. "She said my hair 10 |
losing tone and luster every day. I:
came home after ia been there. I
was the last drop in the bucket"
ITS always darkest Just before the |
dawn" suggested Loretta's brother.
you know that cousin Of AIS from |
Philadelphia whom introduced to
you the other night? Well. he hung
aroung the Office all the afternoon ask.
ing when you'd be home. 90 I brought
him back to dinner. He's up In my
room prinking now"
For goodness sake!" Loretta cried
as she turned to run to her room. III
you aren't the worst! Why on earth
didn't you tell me!"-Chicago Daily
News.