Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-16
Wonidns Intimate Province Daily Hint Of Fashion
MY MARRIED LIFE
he Girl Dicky Raued OUer So Enthusiastically
By ADELE GARRISON

I'd like 20 get a glimpse Of her hands and
feet Perhaps she will sit near us in tho
train II she does, promise you I am
going 70 stare Mt her numerically"
tried to think Of something 20 say
which would not betray my resentment at
his open admiration Of this girl But no
words came 20 my mind. I saw. however,
that II did not matter Dicky would not
have heard anything I said anyway. He
was too absorbed In studying the girl
Nlne-tenths Of the men In the station were
doing the Same thing.
Most OF the women were looking nj her
also, some with hostile glances, others with
critical survey, while few were honestly
admlring her.
had 10 admit that her clothes alone
were well worth looking at. Either she. or
some one for her, had carefully designed
them with but one thought that they should
suit her. She was 40 very blonde In hair
and skin. 30 regular of feature that she
really would have been lacking In color
except for her clothes.
But the small hat that sat no prettily
upon her head would have frightened an
absolutely colorless woman II was made
Of cerise velvet with n band OF brown fur
resting against her fair hair, and geranium
blossoms, so eNqulstely fashioned as TO
appear real scattered carclcEsiy around the
brim The brown OF the fur was like tho
brown OF her eyes. while tho daring color
Of tho velvet and tho flowers vIvlned her
face.
HOW MADGE KNEW
Her gown was tight-nttinE, severe one
piece gown OF velvet, of n blue 40 dark as
TO be nearly black. The neck was cut IN
the Nv" to be found In almost every gown,
and there were touches of the same cerlso
velvet that her hat held IN the piping OF
the bodice and sleeves.
Her coat was n handsome one OF pony
skin, long and hitting her like a glove.
mentally Appraised II ns having cost more
money In itself than every article had
on. furs and all
When first looked nt her thought hor
to bo woman OF wealth. But "A more
careful scrutiny told me that her clothes
we're two or three years old, carefully made
over and disguised, Long years OF turning
and twisting my own wardrobe. for am n
fairly good needlewoman. betrayed TO me
the secrets OF this other woman's make
shifts
She had mado her hat herself. was
sure OF IT, and there was n place In ono OF
the breadths OF her skirt showing where the
material had been pIeced. That breadth
told mo the story of the gown. II was an
cid one ripped and sponged and pressed and
made up again. Then tho sleeves of the
pony coat had been made over | could
see whore n difference of cut at tho wrists
and collar had beon hidden by bands OF
the same fur which formed the foundation
OF her hat.
had n sudden sympathy for tho girl
She was making n gallant fight against bad
luck From tho texture OF her clothing
one could SEQ that not very long ago she
had been possessed Of money. 1 wondered
how she had lost IT,
Tho train announcer camo into the room
calling the stations OF tho train which wag
made up.
valley Stream, Lynbrook, Long Bench,
Rockville Center. Patchogue. way stations
p Bahlyon ENpress TO Jam"'ca
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