Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-12
A QUESTION OF DRESS
BY EARL REED slLvERs.

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Edythe Merritt sighed resignedIy.
IF you only could" she suggested,
Il would wear my green taffeta."
We'll, why not wear it to the club
tonight?"
Il can't; it's an afternoon dress"
whats il like?''
Edythe manifested a slight degree
of interest.
TN let you see picture of 1t If you
care to-" she said rising. ITS in the
April Ladies' Star"
Here ii is" explained Edythe, open
Ing the magazine and indicating one of
three young ladies representing the
very latest of spring styles. "And-
well, isn't that stranger"
isn't what strange"
why on this very page is the pat
tern for Doris Towards evening
| dress"
Jim's eyes opened wide. A picture
of the country club bazaar as his sis
ter had described 1t flashed before him,
which one?" he asked
THE one next to mine. My, but it's
pretty"
Not so pretty as yours. You have
a new hat to go with the dress, haven't
you?"
Yes! Would you like to see it?"
Sure; go up and put it on"
Edythe hurried upstairs; and as
soon as she had disappeared. Jim
seized the magazine she had laid on
the table and looked long and earnest
| ly at n picture of dimpled young
lady in blue satin. covered with silk
net of the same shade. Then hearing
signs of activity from the room above.
he hastily drew forth a pen-knife and
cut picture and description of the girl
| from the printed page.
After supper that evening. before
he took Edythe to the bazaar at the
country club Jim drew slip of paper
from his pocket and consumed Is long
minutes in learning, word for word.
| the detailed description of certain
| evening gown. Reaching the club, he
wandered around with seeming aim
lesSness, gradually drawing his com
| panion toward certain anteroom. over
the door of which were emblazoned
the words, "The Great Dress Descrip-
| ton Contest"
ITS guessing contest" the girl ex-
planned. Doris Howard has on her
new evening dress Any man who
thinks he knows anything about
dresses is given five minutes in which
to write description of it. The one
who writes the besl description wins
the prize of twenty-five dollars.
II ought to know lot about dresses,
hearing you describe yours all the
time" said Jim thoughtfully. 81 guess
I'll take a chance"
He entered the room and was seated
at table with paper and pencil before
him.
Jim glanced at Doris Howard who
was standing on a slightly raised plat
form at the far end of the room. SmiI-
ing confidently, he set to work
This beautiful evening gown is Of
pink satin SILK net of the same shade
and maize SIR net bordered with gold
spangIes," he wrote. The wide girdle
and pointed skirt sections of satin are
mounted over lining foundation,
while the top of the bodice and sleeve
sections are of gold net joined with the
spangled guimpe. The skiEt has
foundation of messaline, finished at
the bottom with a flounce of lace"
His description finished, he rejoined
Edythe outside.
They wandered about from booth to
booth, chatting happily until midnight
arrived, when the various prizes were
awarded.
1.-The great dress description con-
test" the president of the club an
nounced, "drew forth many responses,
but by far the best description was
given by our weli-known fellow-elub-
man, Mr.. Jim Chambers. This effort
was a masterpiece" He paused.
Jim smiled broadly.
what did tell your" he whispered
to Edythe. You can wear your new
dress after ALL
Dul, the pitsiutl1l ADiitlHhFdf AZ
though Mr.. Chambers description was
a wonder, he described the wrong
dress. Miss Towards creation. the la
dies inform me. is of rOse-colored taft
feta and pale pink chiffon cloth, while
the dress described by Mr.. Chambers
was of satin, covered with silk net and
bordered with gold spangles There
fore, while we feel that Mr.. Chambers
should receive honorable mention. the
prize must go to Mr.. Harold Jan ay,
whose description, although less flow
cry, was more exact"
When he had partly recovered from
the shock Jim drew Edythe to one cor
ner OF the room.
Didn't you tell me this was Doris
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