The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-13
4 QUESTION Of Dkss
BY EARL REED sILvERs.


~ wish ! could tske yen over - ~
horse show In New York tomorrow
/ night" said Jim Chambers. speaking
with the frankness Of N engages
young man to his worshlpins dances.
"But I can't. I'm dead brske."
Edythe Merritt sighed resignedly.
IF you only could" she sugyestsA.
II would wear my green tafsta."
"Well, why not wear It to the Club
tonightT"
81 can't: It's an afternoon dress.'
whats II like?"
Edythe manifested 4 slight degree
Of interest.
"Ill let you see a picture Of It II yos
care to-" she said rising. ITS n the
April Ladies' Star"
"Here it u.s." explained Edythe. 'sDen.
! ing the magazine and indicating ID q
three young ladies representing the
very latest Of spring styles. "Aad-
we'll. isn't that stranger
"Isn't what strange"
"Why on this very page 10 the pat
tern for Doris Towards evening
Dress"
Jim's eyes opened wide. A picture
Of the country club bazaar A. hin SIS
ter had described 1t flashed before him.
(which one" he asked.
1.-THE one next to mine. Ny, but it,
pretty" ~
mot 80 pretty a. yours. You havs
a new hat to so with the dress. haven't
you"
"Yes! Would you like to SEQ 1T.
"Sure; go up and put It on"
Edythe hurried upstairs; and ~
soon as she had disappeared. Jim
seized the magazine she had laid on
the table and looked long and earnest.
ly at a picture Of a dimpled young
lady In blue satin, covered with silk
net Of the same shade. Then. hearing
signs Of activity from the 70 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 ut the
country club. Jim drew 4 slip Of paper
from his pocket and consumed Is long
minutes in learning, word for word.
the detailed description Of 4 certain
evening gown. Reaching the club, he
wandered around With seeming aim
lessness, gradually drawing his conl-
panion toward a certain anteroona. over
the door Of which were enblazoned
the words. 1.-THE Great Dress Descrtp.
ton Contest"
ITS a guessing contest" the girl e.
planned. Doris Howard has on her
new evening dress. Any man who
thinks he knows anything about
dresses Is given Eve minutes In which
to write 4 description Of II. Tho eae
who writes the bes, description wins
the prize of twenty-five dollars.
y ought to know a lot about dresses.
hearing you describe yours all the
time" said Jim thoughtfully. II guess
I'll take a chance"
He entered the room and vss seated
at a table with paper and pencil before
him.
Jim glanced at Doris Howard, who
was standing on q slightly raised plat
form at the far end Of the room. Smil.
ing confidently, he set to work.
This beautiful evening gown Is Of
pink satin, silk net Of the same shade
and maize silk net bordered with gold
spangles," he wrote. THE wide girdle
and pointed skirt sections Of satin are
mounted over ininE-foundatiop, |
while the top Of the bodice and sleeve
sections are Of gold net Joined with the
spangled guimpe. The skirt has
foundation Of messalins, finished At
the bottom with q hsunce Of luce"
His description finished. he rejsined
Edythe outside.
They wandered about from bsoth to
booth, chatting happily until midnight
arrived, when the various prizes were
awarded.
"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 well-known fellow.club.
man, Mr.. Jim Chambers. This effort
was a masterpiece" He paused.
Jim smiled broadly.
"What did l tell you" he whispered
to Edythe. "You can wear your new
dress after all"
But" the president continued, ri.
though Mr.. Chambers description was
z wonder, he described the wrong
dress. Miss Towards creation, the ID
dies inform me, Is Of r~ose-colored tai.
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, tho
prize must 80 to Mr.. Harold Janeway.
whose description. although less dow.
cry, was more exact"
= When he had partly recovered, from
the shock Jim drew Edythe to Que cor.
ner Of the room.
Didn't you tell me this was Doris =
Towards dress1" he asked. indicating
the crumpled piece Of paper 10 had
drawn from his pocket. 1
Edythe glanced at It. burst into
stitled roar Of Laughter.
"You foolish. foolish boy" she said.
when she could control herself. '.That
Isn't the one; you cut out the wrons
picture and description. The right one
was on the other side Of my dress.~
"Well, I'll be jlggeredw Jim looked
the picture Of de1ertion s.A 49,,