The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-06-09
A QUESTION OF DRESS
BY EARL REED sILvERs.


night" said Jim Chambers, speaking
with the frankness of IN engaged
young man to his worshiping 6ancee.
"But / can't. I'm dead broke"
Edythe Merritt sighed ~resignedly.
"If you only could" she suggested.
II would wear my green taffeta."
"WeIl, why not wear it to the club
tonight7"
IL can't; it's an afternoon dress"
whats It likeT'
Edythe manifested a slight degree
OF interest.
"Tl let you see a picture Of II IL you
care to-" she said rising. Its In the
April Ladies' Star"
Here 1t 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 strange"
isn't what stranger"
why or this very page is the pat
tern for Doris Towards evening
dress"
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of the country club bazaar as his sis
ter had described Ii flashed before him,
(which one7" he asked.
"The one next to mine. My. but it's
pretty"
mot so pretty as yours. You have
a new hat to go with the dress, haven't
your
"Yesi Would you like to see 1T"
"Sure: 90 up and put IL on"
Edythe hurried upstairs; and Is
soon as she had disappeared, Jim
seized the magazine she had laid on
the table and looked long and earnest
ly at q picture of a 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 a slip of paper
from his pocket and consumed Is long
minutes In learning. word for word,
the detailed description Of a certain
evening gown. Reaching the club, he
wandered around with seeming aim
l~essness. gradually drawing his COM
panion toward a certain anteroom, over
the door of which were emblazoned
the words, 1.-THE Great Dress Descrip-
ton Contest"
IT'S a 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 a description of it. The n
who writes the best description wins
the prize of twenty-five dollars.
81 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 was seated
at a 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. 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 a lining-foundation,
while the top Of the bodice and sleeve
sections are of gold net Joined with the
spangled guimpe. The skirt has q
foundation Of messaline, finished at
the bottom with q fiounce of lace"
His description finished. he rejoined
Edyths outside.
They wandered about from booth 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 your" he whispered
to Edythe. you can wear your new
dress after ALL"
But" the president continued. "al-
though Mr.. Chambers description was
a wonder, he described the wrong
dress. Miss Towards creation. the la
dies inform me, is of r~ose-colored taf-
feta and pale pink chiffon cloth. while
the dress described by MFR. 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 Janeway,
whose description, although less fiow-
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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