The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-10-17
THE new DRESS
BY JULIA A. ROBINSON.
Copyright, 1918. by Mcclure Newspaper
6yndicate.)


from the story she was reading. u
must have white one. saw n beauty
et is yesterday-georgette crepe,
with the lovellest lacel wish you'd
buy It for me-"
Her mother hesltnted. Don't you
think you could get along with your
last years dress, deari"
"Oh, mammal" exclaimed Maude
'Tve worn that everywhere I've been
this summer. I'm tired Of It; besides,
It's all worn at the sleeves. I couldn't
wear that, and you wouldn't have me
either"
I "But everything costs so much now
calculated her mother. Couldn't yor
manage some wayf"
II don't know how could get along
without dress, really. mamma" re
turned Maude. "You'd want me to lool
ns well as the other girls, w0uldni
you? Mamie's going to have new
one, and I'm sure Helen Bates VIII
You don't want me to look shabby"
"IIow much would the new dress
costf" asked Mrs. Pope, weakening.
"Forty dollars-but It's beauty
It's really worth it,
The mother sighed. That seemed sucl
n great price to pay for one dress
when everything was so dear, anc
money was needed to help the soldiers
but still, she did not like to dlsappolni
Maude.
Just then Mr.. Pope came In, pulling
from the heat, but smiling and good
natured. lie was generally in goot
humor.
"Dadp exclaimed Maude, "mammaf
been objectlng to my having n new
dress for the lawn party. My old one
is quite shabby. You'd want me tt
have a new one, wouldn't you, dad
You old dear" She flung her arms
about her fathers neck. She knew ht
never could deny her anything wher
she cOaxed.
swell, I guess we can raise the
money, grille but don't choke me-" he
laughed. eve nights well let her have
It If she wants It," he added, turning tt
his wife.
"Oh, you darlngw cried Maude, hug
ging him. "Fm so happy! I'm going
right over to tell Helen Bates about 1t
She'll have something beautiful &c
wear, I know; but guess mlne1l be
Just as pretty as hers. You'll be proud
Of me in my new dress, dad"
Maude, all smiles, ran over to tell
the good news to her friend. She found
Helen sewing on a piece of dotted mus
lin. "what are you doing, Helen?" she
asked.
"Tm making myself n new dress fol
the lawn party" beamcd Helen, hold
ing IL up to view. "Seel It's nearly
done. made II all myself; and 1t cost
Just $6.75. Isn't 1t dear?"
Maude looked at the dress, amazed
II was pretty dress, but so plain, moi
particle of lace, just tiny rullles. i
was not like the dresses Helen usually
wore. "Yes, It's very pretty" she fal
tered.
She felt almost ashamed to tell
Helen what her dress was going ia
cost. If Helen, one Of the richest girls
I'm town, could wear dress costing
s675, why should she pay $40 for oneI
Perhaps mother was right, after all.
ats really pretty" repeated Maude
"but-I thought-you'd have some
thing really fine, as you always do
Papa's going TO buy me one. It's
swellr she enthused, remembering
the coveted dress. "You usually have
something so much more elaborate
than this"
"Yes," smiled Helen, "but I'm be
ginning to think I've been quite fool
Ish to spend so much on dress, espe
cially now, when so much Is needed
for the war. We've been talking II
over, mamma and I. We both wanted
TO give all we could to the Red Cross
and | decided If l bought the muslin
and made the dress myself, | should
have almost the entire cost of the
dress to give away-and look just as
well, too. You see, they need so much
for the soldiers over there, mamma
and / are saving all we can to help
This was n new idea to Maude. and
she began to think.
'T suppose I could get along with
cheaper dress" she admitted. Papa
would give me the money, and coulc
save a part of. It,"
'Dow cried Helen enthusiastically
"Couldn't you make 1t yourself, ant
save more? I'll help YOU"
"Why, l never made n dress In IN!
life," confessed Maude. 81 shouldn'
know how"
'It's quite easy, after you once be
gin," encouraged Helen. "rll show yo'
how TO do It. You see, I've got m,
hand in" she laughed. "Come Let
go downtown and buy the goods ant
begin right or"
For the next week Maude was yer!
busy. and very happy-happier thai
ever before in her life, for she wa'
doing something to help others sh'
let her mother into the secret but di'
not tell her father till she appeared
before him on the day of the party II
n dainty white lawn, very plain ahI
, simple, with tiny stitched ruf
, fles.
"Don't look sweet In my new dress
/, dad?" she chlrped.
, ayes, you're always charmlngV N
fiattered looking at the dress.
She laughed. "You don't Know IN
difference between this and forty
, dollar dress, daddy dearl But tn