Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-15
Margaret CARROTS
Husband
FINE FEATHERS MAKE FINE
BIRDS.
By JANE PHELPS
X X X X X \ X X X X X X
CHAPTER CX.

A.
ooh, it's lovely" I breathed, then
said no more as Elsie gave me a warn
ing look The model turned around.
walked back and forth, so that we might
see the dress from every angle. 1t was
a gorgeous dress Of green and silver
tulle.
Not your coloring,' Elsie said.
Then when the model left US to don an
other gown, she whispered: fDon t be
too enthusiastici Morton viii stick YOU
! If you are. He II thihA You are a mtl-
I hOnairess and charge accordingly"
Don T you think better get a black
dress?"
No, Margaret, You have passed the
age when you can afford to wear black.
Leave that TO younger women"
The model just then returned draped
this time in an odd shade of blue satin.
Almost a lavender. It was an exquisite
thing, and knew by the look in Elsie s
eyes she liked it.
Leave that here, - she said to the
model, 50 Mrs. Garrett may ike TO try
it on
Next she came in with brown tullc.
1t was combined with a queer shade
of orange and was also lovely. That too
Elsie ordered left. A gray satin was
next shown us, but Elsie at once voted
1T too old. Then several others were sub |
mitted, but only the two suited Elsie.
Gwen try these" she told Morton,
who now again appeared on the scene. |
Ii neither is satisfactory you II |
have to make one"
Every good madame!i . and we were
alone again save for the woman who |
had been called to assist me.
l tried the brown one first. Igasped !
at my reflection in the mirror. Ii /
clothes don It make the man, they 60 |
far toward making Woman-attract-
i've.
That won do at ALL" Elsie said
to my surprise, "the lines aren t good |
on you. You have a really beautiful fig |
ure, Margaret, and from now on we |
are going to make the most of it. -
then put on the blue. If I had been
pleased with the brown, I was delight /
ed with the blue. 1t hung in long grace
full folds, making me look taller The
train was square and hung from the
shoulders, rather from the Y shape in
the back. The, dress was low, vet not
boldly so, and the simple swathed waist
was very youthful looking.
"HOw much Is that dress?' Elsie
asked, and once more Morton put in an
appearance.
"Only 225 dollars. It is perfect on
Madamel - critically, ~ could design
nothing more perfectly her style" 4
had gasped when he mentioned the
price. Never had l paid so much for
dress.
will make reduction to madame
as this is her first oruer. l VIII make
the gown l75 dollars.
Elsie afterward declared he had
heard me gasp at the prlce, SO lowered
We will take it!" She told him, then
pointed cut a few MINOR changes Sue
wished made.
Sno also asked for a sample Of the
same color so that l might nave slippers
and stockings to match.
Ii madame wishes L viii provide
them, he told US, aGd so 1t was de-
-it!eu, adding % d9..ars ore TO ny 4,
lIIi
f'sie thar those q dress for herself. !
4 quaint flowered thing very becoming :
ng to her piquant beauty. by that time
t was four o clock and after having
some tea l started for home.
l stopped in a drug store thinking / Il
would telephone Bob, and wait for him
It the station. Then suddenly it came $
,ver me that he might not be pleased;
hat he might act as he had done when
met him on his return from Chicago.
50 after buying little toy dog l saw
displayed for Donald, L took my tran
or home.
"Oh, nlvver's come! muyver s
ome! - Donald called as he heard my
-oiee. And a thrill ran through me as
thought of the love my children gave
ne.
&C, me to mother dear" / said aud
Ie came running to my arms.
50 l Gidn have no bad dream muvvor!
addy told EN- not to.
You mean daddy said you wJGid- >
- | corrected.
Yes, muvver, thai S what mean c
ID ;;
,nwrapped the deg and gave # &c
im. In
Nellie, Nellie, lme sea the dog i
,Nver bruRg me. lie yelled. Tran +,
,;thout waiting caa to show his p ize. is
Po5 came in about an hour later a
oubing very tired.
bid yeu have god rest!' he as a
ed In
Yes. ] was shamefully lazy. 1 Oil 5,
Z get up until n. n.s;iy noon, and ;hel c
sisle came down enc ordered me to c,
yt - and 90 shopping. q
g ehat was nice, he replied in care nt
IS tone, showing Z, slightest interest g
a l.. or what I h7i done.
After dinner he went almost imred- <
.elN t6 bed. +
81 have a hard day tomorrow and !:
eed some sleep, he said as he left X
lie reading in the library. !.
Would he never again be loving Was <
never TO have another earess?
Tomorrow
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