The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-12-07
THE new DRESS
BY JULIA A. ROBINSON.
Copyright, 1918. by Mcclure Newspape
Syndicate)

week." announced Maude, looking up
from the story she was reading. 81
must have q white one. / saw q beauty
ct is yesterday-georgette crepe,
with the loveliest lacei l wish you'd
buy 1t for me-"
Her mother hesitated. "Don't you
think you could get along with your
last years dress, dearT"
"Oh, mammal" exclaimed Maude,
'T've worn that everywhere I've been
this summer I'm tired of 1t; besides,
it's all worn at the sleeves. I couldn't
wear that, and you wouldn't have me,
either"
"But everything costs so much now"
calculated her mother. Couldn't you
manage some way?"
ST don't know how I could get along
without a dress, really, mamma" re-
turned Maude. 'You'd want me to look
as well as the other girls, wouldn't
you? NAMES going to have a new
one, and I'm sure Helen Bates will.
You don't want me to look shabby"
SLOW much would the new dress
cost?" asked Mrs. Pope, weakening.
"Forty dollars-but it's a BEAUTY
It's really worth IT."
The mother sighed. That seemed such
a great price to pay for n dress,
when everything was so dear, and
money was needed to help the soldiers;
but still, she did not like to disappoint
Maude.
Just then MI. Pope came in, putting
from the heat, but smiling and good
natured. He was generally in good
humor.
"Dadl" exclaimed Maude, mammals
been objecting to my having q new
dress for the lawn party. My old n
Is quite shabby. You'd want me to
have q new one, wouldn't you, dad?
You old dear!" She flung her arms
about her fathers neck. She knew he
never could deny her anything when
she coaxed.
swell, I guess we car raise the
money, grille +! but don't choke me-" he
laughed. "We nights well let her have
1t if she wants it," he added, turning to
his wife.
Ou, YOU udIIluS CIICu 4AduNtOS nus
ging him. I'm so happy! I'm going
right over to tell Helen Bates about it.
She'll have something beautiful to
wear, I know; but I guess minem be
just as pretty as hers. You'll be proud
Of me in my new dress, dad"
Maude, all smiles, ran v 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.
Sim making myself a new dress for
the lawn party" beamed Helen, hold
ing 1t up to view. "See! It's nearly
done. I made it all myself; and it cost
Just $6.75. Isn't it a dear"
Maude looked at the dress, amazed.
It was a pretty dress, but so plain, not
a particle Of lace, just tiny ruffies. 1t
was not like the dresses Helen usually
wore. eyes, it's very pretty" she fal
tered.
She felt almost ashamed to tell
Helen what her dress was going to
cost. If Helen, n Of the richest girls
In town, could wear a dress costing
1915, why should she pay $40 for one?
Perhaps mother was right, after all.
cts really pretty" repeated Maude.
"but-I thOught-you'd have some
thing really fine, as you always do.
Papa's going to buy m one. It's
swell! 7" she enthused, remembering
the coveted dress. "You usually have
something so much more elaborate
than this"
eyes," 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 it
over, m and I. We both wanted
to give all we could to the Red Cross,
and I decided If I bought the muslin
and made the dress myself, l 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 a new idea to Maude. and
she began to think.
81 suppose I could get along with a
cheaper Dress" she admitted. Papa
would give me the money, and l could
save q part of it."
"Do!" cried Helen enthusiastically.
Couldn't you make it yourself, and
save more? I'll help YOU"
"Why, 1 never made a dress in my
life" confessed Maude. II shouldn't
know how"
cts quite easy, after you once be-
gin," encouraged Helen. "I1l show you
how to do it. You see, I've got my
hand in," she laughed. "Come! Let's
go downtown and buy the goods and
begin right Off"
For the next week Maude was very
busy, and very happy-happier than
ever before in her life, for she was
doing something to help others. She
LET her mother into the secret, but die