Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-09
ALICE MAKES A SACRIFICE.
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Jus think, said Alice happily
20 lara, I'm going to have a trous-
seau. like any other grill" She
twisted about before the mirror, a
hair brush in one hand, her hair
hanging In a rope of shining color
down her back.
why shouldn't you?" Clara ans.
wered. Tell me all about it."
why shouldn't II" echoed Alice.
Well. the price of clothes and the
general scarcity of in .ome is a good
enough reason. However, mother
insists that j spend enough 10 have
. really nice outfit. Listen. my
Tho two girls sat down on the
bed. In that delightful intimacy
which comes with a discussion OF
frocks and frills and which a man
can never understand.
81 have discovered David's weak
ness" Alice said dramatically.
He likes women to wear pretty
clothes"
Dear me, Is that allT' laughed
Clara. "A1l men like that you are
a poor little unworldly child IL you
didn't know that. Even my dad
likes to see me dressed up to kill"
well, didn't want to spend tho
money. but after ALL If mother lives
with us, and we rent the house. her
income Will be just a little larger SO
I decided 1 could afford a few hun
dred dollars. Tucker Is going to
order me a suit right from New
York. my dear-a dark. blue serge
for travelling, very plain. but nice
enough to wear most any place
blue serge is always good" Alice
spoke as though she had always
been an authority on fashion.
The I'm going to buy that blue
taffeta they have that you wanted
me to get--do you remember? But
I'm not going to a v that for the
trousseau, but wear ii now when
ever / go out with David. I really
haven't a thing you know"
AZ know" said Clara grimly.
I'm glad you are getting some
sense. Alice. You economic and
wear those ginghams and percales.
and you don't look nice In them.
You're the sort hat needs to be
dressed up. you lock perfectly stun
ming IN good clothes.
Yes" Alice answered meekly.
We'll. you must help me. for L
honestly don't know. As David's
wife L simply must look like-like
his old friends must have looked.
I don't want to seem-gawkish, you
know" She made her confession
"Weli." Clara began with decision.
"You'u need a silk, and you'd bet
ter let me select the general style
though Tucker has good taste. I'll
admit. Then you must have a frilly
evening dress. I think It had better
be silver lace and blue net; and you
must have a lovely silky negligee-
gray blue. ana white s~wansdown or
fur on it."
"My dear. I'm not a millionaire"
protested Alice.
"It won't cost much. I've a good
dressmaker and you can have her
make IT. Then you had better get
some good heavy flesh color crepe
de crime. and your mother can make
your underclothes-"
"CIarai" protested Alice. her
cheeks flushing pink. "NNhy I've
never worn anything but white long
cloth, and not even lace"
thine you began wearing some
thing frivolous then" said Clara,
not to be diverted from her plans.
"I've I'M lovely lace I'll donate,
and your mother can do feather
stitching on them. and really they
won't cost so much.
''rhen blouseS2
Heads together they planned as
this, so much lace. so many days Of
the seamstresses time. They f1s-
fared out bhe cost of each item. and
with Mrs. Fairbanks they made a
long list of needed things to buy.
Then Alice and Clara went down to
the towns one large store and came
back with more lists of figures and
samples of silks and soft chiffons
and organizes.
And finally It was all planned
out, the seamstress was written to