The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-05
The Woman
He Married
AT TILE FASHIONABLE MoDIsTEs
BY JANE PHELPS


BY JANE PHELPS
AT THE FASHIONABLE MODIsTEs
CHAPTER 3S.
1t was lovely day, and the ride
downtown was restful, as Well as de-
| ing. and / enthused over their won
derful -eelorings, red, russell, yellow
and green. l saw that Mildred was
amused. She laughed a little, and
said:
What a country girl you are
Il love nature, always have. l guess
do sort of act like a country girl at
times" l replied flushing. and deter
mined to keep still hereafetr.-
When we drew up in front OF
Madame Felice's a man in livery with
much gold lace and many brass but
tons, his large head topped by a silk
hat, opened the door of the car for u.s.
Then going before us he opened the
door of the establishment. | was
rather awed by SO much magpificence.
to Fear what Mildred said to me.
,"Don't look SO surprised" she re-
peated. Anyone would know just to
see your face that you never had-been
in such a place before"
1 blushed furiously. Why couldn't
I learn not to show my feelings SO
plainly! Mildred would think me
fool.
followed her meekly, trying to APP
pear at ease. She seemed not at all
Impressed by her surroundings, altho
the rooms were lovely. We took seats
every table held a vase of cut flowers
and where wonderful potted plants
filled the hooks and corners.
..It is lovely!" 1 couldn't help say
ing t.r
all of this
Now a saleswoman came UP to US
She called Mrs. Stowell by name and
asked her. what sort of clothes she
wished to see. street or evening.
Both" Mildred replied.
Soon tall, willowy girls with blonde
or dairy hair deliberately dressed, and
their faces painted in the latest mode
trailed up and down the room, stop
ping before us, turning this way anu
that SO we might see how the gowns
looked from all angles 1 was per
feetly delighted. I never had seen
ANYTHING like this before. 1t was, as l
afterward told Clara, better than go
ing to q show s
Mildred had a fitting. so. after We
had seen about~ twenty dresses-ln,e,
saleswoman called them creatlonss e..
and they wese-we went into the Ut
This was a tiny room lined with
mirrors. / was surprised that any
one so gorgeous as the woman VINO
came in with Mildred's dress over her
arm. would condescend 10 Werh. ~
she was very polite almost seryiie TO
Mildred. Afterward, Ions afterward. l
learned that these saleswomen IN pig
establishments had a different manner
for different customers.
The fitting over, Mildred asked to
see Madame Felice. In q ieW Iho-
ments a. small, vivacious French We
man appeared in answer to her re-
saThis is Mrs williams, Madame"
Mildred said after greeting her.
hope she will be a customer OF yours
your latest model-that would suit
herr" Then added, please see what
you can do"
I thought I detected a look of ua-
derstanding pass between them, put
was not sure.
"CertainIy. Nadine Stowell!" Felice
replied, with an adorable accent, she
left us. but returned in a few moments
followed by a girl with three dresses
in her arms.
"Perhaps one of these will suit
Madame" Felice remarked, holding
up one of them, a lovely chiffon gown.
"No-she wants more practical
dress than that" Mildred said.
Then this A lovely soft black
satin with embroidery in a wonderful
shade of blue.
'Yes that's the sort of dress, Try
it on, Man.
ooh"
Mildred frowned at me, and I said
ne more, but commenced to remove
my suit.
The dress fitted me almost as IL it
had been made for me. 1t was lovely.
and so becoming! 1t was just the
sort of dress 1 needed, or thought I
did and wanted 1 would be dressed
enough when wearing it to go almost
anywhere, yet not too much dressed
for luncheon or theater.N
'You must take it, Nan. Madame
will make the few alterations and
send it. You can pay when conven-
lent" she added in a whisper. az have
vouehed for you with Madame"
lTnmnrrnw-Nan nays for a model