The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-17

fell holly to her almost bare Shout
ders. THAT looks adorable on you.
Sold n yesterday to an actress
from"
Il said," Ruth actually paled with
the effort as she drearily unlocked
the dainty vestee, that l have decided
to make my dress myself. I'm sorry
to have troubled you, but"
The other girl smiled and shifted her
gum. mo trouble at all, dearie. l
know how it is myself. If you buy the
goods at a sale you may be able to
squeeze out enough for a pair of those
ribbon-laced gray pumps with decent
heels" her eyes scorned Ruth's we'll
polished calf pumps with their firm
heels.
But Ruth did not go to the silk sale
in progress. Instead, after some care
full calculations she bought twelve
yards of dainty rose-sprigged organdie.
Il want to get W. simple dresses
about my size out of this" she told
the saleswoman, 'also l van enough
to make two lingerie hats, wide brim
on one" she added.
Better get a little more, them" adj
vised the black-eyed girl. II made
myself Il perfectly adorable hat out
of this, and l put a tiny band of those
French roses across the front"
Ruth, her vast disappointment about
the silk dress fading as she hunted
for the exact shade of pink to blend
with the rose sprigs, hurried home
after buying thread and u length of
soft pink ribbon. Il have this evening
and all the week evenings and next
Saturday afternoon to sew" she
planned, wishing the elevated would
go faster. Most of the sewing will
be on the machine and cutting out two
dresses is hardly more work than one.
l will sew all the long seams at the
same sitting and the handwork / can
do down on the steps evenings"
The following Saturday a long box
was dispatched to the neighbor from
Franklin. Inside lay the replica of
Aeutl It" SOWn. rlOlll CliSp NioS
sash to brief rufled sleeves they were
identical, but the hat destined for the
missionary bride was the prettier.
The wide brim dropped softly, and
on n side Ruth had fastened a simple
bow made of beautiful pink silk. The
costly ribbon had seemed unnecessary
for city wear, and she had saved two
dollars by buying only for one, but
the French roses decorated both hats.
Ruth had once had a dress similar.
Her graduating frock had been white,
with q touch of pink, and a tender
smile curved her soft mouth as she
pictured the little bride in the far-away
country walking beside her earnest
husband to church.
Anyway, she will have one gown
to comfort her." thought Ruth, for
getting the hot hours of sewing and
planning. 81 heard some n say once
that men always preferred silk and
perhaps Donald will think me dowdy,
but l couldn't let another girl go to
her new home without n nice Dress
One Sunday Donald Winger looked
up anxiously as Ruth entered the
boarding house parlor. At sight of
the small figure in it's rose-sprigged
gown, with its simple skirt and dainty
sash, his face frightened. Ruth, you
are prettier than ever. l was almost
afraid to take you out on Sunday for
l vas afraid you would wear some fine
old gown that would scare me away.
l don't earn a large salary yet, and
I would want my w that is he
ran his finger ~nervously around his
collar, which was, apparently, deter
mined to choke him, "oh, we'll, I hadn't
meant to speak until l got you to the
park, but seeing you in that same
dress you wore when we both grad
uated upset me-" He touched the
lingerie hat reverently. II Ike those
little. flowers, they look exactly like
-you.''
Ruth's cheeks were softly flushed
and If a tiny smile at his masculine
blindness as to the life of o~rgandle
frocks fingered on her wide, beautiful
mouth there was no amusement in the
giriish heart. Only an immense con-
tent with life and with Donald in par
ticular.