The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-07-24
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A Friendly Helper
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"GoodnessI You talk as tho it were
a hardship" demonstrated Mrs. Beck.
I'm just aching to get started at
minel You know, my sisters been
studying millinery, and"
"Oh, don't if you value your peace
Of mind, to say nothing of your repu-
tation In the neighborhood!" inter-
rupted Mrs. Turner Il have been
thru 1t, and that's the principal reason
/ hate the very name of hats! | wish
we might have lived when our grand
mothers did, and put away our nice.
becoming hats, to wear year after
year"
"Well, wouldn't be seen in the
hats my grandmother wore!" declar-
ed Mrs. Beck.
you will long for them, after
you've finished this year. If you let
your sister help trim your haiti"
prophesied Mrs. Turner. "Pll tell you
about my experience.
II have friend who was very ar
tistic. She pins ribbon on street
dress. and you'd be amazed to see
what lovely evening dress it is turn
ed intol And she makes the stun
ningest street hat by just picking up
/ her little boys straw hat and draping
her veil over it! 1t is all SO easy and
simple-looking.
$50 when this friend said she'd
help me trim my spring hat was
duly grateful. I was just aching for
nice-looking hat, covered with daisies,
and she said we'd make one. So /
went into a store and bought couple
of punches of daisies and nice
cheap frame.
"My friend smiled a too bad smile
when she saw my purchase, and said
the shape was impossible, but added
that she'd go with me to select
frame. Accordingly, we took back my
choice and bought five-dollar frame
that was very similar to the other. but
had more artistic lines, as my friend
explained. 1t hurt me to pay so much
money just for the foundation. when
I'd expected that sum to cover the
whole expense. However. remember
that this hat was going to be truly
satisfying, so l paid the five dollars.
"She set the frame on my head and
pined the dasies on. Then she stood
off to admire. Oh she said. you've
not got nearly enough daisies! Youu
have to get lots more!'
so went and ordered two more
punches. My friend was quite amused
when brought them back. She had
expected me to bring back half doz-
en- bunchesl OF course, since she was
doing it and it was purely, favor,
couldn't demonstrate about the price,
which was rapidly saoring-so ] got
more DAISIES! Finally we got enough
and began the construction.
"She told me what to do, while l
sewedl / never got bunch properly
sewed on until I'd cut it off about
dozen times, and l was as tired as
tho I'd made whole dress! By the
time she was satisfied 1t was dark,
and / pinned on the hat. without
enough sense to look In the mirror
to see the effect. and went home.
"My family howled at me! / was
called everything. from dollhouse to
a forest, and my husband made me
wear my old hat to the theater that
night, with the option of staying at
home If didn't!
Still, / felt that my friend knew,
and, in spite of my inner convictions,
1t rusted her good taste. She had said
the hat was becoming and stylish. and
/ decided that my family needed to
be educated up to it. So wore it
downtown next day. People sat for
the whole trip in the car with their
eyes fastened to my hat, and girls
Uttered as they stood and looked after
me on the street. and yet wore tt
for one whole week!
Then / met my friend who had
helped me make the hat. She stood
still. looking at me for q second.
Then she sat down and laughed in my
face.
"'Oh.' she said. you look SO
funny!"
"She said he hadn't noticed before
how looked in it-she was just try
ing then to get all the daisies on it
artistically! So now she offered TO
fix it over.
But / was firm in my refusal. and
| took it back to the store where I'D
bought the material. They charged
quite sum for taking the trimming
off and putting some new trimming Oh
it. for l detested the very sight Of the
daisies! The hat looked rather used
up from much handling, but it had TO
do; it was so expensiyel
I've since discovered that the rea-
son my friend seems so artistic is that
she herself is good-looking. and could
wear derby and appear stylish! The
things she wears wouldn't suit any
other woman, and she looks stylish in
spite of them. not because of theml
by the way, I've got about thou
sand daisies you may have IL you're
bound to experiment."
Merely Prescribing.