The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07

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ihs wemsn who owns enc. Smart
In style. and smart in buying.
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They say that imitation Is the
sincerest form Of flattery, but dog
gone II when your imitators &c
around saying that they are you
/. well that's carrying 1t q bit toe
far! Think Of the confusion fol
instance! Now me, I like football
slim cotton dresses and schmaltz,
music. This Is no surprise, but
when some babe who maybe like.
roller skating, satin cocktail frock!
and 1--WE comes along and claimi
to be me, all my friends get mixed
up.
Over half . year ago when some
gal with thu same surname claim
ed to be me, I was q bit flattered
Especially nAttered because con
sidered her as one Of the lucky
ones who had already arrived
and II she thought the shop hopes
was good enough to claim 1t a.
her own. well IL must be prett,
darn good. However, I was . BIZ
puzzled that she would risk LOSING
even an iota of stature when hel
friends found out that ! was me
and she was she.
Wen continue this further on
and get on with the shopping righ'
now.
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The situation teday calls for
chsmpasne. and not busted ever
my Uranium 90 suggested by Jim
Mvnlx Of cvIfsirsam. His enly
ether suggestion that seemed 10
have sense, Wss that we get .shs
Champagne 81 The big new Bsv.
srass Department that has been
built and Il Just 10 ihs right %
yev GENE In the deer.
Reaching from fIser to ceiling
n covers . lot Of space with as
big . variety Of beverages %
yev could ask for. Starring Ter
eevrssl with beer. culsssrsam
hes oil kinds. and features that
geod Canadian Ace beer. But Of
course beer lsn'i oil you can Get
here. Yey may slse purchase dis.
titled water Tor your steam irons,
pure drinking water. and mineral
water. Fer disiies,. folks whe
must stay away frem sugar for
reasons 81 health and those who
want 10 because they are dieting.
there are oil kinds Of diefie
drinks. There is eeca eels, and
oil other favored seds pop. Mlx.
srs for your cocktails and every
kind Of wine imaginable frem
plain old cooking wine 70 fine i'm.
ported chsmpssns. l'Il bet n ives
The domestic kind no was seins
10 break o., my head.
Anyhow. shis big department
hes been arranged for your cen.
vsnience and convenient h really
and truly Is. Yev cen select yevr
beverages first as yov shop and
have them In The hestem Of The
basket where they hslens. So
handy. 50 seod. . fine new shop.
ping aid o. the Gvlisirsam.
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To continue with my masquerad.
er: Some upstart Jackson has
come to town and started all over
again. She isn't aware that the
party she entertained with the
doings OF a shop hopper included
quite a few people who know tina,
she Is an imposture. What is really
annoying me is the harm she Is
doing by proclaiming to anyone
who viii listen. that shop hoppins
is fraught with trials and tribula.
tons, and that our merchants and
their treatment of poor little gals
who make a living by writing and
selling advertising would make ST
mon Ligree and Ebeneezer Scrooee
look like amateurs. The Opposite
Is true. Wherever 60, ! am greet.
ed with the utmost friendliness an6
courtesy. Never was q Job 50 cas-,
as meeting the merchants. It's ,
pleasure. I'd also like to stop an
other nasty rumor: I don't 70 run,
ming off from parties to WOO the
muse. i don't have to 70 into :
thousand watt trance to get in the
mood to write q column, and II,
done only in the daytime, durins
my regular working hours which
measure up to eight per day. Nv
Editor is a kindly man who be.
lieveS In eight hour days.
So, little other Jackson. If vou're
just o little kid newly aErived. viii