The Key West citizen., 1954-03-15
BlisS-r !
wv Buying

Fan sandals, with fhs arch sup
.porf7 They are flats, with wide
cross over straps. They adjust TO
your foot - the straps that is,
you still must buy your true size
- come now - stop trying to
make that foot smaller, let the
smart styling Of the sandal do IL
TOR you'll
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SCHEMES: you probably read the
blurb regarding milk from mice
being sold for $4,000 a quart.
Well, once l explored the chin
chilla situation and discovered the
only good thing about that would
be If someone were to give me
the coat.
Now, my curiosity is again
churning. How much milk does one
mouse give? How many mice do
you have to catch? Aren't cats un-
friendly to this idea? On second
thought, perhaps I'd better abandon
the enterprise-just let it die a'born.
ing - am scared to death of mice!
But you dear readers are free to
snap UP this scheme. Please keep
me posted as to its success - say
ten per cent of the profits, eh?
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There Is always something es.
peeialIy stirring about seeing
your LITTLE kids ell "svssied up"
but fi,e occasions Of that first
day Of the school year and Ess.
ter Sunday strike . bit deeper
meaning.
These thoughts crossed my
mind IS | turned into fhe Chill.
dren's Shop, on the corner Of
Fleming and Simonton. Believe IL
or not, but II was difficult not TO
get misty-eyed at the beautiful
array Of sweet flvffiness for
small girl children. From fhe
looks Of the dresses, there will
Easter time.
be many tiny dolls psradins st
Easter time.
Can't resist telling you about =
few Of the sizes from 1-3 that
caught my eye. One was q white
orsandY miniature sun dress -
edged with baby lace and hav-
ing = pink eyeIet orsandy inset
across HE bodice. with . match
ing sun bonnet.
In The window (starfIed me
passers-bY taking notes propped
up against sams) was . darling
little blue swiss orsandY confee-
fion with rUffIes and lace and .
peek.a.boo vnderskirt.
And, for the small master -
little miniature coats and shorts
with q grown-vp styling, but still
maintaining that boyish air.
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If anyone ovezhears Joan de-
claring that we should not have
eaten "Alfred" please realize
that there are no dead bodies on
the premises. Just an Ausrlatain
friends influence e-naming all the
fish they caught after the Kings of
England.
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Behind HE flame vine which
is in riotovs bloom at Baldwin's.
there Is q hedge Of lime trees
and ths will astonish yov-load-
cd with Iimesl Having heard The
rumor That key lines are prse-
fiealIy non-exisfenf now-l asked
Mr.. BaIdwin-"how come, why?"
and he answered "Water"-fhe
groves do not water all year
around and lines need h con-
stantiy.
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After the recent "calling IN" OF
the recreation boats, due to cur
tailment of funds, several squad
rons based here secured their
own. Of course choosing just the
right name was very important
and 50, contests were held. The
result found one chriStened "MiSs
Appropriation" and the other leav-
es the dock with "Miss Guided
Miss L" painted on its bow.
Could it be that the boys were
thinking-misseS and misSuS in
stead Of ''fishes?"
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Tapa cloth can now be found
at Arts and Things, fhst unique
gift shop near the corner OF 81.
monton and Truman. This item
recalls . classic remark Helen
ThieIen made some time ago.
One Of her guests wondered out
loud what in The world Helen
had on her Wall-and she re-
piled "oh, that's Tspa cloth
why, | thought everyone knew
what Taps cloth isl" Am not TOO
sure whether they ever became
friends.
So that you may avoid such
an awkward moment-TaPs cloth
is made from The bark Of rho
mulberry tree. Mvted shades OF
brown accented with dark brown
form The background for the
primitive design Of fhis roman.
tic materials from The South
Seas. Used as q hanging panel
on fhe wall, or made Up ss