Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1911 — They Had Theirs Off. [ARTICLE]

They Had Theirs Off.

Little Sue Brt>wn was allowed to stand on the staircase and feast her eyes on the beautifully dressed decollete ladies at her mother’s party. Presently she beckoned to her mother and anxiously whispered: “Mother, may 1 take off my guimpe?”

“Mercy, no." said her mother; "it is the middle of winter, and you would take your death of cold.” “Well," said Sue regretfully, "look there; Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Smith have theirs off.” —Exchange.