Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1917 — DINAH KNEW HER BUSINESS [ARTICLE]

DINAH KNEW HER BUSINESS

Of Course Red Dress at Funeral Was Out of Order, but It Did Its Work. Mrs. Blank had in her employ a colored inaid who belonged to a “funeral club,” which binds all its members to attend every funeral of a member upon receipt of notification. Ode afternoon Dinah’s mistress saw her come down the stairs, ready to go out, dressed in a bright scarlet dress, with a large scarlet willow plume in her hat and a red parasol in tier hand. “Why. Dinah, I thought you were going to a funeral,” said Mrs. Blank. “Yes. I’se going to the funeral,* said Dinah. “But ybu ought not to wear red to ■ funeral.” said Mrs. Blank. “You ought to be dressed quietly in a dark dress Dinah poked the toe of her shoe with her parasol, and meditated a moment, and then sgid “Well, Ah reckon I won’t go back and change now; Pll just Wear this.” r., Some three weeks after this Dinah approached her mistress and told her she was going to he married. Mrs. Blank expressed her astonishment that Dinah even had an admirer. Di nail ’simpered, and twisted the corner of her apron, and said “No. I didn’t haveone until just lately! Boes yoa "remember that funeral Ali went to one time when I wore my red dress? Well, misus, dgt sljade of red done kotched de eye ob de corpse’s husband!”— Nautilus.