Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1901 — The Penalties of Vanity. [ARTICLE]

The Penalties of Vanity.

The Fillpiho sisters have made considerable progress toward our happy state of civilization, but they have not quitb arrived. The correspondent of the Chicago Record divertingly describes their appearance at an American function: The senoritas of this town have several times intimated that they would like to come to the commanding officer’s quarters, and we had to invite them to come Christmas night. They came, and In honor of the occasion they had got themselves up In American costumes; at least that is what they said they wore. We told them to come at 8 o’clock, but they were so anxious that they arrived at 6. We heard them coming, for the band was blowing at the head of the procession, so we sent an interpreter out to drive them off till the appointed hour, while we had our dinner. After a while they eame back again, filed in and shack hands. Of all the sights.l have ever beheld, this crowd, got up in so-called American costumes, was the most excruciatingly funny. Their dresses were made of prints and the waists were loose sacks, with various styles of sleeves. The hats were broad-brimmed straw affairs of various vintages back of ’GO, and each had huge bunches of gorgeous artificial flowers. They were worn at all angles. Their shoes were high-heeled slippers, and this part was quite too much for them. One of the poor creatures would limp around the room a few times, and then sit down and take off her shoe and hold it in her hand.