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and also some reference books for the coming semes- ter that I could well use. We spent about five hours in our search with only moderate success when Aunt Catherine spotted a sign indicating shoes, tall sizes 9-13 AAA-C. She looked at me; I answered the look with a smile; and in we went. We looked briefly at the styles in the display cases so that by the time our salesman arrived on the scene I knew what I was look- ing for. Aunt Catherine, Bless her, offered no help whatsoever in the care and handling of shoe clerks. At any rate, I described just what I was interested in and in a moment the salesman returned with a pair of shoes which in no way resembled my description. So I changed my requirements. Then, lo and behold, out he came with a pair of black patent opera pumps which were just what I had originally asked for. Aunt Cather- ine told me later that she almost burst out laughing but that I was learning so fast she didn't want to spoil anything. After that traumatic experience, we walked over to "Harvey's" for dinner and then later took the interurban train home. We had a cup of tea and a good laugh over the shoe store episode.

We hadn't really planned for Tuesday when it came up, So we were still discussing it over breakfast when Aunt Catherine suggested that we spend the day in the male never-never land of foundations, lingerie, hats, and time allowing, cosmetics. I was overjoyed, but after yesterday's experience I was cautious and I asked Aunt Catherine if she had planned to let me go it alone or whether she would guide me past embarrass ment because I certainly didn't want to disrupt any- body's sales force much less my own tender sensibili- ties. Aunt Catherine assured me that she wouldn't let this happen and she was as good as her word.

To illustrate, she told me that she planned to pur- chase a new corselet especially for the new Empire look clothes and that I might accompany her and learn the "laces" (if you'll excuse the expression). We went into Marshall's and I did dust that. I accompanied her into the fitting room and assisted her in the sales- lady's absense. The garment finally chosen was fitted over her slip to her satisfaction and then it became my turn. While the saleslady wrote up the sale I helped

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