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broidered to pick up the color of the skirt. This provided me with 3-1/2 or 4 outfits by the simple addition of a second blouse to use with the skirt only for costume #2, a dickey to use with the jacket and skirt for costume #3 and the jacket to go with another brown dress for outfit #4. The suit itself, being outfit #1 was dressy enough for dinner or theatre. Next I selected a new basic shirtwaist dress in blue and white in cotton, suitable for daytime wear and shopping. This was also easy to put on and take off, especially in the cramped fitting rooms of the dress shops, because I planned on buying another dress or two while in the city. Also, I bought a lace dinner dress in pale blue, straight skirt, long sleeve, jewel neck top, for the dressiest occasions. Satin evening slippers and clutch to match were to be bought in the city. These along with my regular wardrobe gave me 8 items, provi- ding me with no more than 3 wearings of each and nothing would have to be cleaned or pressed while away from home

Next, came the all important item of becoming familiar with each new thing, for I, along with many an- other woman, never wear a dress without first trying it out around the house to see how it fits and moves. At this time, I could also decide on the accessories to wear with each and not end up with mis- matching shoes and bag and gloves or scarf. I made up for each, a 3 x 5 card noting what went best with each and attached the card to the hanger for that garment. Then I could be sure I had everything. Also I compiled a general want list for the months ahead and each item was weighed for suitability and long life. The months of April, May, and June passed all to quickly and almost before I knew it, July 1st rolled around and I found myself riding the long 800 miles, because, very early, she decided that travel was too hard on clothes and hair, so it was my long suffe- ring brother who supported the enterprise who did all the traveling.

Arriving in the city, I went directly to the hotel, registered and told the manager that I was going to im- personate. "Who cares?" he replied, so upstairs I went to rest up, check all bags for possible damage to con- tents which came thru perfectly and then began the pro- cess of putting Him away. The dress bag was opened, clothes hung up and then into the bag went every stitch

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