Bought Her Own Gown

They teil a story of au unfortunate society wornan, who, being terribly pushed for a ?own to wear at a great occasion, sold seven gowns for the price of one to Mme. X. Arnong these gowus was one hardly rurnpled, and wbich, though very magnilicent, had evidently been worn at most only ouce. This dress Mme. X. sold as a model to Mme. Y., ■who was the society wonian's dressinaker, and who had been obdurate abcut making auother thingfor the poor llttle woin ui without cash down. When this "model" came in, she saw a chance for big return of money, so she compromised with her tfustomer and agreed to let her have a model dress, just imported, for a very low figure. Whereat the poor womau paid all the money she had repeivëd for all her dresses, and out Mme. Y. brought the model. The poor wornan talked herself blue in the face, but she could not eay anything to protect herself without betraying her dealiug with Mme. X., so, poor thing, she danced in her old frock after all, having swapped all her other