Evorytliing on tho bargain countcr Was lovely. A-tablo-was--resplendent with un trimmed hats, "absolutoly sacrificed at 15.," and a lady cam'o to gaze upon tho pilo' of treasure. Her-eye .caught, one creation which was trimmed, and her facc brightened. Here was, the bargain of her dreams, she must have thought, says the Auckland "Star." Sha saw herself the envy of her friends-for Is. She' romowHicr own hat and tried on tho bargain. The gorgeous headgear exactly matched'her hair, and suited her complexion; tho hat smiled back at her when sho ]ieerod into'a mirror,, aiulshe was in the seventeenth lieavwv of delight.' She was just groping for a shilling and signalling to nn attendant, and then crashed to tho drab ground of bitter disappointment; the. shopwalker told her the hat was net for sale; it belonged to a lady who'had removed it merely to try on something else. Tho hat was limply dropped upon tho table, but was. not allowed .to remain long in, peace. Another and another of the fair came along, and each put it on witii rhapsodies, and took it off almost with tears' ill tho eyes. Tho husband of tho owner stood not far away from tho scene aud enioved tho iwrformaneo lwelv..
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 121, 14 February 1908, Page 9
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