Show 11 19 lis I 1 POP 11 A MODERN cinderella fad P ifer her shoo shoe was wa los t at dinner but nes her I 1 d by a courteous gleat eu A y young 0 u g wo woman in an who made her first ape arance in society last season tells alls the following amusing tale ot of a slipper 1 I had the most dreadful experience peri ence at my first dinner she said and it was all the fault of my who persuaded me to keep a pair of slippers that were too small for in me e but I 1 must say besides my feet looked so nice in them I 1 could not bear to give th them em up in myself so I 1 t told old mamma that I 1 wo would uld keep them for to dinners or quiet things whore where I 1 would not have to dance well I 1 put them on on this special occasion and went to my dinner feeling quite pleased that although h they were a little squeezed my fea feet did not hurt me a bit and I 1 pictured to myself how nice they would look crossed just outside of my g gown own in the drawing room afterward when the men came in alakl I 1 rejoiced too soon sly my woes boes iegan began with the second entree when one of my feet began to pain me so frightfully that I 1 could not stand it I 1 finally kicked off my slipper and 0 what a relief that wasl was I 1 felt quite like another person perso n and cheered up and ats ate all the delicious things they brought me and cha chatted eted to my neighbors and had bad a lovely tim time a until dessert when my tribulations began again I 1 found faund that although it was easy enough to got get my slipper off it was quite a different matter to get it on in ia vain 1 furtively pulled and tugged I 1 could not get my oot foot into it and I 1 had just made up my mind to shuffle out of the room when I 1 gave a last desperate and ana away my slipper out of reach by this time the ladies were w ere rising and there was absolutely nothing for me to do but to walk out in my stocking and wait until the gentlemen left the dining room W when hen I 1 proposed to invoke the rood good offices of M mrs m A 9 a maid and regain my lost chans chaus sure 1 I felt too shy to confess my predicament to anyone and as aa you may im agine 1 did not cross my feet in front of my frock as I 1 had fondly fancied but I 1 thought it more diplomatic to thrust my best foot foremost rather boldly as if the other was only out of sight I 1 chose a seat by the door so BO I 1 could steal out unobserved at the first opportunity but the moment the men entered the room I 1 knew by the amused face of mr my vis via als a vis i and by his manner that he had d discovered eov the slipper it if not the owner for he remained standing somewhat apart and deliberately scanned each woman in succession I 1 will never forget how bow seared scared I 1 felt when his eyes encountered mine or the hot wave of color that flew over my face neck and arms and do you think he ha did ile never hesitated a moment but crossed directly over to me and said quite softly so that nobody else could bear him dinv inv T tv v nt i lipper cinderella |