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THE AUTHOR OF "TRIXIE"
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furrier to another furrier, and from him to a third. Furs? Good gracious, I should say so. Ermine, sable, musquash, mink, skunk, chipmunk, squirrel, opossum, armadillo, Kolinsky, beaver, buffalo, pony, Russian lamb, iguana, Zam-buk, catafalque, chush-chush, blastoderm—she had them all. And all the rest. She went perpetually furred to the eyes and every day in a new fur. The heat was appalling that season, but she managed to survive by wearing nothing under her hairy coats except stockings, stays and a lawn combination.

The rest of her wardrobe was to match. I shall not describe it, for it is all out of fashion now and can be of interest to no one. I will only say that of costumes, hats, boots, shoes and all other things which a woman can hang, pin, fasten or pull on to herself she had, in no time at