Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-01-07
does she 60 to get such bargains?'

w NY, 1 never see them. w hen
go to Miss Smith tor anything new,
most likely It's some notion she's bor-
rowed from the Wellsss | do believe
they set the fashions for this village
tor dressmakers and all"
We'll, Mrs. Wells can do it if she
likes. for the truth is she has sure
guide. This is the secret"
do tell !" suspending her work to
listen.
Yes, and what's more, Mrs. Wells
doesn't buy half those new things rea,
dy-made; she makes them herself"
Oh it's all in gumption, then. l
never had any
mo, not that alone. l went down
to the house yesterday to take tea. and
we got chatting, and somehow we
came to talk about economy, and said
l didn't see how some folks managed
to make such show, when others, do
ing quite as well in the world, couldn't.
Now, you don't mean me-? said Mrs.
Well, laughing. Why, yes said l
bluntly: 4 do; l can tell you, Mrs.
Wells went on, 'Maysville people
do think you are awful cxtravagant -
why! said she. Because you have
SO many new things, and made 50 cost
ly, and the children are always furbe-
lowed enough to cost q small fortune
Now, Ill warrant, said she, that all
mine and the chIldren's new things to-
gethe: don't cost me any more thar
yours, or any other family in the VII
'age - large as mine Why, how is
that: said l. Because 1 make every
penny tell, and just because I've got
All invaluable aid to give me the very
best advice, and keep me acquainted
with the newest fashions. 1t furnishes
patters and ideas, and tells what to get,
and how to make up, so explicitly, that
a body can't help understanding. l
save all the cost and time and trouble
Of going to the city, for all I have to
do is to consult my Mentor for shape,
style and material. Past experience
has proved to me that l can rely upon
it without fear, and it is alwa tulLa
month in advance, so that l have Dlenty
OF time for consideration. Send tor the
necessary articles, and there are the
directions to make up. And, besides,
l have the pleasure Of always feeling
fresh and presentable. l can always
LESS my children we'll and tastefully,
because spare myself one great ex-
pense, that of giving them out to be
made, as l have within my reach such
practical instructions, that it Is de-
light to connive and fashion for myself
Then I'm never at a loss tor the boys
either. II my means are limited, there
is sure to occur an idea that helps me
make cheap suit come out quite jaun
ty and becoming. There are hun
drcd and one other notions to add et
iect to toilet; how to cut and orna-
ment dresses, aprons, sacks, jackets, or
any OF the indispensables in we'll reg
usated wardrobe, even to under cloth
ing. 1t puts to use all the odd ends
OF materials one may have. Nothing
can 90 to waste 1 wish you would
take pity on me, said l, and put me
on the right track, tor I've got tired OF
pincling and screwing to no purpose.
With all my heart. I'm afraid you
have always been, like many others, a
penny wise and pound foolish; but
you have only to send three dollars,
and purchase a years subscription to
Demoresfs Monthly Magazine. That is
the aid, counsellor, and helpmate I've
been telling You Of
Al this jancture Mrs. Brown chanc-
Ell to glance out of the window. Il
have just finished my story in time
said she. her voice subsiding. There Is
Mrs. Wells coming up the garden path;
you shall have her own testimony
Bonnet and mantle disposed Of, and
work i'll hand, the new conner was pre-
pared for the consu. ta,ion by An active
rehearsal from Mrs. Brown OF portion.
OF her own and her neighbours recent
discourse. Mrs. Wslls's entrance had
been the signal for the resolving OF the
several little groups Of takers into
general conversation. Not few list
ened anxiosly tor her sentence upon
Mrs. Browns narrative.
II am quite prepared to indorsc all
l said yesterday, returned she a, its
conclusion, snilingly surveying her au-
dltors, "and I can even say more. Mrs.
Brown kindly complimented me yes
terdav upon The arrangement Of my
table, and more than one of you prais-
ed the trifles in the way Of pastry and
other refreshments | contributed to the
retreshmeut table of our last years tair
The household department of the Mag,
azine was my guide; it is especially de-
voted to items OF interest to house
keepers. You have seen such practical
illustrations OF. the value OF its various
receipts, that l need scarcely dwell
upon it.
"Where did you learn OF the exist
ence Of your oracle?' questioned Mrs.
Hart.
Il read Of it in the village paper
"Oh, we don't take that
"Not take the Maysville Tines I'm
surprised. Why, it's to every ones
interest to take the local papers. You
get your moneys worth o, er and over.
l should as lief be out Of the world as
to be without the news. My husband
says he sets as much store by them as
l do by my Democrats Monthly. That
must have been the reason why Mr..
Wells did 50 much better by his grain
and hay than Mr. Hart. You see he
had the advantage of knowing how to.
sell, and when and where to lind good
customer, and all this through the pa
per, while neighbor Hart, even though
he's quite Is sharp At bargaining, had
to. trust to luck after sill. Mr. Wells
says he finds SO many items of use to
him about gardening, and then there
are the quotations from the city mar
kets. 1t won't Go to trust to hearsay.
You want 5. reliable source for such
information. We watch the paper, and