The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-10-26

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tho price of tho cloth. This was al
great surprise to the tailor He affect
ed to solve an intricate problem, and
coming out with a mathematical
flourish of his pencil, said: Twenty
dollars"
"How much for cutting oatp"
"Well," said the tailor "hem! let
me zee. You wouldn't want it made
up here. you think. We'll, coat. vest
and--ahout $780,
Il should like to get the cloth and
the cutting both for $2o, ii yoa could"
said Minnie. family.
"Well," answered the tailor, patron. !
izingly, that's it: we couldn't. You
can't get English goods. ynn know, At
American prices. We have cheaper
goods. but"
II should want The" said Minnie.
well, MS the best figure on that I'll
say Ssa. W. don't make anything on
it, anyway"
Mrs. Blossom was not deceived, but
she pretended to '-e, and with another
eIcrtion Of courage asked for a
mcath'S credit. Then she directed the
emitting to be done Ivy Alexandcr's
measure, already with the tailors ard
the next day carried l.er mnalc in
triumph to her drsssmakcr. That was
her idea. Her drcssmaker. of course.
wa one of that infinite number of sew
ing women, found only by sheer coed
luck. who are called 'jewels'' by
feminine gossipe, and who charge two
prices, They are saidtu be "reason-
able as distinguished from the real
modiste. According to immemorial
usage among dressmakers, this par
ticular Jewel of Minnic's did not set
a price, but she said II was n splendid
plan" that SHE would try, and that she
wunid make everything satisfactory"
What can be more satisfactory than
satisfactory? Minnie departed in great
spirits.
Time ratified on and brought the
night of the clubs first meeting
The Blossoms acceptance had been
duly sent, and Alexander had been
conplacently informed that Il dress
suit would be provided. He trusted
TO his wife implicitly, believing, moi
that in two months she would create a
wonderful novel, as ladies so easily do
in otl.et Movels-but that she would
pursue the more useful and perhaps
more womanly plan of calling cn her
father. Men are SO tarTy FL conceding
to their wives ether than domestic viz
tues. But one man was about to have
his masculine prejudices swept away.
The important night having rolled In
to Warrensburg. Mimic came darc-
ing downstairs IN "suMe-thins' the
gifted drossmakee "had patched up
out Of MethiMg.n aud conscquentially
badn her dependent husband to come
UP and get ready" He went The
bundle was brought out fer Min 10
open. 1t was a regular %iailor's box
(such was Minutes craftincss) and To-!
on the collar of the coat was the glori-
flying name of a New York tailor,
Minnie. Of course, had obtained the
name of her father and sewed it on
with her own fair hands.
Alec, with a full heart, donned the
suit and stood before the mirror. He
cast two careful, comprehensive
glances ut the trim reflection, claspcd
Mimic to the n.%@ coat and exclaimed.
in many captures; you darlingi IT..
Its the regular thing!'
care you satisiied?:n asked the wife,
wishing him to commit himself beyond
retraction before she dirulged the low
origin of tho suit.
'.Qf course!" cried Alec, warmly,
wishing he were y woman, so that he
could gush a little. satisfied Why
it's one of Ackerman's hest-ihat's
what it is. See the way it fits. /
could tell that was Ackerman.a mile
off,"
When he had raved for ten minutes
Minute confessed the history of the
suit. so you see, after all,n she said
at last, eve women do know some
thing"
MIR. Blossom looked at the coat more
critically, trying TO detect a blemish,
but he conldn't.
Are you still satisicd?n asked
Minnie. He had to admit that he was.
"Now, how much do you suppose it
cost?"
MI. Blossom couldn't tell. Now, a
ta%ilor"-he began.
"Tailor!" cried Minnie. "YOumcan
robber. counted on just $40, and oui
OF that ! have this snit. which you say
you like. and this dress of mine. You
would have paid S75 for the suit alone.
To-morrow shall 90 and pay up and
l warn you that every cent ! have left
out of the $40 | shall spend on candy.
every single cent" For Minnie had tile
woman's love Of extra ,a:.ance after
all.
So this was Mrs. BlnsSom'striumph.
Not a man at the club was better
dressed than her husband.
They were both in rapturcs. Alex
ander especially, when he had con
WINGED himself that his suit did not
proclaim to the world the ~disgraccfu!
truth that il had been constructed bv n
dressmakcr.
The next evening, when Mr.. Blossom
came home and instituted the search
for Minnie, she did not leap out at
him from her old unthought-of hiding
place. She was in her room and cry
ing.
whats the mattcrpn asked Alex
ander. She did not reply at first, but
still kept her head from lin, but when
he had been wrought Mp to the proper
state of sympathy and alarm she cried
a little More bitterly than before, and
quite unconscioGsly relaxed her grasp
upon a piece Of crumpled paper.
Alexander OWNED. that this .dingy
scrap was the source OF the trouble,
and picked itup. ItcoDtained attractions
writing executed in red ink. aud
looked like the work of a dynalniter.
But It was not so brief. Began: 'Mrs.
Blossom to Mrs. Darden, mans Dress
Suite, and after eighteen or twenty
lines of trimmings, Innings. buttons,
extra cloth, making, etc., eliminated
in '.totlc$ 49," Under this .'totle"
Minnie had written with trem-
bling figures that she owed the
tailor, s33, aud then she had made u
%"totlc' Of her own. The dress suit
had cost her So.
you hate me- she sobbed; you'll
think you've married u simpleton."
Alexander was not distinguished for
a keen insight iuto human nature. but
with SO beautiful aud appealing a.
creature as Minnie in tears, who
would not know the proper chord?
"Simp!eton!" he cried; and distrust-
ing the power of words alone, he seized
her by the waist. "saeSjimp." and glee-
fully whisked her about the room. $50
you want y compliment on YOUR