The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
WIFE AND PARTNER.
A Lesson in Domestic FL
nance for Foolish
Husbands.
care you going in that dress?"

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Mr.. Rosenberg. immaculate in fine
linen and broadcloth, stood and surveyed
his wife.
She, arrayed in u well worn black silk,
answered chcerfully, won't / do? It's
the very best / have"
"Why, yes; but you surely are not
going to wear light gloves? Everybody
wears dark ones now.
Little Mrs. Rosenberg quietly fastened
one of the offending gloves while her
husband mercilessly continued:
"You don't look just right, either.
Seems to me q few beads or something
of that sort would have added to the
effect"
Mrs. Rosenberg gave an inaudible sigh.
just two days before she bad priced
some neat jet trimmings which she fan
cied, at only seycnty-fse cents a yard.
But Mrs. Rosenberg had not even
money enough for this small purchase,
SO she had carelessly asked, "Could you
let me have a couple of dollars, Richard?'
And Dick had answered, "What have
you done with the 80 I gave you a few
days ago? / suppose you have spent it
all; women have no idea Of the uses of
money"
Dick had the habit of forgetting, and
SO expecting others to forget remarks
like these. But his wife often thought
them over. Before her marriage she had
foamed at the least idea of Mr.. Rosen-
berg's opinions on the money question,
and most bitterly had she repentcd it.
Possessed of a liberal education, in
Guiding the languages, she was able to
turn various accomplishments to account
and thus command several hundred a
year.
Some two thousand dollars had been
saved and were now lying in a bank,
annually drawing interest. But of this
Richard Rosenberg knew nothing. He
only knew that his wife was in easy cir
cumstances at the time he married her.
The next afternoon, having a half
hour of unusual leisure, he thought he
would just run up to Tom CARROTS Office
for a few moments.
Tom was sitting with a ponderous book
of the law open before him, and in which
he was trying to get interested. He
pushed aside the volume, however, as
his friend entered.
"How are you, Dick? he said, rising
and placing q chair for his visitor. ''This
is an exceptional hour" Tom carefully
inserted q mark between the leaves of
his law book, replaced it on the shelf,
then settled himself for a coy chat.
They had not gone far in their talk
xuhoYa f1n 6nO. C11iat1u aDana1 and fo
walked Mrs. Garrett.
After greeting both gentlemen she
came to the desk, and in a gentle, digni-
fed manner announced:
81 shall need another five dollars, Tom.
if you can spare it. / meant to bring
enough with me to do my shopping, but
l didn't" And to Dicks amazement she
held out her hand in confident expect
ancy.
ga five? No, I really haven't it.
have a two and a ten. Here, you would
better take the ten, you may need it be-
fore you are through"
Tom coolly transferred the bill to his
wife's hand, at the same time saying, Il
suppose you have no time to stop, Amy?'
"No, indeed" she laughed. "But ]
would like to show you something if you
are not too busy"
Mr.. Rosenberg, sitting apart from the
window to which the two had with
drawn, could see that the something
proved to be handsome samples of pas
sementerie. 81 want one of these for
my new SATIN" he heard Mrs. Garrett
say. (which shall it be, TomF'
Tom gave his undivided attention to
the trimming, and, possessing a good
deal of taste, was able to help his wife
said as she neared the door. 6 Twill get
some of this twelve dollar kind" Then
she walked away.
"Tll be hanged, Tom Garrett, if that
stuff costs twelve dollars You don't
get any more salary than I do, and
can't begin to dress my wife as you do
yours. Why I should think I was a fool
to give my wife so much to spend on
beads. How do you manage it?"
II don't manage it, and I don't dress
my wife, as you term it. She gets what
she likes with her own share of the
money. I never interfere, except when
I'm asked, as was the case this after
noon"
"But she wore a stunning gown last
night" persisted Dick, who felt bound
to sift this woman and dress business
as he called it, to the bottom. II want
to know how you manage it. My wife
Is a handsome woman, but | was actu-
ally ashamed of her last evening. ]
really want her to have what other
women have, but 1 just can't keep giving
her money for gewgaws, and that's what
under it would amount to-"
Tom gave a prolonged whistle, hall
his breath.
81 tell you I don't manage my wife at
all. It's all / can do to attend to my side
of the house and my business. I earn a
couple of hundred every month, carry or
my side of the expenses, furnish the
house, buy the provisions, and clothe
myself, out of one hundred and fifty dol
lars, AMI the other fifty comes in as Mrs
CARROTS share. OF course if either O
us need a little more we arrange thai
matter between us. But one thing, Dick
I never ask her what she did with he
money, any more than expect to &C
count to her for the spending of mine
She has just as good a right to that fift,
dollars, to use as she pleases, as have t.