The Penn's Grove record., 1889-09-28
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have been q little more wlllful on this
point. Bot he tried to look much re-
lieyed, and issued another command
that she was not to 60 In debt. Her
assent to this WA immediate. Alex
| ander had no more to say.
The next day Minnie, in pursuance
| of her idea, went BY stealth to the
clothing emporium of Warrensburg and
demandso the price Of dress suits. The
answer was SIS. She then asked the
price Of the cloth. This was . great
surprise to the tailor. He affected to
solve an intricate problem, and finally
coming out with a mathematical -four
ish Of his pencil, sand: Twenty dol
lars"
SHOW much for cutting outa"
"Well,n said the tailor, ''hem' let me
see. You wouldn't want 1t made up
here, you think Well. coat, vest and
about s13. 81"
II should like to get the cloth and
the cutting both Tor $50 II you could"
said Minnie, family.
"Wel, answered the tailor. patron
izipcly. 'sthat's 1t, we couldn't. You
can't get English goods, you know, at
American prices. We have cheaper
goods. butn-
81 shouldn't want this" said Min
ME.
well, as the best figure on that I'n
say S33. We don't make anything on
1t anyway"
Mrs. Blossom was not deceived, but
she pretended to be and with another
exertion of courage asked for a months
credit. Then she directed the cutting
to be done by Alexander's measure, al
ready with the tailor, and the next day
| carried her bundle In triumph to her
dressmaker. She of course, n Of that
infinite number of women, found only
by sheer good luck, who are called
'jewels'' by feminine gossips, and who
charge two prices. They are said to be
reasonable" IS, distinguished from the
real modiste. According to immem-
orial usage among dressmakers, this
particular ',jewel" Of MinHie's did not
set a price, but she said it was a
splendid plan" that she would try land
that she would make everything sat
isfactory." What al be more salts
factory 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
~complacently informed that a dress suit
would be provided. He trusted to his
wife's implicitly. believing, not that in
two months she would create a wonder
full novel, as ladies &c easily do-in
other novels-but that she would pur-
sue the more useful and perhaps more
womanly plan of calling on her. father.
! Men are 90 tardy in ~conceding to their
wives other than domestic virtues. But
one man was about to have hi. mascu-
line prejudices swept away. The I'M
portant night having rolled into War
rensburg, Minnie came dancing down
stairs in something" the gifted dress
maker ''had patched up out of moth
ing" and consequently babe her depen-
dent to come up and get ready" He
went. The bundle was brought out for
him to open. 1t was q regular tailor's
box tsuch was Minnie's craftiness) and
lol on the collar OF the coat was the
clarifying name Of a New York tailor.
Minnie, of course, had obtained the
name of her father and sewed 1t on
with her own fair hands.
Alec, with a full heart, donned the
suit and stood before the mirror. He
cast two careful glances at the trim re-
Election, clasped Minnie to the new coat
and exclaimed in many raptures, "You
darllngl It's-it's the regular thingl"
carey you satisfied" asked the wife,
wishing him to commit himself beyond
retrieve before she divulged the low
origin Of the suit.
"Of coursel' cried Alec warmly,
wishing he were a woman, 80 that he
could gush a little. "Satisledp Why i
IT'S one OF AcKerman's best-that's
what it is. See the way 1t fits. I could
tell that was Ackerman's a mile
off,"
When he had raved for ten minutes, |
Minnie confessed the history of the
suit. $50 you see, after ALL" she said
at last. 1--WE women do know some
thing"
Mr.. Blossom looked at the coat more
critically, trying to detect q blemish,
but he couldn't.
"Are you still satisfied" asked Min
ME. He had to admit that he was.
snow, how much do you suppose 1t
cost2n
MI. Blossom couldn't tell. "Now.
a tailor" he began.
"Tailorl" cried Minnie. "You mean
robber. I counted on just $40, and out
of that 1 have this suit, which you say
you like, and this dress Of mine. You
would have paid SIS for the suit alone.
Tomorrow l shall 60 up and pay up,
and l warn you that every cent 1 have
left out of the $40 1 shall spend on
candy, every single cent" For Min
ME had the woman's love Of extraya-
gance after all.
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