Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-12
THOSE MEN.
Two Chipper Women Agree That They
Are Hard to Please,


Are Hard to Please.
Men are awfully hard to please" sighed
the woman with the pansies in her bonnet
as she seated herself at the restaurant table.
Indeed they are" responded the woman
with the blue serge gown. II met Clara
awhile ago, and she says her husband says
the meanest things about her new full
sleeves. He threatened to get divorce
just because she wore dress without any
at ball last winter Why, 7 call that il
logical"
so do |, Now, Frank is always saying
am so extraragant, SO l just determined
to prove to him that am not. Well, yes
terday saw some gloves advertised at rs
cents pair, so l decided to get some.
didn't exactly need them, you know, but it
was good chance to show my husband
that was willing to save money. came
down town Oh purpose to get them, and
would you believe It'll forgot all about
them. You see, had been looking in vain
for black lace cape like Emily's, and that
day just CHANGED on one"
How awfully fortunate"
Yes, wasn't itS Well, when l was al
most home l suddenly remembered tho
gloves. The truth WAS that had paid more
than ought for the cape, so wanted the
cheap gloves to put my husband In good
humor before showed it to him. Well,
was actually too tired to walk another step,
so after lunch got cab and went back
after the gloves. And, don't you think,
after all my trouble Frank was disagree
able enough to say that it would have been
cheaper to buy the more expensive ones at
first Oh, tell you men are awfully hard
to pleaser'
Indeed they are" sighed the woman
with the blue serge gown. Now, lost
my pocketbook week or so ago. It was
an awfully pretty one, though. to be sure,
had had it a good while, and it was a lit.
tie worn at the edges l knew Horace
would always fling my losing it in my face
until my dying day, so before I went home
/ advertised it in two papers,"
And did you find it,"
"Oh. yes; got it back after had paid a
reward Of IS. Then told Horace all about
1t, and what do you think was the first
question he askedS"
II don't know, but Pm SIRE it was some
thing horrid."
HE asked. How much money was in
itpn
Before he even praised you for being so
businesslike-what a shamel But how
much was in IT."
"Only 20 cents, but the principle was the
same"
"Of course it was Now, there was Alice
She lost her umbrella the other day and
would not buy another-just to punish her
SELF she said. And, don't you think, the
very first time she wore her S25 bonnet 10
rained, and as she had no umbrella it was
ruined. Her husband was too mean for
anything about it-said it would have been
more economical to buy cheaper bonner
and an umbrella too"
1.-THE idea! And there is Nora You know
how economical Nora is"
Indeed I do Why, she made herself i'll
by walking all over town shopping one
You see she wanted to save the money to
! buy silver stickpin. Her husband would
have given her the money, but she wanted
to surprise him by her economy"
"Wells"
"Oh, it made her violently i'll, and she
was in bed two weeks, with the doctor COM
ing every day and sending in an awful bill
As for her husband, he didn't appreciate
her self denial at ALL"
"Of course not. Well, she had an awful
experience the other day. She sold some Of
her husbands old clothes to a peddler and
bought some lovely flowers with the mon
ey"
We'll, Pm sure"-
But, you see, she forgot to look in the
pockets, and in one of them there happened
to be the receipt for big bill. The bill
was sent in the next day, and as the receipt
was missing her husband had to pay it
over. But it wasn't her fault IL the shop
keeper was dishonest"
"Of course not Well, must go homo
now. My housekeeping book Is not made
up for the week and''----
"Why, how do you manage to keep ones
tried, but mine would never balance prop
erly."
Mine didn't use to, but have become
quite business woman now. Why, you
see, have my weekly allowance, and if I
forget what I've spent the money for I just
put down 'sundries,' because, you know, I
must have got something with it, If l
haven't enough money, just tell my hus-
band that it must have gone for fruit-you
know he Is perfectly devoted to fruit"
1Isee. Well, wish had your heea Tor
business think my husband would be
less disagreeable if had. "-Chicago Trib-
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