The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-09-21
COULDN'T DO 1T
a Woman VINO Gould Not Tie i
Four-in-Hand
she Was tho Picture Of Neatnsss IN
Other Ways, But Her NecIrtie
Wouldn't Work = Lessons
Did Her No Good.

came convinced that shirt waists
were the proper thing in which TO 70
shopping, for marketing, for street
car riding and in which to play cro-
quet-for she is an ardent lover Of
the mallet and hoops, which, by the
way, has great vogue on the side
streets. says an exchange. She has
always had an aversion 10 shirt
waists because they partook
so much OF the nature OF
uniform. Her husband, how
ever, admired them on other women
and thought they looked smart and
natty, and, OF course, that settled
the question Immediately. She would
have some shirt waists If she had to
do without tea.
So she bought some very fetching
waists in stripes, pink, blue andlay-
ender. The next thing was belt
with silver buckle and some ties.
She bought the belt and made some
ties out OF black silk, modelled on
one OF her husbands, which she took
apart and used as pattern. The
whole affair was very stunning. Her
ties were what IS known as four-in-
hands, and she desired to make one
into a presentable bow knot, which,
in the nature of things, was impossi-
BILE. Then she remembered that her
husband always wore his ties hang
ing down in front. She had seen
him tie them every morning for ten
years, which would be ten times
three hundred and sixty-tive-three
thousand six hundred and fifty times
and she feltperfectly competent to
do it herself, for she had learned
dress making and cooking and china
painting and few other simple
things all by herself, therefore, why
should she not tackle" four-in-
hand?
When she got the tie under the
collar she folded it, as he had done,
then she put it through some place
or other and pulled and the two ends
came out in her hand, but there was
no knot. She is presevering little
body, however, and at length con-
quered it, and there was her four-in-
hand tied as nice as you please.
Then she went out upon the steps
to await the home coming OF her hus-
band, conscious of the fact that she
was the picture of trimness, If she
was not actually swell.
When he appeared he commenced
to admire, as all good husbands
should. my, but isn't that nice?p
he said. Its very becoming, my
dear, but, say, what's that you have
around your neck2 Hal hal hol hol',
Stop your laughing. you wre.ehIl,A
she said, with fearful indignation.
Whats my four-in-hand. I've seen
you tie it that way millions Of 4
times"
well, l guess not, he said. For
the four-in-hand was tied into ahard
little knot about the size of hickory
nut and quite as hard, and it took
him ten minutes topick it open with
fork.
Here, dear, it's all right now.
Watch me- and he took apart his
own tie and said: Watch me
closely now. You pass this end over
in front that way, then bring it up
behind and down through like this;
now pull tight, and-there you arei'
The little woman laughed and
said:
"why, yes, that's simple enough;
how stupid of me not to see it be-
fore"
She stood in front of a glass and
tied and united, and twisted and
fdgeted until she got it fixed to suit
her, and then pulled. There was the
same old hickory nut knot. Then he
showed her once more; standing be-
hind her, and, taking her hand in
his. he went through the motions,
and that time she was sure she could
doit. But she failed miserably, and
was on the point of crying, for the
steak was cold and the potatoes
burned. And it ceased to be funny
to him, also, for he was both tired
and hungry. She gave it up, and he, d.
impertinent thing, said: Il always
said woman could do anything she
tried except throw stone or kill a
chicken, but III be blamed if she can
tie four-in-hand.