The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-14
THOSE MEN.
Two Clipper Women Agree That Thew
Arc Hard to PIease

Two Clipper Women Agree That Thew
AFRO Hard to Please.
Men are awfully hard to please" sighed
tho woman with tho pansies in her bonnet
as she seated herself Mt the restaurant table
Indeed they are," responded the woman
with the blue serge gown. ~ met Clara
awhile ago, and she says her husband saws
the mcanest things about her new full
sleeves. He threatened to get divorce
just because she wore II dress without any
ut n ball last winter. Why, call that it,
logical"
so do l. Now, Frank Is always saving
am so eXtravagant, so l just determined
to prove to him that am not. Well, YES
tcnlay saw some gloves advertised Mt 10
cents pair, so | 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 on purpose to get them, and
would you believe it'll forgot all about
them. You see, had been looking in vain
for a black lace cape like Emily's, and that
day just CHANGED OH one"
How awfully fortunate"
Yes, wasn't it? Well, when l was al
most home | suddenly remembered the
gloves. The truth was that had paid more
tlian ought for the cape, so / wanted the
cheap gloves to put my husband in good
humor before l showed it to him. Well, /
was actually too tired to walk another stem
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 moro expensive ones at
first. Oh, tell you men arc awfully hard
to please!'
Indeed they are" sighed tho woman
with the blue serge gown. Nov, / lost
my pocketboOk a week or SO ago. 1t was
an awfully pretty one, though. to be sure
had had it good while, and it WIS II lit
tie worn Mt the edges. l knew Horace
would always fling my losing it in my face
until my dying day. so before went home
advertised it i'll two papers,
And did you find it?'
"Oh. yes; got it back after had paid
reward of So. Then told Horace all about
it, and what do you think was the first
question he asked?'
II don't know. but Pm sure it was some
thing horrid."
He asked, How much money was in
itp"
Before he even praised you for being so
businesslike-what shamei But how
much was in it2"
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 SD bonnet it
rained, and as she had no umbrella it was
ruined. Her husband was too mean fol
anything about it-said it would have been
more economical to buy n cheaper bonnie.
and an umbrella too"
The ideal And there is Nora You know
how economical Nora isl
Indeed do. Why, she made herself i'll
by walking all over town shopping one
hot day last summer without any lunch
You sec she wanted To save the money to
buy II silver stickpin. Her husband would
have given her the money, but she wanted
to surprise him by her economy"
"Wcl!"
oh it made her violently i'll, and she
was i'll 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 ut all"
"Of course not. Well, she had an awful
experience the other day. She sold some Of
her husbands old clothes to peddler and
bought some lovely flowers with the mon.
ey"
well, Pm sure"-
But, you see, she forgot to look in the
pONhCeo, III OIlc Vi lIclll there llnDDofltt.
to be the receipt for a big bill The bill
was sent i'll the next day. and as the receipt
was missing her husband had to pay it
over. But it wasn't her fault if the shop
keeper was dishonest"
"Of course not. Well, must go home
now. My housekeeping book is not made
up for the week and''--
why, how do you manage To keep one?
tried, but mine would never balance prop
crly."
Mine didn't use to, but have become
quite business woman now Why You
see, have my weekly allowance. and if |
forget what I've spent the money for Just
put down 'sundrics,' because, you know, |
must have got something with it, If /
haven't enough money, just tell my hiis-
band that ii must have gone for fruit-you
know he is perfectly devoted to fruit"
II see Well, wish had your head for
business | think my husband would be
less disagreeablc if | had. '-Chicago Trib-
AT Par"