The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-03
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an extra whist and the thin dress I
have spoken of. This is u minute
allowance, to be sure, but never buy
Il winter coat oftener than once in two
years, and I wait until well after
Christmas before looking for one. This
was my year for winter wrap, and n
few weeks ago l bought one ut sale
for 1878. 1t was warm, nice-loolsing
and servccable. and L expect it to do
duty all next winter and pretty far
through the next. l got IL spring
jacliet Il year ago last autumn, and
with little alteration it will look
nice all next summer. Long practice
has made me an adept ut making
things over so as to seem new, and
when have finished with that coat it
will look like the new spring styles,
only, perhaps, the sleeves will not be
quite as large Us those of the new
coats. But that is Il minor point, and
my summer wrap is off my mind.
Sometimes cannot get coat as cheap
as did this year, so always reckon $40
for it, and should have to pay the
full amount l must either do without n
coat or some of the little extras which
are still unaccounted for. However, |
have never paid more than SS for q
winter coat, and that leaves me S15 for
handllerchicfs, which cost me 81 a year
Il get them at sales, too), silk muller,
which l generally procure for 81 in the
spring, So for the material for nv
shirt waists Il cannot afford to buy
them ready madc), So for an occasional
ribbon or bit of lace and SIS for nv
summer frocl1 and the extra silk waist
TO which ! trnnt yr1y-cclf
81 am seldom late to work, but when
this happens subtract the amount of
the fine from my recreation fund
MY emergency furd amounts to SEQ
in the year, and $40 put into the saw
ings bank, SO L either cxpend myself
or send home, and the remaining S. I
keep for myself have never, so far,
been obliged to consult doctor, so if
my teeth do not need special attention
l have So to spend on anything please.
If, as sometimes happens, the dentist
not only gets this sum, but also obligcs
me to class him as an 'amusement,'
and draw on my recreation fund as
well, must forego concerts and lee
lures until L am straight again, and I
have only the money 1 save from my
summer wrap with which to purchase
anything special in the way of dress. l
always arrange to get my summer and
winter coats on alternate years; and as
the lighter garment is always the
cheaper of the two, and 1 allow the
samcNnoney for both when parccling
out my expenses, generally save dol
lar or two in this manner.
''In this way all the necessities of
mind and body arc settled, and reach
the end of each year not only free from
debt, but with triling sum saved. OF
course i cannot go out much, only to
entertainments where my plain black
dress will not look out of place, but my
classes furnish me with recreation.
walking to and from town gives me
the best exercise in the world, and nv
public library ticket enables me to
have plenty of good reading.
In my leisure evenings I do bit o.
embroidery, sometimes, which l offer
for sale in the fancy-worll department
of our store, and any money which
comes in this way use in the manner
which seems best at the time, but
never count on anything outside nv
salary, and L think l manage pretty
well on that. Don't you?"
And | did; for when 1 came to reckon
up the figures she had given Inc they
were like this:
! Room and board per year .so0s o,
Lar lire ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
| Church dues ........... = Ia
.otOh b 20
Recreation fund ~ ~
| Emergency fund .................. % "a
Observation-Disclosures: li09
| CHucrclothihS ....'...,. ............ ...... SEQ