The Van Buren press., 1895-04-06
AWELLGROONED WOMAN
How Mn Yeneon Tsueh4 HsE Hus-
b1M . Lssson-

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How Mn Yeneon 1aueh4 Hw Hus-
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Mr. Yeuton PIT down his evening -
psr and Regarded his wife vita . stgh.
ehe ssx On tn4 oeh<x side of the table,
nsssdinx ker ssy through . pile oi
otdek5n9s nsoun1Aln high rIump. 1t
tis woman of fossg. none too trte In
hxuss. dessdsd1y ru1Eed - TO hair, but
w1sh nserry twinkle n her blns eyes
Esd ,nosk<rifness expzessed In eyeTJ
line of her eomfoxtaiis person-
sweiI7s said she. locking up. feeling
with sinking at the heart that some
ssw eomplicstton had come up in the
Anancial sftusttor. and that she waa
sbost 70 be treated to vtews Of bimet'
eiIism. adding 10 the feminine mind
But no. Her lord and mA~ter had
been led into very different train os
thought
"Its nesriy fifteen years that we
have been married. Mary he rnnscd,
remembering - be spoke that In all
that time he had hardly ever before
ssrutlnized her with such critical
gsss-
Tell II not Ia Gafh!- she laughed.
sT'm growing old. bat let us keep 1t a
secret Ia the family ~ long a. we can
Yes, you have ehanged-ve have
both changed What . vain little
shsttert,ox you used TO bes'
sEosespva Il evsa n6hT expressed me in
those days. Wow .so<kSa praefevea satF
would be more like IT, cried Mrs Fen
ton enyly. with flourish Of her darn
in9 needle at the work basket- And
- for vanity Bless ny heart!
should like 20 know when have had
time t0 be vain
II am afraid you sse getting little
eassIsss, ny dear her husband oh
served, esugrzsslAtinx himself on hav-
Ing 70 easily led mp 10 the discussion
he wanted sssometimes IL has struck
me that you were sln0~t untidy, and
shgt's asd mistake for > woman. II
ahe has the air of being we'll groomed,
che possesses very great charm
Mr, Fenton wore prodigious whis<erx,
Dundssary~like. and they hid bIush
which rose 70 his face ~ the conscious-
ne~s that he WAS quoting the newspa-
psr srticie ssytsskw Il kt>raasn. Bot his
wife had no such protection, and the
sseh coiov visibiy dyed hey very brow.
To be called untidy h a-sruel stab
from ones bskter half, but she re-
strained the indignation On her lips
snd tried to ask quite calmly:
whom should you call . particularly
sesl Rroomed woman, nov7 OF course,
] suppoee there are three hundred and
nisety-nfne Of them Ia the four hun
dred, but among our peighbors7 II
would help ms 70 find . model, you
know"
There had been moments In their
welded career when Mr.. Fenton had
felt that the workings of feminine in
tsllect were quite beyond him, and this
wAA another Of them At what was
Mary driying7 It was impossible 70
suspect her Of Jealousy. Tor from that
taint her sweet nature was absolutely
free. 50, rather In the dark, he re-
piled helpIessly: 7-
"um-Ah- Well, Mra Van Dusen,
sow. She always seems 10 me what
you would term well groomed--a fine
Agurs Of woman and dresses mighty
wells
"MrA Van Dusen spends 81 600 .
year for dress where / spend, perhaps,
$50 Sine buys her figure from an ex-
pcnsive corsctmaker, but it Ii useless
70 mention that 70 man. She has no
children, three servants, and nothing
70 think Of but fixing herself mp. am
not complaining, James, dear. You re-
member you brought mp the subject
yourself, but when you compare me
With Robert Van Dusen's wife you
shopld consider the difference In our
circumstances ! have many, many
cares and my days are full 70 the brim. +"
The rough head bent over the hole
which was being filed with careful
lsttice-work of black yarn, and the
needle went In and out steadily. II
the raendcrs eyes we're dim nobody no
tIcsd II.
''Ijut II takes very little time TO keep
ones self In nestness and order just
hear this, now, my dear. A very good
srtisls; very sensible. too
The sioquencc of Cicero, the rounded
periods Of Junius would not have
moved Mary Fenton at that moment.
II took all her wits TO keep down the
bitterness in her heart. Without wait
Ing Tor encouragement, her husband
read on.
"'The woman who has sH air Of being we'll
Groomcd has . very great charm for ell men.
lie skipped this sentence. Why expose the
writer 10 : ehsrac of piagiafismsj Really.
isdtes. yOu should ~ least try tho experiment,
end may we'll devote iittls time each day 70
the cnitivation Of exquisite personal detail ~
tho expense Of some u your frivolous amusc /.
ment4 First, do not rIse too earfy Break
fast IN bcd On q cup of coffee. roll. perhaps q
little fruit, and plan your toilets for the diy."
Up went Mary's eyebrows and sar-
castle smile played about her mouth.
Three children 10 send 70 school at
nine o'clock. and breakfast 10 get be-
fore that! Glancing up, Mr. Fenton
caught the smile.
Naturally" he interrupted himself,
''eycry weman cannot follow this plan
but the general outline Is
rood. You'll see"
80 he travelled down the column OF
for the bath with bran bags,
siuond meal and orris root, the pedi-