The sun., 1897-12-05
IN HIRED PLUMAGE.
How q Philadelphia Girl Puzzled Her Old
Chum, but Did Not Fool Her Husband.

How a Philadelphia Girl Puzzled Her Old
Chum. but Did Not Fool Her Husband.
1t is only natural when girl chums marry that
each should wish to demonstrate to the other
the good match she made and the comfortable
surroundings she has. This very laudable spirit
was what prompted young Mrs. Jones of Norris
street, Philadelphia. to send an invitation to
her old chum. Mrs. Brown of Fifth avenue.
New York, to come over and spend Thanksgiv-
ing with them. What process she pursued with
her husband has not yet been revealed Certain
It is. however. that the New York couple went,
were met at the station at Germantown
by a neat equipage. driven to the house
on Norris street by the vOluble little matron,
John" told to drive to the stables" and the
visit was on. Wednesday night to Monday
morning early. festivities were the order Of the
day. Drives up the Wissahickon, lunches. and
theatres, and then, under plea of business. the
middle-aged New York man had to return, and
his spouse of six months would not listen to an
invitation to stay week or two with her friends
Of three years married bliss.
Next evening at dinner Mrs. Brown said, ten.
tatively, to her husband
"Tom. 1 do not feel quite satisfied about Marie
Jonesf'
whats wrong 7" asked the man In surprise.
"Oh, don't know exactly. Nothing with her
health. but do you know lot of funny things
happened while we were there. Didn't you no
tice themf'
"I noticed we had an awful good time" was
| the reply, land that some one know nearly
| forgot sho had husband about half the time,
| she was struck with everything that came
| along"
Nonsense, Tom what mean is cannot un-
| derstand certain things. OF course Marie has
married q doctor and they make lots of money
and he has an Office on Arch street and lives in
lovely style, Just as she was accustomed to when
| living with her aunt before she quarrelled with
her. and showed her spirit by declining to marry
her nephew, even il the millions did go with
him. That's why I'm worried and puzzled"
Because the millions went with the nephew
and not the niece ." teased her husband.
Don't be stupid. OF course not. Now. did
you notice how strange all the servants seemedi
Marie had to superintend everything. The cook
| was cross as two sticks two or three times.
| could hear her one day grumbling that there
| was not thing in the house to cook with. OF
course cooks have habit of saying those things,
when the kitchen is literally strung with pots
and pans. and those things they use; but it was
only part OF the whole"
Part OF what wholei"
"Why. the non.cohesiveness Of the house
hold. The waitress did not know where the sur
| plus silver was, and, by.the-by, the silver was
not engraved at all-perfectly, plain. Is that a
new style J. The chambermaid did not know
for some towels she had to run to Marie and ask
her where they were kept; and one morning the
milkman brought only one quart OF milk and o
cream. heard 1t when was getting up, and
the girl, the only one around the house who
knew anything. scolded terribly. 1t all seemed
| 80 strange, as IL they were all on visit; and
heaven only knows where they slept; do not"
| "Hummm."
"Then there was that coachman. am sure
he brought around the wrong cut-under on Sun
day, for the cushions were different. OF course.
| another horse did not matter much, but 1t
wa all part and parcel OF the same tangle."
"See here. little girl" snid her husband pre-.
pairing to go into the smoking room. % would
not worry II were you. We had mighty good
time, and we will have them over here for
Christmas II you like. They are nice people and
| have a nice house. and we have plenty OF room
| for them for week or two II they like"
| But as he went into his smoking room he said
| to himself: THAT is the difference between q
man and a woman, suppose. Everything at
carriages. the extra servants and all; The truth
| 10 they are having hard time or will have when
the principal runs dry: The man showed IL
clearly and think would have liked to make a
clean breast Of 1t, hut the wife would not. She
| must impress her old chum with her surround
| ings even II the heavens fall next minute. Dick
seems a bright fellow. must see what can be
done. i like him. and"
| So the chances are great that by the new year
the Quaker City win lose doctor and New
| York gain an embryo merchant. and the fair
| Marie builded better than she knew