The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-06

AMu IL AN.AAN9 49, - ~ tAAA8N NHN
Rssame, ven Dressed,
II was tho MISUNDERSTANDING little woman with
the blond bang who told how she had saved
enough money on hcr husbands wardrobe TO
buy her chinohilla cape and muf. 1t first the
other married women jeered:and laughed and
frankly suggested that she had boen looting
Johns pockets at midnight or selling his cast
offs to the raRman, but she got n word in Mt last
and gave 30 interesting q description Of how tho
fund-for the ohinchillas was laid by that she not
only silenccd her accusers. but sent them OF 30
thoughtful that she In sure her small seeds Of
advice did not fan In stony or thorny ground.
You see,'' she said. smoothing her gray muff
tendcrly.. 81 have wanted chinchilles ever since
/ married, and though John undoubtedly lie in
excellent business. we don't pretend TO be rich,
and l couldn't screw my courage up to the point
OF asking him to lot me 20 In debt for them. In
spite Of my best endeavors I found II was only
pennies l could save on the marketing. and
when I began to cast my avaricious eyes about
in earnest they lit on my Woodworking husband,
tumbling into his overcoat, preparatory to Civ
ing me q kiss and dashing out after his car.
ITO tell'you' the honest truth, and I think I
am o pretty devoted wife, he didn't present a
very pleasing or satisfactory figure. He GER
tainly bore SO distinctly careless. wrinkled. ne.
elected sort OF an appearance that i promptly
tried to think about something moro agreeable.
But that afternoon when I drove up the ave-
nuo in my neat little cloth suit, looking for all
the world as appropriate and luxurious as the
woman OF great riches, in whose bonbon Of q
brougham / was. who should take of his hat 10
us with q flourish but John himself, and I can
tell you I positively bIushed. For the first and
only time In my life l was ashamed Of my hus-
band. and I sat tuning In the carriage over the
a It.--- lr-
"Years ago. when he went accounting, John
was one Of tho greatest dandies in town. and I
think 1 fell in love with him as much for his
exquisitely selected tics, perfectly fitting coats,
and irreproacbable boots as anything else.
Since our marriage ] had to confess he had been,
ssrtorially ct least; going steadily down hill. and
about face. OF course. at first / ungenerodsly
compared him to my, immaculate self and won.
'dressmakers and no maid. while his gloves and
pect so sh9ckingly slouchy. ! hatterod myself
tons. as any good wife should. and when 1 went
home and added up his tailor,s, hatter's, and
what 1 did on dress.
stinet T cSsr 20 so @E hT Hap nntnr 4 oT ie%ln1ns b II,
room first. his closets. ~cupboards. and drawers,
and found where the difficulty lay. All his
ture. to collect every bit OF dust; his dress shoes
were kicked upside down in q closet corner,
mosSs, ha sSsstse' s IsG t TN tsS c csrS P soRn Of fr ths
q shelf, already chewed into uselessness, and
but ! spare you further narrowing details. Let
Every morning dsyoted a part of tho time
usually spent In eoddling my own clothes;
smoothing my ribbons. to attending to Johns
possessions. We couldn't afford a valet, but l
pressed The boussmaid into service, and under
my direction. and quite unbeknown to our VIC
tim. we worked some miracles.
II had Johns top bureau drawer divided BY
a carpenter into sections, and there i laid his
ties, handkerchief. gloves. collars. and cuffs,
protected. vet quite. handy, for men. you know.
hate to have, their things kept in boxes. while
After this l invested ina case for his top hat.
trees for his shoes. and q tailor's goose. Send.
fessional is an expensive practice. so I showed
the maid how, by using naphtha. or merely a
g edsls Of Of a SrGTn er pSSRsrt and ana E m hot Iron ron spots
goose I taught her to press Johns clothes.
FINALLY I persuaded John never to wear the
but by alternating between the browns and the
grays. to always have one suit to rest up for a
for him was q set of clothes, quite crisp and
sweet smelling. and 10 help, the good cause Of
stufiiness that hang about the cleanest mans
woolien garments, put In his drawers, and
fright around the, corner from our house is
nit John to buy his clothes; but q cheap. neat
trouse @1i legs @H and do p odd pb Bits .se 81 t sti o ro az q
low price. To him. ! took q quantity OF things
30 neatly did he Turkish them up that that limo.
cent husband OF mine is wearing them under the
im aPt sesair .spt a th Spie Pe strpS wG.e ON out t Ct ALL nsr, o,
mistress and maid to learn how a mans clothes
are properly folded, that a dress suit must not
thing to do with felt and silk hats for reno
yation Is to have them blocked, but We have
i ieafheaI ierepToac GHfI 70 and 40 s sew ' 81. eoa RH b%,.
tons, on without putting the thread through
the tweed and lining, too. and making every
Between the two of us we turn out a model
man every morning, . sweet: smiling; immaeu-
coat front. with ~faultless creases down his trou-
sers legs. and his overcoat pockets wearing their
flaps outside instead of IN; Altogether the sort
right on him and took as much pride in his per-
sonal appearance as her own.
for the salvation of Johns clothes and succeed
ed so nexpensively, have been quietly taking
note Of the average man about me. have
every dozen business men I see are as badly Off
with regard to dress as my good man was, and
difference to the appearances. / now find It Is
the wives who are at fault. Tho average wo-
to toan scheming. I ba 1sr huSh 81 eve a nSap pl az nine
her own toilets; she will work her fingers to the
bone to , turn out h her chi in the most ex-
toiling husband is permitted to grow as shabby
as a old shoe. He. poor dear. thinks 1t Is quite
for the married American man believes
HIS wife ought to have all the good gowns any
way. while he only wears clothes for warmth
and decency's sake.
'But the long and short Of 1t Is, besides the
pride and sentiment and duty Of this thing,
there is bright. hard. yellow gold to be saved or
made ont of looking after your husbands ward.
robe. When John cast up his accounts at the
end OF the year and found. to his vast astonish-
ment. that his personal expenses had fallen far
hnlOW Tho n4IIal H0nFa he Oava nnn q lnnr
searching glance. asked me what ! wanted most
In this world, and l said chinchillas."