Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
MRS. JOBSON'S ECONOMY

There was furtive expression in Mrs.
Jobsons eye the Other evening after din
| Her. She sat, oscillating . in the rocking
chair opposite Mr.. Jobson. occasionally re-
garding him out of the tail of her eye. She
was waiting for him to finish his first af-
ter-dinner pipe and to cast aside the even
ing paper. Between stealthy glarces at
her spouse, Mrs Jobson conned figures on
! her fingers refiectively. When Mr.. Jobso1
knocked the ashes out of his pipe, permit.
ted the paper to slip from his grasp and
! began to look straight ahead and twiddle
| Els thumbs, Mrs Jobson was ready
Il was just thinking. john" said she in
an easy, cheerful tone, how lucky it IS
| that shall positively not need single new
| thlng TINS fall. Not a single thing. And
nicely-'
| Been hearing that same old gag for a
| good many years now, Mrs Jobson ;"
| grunted Mr.. Jobson.
But you shall this year" went on Mrs
Jobson Why, it is perfectly astonishing
| how nice and good the things l had last
| fali and winter still are. I had them cut
To-Day, and L Just made up my mind that it
Would be foolish for me to go and buy new
| Things when am already SO well provided
All my last years things need is little
| fixing over. Now, that nice black satin
| skirt / got last fall'-
Mr. Jobson reached into his waisteoat
pocket and brought out pencil and note
| book. Mrs. Jobson ignored the action
IN going to have one of those nice new
| CUBAN hounces put on that skirt, and two
| rows of those pretty Dewey ruff1es at the
top. Now, isn't that a splendid ideaq Let
me see. tn take four yards of satin for
the flounce-'
AT how much a yard?" inquired Mr.
Jobson with pencil poised.
| Dollar and a half a yard" replied Mrs
Jobson: and three bolts of ribbon for the
rufffes-"
AT how much per bolt?"
dollar I bolt: and it'll be lust the pret-
test skirt you ever saw. I'll be able TO
wear 1t with anything. And that brown
tallor-made suit-you remember that don't
you? Well. bad that made plain, because
trey were wearing them plain last year.
but this year the tailor-ma3e suits are to
| be braided. and I can have that suit made
| into the beautifuilest thingr
| AT total layout Of asked Mr. Job
| son. pausing for reply.
Well. this year the braid is all figured
ana elaborate. and it costs little more for
| that reason, but l can get just as nice braid
| as anybody would want for - cents yard
and it'll only take six yards to braid the
whole suit. 1t would be nice, too if I could
| have the Jacket refined with silk. The silk
| only costs a dollar yard, and it would
| Cn!y take three yards. And | could Ger
! tainly economic by wearing a channels
| vest with the jacket-it would only cost
| Sand they are SO warm. too! Instead of
| haViI the skirt refined with silk-it's so
| ruffie put en- it. and it'll only cost So a
yard. and only take three yards for the
1Cffie-'
Just hold on a minute" said Mr. Jobson,
and for minute he made figures and adj
ded them UP. go ahead"
| We'll, then. you remember that old cerise
| silk waist? / was just thinking this after
noon that 1 could have that covered with
| black net. OF course it takes handsome
| net to go over carise, but can get it easily
for $3.50 yard, and it'H only take two
yards. Then, with yard Of chiffon-only
| S1.Gel'll have an awfu!ly pretty evening
| waist to wear with my black satin skirt"
| Mr. Jobson did bit more figuring.
| Then. l was thinking that that black
| net skirt I've got will go awfuly nicely
| over white for waist l was thinking of
making it over white sateen but you
| know, sateens so tawdry, and I can get
such lovely white satin for $1.25 yard,
and 1t only takes three yards. A little jet
| would be pretty with that-for evening. you
| know, to wear to card parties, and so on
| and it'll only take four yards at 81 yard.
Then
"Wait'l 1 get that down." said Mr.. job
| son. "All right-go ahead"
| And that tan jacket, you remember? Of
| course. it's little soiled now, and I'll have
to have 1t cleaned, and the lining is rubbed,
| but l think / can have it cut down, with a
! long coat tail effect. l can have it refined
| with the new plaid silk-it's only 81 yard
| and perfectly beautiful.-and with big vel
| vet rosettes-three of them at Is cents
4
| 80 cents each--I'H just have the prettiest
! little tan coat on this block see if | don't"
'tm-n' said Mr.. Jobson. Anything
| e,se?"
| "Oh just few little things made over,
| like those l have mentioned. Of course #
| l could, ] would love to have, for real swell
| wear. one of those new golf capes-but, then.
| that's new things'-but they're only s25
| or $50, and. after having all the old things
made over thought, perhaps, you'd"
| Nv here are you going to have the old
| truck made over?" asked Mr.. Jobson
| well, you know that little Miss Sniff
| kins-what a perfectly lovely seamstress
| and quick worker she is? l can get her for
| 81 a day
How many days?"
| why, could easily have everything fin
| 1shed inside of two weeks
| Now, said JobsOn, IF you will be kind
| enough to give your undivided attention to
| that cheap piece of literature you are read
| ing Tor five minutes, I'll see how this thing
| comes out"
| Mr.. Jobson worked his pencil Industrious
| ly for bit more than five minutes Then
| he looked up at Mrs. Jobson.
| Mrs Jobson." said he you know that
| pun, olive-green winter overcoat that I've
! been disgracing myself by wearing In this
| community for the past five vears?''
| ~ H., replied Mrs. Jobson, not cheerfu1ly
| i merely pause to inquire If you'll permit
| me to insert in this list an item Of SO cents
| Tor gutta percha buttons to adorn thai gar
| nent so that can get another winter out
| of it?''