Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1899-01-24
THRIFTY MRS. JOBsON

There was furtive expression in
Mrs. Jobson's eye the other evening
after dinner. She sat oscillating in
the rocking chair opposite Mr.. job
son, occasionally regarding MIN out
of the tail of her eye. She was wait
ing for him to finish his first after
dinner pipe and to cast aside the even
ing paper. Between stealthy glances
at her spouse Mrs. Jobson conned fig
ures on her fingers refectively. When
Mr.. Jobson knocked the ashes out of
his pipe, permitted the paper to slip
from his grasp and began to look
straight ahead and twiddle his
thumbs, Mrs. Jobson was ready
81 was just thinking, john" said
she, in an easy, cheerful tone, show
lucky it is that / shall positively not
need a single new thing this fall. Not
a single thing. And you'll have .
chance to fix yourself up SO nicely"
''Been hearing that same old gag
for a good many years now, Mrs. Job
son." grunted Mr. Jobson.
"But you shall this year." went on
Mrs, Jobson. "Why, it is perfectly
astonishing how nice and good the
things / had last fall and winter still
are. ! had them out to-day, and ]
just made up my mind that it would
be foolish for me TO 60 and buy new
things when ! am already so well pro-
vided. All my last years things need
is a little fixing over, Now, that nice
black satin skirt got last fall
Mr.. Jobson reached into his waist
coat pocket and brought out a pencil
and note book Mrs Jobson ignored
the action
"Pm going to have one OF. those
nice new Cuban founces put on that
skirt, and two rows of those pretty
Dewey rufles at the tops Now, isn't
that splendid idea? Let me see,
It'll take four yards of satin for the
Aounce-"
"At how much a yard?' inquired
Mr.. Jcbson, with pencil poised.
"Dollar and half a yard" replied
Mrs, Jobson; Sand three bolts Of rib
bon for the ruflies
"At how much per bolt:"
Dollar a bolt; and it'll be just the
prettiest skirt you ever saw. I'll be
able to wear it with anything. And
that brown tailor-made suit-you re-
member that, don't youA Well, / had
that made plain, because they were
wearing them plain last year, but this
year the tailor-madc suits are to be
braided. ard / can have that suit
made into the beautifullest thingw
"At a total layout OFF" asked Mr..
Jobson, pausing for reply.
swell, this year the braid is all fig
ured and elaborate, and it costs a little
more for that reason, but ] can get just
as nice braid as anybody would want
for IS cents yard, and it'll only take
six yards TO braid the whole suit II
would be nice, too, if | could have
the jacket refined with silk. The silk
only costs a dollar yard, and it would
only take three yards And ! could
certainly eeonomize by wearing a
chamois vest with the iacket-it
would only cost three dollars and
they are SO warm, too! Instead oi
having the skirt refined with silk
its so expensive, that!-I'm goingIo
have dust ruffie put on it, and it'll
only cost $l.25 yard, and only take
three yards for the ruflle--"
Gust hold on a minute" said Mr..
Jobson, and for a minute he made
figures and added them up. "Go
ahead"
"Well, then, you remember that old
cerise silk waisi:9 l was Just think
ing this afternoon that i could have
that covered with black net OF
course, it takes handsome net to &C
over cerise, but ! can get il easily for
$3.50 a yard, and it'll only take two
yards. Then, with q yard Of chiffon
only $1.50-I'll have an awfully