The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-02
MR.. JOBSON'S
BAD BREAK.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
When the Jobsons were about half
way through dinner the other evening,
Mrs. Jobson began to toy with her fork.
She looked reflective.
"Thinking about some perfectly lovely
crepe de chine waist goods that you saw
today for only $1.30 yard, I suppose"
said Mr.. Jobson, observing Mrs. job
sons thoughtful expression.
"No," replied Mrs. Jobson distracted
ly, ut was not that, but l was think
ing
about what sin and a shame It is
that Mrs. Putonlugs down the block or
ders an 'ansom when she wants to take
in the bargain counters while your close
listed husband thinks that street car
ought to be good enough for that sort of
thing, l suppose?" interrupted Mr.. job
son amiably.
"Oh, no." answered Mrs. Jobson, smil-
ing, "but am just little puzzled about
money matters. don't know whether
to- GET
swell, in case of doubt, get 'em BOTH"
interrupted Mr.. Jobson. II know what
it is that's worrying you. You don't
know whether to ask me to buy you that
$S5 lace dress that we saw in the win
dow the other afternoon or to wheedle
ME into giving you check for the same
amount, so that you can whirl around
and make the young women behind the
dry goods junk counters weary Of lfe."
at isn't so much the subject of dress
that I'm thinking about" Mrs. Jobson
cut in, although, Of course, do need SO
many little
ayes. know you do" said Mr.. job
son. Il saw pair Of red house slippers
trimmed with gilt passementerie in
window today that know you need the
worst way. They're only $18. Then l
saw q hat in an Il street window today
that you need SO bad that it's wonder
to me that you can manage to get to
sleep without choral. It was composed
Of one-eighth Of yard of khaki velvet
and small dead sea gull, and the tag on
it read, Only $685. Then l saw some
very sheer'-that's what you call it, isn't
it?-'very heer'-er-lavender col0red
silk stockings-looked like orchids to Inc
that you need heap, know; only
$3.50 per pair. Then ! saw a pair of
real tropical stays, made out of satin of
the color of Cape Nome, sunset, that
don't see how you're going TO get along
without; only $24.75. Oh, yes, and
saw a whole lot Of chameleon silk skirts,
one for each day in the week, that are
being slaughtered for only SIS per. How
you're going to contIive to go on living
and putting up bluff at contentment
without that bunch of skirts is something
that gets me. By the way, saw
II wouldn't have any Of the things you
mention if they were given to me-" said
Mrs. Jobson. But the spring is coming
on, and the course one has to-
"Oh, yes, one Las to-" cut in Mr.. job
son. Il have to, for instance. l have to
send that dinky topcoat that I've had for
hundred years or so to the cleaners
when blithesome spring crawls round
every year and try to get It into such
shape that ! can juggle another season
out Of 1t, and the cleaners hired man
grins at me every time ! call for it. Then
l have to dig around the closets to see
il l. can't find some old, frazzled, moth
eaten suit Of clothes to have patched up
and turned and dyed, so that l won't
have to greet the gentle Eastertide with
the hand me down rags that struggled
through the cold weather with. Then
have to look over that elderly flock of
variety comedian hats that I've had up
there in my closet for SO many years and
see if l can't hit upon one that'll reverse
and get me through another balmy
spring. Oh, one has to- all right, Mrs.
Jobson-that is, have to. l, however,
tho owl, fL;e obi
ment who has to- you'll remember,
and'-
Il didn't start to talk about clothes at
ALL" said Mrs Jobson. 1.-THE thing that
I'm in quandary about is''-
"Wcll, Pm afraid you might as well
give up that idea of yours of buying
$500 one-month-at-the-P aris-eyposition-
including ticket" said Mr..
Jobson. "What do you want to go to the
Paris exposition for anyhow? You were
at the Chicago fair for month, and if
you imagine that they'll ever put up a
better show than that in France or any
where else you're mixed, Mrs. Jobson,
that's all. Anyhow, there's whole lot
left of the United States that you haven't
seen and that it'll do you good to see, and
If you want to blow in 5000
You are perfectly well aware that I
wouldn't cross the water again for all
the wealth of India" said Mrs. Jobson.
"If you will be good enough to listen to
me for half a mo-
"Oh, l know" exclaimed Mr.. Jobson,
clapping his hands in sardonc imitation
of the joyfulness of child. YOU'RE
worried about what I'm going to get you
for your birthday present! Funny l
didn't think of that before. No? Not
that? Well, there's one characteristic
you possess, Mrs. Jobson, that wish
you'd endeavor to correct. I've been try
ing for the past 20 minutes to get you to
tell me what this Quandary is that you
began to talk about, but you're so utterly
lacking in directness that you've been
beating about the bush and humming and
having until
'"The thing that puzzles me-" said Mrs.
Jobson, sis this: Uncle John has sent
me check for 500 for a birthday pres
ent, and don't know whether to have a
new porcelain bathtub put in or to have
the house painted from top TO bottom.
What do Won think about itW