The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
DOBLEY DUPED BY HIS WIFE
FRENCH DINNER ~ 4 PRELTDE
no MILLINERf aND THINGS.
How Mrs. Dobl-y Lured Him to the French
shops Where We're the Delicate Little
B-ribb0ned Things Her Woman's Heart
Desired And Dobley Liked Being Lurrd.

Tor luncheon.
81 knew I'd Just catch you" she exclaimed
delghtrdly i Just thought Id enjoy surprising
YOU Besides, I'm 81 tired having luncheon
home Now want you To TAKE me To- one Of those
funny places where You get all The queer things
bu eat"
I suppose you mean a French r-sta uranl'"
said Mr. Dublry
Yes Where you can get Suails and mussrlS
and things the, don't have nj \mrricHn places,
ana cook coffee a, the table aud make salad dress
ins ! think It's lots OF fun
AN right" asseut-d Mr.. Doblry never suspect
ing his wife's deep laid plans. She knew that n
luncheon sucn as she had briefly sketched Was cal
culatci Ia put Mr. Dobley IN first class humor.
when she might suggest anything wild, from n
music hall matinee to n Summing trip in China
town Dobley always walked into the trap bldIy,
although he had been worked in this way many
times before. Hut French lunchrons prepared
as they were at Blgnop's put him in IA reckless
mood. There Was something about their BOurgui-
gnoune sauce that intoxicated him, he always said.
So they secured Il pleasant table by a window,
from which they could see the afternoon ,hrong
on the avenue and Mrs. Dobley ordered luncheon.
"lts such a lovely day" said Mrs. Dobley,
nibbiing al a caviar sandwich, that it seems n
shame for you 10 60 back To the old office. Sup.
pose you telr phone them you won't be- back
IL day"
"And what do you propose" asid Mr.. DObley,
as he extracted a snail delicalely from is shell
His accents suggested al amIabll'ty that would
consider the purchase Of a steam yacht VI a Trip To
Europe.
"Oh, veil think ot something" said Mrs Dob
ley passing him II dish uf stuffed olive, Of which
She knew he was particularly fond Aren't
You going 10 smoke, dear"
II was an understood thing that when the Dob
leys luncled al BignOn's. lobley was 10 smoke
cigarettes all through the rcpast, Mrs. Doblry
said i, made her feel as If She weren't married
How it is" asked Mr. Doblry, that We can't
have cooks who know how 10 give this delicate
flavor To a soup"
I'VE never can until We live in Paris" said Mrs.
DObley I'VE shall some day We will go 10
Paris aud take an apartment and live Just a. they
did in 'Trlby'"
But until then. said Uublcy, must We
continue thl> humdrum existence here in New
York"
"Do YOU AnoW Nhall think would be great fun,
suggested Mrs Doblry, insisting IN the smaller
half II The cold lobster, a. SHE knew Mr. Dobley
particularly favored 1t With Tartare sauce, the
next thing 10 Paris, IN New York is
What my dear" asked Mr. Dobley with some
alarm
The French shops ON Fifth avenue" said Mrs
Dobley. sippiEg an abslnthe irappr With the AT
VI an habttur
"Oh, said Mr. Doblry I've never heard ofthcm ,
NO" said Mrs DObley, rrgretiully, Drcaus-
you only sre the bills from The big department
stores where | have u trade, and where any oue
can 20 and buy the same thing
who has hr price put IN Nt. Dobley.
But | never feel that can quite afford 10 buy
al the FIcuch shops, fol. Vi course, everything IS
imported and hand made and hlgh priced, But,
oh, they have the lovclirS,---" here Mrs Doblry
lraucd across the liable and whispered coufdcn-
TALLY 10 her husband YOU simply cant get
them anywhere else And you 20 around III
those iiitlr shops aid see the things, and you can
quite imagine that YOU are IN Pans, Mrs, Van
RIppcf got a lol Of things, and sh" showed them 10
me yesterday When called Some brauuiu"--
Mr. llobley whispered uAc' more.
Really SAID Mrs, Doblry.
We, polka-doticd-all sill. You CAM get
them except IN oNc shop | tell yvu what We
might 10. We could go atuuuu and look at some
ui NE things. We need Not buy any ul4v~, Ne
waited lu There are a few lIlll' InlugS mus.
get have yuu any money with YOU
Some, SAID Nj DUblryi. hun ! have my chccA-
bUOA anyway
ON that viii be- perfectly lovely exclaimed
Mrs DublrN, huiGUuN 'fIlNt well 10 H. Nine
tIttrm's. want you 10 help me select a par ri
those Ecw FleUCn CursrlS | Vall | make up my
mud winch pattern Ia iLnc
Viii II b. qutr night for me- 10 ~ along " sug
nnay, tncm s,ntuG, ,amplrs. You know"
ley 'Brsldrs n tn, frruchlc,t Of all the Frrnca
SHOPS | nouldn'tha,c yuu mlss ttor tn" void"
hV h,IlsN nsln fls lnIl nII tt,u ulIIn,n. fl In.
WAITE on the excellence 81 c,rrythlrg Then hr
and Mrs Dublry went" quito n nans"m cabluuklng
~ gay that a bald headed man bN the window
sad "Ih"s" pretty ~typrwui,rS hay" the most
luxurious IHrchruuS VI an. people ~ New YORK"
Tin rufsrl shop was a brwildcnug place To VISIT
1t was Vim and r"rfumy. ana til"d with ~fascIuat,
nag wax lHur y IA SiattlLg hCghg,C with small
waists ard q uolcrablr lack ot limb But Nj
Dublcy iortnfrd by his French luncheon. entered
simos, bIllhsl\ The The S"les""men looked after
who snCakrd In shCc pl shiy to make purchases
without l,okiug around Nine. FlttCm greeted
Mrs Dobley like all old f1rnd.
i want to sec some VI those new Pans gitdlcS,"
SAID the latte want ~ order some, but ! can't
quite decide on the pattern.
Do you mean the elghr'end dollar onrs"' asked
The black brocade with ,ioIcto aud pausics
and r%oscbudS. Which do you think ought to
have, Mr. Dubley'
"NiolrtS. or pausles. let me seer said Mr. Dob
ley This IS rather nice, don't You think So"
lie Was ga2lug ddnlinugly AT n beautiful wax
brunette rlhSn'u III a gorgeous Ih'N Ctrdtull aud
ending In q ruflc aud u marble pedestal like a
mermaid l.um u marble yard,
Those have The real lace edge aud solid
gold clasps, said Nine. FIFTEEN, they are really
ou' oi IN" finest pnirScyrr madr''
oh, am sure they are toucNp"uaiN", said Mrs.
Dobiyy y, these simple eighteen dollar ones arc all
can afford"
Mr. Doblcy gaged al ,hc pansy brocGdcs Win
u SCUru bred Of French cookery. These loot,
positively mean besides these. he said, dccl>,rly.
But these are really To-" fine for ordinary use,
said Mrs Dpblcy.
why not,ha's both said Mr. Dobley as tho,gh
the idea had suddenly occurred 10 him, as indeed
II had. How much are these He indicated
the brunette mermaid
"A pair to order like those would be 500 said
They are beautiful, ;" said Mrs Dobley.
"Both pair =" said Mr. Dobley taking ont his
pocket book.
And a box VI assorted silk lacings|' SAID Mrs
DOblcy with = cheerful smile. "Guud morning
Nine. FIFTEEN good morning
As the Dobleys made their exit, the eXprcN
sion oi the salcswOnie'. mad changed from mere
her skirts ostentatiously, something ~ a ben
clucks It's pride in It's chickens She felt proudcr
~ Mr. Doblry Al that moment than II She had
seen him presented with u medal And now,
she said TO the hosiery shop"
certainly - said M Dobley with his mos,
debonair manner; DO you Know can never
imagine Why some men object to go shopping
with their wives | would rather select hosiery
than play poker any time. DO you have To Try en-
on Don't mind me, you know After that
corset place can go through anything"
Ioh c]er'ainly not" said Mrs Dobley; they
Limbs" suggcsled Mr. Doblry
Blocks was going t. say" said Mrs Doh.
ley, and you order n dozen OF this kind ur a
dozen oi that
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