The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
MRS. JOBSON'S NEW COAT.
She Wisely Took Mr. j. Along when
She Bought IL.


She Bought IT.
| Washington Star
I'm afraid" remarked Mrs Jobson one
evening about a couple OF weeks ago. that
| I'll have To have new wrap Of some sort
! for the cold wcather-a jacket or some
thing. To-day | was looking over that
Observation-Disclosures coat that I've had for
three seasons, and it looks rather faded
and frayed."
"Urn." said Mr.. Jobson. dropping his
newspaper. You're afraid you'll have TO
have new one. hey? Afraid is good.
Aren't you afraid somebody'n come along
and hand you the title deed to one OF the
Thousand islands. with an Italian renais-
sance villa built i'm the middle Of il? What
! you got TO be afraid OF? Don't YOU think
it's UP TO me TO be afraid instead?'
! Well said Mrs. Jobson. calmly. II did
| think that l could get another year out OF
the old coat, especially as | wear my seal
skin jacket for very bitter weather. but
About how mucn is this new garment
going TO set me back?' interrupted Mr..
! Jobson.
Il ought TO be able to get a neat little
! Jacket for about twenty or twenty-five dol
| lars, replied Mrs. Jobson. And" she
| went on hastily. Il should like -ery ,ssuch
TO have you help me pick it out. You have
| such excellent taste in such things"
| "Uh-huh, that's "A pretty good jolly. all
| right" said Mr.. Jobson. pleased neverthe-
| less. I've observed, however, that when /
| help you pick out such things I'm kept
| guessing as TO how I'm going to pay my
rent for couple OF months afterward."
Mrs JObson had observed the same thing
but she wasn't saying anything about it.
"Oh, / wouldn't think of getting anything
expensive" she said. Il merely want
little Jacket to days when my
sealskin would be too heavy and warm
On Saturday morning last Mr.. Jobson met
| Mrs. Jobson down town. and they went to-
To In.
from twenty 10 twenty-five dolars-that is
| TO say, Mr.. Jobson had that range OF fig
ures IN view. Mrs. Jobson had other views.
Il want TO give you fair warning" said
| Mr.. Jobson as they walked in the direction
OF the store they were to visit first, that
| twenty-five dollars is the very outside dig
| that I'm going 10 make on this Job. So
| you needn't try to work any bamboozing
| scheme on me TO wiring any more out of
me. I'm not the president OF any more
than ten or fifteen national banks, you
| know"
Mr.. Jobson stood by gloomily while Mrs
Jobson was trying on a number Of $50 tan
| coats. He shook his head over each try-on.
| "Dinkey," was his comment as TO all OF
the $50 coats. 'Dinky 10 the last degree.
| Wouldn't be seen on the street with you I'm
any such a rag that. Thought you said
you could get something decent for S2O?''
why 1 think they're real nice" said
| Mrs. Jobson, innocently, as she removed
the sixth $40 jacket that she had tried on.
wei, I've got something to say about
that myself" said Mr.. Jobson. Il have 10
I'm going to traipse around Washington
with you in any such tacky rig as that
you're mistaken, that's all, Have 'em show
you some of the SIS kind"
The SIS grade of jackets were brought
forth by the saleswoman, and Mr.. JObson
scowled while Mrs. Jobson was trying some
of them
They make you look like you worked in
a box factory" he commented. They're
lop-sided and all punched up in the back.
But Of course any jacket would have TO
be altered" interrupted Mrs. JObson. in
wardy delighted over the way her little
scheme progressing.
Altered nothing" said Mr.. Jobson. "All
the tailors on earth couldn't make one
of those things look ht TO be seen I'm
back yard. How did you happen TO get
your mind set on one o those measley.
miserable little Jackets. anyhow? Why
don't you get something thatn cover you
up? | see women on the street with those
long things-come down TO their heels and
fit EN- snug-don't mean those imbecile au-
tomobile coats or raglans. but those long
ones that cling TO the waist.
oh" put in Mira. Jobson. you mean the
Newmarkets They are pretty or course.
and she was seething with Inward JOY.
but they cost a great deal more than
jackets, you know. Mrs. Kaystreet has one
that looks lovely. even is she Is too stout,
but Of course her husband makes great
deal Of"
That's all right about what her husband
makes" said Mr.. Jobson- There are a
whole lot Of bluffs running around this
town. These Jackets that you've been try
ing on won't do, that's all. There's nothing
to EN- They look silly. You get the
young woman TO show you one OF the long
/ ones and
sWell. / tried one Oman awfully pretty
| one-in this very store only last week"
said Mrs Jobson. "Of course. l only tried
Il on for fun, to see how il would look IL
is lovely and all that, but / couldn't think
of having anything so expensive"
There's a heap o things that you can't
think about. Mrs. Jobson," said Mr.. job
son cracularly. I'm the one that's doing
the buying Of this family, you'll remember.
and If you think you're going 10 pillow
around this town In one o. the things
you've been looking at with me at your
side you've got another guess And III that
dummy Mrs. kaystreet can wear one OF
those long things I'm talking about you'll
shape up all right i'm one OF them Let's
have look at some OF EN-"
Whereupon Mrs Jobson winked shrewdly
at the saleswoman who smiled furtively
in reply, and in about half "A minute the
sales woman produced the melton Newman
ket. with storm collar OF beaver.
that Mrs. JobsOn had had put aside for
further inspection on the previous day
| Mrs. JObson got into the beautiful garment
and il fitted her like violin I'm a box and
gave her figure svelte appearance that
caused Mr.. Jobson 10 gaze at her admiring-
, | ~ ont OF the slants OF his eyes.
I'm That's something like it, he said,
surveying the garment with repressed en-
thusiasm. How much is the thing?"
Sixty dollars" said the saleswoman.
On. goodness me! I couldn't think OF
! purchasing such an expensive wrap just
now. hastily put In Mrs Jooson, catching
the saleswomans eye and starting 10 re-
/, | move the coat.
Couldn't hev?" said Mr.. JObson. We'll.
I could Just you button IL up and wear IL
/ out now 10 sort % christen a.
| But. my dear. protested Mrs. JobSon.
very gleeful interiorly. we can't afford IL
| OF course it's cheap at the price, but how
can We afford to-"
Look adhere. madam" said Mr.. Jobson
| as the saleswoman walked away a little
distance at a signal from Mrs. Jobson. Il
want YOU 10 understand that m running
the financial end. and 1 don't intend that
you shall show me up before saleswcmen
i'm stores either. You take that coat OF
none at ALL" and Mr.. Jobson glowered upon
her frightfully.
Mrs. Jobson wore the melton Newman
ket and the great white light OF under
standing hasn't yet penetrated Mr.. Job
sons mind. And even when II does Mira
Jobson will have the coat.