Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-09-12
.sHE KNEW THE SYMPTOMS
The Reason Wideawake Girl Was
Selecting Her TrOusseau.

The Reason Wideawake Girl Was
Selecting Her TrOusseau.
They happened to meet in a shop the
other day. and they had cOnversa- ,
ton which sent one of them away with
floods of light Illuminating her soul.
She was one of those girls who are
adored by old ladies and constantly in
vited to tea by them to meet bachelor
SONS and who count all the beaus they
ever had OH the fingers of one hand.
The other - well, she was different.
She was one of those maddening crea-
lures who are always mysteriOusly
supplied with roses and bOnbons and
escorted to the theater on first nights
in spite of the fact that all the other
girls are agreed that there Is absO-
lutely nothing in her" The latter
young woman was meditating over
some silks when the other one greeted
her.
81 suppose you are trying to decide
between the old rose and the pale
green" she said.
"Well, no." replied the other girl
frankly. You see, l am getting my
wedding things, and l think I'll have
both" Then she gazed down to blush
and looked up to see the effect Of her
words.
as it possible? p
"Yes, dear, and you can't imagine
how nervous am"
81 only hope YOU
evil be happy? OF course I shall.
Why. l can always make him do just
what | choose"
The other girl pursed up her lips and
looked envlous. "Oh. shouldn't like
that at all. The man l marry must be
one that can obey"
mot at all. my dear 1t IS all very
nice to talk that way to the men.
They like it. and It sounds pretty, be-
sides doing no harm. until you are
really going to marry one Of them.
when you want your own way, just
like any other sensible woman"
"Well, do tell me how he''- began
the other girl dreamily.
Proposed? Oh, but he hasn't done
it yetg'
DuA llAuuSuI AAdL SOu
"Were selecting rousseau? So |
am, gOosie. You see, it is Just this way
He will call at this evening, and by !
at latest we will be formally engaged
But how do you knOw? helplessly
asked the other girl
simply by precedent When n mar
asks you in an anxious tone If vot
think married man ought to give III
his club. you may know that his in
tentions are serious, and when he fol
lows it up few days later by askin,
you if you don't think man has ;
right to smoke all over his own hous
it is high time to decide when the wed
ding shall be-"
"My gOodnessr'
Eyes, but that wasn't what convincet
me-"
ooh. do tell me about it."
"NO, it was simply this: met hir
, in the street yesterday, and he wa
reading paper so intently that h
J didn't even see me until spoke. The
he blushed violently and in great col
! fusion thrust his paper into his Goa
= pocket. Well. he went home with mt
| and-nOw. you must never tell this a
long as you liver
} 81 never. never will"
! "Well | was so curious to see wbg
2 he had been reading that confused hiI
t that | made an excuse to slip out int
1 the hall where his coat was hangin
4 and took the paper out of his poke
! and what do you think it wasp
e "Oh. can't imagine"
at was household paper. and IL
]. article that he had been reading W;
= one which proved cOnclusively that tW
n people could live a good deal MOI
l. cheaply than one. Now do you 81
e why I am commencing to select n
e trousseau?" she asked triumphantly.
= Yes. l do" meekly replied the 9th
y girl-LOndon Tit-Bits.