Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-01-10
MRS. JOBsON'S COAT.

thing: To-day was looking over that
astrakhan-trimmed coat that I've had for
three seasons, and it looks rather faded and
frayed."
um," said Mr.. Jobson, dropping his
newspaper. You're afraid you'll have to
havea new one, hey? Afraid is good. Aren't
you afraid somebody'll come along and hand
You the title deed to one of the Thousand
Islands, with an italian Renaissance villa
built in the middle of il: ;. What you got to
to be afraid instead!''
We'll, said Mrs Jobson, calmly, 81 did
tnnk that could get another year out Of
we OLD coat, especially a. 1swear my seal
SKI: y !. jacket for. very bitter veather, but
z'About how much is this new garment
going to set me back :" interrupted Mr.. Job
son.
i ought to be able to get neat little jack
ea for about $40 or $685." replied Mrs. Job
son. And" she went on hastily, II should
like very much to have you help me pick it
out. You have such excellent taste in such
things" ~'...-..1
Oh-huh, that's pretty good jolly, al
right, said Mr.. Jobson, pleased, neverthe-
less. observe, however, that when I help
You pick out such things I'm kept guessing
az to how I'm going to pay my rent for :
couple of months afterward ~
Mrs. Jobs6n had observed the same thing,
but she wasn't saying anything about it.
"Oh, wouldn't think of getting anything
expensive" she said. IT merely want little
Jacket to wear on days when my sealskin
would be too heavy and warm
On Saturday morning last Mr.. Jobson
met Mrs. Jobson down town and they went
together to look over jackets ranging in price
from $40 to $25-that is to say, Mr.. Jobson
had that range of figures in view. Mrs. Job
son had other views.
II want to give you fair warming" said
Mr.. Jobson, as they walked in the direction
OF the store they were to visit first, "that
$25 is the very outside dig that I'm going to
make on this job. So you needn't try to
work any bamboozling 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 $40 tan
coats. He shook his head over each try-on.
Dlnky," was his comment as to all of the
$50 coats. 'Dinky to the last degree.
Wouldn't be seen on the street with you in
such rag as that. Thought you said you
could get something decent for $20?"
why, I think they're real NICE" said
Mrs. Jobson, innocently, as she removed the
sixth 500 jacket that she had tried on.
=, well, I've got something to say about
that myself" said Mr. Jobson. "I have to
take you out, you know, and if you think
I'm going to traipse around town with you
in any such tack rig as that you're mistaken,
that's all: Have 'em show you some of the
SIS kind"
The $25 grade Of jackets were brought
forth by the saleswomar
They make you look like you worked in
a box factory" he commented. ''They're
lop-sided and all punched up in the back,
and"
But Of course any jacket would have to
be altered" interrupted Mrs. Jobson, in
wardly delighted over the why her little
scheme was progressing. ..5y - Is. =
Altered nothing" said Mr.. Jobson. can
the talors on earth couldn't make any one
OF those things fit to be seen in back yard,
How did you happen to get your mind set
on one of those measley, miserable little
jackets, anyhow? Why don't you get some.
thing that will cover you up? I see women
on the street with those long things-come
down to their heels and fit 'em snug-don't
mean those imbecile automobile coats or
raglan, but those long ones that cling to the
waist"
"Oh," put in Mrs. Jobson, "you mean the
Newmarkets. They are pretty, of 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 if 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
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 'em. They look silly. You get the young
woman to show you one of the long ones,
and"
"Well, tried one Oman awfully pretty
one-in this very store only last week" said
Mrs. Jobson. "Of course, I only tried it on
for fun, to see how It would look It il
lovely and all that, but couldn't think Of
having anything so expensive"
"There's heap of things that you cant
think about, Mrs. Jobson," said Mr.. Job
son, oracularly. "I'm the one that's doing
the buying in this family, you'll remember.
and if you think you re going to pillow around
this town in one of tho things you've been
looking at with me at your side you've 60:
another guess. And if that dumpy Mrs
Kaystreet can wear one Of those long things
I'm talking about you'll shape up all right
in one of them. Let's have look at some
Of EN-"
Whereupon Mrs. Jobson winked shrewd.
~ at the saleswoman, who smiled furtively
in reply, and in about half minute the
saleswoman produced the melton Newman.
ket, with storm collar revers of beaver,
that Mrs. Jobson had had put aside for fur.
ther inspection on the previous day. Mrs
Jobson got into the beautiful garment and
it fitted her like q violin in box, and gave
her figure svelte appearance that caused
Mr.. Jobson to gaze 1t her admiringly out
of the slants of his eyes.
"Um! That's something like il" he said,
surveying the garment with repressed enthu-
siasn. **How much is the thing?"
sixty dollars" said the saleswoman.
Z "Oh, goodness me, couldn't think of
purchasing such an >expensive wrap just
now" hastily put in Mrs. Jobson, catching
the saleswoman's eye and starting to re-
rnovo tho coat - :.