Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-03-18


ried or even try to. II isn't always
the stingy husband that is most dis
agreeable. One who spends his
money and then growls is ten times
worse. That is, think SOL never
had any experience but keep my
eyes mighty wide open and know a
lot of things If 4 am young, and ah"-
Miss Blank was entirely out of breath
and seeing an opening the languid
Miss Willowey commenced with con.
siderable more animation than was
her wont: "Of all the bare-faced in.
consistencies | ever heard of, that
Davenport Cafe conversation was the
worst when one considers all of the
circumstances. A fine business, in
deed-a bunch OF boys sitting in a
cafe, pulling corks' of small bottles
of champagne-I'll bet they we're the
biggest bottles they could get-and
talking of feminine extravaganza.
Why you know very well that they
spent enough right there that evening
to pay for all of the hats the average
woman will wear in a year. About
nine-tenths of the men think that Just
because woman occasionally has a
new feather on her hat she has a new
hat. They judge us girls by them
selves which is just the very poorest
way they could do. When they tear
coat or crush a hat they go straight
to the tailor or haberdasner; and it's
new coat or a new hat; but we
girls 90 into our trunk and dig up a
feather that has perhaps done duty
on several previous occasions and,
with curling iron, make new feath-
er and put 1t on the hat and have a
new SIS hat Whenever any man
starts out to criticize girl or woman
on account Of her prodigality in buy
ing clothes it makes me have a tired
feeling of the most acute description
but, really-the idea OF mat quartet
of modern innocents presuming to
discuss our But that isn't the
the main point at all, interrupted
Miss Smythe, unable to longer re-
strain her pent-up feelings. Those
boys seem to think that all of the en-
tertainment is all on one side. They
forget that We frequently entertain
them-chafing dish parties, lunches,
etc. But | don't mind such things at
all-rather like them, in fact, and
don't do it because feel that I'm un-
der obligations to do so, but for my
own pleasure, the main part of which
is in seeing my friends enjoying
themselves. Perhaps the one whn
said 1t is the aim of every girls life
lis to get married., was right. II 1t
isn't 1t ought to be, but 1t isn't leap
year and even IL it was | don't think
there are many girls in our set tlat
would take advantage Of it. This ex-
travagance talk is all the silliest s,ib.
terfuge to hide their own selfishpess.
They are simply afraid that II they
should get married 4. would mean 4
few less games of 'sluff'-whaterer
that is-or a few less treats and a
good many less champagne uppers.
Why, one of my young gentlemen
friends told me not longer ago than
last week that his cigar bill amounted
to fifteen or twenty dollars a month
and | think could mention several
girls in this town who would be con-
tent to live in a house which coui5 be
rented for twenty dollars provided,
Of course. that the fellow who offered
to pay the rent happened to be agree
able. There are lot of nice fellows
IN Lewistown and all they need is re-
forming-which is equivalent TO say
ing that they need a wife; DIt they
needn't think that We are all Priscil
las. They will have to speak for
themselves and it is not always the
first one that speaks that is the lucky
one and I'll tell you that concluded
the energetic Miss Smyrhe, With
naughty toss of her head.
1t was with no intention of cave
dropping that the reporter overheard
the above conversation. He was on
the gents furnishings side of wei!
known establishment in this city
when the ladies came in to look over
some "lovely" and perfectly charm
ing" new goods. just gotten in on the
dry goods side, and sandwitched their
opinions Of the cafe quartet in be-
tween such expressions as, "Oh. how
much is this?" I'm going to have a
dress off of that piece" ETC., and the
reporter couldn't keep from hearing.
FLOOD SUFFERERS.