The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08

never. l value my reputation for hne
cookery and also respect the human stom-
$50 / Just plan on Saturday . scrurnp-
tious Sunday night supper for my surprises,
and all goes as merry cry a s sn' nav tbst NV
pocket book has been fattened out IKE
a founder In winter time on the previous
Thursday by my efforts to entertain my
weekday surprises.
.Why, I'm In such state over 1t all that
the very word surprise sends my hear,
into NV throat quite automatically. and
Ned can't make out why insist on knowing
three days In advance at the very least ;
when he Ia going to buy theatre tickets.
would not tell him what am telling you
feel that he could not bring his friends home
with him Just when he was inclined;
Il used to pay cash for every single thing
every day, but dear me, by THURSDAY
haven't carfare left and then ] have to
charge things until ! get my housekeeping
money Monday and 20 you zee ! neVe'
Then, too, leaving out this financial
end Of 1t, these surprise visitors do consume
so much time. We rarely get a chance 70
visit and make new friends and acquains-
anSsc Tn man and .. Tor rssdins!hy
I feel as II ! ought TO 20 TO night sohooi
TO learn how to read again.
sI've talked 1t all over with my friends
who live In houses and they aren't annoyed
by these surprise visitorsi Ihsre' s aisnt %
house no matter how small and simple II
be, that won't brook this kind Of business.
People praise my stuffed spare n6s and
roasted quail. my wonderful salads and
coffee, but this Is no balm for my surprised
Pocketbook. can tell you, ME- ooio co
what would you do about \ all Mrs.
Golden Weddingf ! feel myself growing
SO irritable and fretful and disagreeable
over not being able In this season OF high
prices to keep well within my income neon ' asn
by surprise that could almost Il don :
dare say what. What would you do about iti |,
.Td put stop to It. my dear, and yet I'd
do II without having one OF these visitors
know it, answered she 81 great !. s1Perisn n,
row morning stop marketing for company
who is likely to drop In, That IL your
"A womsn who d oes not live within the
allowance given her by her husband 70 MOI
hood. Market bountifully. for yourself
ur husband and one maid and there IL
sure to be enough for your second SER
want Don't buy an ounce more.
NJ some one drops IN on you Tor dinner
tomorrow night, let your Welcome be
table speak for itself and tell It's own tale
Of an unexpected visitor. Make yourself
look as lovely as possible. be ell that Is gay
jolly, entertaining. witty; In short be your
self, but when your surprise guest departs
give him your card on which you've plainly
written your telephone number and tell him
that you and Ned have planned TO do LOT
OF calling and reading and ask him TO mott
~ you whs n he lie going to drop In TO din
ner or Sunday night supper,
you can do 1t and make him feel that you
only want TO save him the trouble OF comm
and finding you away from home--I was
about TO say out. but that would never do.
DO the same with every man and woman
who IL in the habit Of surprising you by
dropping in TO meals. II will all come about
so beautifully that they won't know that
thew aren't surprising you as q old. Ned
will probably be dumbfounded. but you
must be sure TO be 30 fascinating about II
all that he won't know whether he's walking
.The next thing In order 10 TO make q
clean breast Of IL with youf husband. Tel
him you are behind and get even at once.
Then mind you STAY even.
Its all q young m,u Gun do In thee
wildly ertravagant day. TO support his
family much less buy dinners for unex-
pecfed guests who NAV or NAV not sho "
IN A woman h q criminal when she In
guilty OF such mismana rement.
you can teach people not 10 surprise
YOU in very short ories and do II In do
lightful wav, too, and after you begin 20
market as you should. for your own family
onlv. and money IL clinkinr In your rocket-
book a. u should and viii from Monday
TO Monday. you'll feel and look like another
womsn.'
u know that's good adv,oe.' snswerod
the young woman. piping her cohee with
an espresslon Of placid content. but how
did YOU grasp the situation 20 absolutely
and quicklyf'
.Oh. dear mo. went through u that forty
Of the silver hair. .and I'm sure M one de.
penses moro delightful and whole-soul
a "a wholesale hospitality than Nj Ooldsr
Meddias and I, but Ne always know whsn
our friends are coming and are prepared 10
give ourselves entirely 90 them and their
el.a.ure There are no skels'ons ~
our fe.-,s, my dear, and you sake tbs,
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