The Princeton union., 1904-12-15

''Um," mused Mr.. Jobson still looking
thoughtful.
After Mr.. Jobson had got away with
his two after-dinner smokes that even
ing Mrs. Jobson got him to accompany
her on a walk downtown to take look
at the shop windows in their Christmas
finery. Needless to say she steered him,
before he tired and began to think of his
pipe and his armchair. to the furrier's
window in which cher" squirrel coat was
fastened loosely and jauntily around the
person of a handsome. dark-haired wax
lady.
The wrap of the dark-haired lady of
wax claimed Mr. JObsOn's attention at
once
''What kind of an animal or bird fur
nished the pelts for that coat?" he asked
Mrs. Jobson, eyincing distinct interest in
the garment, which looked distinctly
swagger in the mellow light of the fur
rier's window.
'Why, that's one Of the new squirrel
coats" replied Mrs. Jobson. not with any
particular show of interest ''That is,
they first came in last year."
Like the thing?" inquired Mr.. Job
son, viewing Mrs. Jobson with what he
thought was fine craftiness out of the
slants of his eyes.
'Um-ye-es," answered Mrs. Jobson;
'it's handsome, Of course. A little ultra,
as the milliners say of the stirling hats
they make, but suppose that is be-
cause the squirrel coats are so new. and
because We are not used to them yet.'
"Well," said Mr.. Jobson, right at him
self when Mrs Jobson's view seemed to
clash with his own Il think that coats
just ripping, myself-thinkit is immense.
It's"
But mildly interposed Mrs. Jobson,
''somehow or another that squirrel fur
always looks to me as if''-anCl here she
laughed merrily-'well. as if COW had
licked it the wrong way, don't you
think?".
Mr.. Jobson cooked his head on one side
and then shook it negatively.
''No.' he replied. 81 don't think ANY,
thing of the sort. OF course, the hide
doesn't lie down pat and fiat. like the Sat-
urday night haircut of plumbers ap-
prentice. l suppose you'd want 'em to
use bears grease or vaseline to make
that fur lie down as fiat as a pancake
eh? Did you ever see squirrel with his
hair lying as close to his hide as if he'd
been swimming in a Standard oil tank?"
Mrs. Jobson was constrained to reply
that she had never witnessed such a phe-
nomenon.
Now went on Mr.. Jobson, "that-er
that sticky-up, sort o. porcupiny look
of that squirrel coat is just the thing that
makes the hit with me. It's artistic.
hate these cut-and-dried, too-blamed-
smooth things, anyhow There's a sort
of jolly carelessness about the this-way-
and-that look of that squirrel fur that
strikes me-lOOks like a good, strong.
nipping breeze were blowing against il.
eh?"
"Well." replied Mrs. Jobson. musine1v
with finger to her lip. 1T has sort OF
artistic effect when viewed from that
standpoint. really"
"Of course it has," eloquently put in
Mr.. Jobson, expanding with his subiecr
by Jove, I didn't give you credit for
being able to catch my meaning You're
coming along. for fact-association
after all these years, is at length beoin-
ming to do marvels for you,". and Mr..
Jobson smiled complaisantly at his lit
tie joke.
DO you know" said Mrs. Jobson q.
they went away from the furrier's win
COW, that you are right about those
squirrel coats? It's remarkable how
quick you men are to catch an effect
Positively. it hadn't dawned upon me At
all, until you mentioned it. that those
squirrel coats are thoroughly artistic.
but | can see it now as plain as dav
Really, if everything goes we'll I be-
l1eye should like to have one next wear
do so love to wear things that YOU nick
out for me. because they invariahlv
prove to be just right, and next year,
"Tush! Let's go somewhere and have
some oysters" put in Mr.. Jobson. maxi
ing an elephantine effort to switch the
subject, and then Mrs Jobson knew
that that squirrel coat was as good as
hanging in her closet
She was sure of it when on the follow
ing afternoon she purposely passed the
furrier's and saw that the squirrel coat
had been removed from the window
She went into the furrier's shop and
merely directed an inquiring glance at
him. He nodded pleasantly Then he
handed Mrs. Jobson the $40 rebate that
was coming to Washington Star