West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-02-18
Mrs. RASHER'S
Curtain LECTURES
NUMBER rwo.
THE NEW HOUSE.

esN'tt' oaty W kiNO my OIQtfhs 4 Antuk
MIR. Brilliant, the upholstcrer Is n very
tasty man. ! told him about what we could
afford 10 expend on the rooms and he fixed
them up himself. He only exceeded the
sum set about two thousand dollars.
He asked my idea OF colors Tor the first
floor. and told him liked crimson aud
gold. think never seen handsomer
cornlces. The mirrors, and the chandellers
aud the eoruices, aud the picture frames,
give an air Of gorgeousness--dont You
think so1 bought the pictures myself. all
TO one store. asthe man gave me bargain,
frd take the lot and got Mr.. brilliant
TO put new frames to them 10 correspond
with the mirrors. The paintings themselves
did not come 10 quite so much as the
frames I'd an idea them sort OF things
was more expensive, as Mrs. Dewitt told
me she'd given four hundred dollars for
little dull thing not much bigger than my
hand She must have been awfully Inn
posed on, Tor got one four feet long for
forty dollars, and Far more brilliant colors,
at that
Come In here. Rasher. and look at the
library. You sec he's put this IN darker
colors; but thats the fashion. believe
Them amt wooden books like some OF Mrs.
Smiths; they're the genuine article.
paid Mr.. Octave twelve hundred dollars
for filling the shelves. but had more
trouble with him than all the rest put 10.
gether. didn't like the bindings OF the
books he put in 6rst. and had him take
EN- all back and put In these. These have
got such pretty red covers and gIlt letters.
Besides got mad at him about another
thing, thought he meant fling at your
business. Right along In the very 6rst row
there was three or four books with no titles
az all but just Bacon" printed on the
back, My but wasn't mad suppose
they were recipes for curing bacon. per.
haps--l didn't look to see. but made him
take EN- right out. Up little higher. what
did see bat ''Hogg's Tales" printed on
the back Of another book : asked him
what he meant 10y IL; II he meant 10 insult
US because we'd made our money In the
pork business and he didn't know what to
say; but he took EN- away, and finally
told him guess he'd better change the
whole lot and put In them with rcd bind
ings had seen at his store. lie was very
eoodnatured about IT, I suppose he didn't
want TO lose our custom. That's one ad'
vantage OF being as rich as we are--people
don like 10 offend us. | don't suppose any
one viii ever read the books, but IL Is nee.
essery to have them for the same reason
we have almost everything else; because
other people do. Pictures and books are
considered stylish; l have heard Mrs. Fnz
Simmons talking about an authors style.
What's thatS In what respect do YOU re.
scnibe an author am sure can't guess.
my dear. I've never detected any resem.
blance. though. as for that matter. know
very little about authors. Because you both
make living by the PKE1 and both Of you
sell your TEEDKR.LIEEs Now. Rasher, for
mercy's sake, we're In the new house, and
DO, DO, for my sake, quilt that miserable
habit OF punning or. II you MUST make puns
or die, choose some other subject than the
one you're always harpIng on.
Here's my boudoir ! told him 70 put tia,
all ln yellow. with blue facings and Trim.
mings cautioned him about the sofa and
chairs, not TO get en- 100 small for you
know I'm pretty solid. and I shall want 10
recline on 'em when think I'm likely TO be
! surprised by company. so he made EN- as
large as the room will allow That paint
ing up there BY the door, with that httIe
LAPis.LAzuLI table under it, Is copied from
the original OF Racbels Madonna In The
Roman Vacuum. the man said who sold't
to me. He advised me 70 have Il hung In
my boudoir IN such a position that I could
| gaze upon II In my reflective moments; lts a
religious picture. you know I Usually gaze
In the looking-giass In my REFLECTIVE NO.
ments Amt you ashamed 20 triHe upon
80 serious subject, Mr.. Rasher 1
shonldn't wonder II your habit OF punnIne
led you into the still worse one OF using
profanc language, II you continue TO caiti
yate such irreverence, You don't see any
connection between punnng and swearingS
Well, do; only last week, when was tell.
ing you about 1.-The rocks up 70 the park.
you said blast EN-" and then went on
pretending you meant blow EN- 10 pieces
with powder
I'm going 70 have yellow satin dressing.
gown. faced with blue and blue cord and
tasssl. made 10 correspond with the sofa
abd curtains; and then ! shall expect TO
spend good many Of my mornings here.
and have mark hanging out Of that hand.
some book there. as II I'd been reading
and ! can pass away my time henmine
rufies or handkerchiefs, and when Mrs
Fisz Simmons or any Of my fricnds call. Z
can slip my work under this satin cushion.
and beg 10 be excused for receiving EN- in
my boudoR but I was = little unweli this
morning. which viii proba5ly be the truth.
Rashor; for since I've taken 20 drinking
wine FOR dinner. and having dinner 50 late
and then sometimes taking birds or oysters.
OF something Tor my supper after that I've
bad the headache great deal and ! amt
near 50 stout Is I used to be. really though
look 70 much fatter You think I'll weigh
as much as your prize porker now Oh.
Rasher. how can you but rs blost. mostly
bioat know ! am. must be delicate or
why should have such headaches and
such strange sensations in my diagram ?
Eat too much Ny appetite never was
poorer. Last night I ordered .ahe cook %
ffy me sausage. privately. and bring Il up
az nine O'Clock. for my supper. J hsdat
had any Tor iong time. and Z couldn't
think Of anything else that would relish n
my appetite pssnt poor Why should crave
sausagel
However. J doui mind ny heaifh 20
much Tor think J can stand ~ This Writer.
and next summer shall expect you to tsko
me Oh somewhere on tour. Where are W.
going 70 LIVE Why. ali over the house !
suppose. These things are too 6ne for use
90 course 7 don't expect you 70 pull on yonr
boots 10 the pariors. nor lounge there after
yoo'fc home from business. unless there 4
company. As you're 20 Dreiudiccd aQalnqf