Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
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He had talked along for some time when
Mrs Jobson broke in: 81 think a woman
ought to take as much pains to look De-
coming in the water as anywhere else, sne
said. soothingly But she should keep
within bounds Now, take this picture, Tor
instance" aud she picked a fashion paper
from the table and showed him an fllustra-
ton of girl In blue mOhair bathing suit.
trimmed deliberately with white braid. The
skirt Of the suit was very short and the
arms were bare. and the in front was
rather low. Now, don't you think that
this style Of a bathing suit is-wel. entirely
too much OF good thing, as you would
say?"
Mr.. Jobson took the fashion paper and
examined the picture critically through his
glasses
Il call 1t just immense. that's what call
it." he broke out '4That woman looks like
something. It's distinctive bathing suit
snap and style and dash about 1t. don't
believe in these w0mens bathing suits that
ankles. They're not safe, in the first place
there's no reason why q woman should
go into the water with about twenty-five
pounds of cloth on her-and they're ugly
and ridiculous in the second place"
At this point Mrs. Jobson skilifully chang
ed the conversation. She had Mr.. Jobson
on record, and when she succeeds In doing
that she makes 1t point 70 start some
other topic of conversation before Mr.. job
son decides to change his mind.
One evening, about q week later, when
Mr.. Jobson had settled back to the enjoy
ment of his after-dfnner cigar, Mrs Jobson
executed sudden disappearance and went
upstairs. About fifteen minutes later she
playfully called down to Mr.. JobSon from
the top Of the stairs:
My dear. is the water cold today?'
"Huh?" he asked her.
Because If it Is" she called down. "I
don't believe I'll go in after all today"
Mr. Jobson got up from his easy chair
and went out into the hall. Mrs. Jobson
was already descending the stairs.
She was arrayed in a blue mohatr bath
ing suit. with very short skirt and arms
bare to the shoulders and V In front. and
a blue silk polka-dot handkerchief rakishly
knotted about her hair
She pranced lightly down the remaining
steps and stood under Mr.. Jobson's gaze
some well-formed and extremely we'll
preserved woman. and she looked remark
ably well in the bathing suit. But Mr..
Jobson only gasped. with mouth agape. as
What's this?' he inquired, when he was
able to find his voice: Where did you
get that outlandsh rig" -.
Jobson, Tightening the buckle Of her belt
Like it?' growled Mr.. Jobson. Like 1t =?
Did you get that outfit just to wear around
the house for me to look at. or what? You
haven't got any such thing as even fit
ting dream that you're ever going to wear
1t tn the water at the seashore. have you?"
why, certainly L nave, replied MIS-
Jobson. "Who ever heard of woman
wearing a bathing suit around the house,
| only tried it on to see how you would like
It,"
II wonder If the woman has gone sud
denly insane" said Mr.. Jobson. in a low
querulOus tone, addressing the hall hat
rack,
But" interposed Mrs Jobson, "this Is
an exact copy of the bathing suit that you
admired so much in the picture couple of
weeks ago. when We were alking about
bathing suits for women. See, here Is the
picture. and she showed 1t to him.
Don't you tell me any such a thing as
that" said Mr. Jobson. sepulchrally. Il
won't listen to it. | never saw that outra-
geous picture before in my life. and if I
had seen 1t 1 should have said right away
that any woman who would make a public
appearance in a rig of that sort ought to
be sent to reformatory. 1 am amazed at
you, madam. If there's anything grue-
some and grotesque in this life. it's a wo-
man who tries to look about thirty years
younger than she really Is. l would just
soon be caught in a raid on a Jackson
City craps game policy outfit as to be
seen in the water with you in such per-
fectly disreputable makeup. l would adj
wise you to think things over, Mrs. Job
son. Introspection is what you need" and
he clapped On his hat and went out mutter
ing.
It Is reported on excellent authority. how
ever that when Mr.. and Mrs Jobson were
seen in the water together at the seashore
a few days ago Mrs JobSon wore mod
tsh bathing dress of blue mohair. with
very short skirt. arms bare and v in