The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-04
MA ZONES READS THE NEwg:

Mary said Pa Jones, as he enter
the sitting room after dinner, and sol
Iy sank into a cosey chair, I mislai
my glasses this afternoon, and as
result of my carelessness I can't Sc
1 well enough to tell the difference be
tween pale peroxide blonde and
darksomehaired brunette at 10 PAGES.
Won't you"
Mr.. Jones'" returned Ma. rather
Jelly, Il wasn't aware that you cared
to distinguish between dark and fair
| haired females. L" e ,z
Il don't Mary; 1 don't dear replied
Pa, quickly recovering himself. Il
merely dropped that remark as an il
Illustration. You are the only angel of
my heavenly life, the only charm of
my earthly joy. Y One smiling look
from those lovely Smith eyes of yours
and all else is obliterated to my vision.
Say, Mary, won't you see if
Henry" said Ma, not little fiuffed
up and pleased, you can't jolly me
bit. know you don't mean word of
what you say. What do you want?"
Having no glasses, Mary" replied
Pa. in gentle tone, Il can't see to
read, and thought you might like to
look over the evening paper for me and
see if there is anything in it"
why, of course there is something
in it," returned Ma, taking up the pa
!per Here is just the loveliest tailor
made suit for $50 that ] ever saw
shirred blouse with silk girdle and taf-
feta lining, and a skirt that has clust-
ers of shirring at the knee. Here is
another-checked. with pleated blouse,
silk bands and button trimming
For heavens sake. Mary" cried Pa:
''it's news l want! Forget your taffeta
shirfing with button skirts and pleated
lining! What about the Japs?"
| Everything will be Japanese the
coming season." rejoined ma, turning
over another page. Here are the
sweetest little Japanese tea sets, all
blue, white and delicate gold, Oh, yes,
and here is more about then-Jap anese
porch screens, porch mats, Japanese
cosey corners and Japanese novelties
carved in real ivory. Oh. Henry,
there is so much about the Japanese
that I could never read it all. Here
is"
Madam groaned poor Jonesy. as
he yearned for his glasses, what in
thethunder do care, for novelties
carved by the Japanese! I want to
know If they have been carving any
Russians. What does the paper say
about Russian ..t...i ss55.ss -.
BE patient Henry said ma. re-
proaehfully. Il am coming to it. Here
are just the sweetest Russian blouse
suits for 2-year-old boys that were ever
sold for that ridiculously low price
and mean to get some for baby as
soon as can go down town. I
Mrs. Jones, shrieked the exasper-
ated pa, will you be good enough tc.
see if you can find any news in that
paper? Do you think am interested
in blouse Russian suits? Do you think
want to know what kind of frocks 2
year-oId babies wear? Turn to the
financial page. and read me the stock
report
/ why, here it is now, Henry, a whole
| column Of it, returned ma affably.
"They not only show the different
styles of stocks that will be worn this
spring, but give you instructions SC
that you can make them yourself.
This filmsy-looking one with the pink
baby ribbon is just like the one sister
gave me for Christmas, and
4 Madame" cried Pa Jones, with ris-
ing anger, twill you kindly fold UP
that paper and throw 1t away? You
make me tired! You make me weary!
You make me yearn for sleepful rest!
| YOU" *''-Sa..a II RI go.
THAT just makes me think papa .
resumed the enthusiastic ma. Here is
a beautiful brass bedstead marked
down, with a lovely box spring. Ga
spirals, rattan edge and cotton top
I've been" i &E.:' = - .....s5.
Forget it, madam, forget it!'5 shout
ed Jonesy; jumping to his feet. cor
you'll drive me taffeta mad, kersey
crazy and silk-lined loony. / am, going
i where can hear the news without any
eorn-colored broderie anglaise effect!
I am going where can have it dished
up without being choked by. fiimsy
stock, trimmed with pink baby ribbon;
! am going down town to hire kid for
the small sum of one nickel to read me
the bulletin boards. Au revoir, my an
gel wife!" .s$F; VI
4 With this Pa Jones seized his hat
and dashed out into the cold world,
while ma could not help telling F'ido
/ what mean, contemplate dispositions
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