The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-12-27
Mr.. Blanks Suit

Mr. Blank asked Mrs. Blank to go
with him to tailors to help him Sc
lect the material for suit. He never
by any chance takes his wife's advice
on the matter of clothes, so he has
her go with him merely to show him
what to avoid apparently. 1t is a
semi-annual journey that they under
take, however, and has so grown to
be a tradition in the family that Mrs
Blank put on her best hat with
plumes in it and went along this day
without murmur
En- route she began to tell her bet
ter half certain troubles of her own.
Il would get a suit, too" she said, IF
l could find anything that would do.
l am undecided whether to go to
tailor dressmaker or a shop for it:
whether to have broadcloth or vel
vet, whether to have a strictly tai
lored suit or a dressy one whether
to have blue or black or gray or
mixed goods. Once these slight diff
culties are decided | shall order the
suit Immediately"
Just like woman" said MIR.
Blank Never could make up her
mind about even small thing like
something to wear. l won't be five
minutes selecting my clothes. Just
watch me-"
MIR. and Mrs. Blank walked into the
shop and the former greeted the pro-
prietor cordially. 81 want to see some
suitings." he said. Something proper
for a business suit, and yet neat, so
that when it is worn in the afternoons
it will not look out of place
Then he walked over to a table
piled with rolls of worsteds and
placed his hand on one. This is what
| want" he said.
1t was really a beautiful piece of
goods-blue, with a white line in 1t,
of an especially desirable shade, and
an unusual but attractive pattern.
Mrs. Blank had come to the table
and was looking at the goods estat
ically. 20, Charles. that won't do for
you at all" she said.
"Why not?" asked Mr.. Blank, i'm
patiently.
Because blue isn't becoming to
you"
Nonsense; anything is becoming to
man
mo, it isn't; and besides you have
had three blue suits lately"
so l have, and l recollect now
that you told me on several occa-
sions | looked very well in them"
But they were plain blue. This
has white line in it. It's the white
line that makes the difference"
The tailor started to speak, and
met a glance from Mrs. Blank which
effectually gave him pause.
Now, here" went on Mrs Blank,
lis a beautiful piece of goods. 1t
will make you handsome and dur
able suit. 1t will wear better than
the other not be as likely to fade,
and is preferable in every way"
The tailor started to speak, and
was stopped by ferocious glance
from Mrs. Blank that was worse than
the first.
Il like the blue" declared Mr..
Blank.
No, you do not" insisted Mrs.
Blank, lit would take the color out
of your eyes"
"Ridiculous!"
ut isn't ridiculous at all It is
true. That brown would just chime
in with your complexion, and would
be most piquant."
Mr. planL cnuirpnaI at tho adin.-
tive. He is not used taking Mrs
Blanks advice, as was said before
but she seemed so earnest this time
so frantically earnest that she made
an impression upon him, and he de-
cided upon the brown,
Two hours later Mrs. Blank ap
peared at the tailor shop again. 81
want to buy from you eight yards
of that blue material my husband
looked at this morning"
The tailor stared It's this way
said Mrs. Blank, defiantly, Il have
been trying for two months to decide
upon suit, and the moment | saw
that goods | knew it was the thing
of my dreams, the material / had
most wanted all my life. 1t is fan
and away the prettiest goods | have
ever seen, and l want to take it to my
tailor and have him begin on what
will certainly be the swaggerest
frock ! have ever had, 1t will be
perfectly ripping.
II hope you don't think | was very
horrid TO my husband" said Mrs
Blank, with her sweetest smile. %
really wasn't you know. 1t doesn't
make any difference what he wears
and that brown material would dc
just as well for him as this. In {
matter of any importance | woulC
deny myself for him, but this"
The tailor murmured something
about MI Blanks sensations when he
saw his wife in her new suit.
Hell never recognize it," replied