The Meeker herald., 1906-06-30
Dandy Goes A-shopping.

Dandy, poking his head inside the
once nodded timidly at the girl at the
desk.
SIS this the place where you sell
patterns?"' he asked.
Eyes," said the girl. What do you
want?" ......
II want pattern"
What kind?"
Now you've got me. What kind
would you want II you were me?"
THAT depends. Who Is 1t fort"
MY wife"
"Is she young?"
give years younger than l.
That's not answering my question"
"Oh, isn't it? thought 1t was Yes
she's young. She was IS the tenth of
last November"
The girl looked Dandy up and down
with unblinking GOODNESS.
Dear me-" she said. how some
folks do hold their own"
There was pause.
at Is hard work." ventured the
girl presently. for man to select a
becoming pattern for woman. Why
your WllC COhAC "SAcSAAs
"She couldn't. She has rheuma-
tism and can't get out of the house.
You advertised a sale of $50 pat
terms for 10 cents to-day only. She
couldn't afford to let the bargain slip,
10 she asked me to get pattern for
her."
"she must have faith in your judg-
ment."
"She has reason to-"
"Why?"
Il married her.
THAT is no sign you can buy pat
tern for her dresses. Most men can
please woman by wanting to marry
her, but few can keep on pleasing by
choosing her clothes afterward."
There may be something in that;
still, I've got to get pattern. What
would you adviser"
at all depends upon your wife's
style. What kind of looking woman
is she?"
Stunning"
THAT is too indefinite There are
lots of stunning women in New York,
and no two of them look alike. Now,
II you could only point out somebody
II can. Her eyes are like-what is
the color of your eyes. .please?"
Gray"
80 they are. hadn't got close
enough to get good look at them be-
fore. My wife's eyes are gray. They're
like yours. They've got those same
little purplish specks around the pu-
pill that are found in only one pair Of
eyes in million"
cit depends, too. upon the material.
II she has wolfe gown" t' IS
at is wolfe. l heard her say SO last
night. Her nose Is like yours. too.
only yours turns up little bit more
lust at the end And her hair Is that
same sunny shade of brown. Her COM
plexion is little muddy now. on ac-
count Of the rheumatism. but when
she Is we'll her color is as fresh and
delicate as yours"
| 1.-THE eyes, nose and hair really have
little to do with the selection of be-
| coming pattern. They are not hard to
fit. 1t is the figure that counts. If you
| could give me some idea of the height
l."
she's tall"
Here is pattern that think
would suit her. The skirt hangs in
folds"
"Oh, that is one of those balcony
things with Is drawstrings around the
waist I think they are beastly ugly.
swore when left the house that I
wouldn't get one of them"
81 have one of them on now. My
friends think it rather becoming"
STAND back minute and let me
see. Yes, tnat does look nice, but
then you would look charming in any
thing
Thank you. II you had only re-
membered to bring your wife's meas
urements along"
81 have them right here in my
pocket. Waist. 2; hips, 44-a-a-hem.
Seems to me that's little more ro-
bust
The girl clasped her hands at either
side of her 81 waist.
"It ID rather" she said, "but this
style VI uTceS IL Scly POpuldI. Every
body wears it
"All right, I'll take 1t. What's the
use Of having wife If you can't dress
her in style?"
Eight hours later Dandy sauntered
into his own sitting room and laid the
pattern on the table.
"Oh, you darling" cried Mrs. Dandy.
you did relent and get me one Of
those full skirts. after all. This is a
beautiful pattern. l always did say
you had the best taste OF any man in
the world
Thanks" said Dandy. Il think,
myself know good thing when I
see in. Y. Sun.