The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-20

The Lady Was Abused

4 7. !" The trouble isl, said the woman in
black velvet who was calling, her thin
lips dropping at the corners~asi she
spoke the trouble is that every one
imposes on me because every; one
knows + won t fight back. I'm SO
sensitive by nature that cannot stand
a scene. Ny dear, you We no idea Of
me fh.ngy put as; up wi with ho.t
vet looked so plaintive that she could
say no less.
Yes, indeed,' she went on. ssTake
my dressmaker, for instance. I'd really
like to know how much extra that
woman makes out of me in season.
She sends me any sort Of wretched con-
trivance, because she knows I'll keep
it.. had a crepe de chine come home
only yesterday that positively made me
III. The first waist she made to it T
did not like, as my idea for it did not
work out as well as I had thought it
might, but as she furnishes the goods
and everything 1 was not put to any
extra expense by discarding it. Of
course, a few yards of crepe meant
n n0tnt;f;ot to her, s; When she buys such
maker ought to be willing to sacrifice
something to suit customer, d on It
you? .<...l.,..... - : - s..
"'She WASH It very pleasant about it,
but she made another waist-and that
had to go back, too, because I had seen
some perfectly beautiful sleeves and I
decided that I'd rather have them than
the ones we had picked out. When
finally I got the dress it looked so
handled and mussed up that I could
have cried. Shouldn It you think when
L gave her all my work that she might
have taken some pains with the
'.It certainly seems 500 agreed the
hostess vaguely. =,
black. velvet raised protesting. ewes to
heaven. "'Treated as well as 1 treat
them. tool! MARY, you did not dust
this little table by the window I told
the Parlor maid , the other. evening.
Look at IT'LL She vowed that she had
attended to it that morning and said !
had raised the window ,afterward and
the street dust had blown in all day
AS tho that was an excuse for such
shiftlessnessi [ asked her what she
supposed I hired her for if she could
not keep things decently clean. And
the cook well, it must be awful to
have such a temper! Just because ]
forgot to tell her that three persons
who were calling were going to stay
for dinner until she came to announce
that DINNER was served she threatened
to Leave on the spot. I'd like to know
what things are coming to if one is to
have no privileges in one s own home
with it, ' fN' IT
hostess. o1-o 'ne
fo' mI'm M hss 2, n trouble with my chauf:
ieur, zoo, she went on, sadly. 81
think shall have to let him 90. The
other afternoon when T was ready to
leave the Rothmores' reception I had
to wait fifteen minutes for him to bring
| the car up--ffteen whole minutes! j
was simply furious. What do you think
ne offered as an excused He said /
mad Kept him so busy all day that he
since 6 CLOCK in the morning and be
would have been back from his cous
ms, where he went to get something
to eat, in plenty Of time if I had moi
left the reception a quarter of an hou1
before / told him I would. I consid
cred him wretchedly impairment. ani
told him so plainly. There are some
things that I won't endure if I an
meek. How did I know I was goine
| 10 De Dored at The receptlOn9 AnC
what is the use of having an automobile
If it ism t on hand when you want it
What use, indeed7" murmured the
| hostess. -
{; 1.-THE woman who embroiders initial,
on household linen for me disappointed
me So continued the woman in BLACK
velvet with a shake Of her head. ~
especially wanted a luncheon set las1
Tuesday that had sent her Monday
morning and it It done because sht
said she had been. sick. Some people
would have discharged her on the spot
because she might have got, some one
/ else to do the: letters, but. I just use6
another set and let it 60. >>,.
It is a mistake to be too com
PLEASANT, for people never. appreciate
it., my dear. She IL be falling i'll on all
occasions now. I suppose. I do wish
l had q frmer nature, instead of being
=, SO ready to adjust myself to other per
sons whims and fancies-I'd get along
| SO much better in the world-''
."Oh, I don't know said the host
ess, and then added hastily: "What ]
mean is that consideration always wins
in. the end. ''-Chicago News. =.