Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
JOBSON AND PAJAMAs

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1t was only about three months ago that
Mrs. Jobson suggested rajamas to Mr. Dob
son. and got instantly squeiched for her
pains
He had been kicking about his night
shirts being too tight in the sleeves
Il wish you'd cut out buying me these
dolls size sleeping things. "-he had growled.
The sooner you get the notion out of your
head that you're married to a dwarf the
sooner III be able to take little comfort
| in the haberdashery junk you're fetching
| in for me all the time.
| Mrs. Jobson placidly replied that she got
| him the largest-size night shirts made.
well, make some yourself, then" had
| been his come back. II know that It's a
malicious and objectionable outrage to ask
you to knock off reading the works of
| Bertha Nj. Clay for ten or fifteen minutes
every day for such a purpose, but I've got
| to have some kind of a bag to sleep in
4 that'll allow me to turn over at night
| without suddenly waking up with the ldea
| that I've been imprisoned in well TOT
forty years.
1t was at this point that Mrs. JobSon had
sprung the pajama idea.
There's something very nice about pa
| jamas." she had dilated. Most men wear
| them nowadays. They look nice, and
"rhey look nice, do they?' MI Jopson
| had broken in. well, I want to tell you
one thing madam. and that is that after
shaving and toiling all day to keep TINS
| money,eating establishment together I'm
not concerned hang whether l SINK INTO
my bunk looking nice. as you pat J., vi
| not. If my looks don't suit you when l 20
! to bed YOU can wear blinkers Night
shirts have been good enough for me TOT
| forty-five years So and L m not turning
Reggie-off- -Pickle'Boat at this age OF
| my life not if l krow it. L go TO pei 70
| sleep. not to make a hit with my looks Ii
| you think you can ring in any such Willie
boy arrangements as patamas on me at
this stage of the game you We got tWo VI
thu ZEE additional frances a-eomlng, MIS-.
Jobson. and the sooner you know II 'he
better"
| Which of course. settled it.
| few afternoons ago, however, Mr.. Jop-
| son caught sight in an F street department
| store window of mighty attractive-look-
| ing layout of silk pajamas. he stopped,
and stood and looked at them TOT zone
| time. The pajamas were of dainty paste,
| tints-blues, and lavenders, ana pinks' anu
what-not.
Mr.. Jobson went into the store and had
| little talk on the subject of paJamaS with
| the Young man in charge of that depart
ment He wound up by buying three SUITS
| of the bahamas and tucking them unaer MS
When he got home and opened up the
nackape Mrs Jobson was far too eXpe-
| rienced to alIude to Mr.. Jobson's previously
| expressed opinion on the subject OF pa
II was looking at them in the window
| only this afternoon" she said instead, ana
| I had more than half a mind to get you
couple suits or them just for you to try
"Instead of which, 1 spose, you went anu
| got a hat or something for yourself cut In
| Mr. Jobson. I've been wanting pa1amas
| for years, which was, of course, suHlclent
reason for YOU not to get any OF EN- LOT
me- But I've got 'em now, any way, pc
cause / went and bought EN- myself-the
! only way l ever get hold of anything
really want or can use, guess s oh eSt FORE fore
| insnection. That's what l call suit or
| garments for gentleman to sleep IN, no.
| body but old fashioned tubs sleep IN nlsh.
shirts any more anyhow, and L nave nag
| a complete outfit of pajamas years ago II
| I'd had wife that cared hang about any
| thing or anybody but herself. A man can
| sleep in solid comfort with sWaddllhss llAe
| those enwrapping him. I'm gong 10 GET
| three more suits of EN- tomorrow what
! dive think of these shades? Dainty am |
| they? Blue, pink and lavender-so!ne style
! alout that kind o stuff. Fellow might JUST
| as well go to bed looking decent as 10 go
| out in the street in correct garo. All the
| satisfaction we get out of what We We got
| ON is in our own minds, anyhow; LOU cai :
| lust give that collection OF night ShrtS OF
| mine to the ash man. L won heeu EN-
When bed time arrived Mr., Jobson after
undoing a whole lot of front buttons-and
| the buttons were hard to unfasten, the
| button holes being so new-struggied INTO
| fine lavender suit of pajamas. 1t took MIN
| some time to button them up ne puiiSu
| the string that fastens the lower garment
| in 'front.' much more taut than was neces-
| sary. and Mrs. Jobson called his attention
| 10 this. ~, .,o.,,4 -,
| che expIained Just enough to keep them
| in place" and she started to remedy the
| tightness Mr.. Jobson at the same ttAe De
| ginning to fume ,,-,.-- +totn
| ba. nnuitered to himself. "a lot o work
about EN- for man who wants to get to
| bed In hurry and get his regular quota or
| sleep Wonder what the dickens they put
| all these Internal buttons and CORDS anu
| things on EN- for, hey? It's a wonder they
| wouIdn't plaster the whole back OF EN-
with hooks and eyes, TOO, SO 5 d Lsil oN u ld
| have to employ a valet to help him on ana
| off with his sleeping gear. Humph! teel
| a lot dressed up for a man about 10 go 10
bed, hanged if | don't It's IKE e3ins 70
| nod with n frock coat and a plug nat. /
| snosn the real thing is 70 have creaseS IN
| these pantalettes, hey? PaJamas' heS 90
| these are the things, and this is the way
they feel? Don't know whether m 80 qgan
| around the waist feels tight on hiS-oI,
| 1t 'ud feel tight no matter now loose ~ ma9
| drawn l like to so to bed WIN In, my 500 ~,
| ing apparel loose on me- Feel IKE l IN Ia, a.,
| togaed out for pink tea now SHY kino
| of a color for grown man to be wearing
| to bed anyhow-lavender; LOOKS me
/ girl's matinee dress! All l need now IS a
! fiberfv silk veil and box of gumdropS or
nhocoiate creams to look like Willful
| Pansy." l.. 4,,o,,, T., time
Won know" suggested Mrs Jobson m l
| as Mr. Jobson climbed into bed 1hey
SCI Grow on you. hey?" .growled MI Job son
| in The darkness. "Well, these things leei
| like they're growing on me all right, espe-
| ciaiIy around the middle where , the sur
cingie arrangement is. Feel like I've gone
| To he'd in coat o. chain mail burned
Happy. fuffy-wuffy things anyhow, pa1a,
mas. 1 knew it all the time at that. ana
Mr.. Jobson started to turn over on the
other side. "Wow! Why, that strap
around my middle is cutting into my hlde
like sandpaper! 1 can't stand tins! Here,
femme get out o. this! These things are
COMPOUNDED nuisances. I'm going to ger up
and shed 'em right now. Gimme a nisht
shirt. I knew blamed well you'd get me
into some such fool mess as this with your
pajamas gag" and Mr.. Jobson Scrambled
out of bed and lit the gas and looked at
himself in the glass.
you can take this junk back to the
store and get yourself hair tonic or sachet
powder, or bath rugs, or something else for
'em tomorrow" he growled, as he tugged
at the buttons to unfasten the paJamas
You might just as well make up your