The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-18
Mr.. Blanks Suit


on the matter of clothes, so he ha
:. her go with him merely to show hin
what TO avoid apparently 1t Is
semi.annual journey that they under
| take. however, and has so grown L
be a tradition in the family that Mrs
Blank put on her best hat will
plumes in 1t 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 suit too she said, I'll
| could find anything that would do
! am undecided whether to 30 to q
tailor, a dressmaker or a shop for IL;
whether to have broadcloth or vel
vet, whether 10 have strictly tai
lored suit or dressy one. whether
TO have blue or black or gray on
mixed goods, Once these slight diff.
culties are decided / shall order the
suit Immediately"
Just like woman said Mr..
Blank. Never could make up her
mind about even small thing like
! something to wear. | won't be five
minutes selecting my clothes, Just
watch me.
Mr. and Mrs Blank walked into the
! shop and the former greeted the pro.
prietor cordially. Il want to see some
suitings," he said. Something proper
for 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 hts hand on one. This is what
| want he said
1t was really beautiful piece OF
goods-blue, with a white line in it,
Of an especially desirable shade. ana
an unusual but attractive pattern
Mrs. Blank had come to the table
and was looking at the goods estat-
ically %. Charles, that won't do for
you at all, shs said.
why not?" asked Mr. Blank. i'm
patiently
Because blue isn't becoming to
you.
Nonsense; anything is becoming to
a man.
NO. it isn't; and besides. you have
had three blue suits lately
So | have. and | recollect now
that you told me on several occa-
sions l 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
is beautiful piece of goods. 1t
will make you a 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 a ferocious glance
from Mrs. Blank that was worse than
the first
4 like the blue, declared Mr..
Blank ...-.
NO, you do not insisted Mrs.
Blank, 1T would take the color out
of your eyes"
"Ridiculous,"
1T isn't ridiculous at all It is
true. That brown would just chime
in with your complexion, and would
be most piquant."
Mr. Blank squirmed at the adjec.
tive, He Is not used taking Mrs
Blanks advice as was said before.
but she seemed SO earnest this time
50 franticaIly 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 Il
want to buy from you eight yards
Of that blue material my husband
looked at this morning.
The tailor stared Its this way"
said Mrs Blank defisntiy. Il have
been trying for two months to decide
upon a 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 far
and away the prettiest goods | have
ever seen, and want to take it TO my
tailor and have him begin on. what
will certainly be the swaggerest
frock l have ever had 1t will be
perfectly ripping.
Il hope you don't think was very
horrid to my husband. said Mrs.
Blank, with her sweetest smile. 4 |
really wasn't, you know. 1t doesn't I
make any difference what he wears.
and that brown material would do |
Just as well for him as this. In a
matter Of any Importance ! would |
deny myself foE. him, hut this"
The tailor murmured something
about Mr. Blanks sensations when nc I
saw his wife In her new suit.
Hell never recognize it," replied /
that lady. impcrturbably He will !
never know it again When ay- /
pear before him in it will tell him I
he helped me select IT. and he will /
never rcmcmbcd this incident at all /
Good-by. baltimore News.