The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-07-27
CTiSpannGR'S Career as
a Critic
BY KENNETT HARRIS

just naturally men around u may
be inferred THAI TO hen around
means TO conduct ones self after IN,
manner of the domestic fowl men
tioned-that o.. 90 FUSS TO- carkle un.
necessarily TO betray undue excite.
ment for q seemingly small cause
Nevertheless Ii would hardly do iustic,
TO Crispanucu 10 say that be belonged
to this happily small class. Mrs Girls
pannen was, as has been said. cNas.
peratcd, and. being oNaspcratod. she
exaggerated Her husband dil
concern himself rather too much with
what she wore. though.
Say what in ibo nation a. that
you're wearing be- would ask her
TITS % dressing sack. my dear Did
you think % was uu ulst,r?"
"Oh ] know perfectly we'll that its
a dressing sack But the material.
Great guns where did you get it?'
"Thc material b. Ilmity I'd have
got a nice burlap or astrakhau II I
had thought you would have preferred
g. I got DO 90 SwoIllts."
Well that's something OF o. surprise.
] must say Anybody would suppose
you got 20 at wallpaper store
Don't YOU really think It's prptty?'
Pretty Well % depends on what
you use &c for % might make IN ef-
frctIvo bedroom wall covering. but
what are thos'? Rosobuds2 Rose.
buds and garIauIs OF forget. me nots
on q piuk.stripcl ground! Honest /
thought YOU had taste my dear
That's "a surprise TO me. You never
seem 90 give me credit for any I'm
sorry though if you don't like a. !
thought you would Mrs. Ferguson
thought It was awfully becoming
She's going To get a couple made just
like IT,"
"shc was trying TO let YOU down
easy. She's a diplomat. that woman
Well, It may be- all right. hut it's go.
Ing TO give me Jar ever time look
at g. wish You had shown me the
samples By the way, Mrs Forgu.
son had on one Of the dalntlost. prct.
TEST little dressing sacks ! ever saw
the other morning She was taking In
the Ice at the back door and"
What pattern was hcrs?' Mrs. Girls.
panncn would inquire
well. I couldn't say. exactly. but It
was"
what was the colorg"
I'm not quite certain. saw her
only for a moment just gotta gen,
eral impression Of H. think there
was some blue In H."
That IS a mild sample Of the dia-
loguc that takes place whenever Mrs
Crispannen springs something new
Fomghlng that her husband has not
approved Of previously. lie Is appre
ciative Of the garments that other
women wear. as In the case OF Mrs
Ferguson. He takes notice.
About three weeks ago Crispannen
looked mp from the paper he was read
ing and observed that he had met Mrs
Squirting on the way from the station
Mrs. Crlspannen did not show ans
particular interest. Perhaps she sus.
pected what was coming.
you ought 10 have seen the coat sh,
was wearing" said Crlspannen.
"Yes?"
Il should say. It was peach
Weren't you talking about getting O
coat?'
well. have been DINING II into
you for the last month or two, but
you didn't seem TO be very enthusi
astlc about II and ia almost given
Il up" said Mrs, Crlspannen, with O
note Of sarcasm In her voice,
Get one" said her husband. gen.
orously. you don't need to talk
about II. Get one. See II you can't
get one like Mrs. Spurling's."
What kind was It? But don't
suppose It's any use asking you. You
wouldn't know"
ITS a pity n | wouldn't II was
n sort Of brownlsh-yellow-light"
"Pongee?'
search me. Anyway, Il was all
nuited out In front and sort OF belted
IN and came down 10 about her knees
With lot Of lace about the collar
There was style to H. | tell you"
James Totnam Crlspannonl" eX,
exclaimed Mrs, Crspannen. That's
the very Identical coat was speaking
about aud you declared II was the
most hideous thing you ever say"
Il never did."
you ala, ana / can prove H."
She went out OF the room and re-.
turned with a fashion book, turned
It's leaves rapidly and put finger
on cut, with ewphasis "Therel'
she said. "pongee coat with blouse
front gIrdled DO you mean to say
/ didn't show you that and that you
didn't say Just what I said you did?"
CrIspannen looked n little sheeplsh
hut he said Il wasn't anything like
the one she had shown him
rs It like Mrs. spurlIng's?"
Crlspannen confessed that Il was
And You think would look well
IN a coat like that?'
81 know you would" said Crlspan.
men. stouuy. 1T would suit you down
TO tho ground
VERY well then. tn get one n you
want me 10
A few days later she asked Crispan
men how he liked the coat He sur.
yeyod It critically and was then gva-
clous enough 10 say that he liked II
pretty well. But the collar isn't the