Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
EDUCATING WILLIAM.
His Mother-in-iaw Tells His Wife tire
Subtle Process.

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Subtle Process.
''He knit atiagy,' declared the young
woman, rather. Indignantly. I'm sure
he's as generous as he can be in most
things, but
"Oh, I know said the elder woman
your father used to be a great dsGl
the same way
Par exclaimed the young woman.
Until he got educated" said the
elder woman. 4 had to educate him,
of course, and you'll have to educate
William. Arguing isn't any use."
81 know said the young woman sac
II. give tried it"
"And crying isn't any use" said. the
elder. with some severity.
The young woman blushed and
glanced hastily at mirror that huns
on the wall
NO, your eyes aren't red" said the
elderly woman reassuringly, "but you
have been crying, and / tell you it
won't do, and coaXing won't work one
time in a DOZEN
''Then how?''
'sUse your common sense. There are
lots of ways. Take him to shop with
you the next time you go. That's one
pretty good way of making him realize
that a woman can't dress on nothing"
The young woman. shook her head.
''You don't know William as well as
do" she said. I'D be worse off than
ever. and. besides. he wouldn't CO.
"Oh. yes, he WOULD said the elderly
l. r~rrr
manage him properly. You tell some
woman friend what exquisite taste he
has when he's around and notice how
he'll begin to swell up. I never knew
the man who didn't believe that he
knew more about what was becoming
to a woman than she did herself. Then
follow that up by. asking him to help
you select. 4 hat. He'll do it'll fast
enough if you can make him really be-
neve you depend on his judgment"
But. mother
q suppose you think he'll pick out
some FIVE dollar horror or something
that doesn't suit you ut ALL
''I'm afraid he would"
ssWel. he wouldn't. You begin by
wanting him to 90 to some dollar and
ninety-eight millinery store and watch
him rebel Look in at the window and
comment favorably on one or two Of
the shapes if you can't do anything
else, especially if some other people
are standing by looking in. He'll in
sist on your going to some decent
place. Don't take him to Elise, though.
Go any place where there's a fairly
good assortment, but not where they
take $50 hats as a matter of course.
All you've got to do is to pick out an
intelligent saleswoman and insist on
something inexpensive. If she brings
you anything over IS, say: oh dear,
no. l can't afford to pay that price"
Il don't see''-
''Well, you will. You'll see that he'll
insist on seeing something better, and
you'll see that he'll be about as help
less as a babe between you and the
saleswoman, and he'll see that the only
way he can assert himself is TO urge
you not to consider expense. Don't
tell me he won't. I know 'em. You
can have any hat you want, and he'll
90 out of the store under the impress
sion that he selected it. And you don't
want to disabuse his mind either. Tell
him that you think the hat is perfectly
charming and you are afraid he has
been extravagant and the one at $11
would have done just as well. See if
he doesn't tell you that it's economy
in the long run to get good thing and
that you will get more than So worth
Of satisfaction out of the difference in
the price But don't ever let him con-
,syince you"
''Why not?"
Because it wouldn't do. But don't
fail to tell him how your friends raved
about the hat and how surprised they
seemed when you told them it was his
choice and how. they said they would
hate to have their husbands pick out
a hat for them and how you thought
so. too but didn't say it, and mention
casually rs the thing goes on to any
company you have that you always let
William select your hats on account of
his exquisite taste, the only drawback
being his criminal disregard of price.
Same thing applies to gowrs or any
thing else
But it would be awful to have to be
everlastingly taking him sround."
''You won't have to- saii the elderly
woman. Don't you worry about that
He'll get tired after the first few times
and let you get what you want your
self But you won't hear any more
talk about your extravaganza. He'll
have got his horizon extended. But
don't on any account let him lose his
own good opirion Of his taste"
1T seems 4 little deceptive. said the
young woman, but I almost believe
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