The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-17
EDUCATING WILLIAM.
His Mother.in .Iaw Tells E4is WIfs thu
Subtle Process.

Subtle Process.
HE isn't stingy," declared the young
woman, rather Indignantly. I'm surc
he's as generous as he can be in most
things, but
'Oh, / know" said the elder woman.
"Your father used to be d great deal
the same way"
'Pao exclaimed the young woman.
Until he got educated" said the
elder woman. Il had to educate him,
OF course, and you'll have to educate
William. Arguing isn't any use"
II know" said the young woman sad
~. "I've tried it,"
"And crying isn't any USE" said the
elder, with some severity.
The young woman blushed aud
glanced hastily at mirror that hung
on the wall.
"No, your eyes aren't red" said the
elderly woman reassuringly, "but you
have been crying, and I tell you it
won't do, and coaxing won't work one
time In O Dozen"
''Then howf'
"Use your common senge. There are
lots Of ways. Take him to shop with
you the next time you 40. That's ona
pretty good way OF making him realize
that woman can't dress on nothing"
The young woman shook her head.
'sYou don't know William as well az I
do" she said. I'D be worse Oh than
ever, and, besides, he wouldn't &C."
"Oh, yes, he would" said the elderly
woman confidently. che viii IL you
manage him properly. You tell somc
woman friend what exquisite taste he
has when he's around and notice how
he'll begin to swell up. never knew
the man who didn't believe thst he
knew more about what was becoming
to woman than she did herself. Them
follow that up by asking him 10 help
you select hat. He'll do II fast
enough if yor can make him really be-
lieve you depend on his Judgment"
"But, mother
IT suppose you think he'll pick out
some five dollar horror or something
that doesn't suit you at ALL"
I'm afraid he would"
'tWell. he wouldn't. You begin by
wanting him to go to some dollar and
ninety-eight millinery store and watch
him rebel. Look in at the window and
comment fayorably on one or two OF
the shapes IL you can't do anything
else, especially II 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 q 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 S. say: oh, dear,
no. | can't afford to pay that price, "
81 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. / know 'em. You
can have any hat you want, and he'll
| 60 out Of the store under the impress.
sion that he selected 1t. And you don't
want to disabuse his mind either Tell
him that you think the hat Is perfectly
charming and you are afraid be has
been extravagant and the one at $11
would have done just as well. See IL
he doesn't tell you that it's economy
in the long run to get good thing and
that you will get more than SIS worth
of satisfaction out Of the difference In
the price. But don't ever let him con-
vince you"
''Why notl"
because It wouldn't do. But don'i
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
| 80, too, but didn't say IL, and mention
casually as the thing goes on to any
/ Couphuy yOu uuNc luHl 3ou always Ati
William select your hats on account OF
his exquisite taste, tho only drawback
being his criminal disregard OF price
Same thing applies to gowns or any
thing else"
''But II would be awful to have to be
everlastingly taking him around"
"You won't have to-" said 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 opinion Of bis taste"
at seems little deceptive" said the
young woman, but ! almost balieVe
I'll try it."-Chicago News.
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