The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-19
MIR. Blanks Suit


on the matter of clothes, so he has
her go with him merely to show him
what to avoid apparently. 1t is
semi-annual journey that they under
take, however, and has so grown to
be a tradition in the family that Mrs.
Blank put on her best hat with
pIumes in it and went along this day
without a murmur
En- route she began to tell her bet
ter half certain troubles of her own.
Il would get a suit, too" she said, IF
/ could find anything that would do.
/ l am undecided whether to go TO a
tailor, a dressmaker or a shop for it;
7 whether to have broadcIoth or vel
vet, whether to have strictly tai
lored suit or a dressy one; whether
to have blue or black or gray or
mixed goods. Once these slight diff
culties are decided 1 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 1 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 his hand on one. This is what
want" he said
It was really a beautiful piece of
goods-blue, with white line in it.
of an especially desirable shade, and
an unusual but attractive pattern.
Mrs. Blank had come to the table
and was looking at the goods estat-
ically. 20, Charles, that won't do for
you at all" she said.
why not?" asked Mr.. Blank, I'm
patiently
, Because blue isn't becoming to
you"
Nonsense; anything is becoming to
a man"
mo, it isn't; and besides, you have
had three blue suits lately"
$50 1 have, and I recoIlect now
that you told me on several ocea-
sions I looked very well in them"
But they were plain blue. This
has a white line in it. It's the white
line that makes the difference"
The tailor started to speak, and
met glance from Mrs. Blank which
effectually gave him pause.
Now, here" went on Mrs. Blank,
lis a beautiful piece of goods 1t
will make you a handsome and dur
able suit. 1t viii 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.
q like the blue" declared Mr..
Blank.
NO. you do not, insisted Mrs.
Blank, 'it would take the color out
of your eyes"
II 'Ridiculousi"
1T isn't ridiculous at all. II is
true That brown would Just chime
= in with your complexion, and would
: DC ulOSI plQudul.
Mr.. Blank squirmed at the adjec-
y tive. He is not used taking Mrs.
Blanks advice, as was said before,
but she seemed so earnest this time,
!. so frantically earnest. that she made
an impression upon him, and he de-
cided upon the brown
! Two hours later Mrs Blank APP
8 peared at the tailor shop again. Il
! want to buy from you eight yards
n of that blue material my husband
looked at this morning"
1t The tailor stared Its this way,
u said Mrs. Blank defiantly. Il have
Il been trying for two months to decide
upon a suit, and the moment l saw
p that goods l knew it was the thing
er of my dreams, the material l had
d. most wanted all my life. 1t is far
k and away the prettiest goods have
ever seen, and l want to take it to my
e. tailor and have him begin on what
IT, viii certainly be the swaggerest
" frock 1 have ever had 1t will be
rs perfectly ripping.
at 4 hope you don't think l was very
I'd horrid to my husband" said Mrs.
Blank. with her sweetest smile. q
II really wasn't, you know 1t doesn't
II make any difference what he wears
h and that brown material would dc
" just as well for him as this In a
~ matter of any Importance l would
deny myself for him, but this"
IN The tailor murmured something
Ae about Mr.. Blanks sensations when he
III saw his wife in her new suit
Se Hell never recognize it," replied
~ that lady, imperturbably. He viii
never know it again. When l ap
-, pear before him in it 1 will tell him
he helped me select it, and he will
= never remembed this incident at all
~ Good-by. '-Baltimore News
Appreciated MIR. Marden.
J" A resident of Mt. Vernon, n. H.
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