The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-09-28
EDUCATING WILLIAM.

'He isn't stingy," declared the
young woman, rather Indignantly.
"I'm sure he's as generous as he can
be In most things, BUT
"Oh, know said the elder wo-
man. "Your father used to be a
great deal the same way"
"Pa I' exclaimed the young wo-
man.
"Until he got educated" said the
elder woman. II had to educate
him, of course. and you'll have to
educate William. Arguing isn't any
use."
"I know" said the young woman
sadly. "I've tried it."
"And crying isn't any USE" said
the elder, with some severity.
The young woman blushed and
glanced hastily at a mirror that hung
on the wall.
mo, 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 dozen" )"
"Then how?"
"Use your common seuse. There
are lots of ways. Take him to the
shop with you the next time you go.
That's one pretty good way of max
ing him realize that a woman can't
dress on nothing"
The young woman shook her head.
"You don't know William as well as
I do" she said. "I'd be worse off
than ever, and, besides, he wouldn't
CO."
"Oh, yes, he would" said the
elderly woman confidently. "He will
if you manage him properly. You
tell some woman friend what exqui-
site taste he has when he's around
and notice how he'll begin to swell
up. never knew the man who
didn't believe that he knew more
about what was becoming to woman
than she did herself. Then follow
that up by asking him to help you
select hat. He'll do it fast enough
if you can make him really believe
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" F"
"Well, 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 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 insist on your going to
some decent place. Don't take him
to Elise, though. Go any place where
there's 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 sales
woman and insist on something mex
pensive. If she brings you anything
| over IS, say: oh, dear, no I can't
afford to pay that price. >"
81 don't see''-
"Well, you will. "You'll see that
he'll insist on seeing something bet
ter, and you'l see that he'll be about
as helpless as 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. Iknow 'em.
You can have any hat you want, and
he'll go out of the store under the
impression 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 $I1 would have have done
Just as we'll. 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 S. worth of satisfaction
out of the difference in the price.
But don't ever let him convince you. "
"Why not ?"
because it wouldn't do. But don't
fail to tell him how your friends raw
ed 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 hat for them and how you
thought so, too, but didn't say it, and
mention casually as 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 dis
regard of price. Same thing applies
to gowns or anything else."
"But it 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 yourself. But you won't
hear any more talk about your ex'
travagance. He'll have got his hori
zon extended. But don't on any ac
count let him lose his own good opin
ion of his taste"
"It seems little deceptive, sale
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