Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-08
.HerTWo New
Hats
nars. Jones VIII Probably Never
Enjoy Thorn.

her husband and his small son and
heir. she did not bring the matter to
an issue until few days ago.
! JOnesey IL Of Q very generous ma
ture-where Jonesey is concerned. He
IL that particular sort of q good In
, dian who allows his wife a certain
sum every week for household ex
penses and makes her pay back to
him every cent which he happens to
, spend for things to eat. That is. ii
Mrs. Jonesey telephones down to the
ONCE to ask him to bring home two
pounds of cherries for dinner. the first
thing Jonesey says when he comes In
| side the door is:
You owe me 40 cents"
And he collects 1t. too.
Jonesey will lose two or three dol
lars q day trying 20 beat that moss.
grown cinch. the rs game for cigars.
and at least once a week he sits into
little game OF draw poker. This Is
expensive. for Jonesey Is impulsive
and curious. Also he gives little din
ners to his male friends and spends
as much as SO or $40 on one with
out turning a hair as the saying is.
But afterward he goes home and
tells his wife that she will have to cut
down a bit on the household expenses.
! Jonesey fiatters himself that he is a
pretty good husband and father. and
he has told Mrs. Jonesey about 1t so
often that she believes him. Mrs.
Jonesey 10 not an analyst; it gives her
e headache to think, SO she accepts
Jonesey ut his own valuation and be-
lieves that he is about the randest
thing that ever got OF street car.
II you should tell her that Jonesey
is thoroughly selfish and mean she
would not believe you. but she would
hate you to the end Of her life. That's
the kind of little woman Mrs.
Jonesey is, and We will all agree that
she is three times too good for him.
But this has nothing to do with the
new hat.
Jonesoy had been putting her on.
waiting for the summer hats to come
down in price A few days ago he
ing that all trimmed hats were cut In
two, SO he rang the telephone and
asked Mrs. Jonesey to come down to
the Office. The time was ripe for that
new hat.
Mrs. Jonesey was all in futter;
she told Jonesey that he was too dear
for anything, and Jonesey said:
There, There!" and led the way to
one of the cut-in-two establishments
He figured to spend all Of six dollars
on a hat: you ought to get pretty
nifty hat for six dollars with the
summer season half gone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonesey were met at
the door Of the millinery place by a
bewitching little houri with brown
eyes. Jonesey always did Ike brown
eyes. Mrs. Jonesey's eyes are pale
blue-the washed-out kind.
Before Jonesey knew It, the table
was covered with hats-big fuzzy
ones. little nat ones and two-story af-
fairs with crinkled brims- Mrs.
Jonesey held her breath IS she tried
them on, for she was afraid to ask
the price.
This is most becoming-don't you
think so?" The brown-eyed hour ap-
pealed to Jonesey. Il think that gen.
,Iemen have such good taste in mat
tiers OF this kind-some gentlemen
Now there are some who do not care
what sort Of q hat their wife wears.
BIZ, I saw At once that you were not
that kind Of man."
The brown-eyed hour ratified On ~
she went from one hat to the other. At
last she picked out tvo-a blue one
and q black one. Jonesey was in .
trance. When appealed to. he agreed
with the little saleslady that tho two
hats were the pick OF the entire stock
and both SO becoming.
IT, is very hard to make . choice"
said the browr-eyed lady. which do
Won like best!' And she bent her soft
searchfghts full On the pe.spirfns
Joaesey.
.-Tske EN- both" be blurted out
Mrs. Jonescy gasped.
%, no." she said. Il DON'T
Wrap 'em up" said Jouesey.
The brown-eyed houri gave Jooesey
q dazzling smile and while under It's
influence he learned that the black one
was SIS and the blue one VIZ
Jonssey took out his pocket book.
without . word. but his ears grew red.
Then he led the way into the street.
Yrs. Jonesey was afraid to look ut
him. They walked for two blocks BE-
fore Jone<ey broke TIE silence
-You worked me pretty slick" said
he rr;mly. You didn't need any two
hats. Why didn't you say soy
Then he told her that he would not
he honse to elmer and Mrs. Jonesey
took the street car alone. When she
reached her room she had good cry.
ro,,~cw frurea that his wife owes