The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-02
The Difference.

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Geraldine was rubbing a silve
spoon With enough waste of energ,
TO have welded pile driver Fur
thefmore, a frown of discomfort mar
red her exceedingly pretty brow
I'D like to know" she remarked
Indignantly, as came into her tiny
bur dainty fiat, what is the use O
my shaving and struggling over The
few poor pieces of silver | possess
| breaking my neck to Tx my table Sc
| ii will show off to the best advan.
tage and wasting brain tissue getting
a bunch OF twenty-five cent flowers
to look AS though they were aristo-
| cratic 50 blooms when ii isn't in the
least necessary and doesn't count at
au?f
II was under the impression that
1t did count | said, somewhat
| vaguely, for she seemed excited.
| DICK thinks so when he brings a
| guest home TO dinner. am sure. :"
Geraldine shook her head
POOH she said, indignantly He'd
love me lots more II | was dimpled
and helpless and lovely in brand
new gown. It's so abominable to be
built on giraffe lines when in my
heart know the kitten style IS much
more effective. Now, Fannie"
oh, cried, enlightened It's
Fannie, is it? Tell me the whole
story"
we were asked there to din
ner last night explained Geraldine,
dropping the spoon yiciously and be-
ginning on fork. Now, when
have guests at dinner II means half
days work in spite of my maid
have to fuss up salad don't You
love TO surprise people with brand
new salads? and contrive a pretty
dessert and rack my head for at
tractiVe ideas TO keep people from
noticing the wait while the cook
washes the service plates so they
can be used for another course Not
that mind enjoy doing It, With
all Fannie's beautiful home and
beautiful things | expected to be
whelmed. That girl has everything |
on earth, believe.
She asked me TO come early, and |
when | arrived she was on the YER
anGa attIred in dream OF gown !
and with an air of complaoent lei |
sure which comes only when ones
mind Is at peace. felt instantly |
that She had arranged six elaborate |
courses and had got the family silver
from the bank. She remarked cas- |
lally that she had golfed all fore
noon and had been down town after
luncheon. Enyiously'I reflected that
I WAS easy TO entertain when one
lad servants that were responsible
nough 10 manage dinner party
Without supervision.
There were six of us when every
me had arrived, As we trailed out
o the dining room Fanny smiled en-
rancingly at her husband. The
waitress left this morning. she re-
marked Wen Just have to pass
hings told the cook she simply
iould have to see to everything for
ne, as | bad no time
"The cook evidently has seen to
A tight bunch of mas
uriums was crammed down into
utglass bowl in the centre. The
able was decent, but common
here were bushels OF cutglass and |
are china in cabinets around the
Dom. aud on the table were just
heir everyday dishes e
The dinner was good hut Well
wasn't 'prettyfied The salad ar N
Ived without lettuce and Fannie ex-
lained with a bright smile that she
ad forgotten to order any. There
ere roast and potatoes and corn
n the ear. Q
ITS a nuisance. mourued Fan
ie i wonder why she didn't cut II
n and fix 1t up some way D
1T was just plain Unconditional,
upid and homely dinner, ! believe
lick would think the world was COM
~ TO an end II he got a dinner Il
Ike that at home And yet Fannie's
usband didn't seem to think IL UNI
sual. He kept looking az her n
roudly. as though he couldn't get
sed to being the owner OF such m
aragon OF loveliness and helpless
ess He didn't mind In the least
iat his wife had proclaimed her
10 through that slip-shod table and Il
,gged dinner a thoroughly lazy,
.lhsh. self-centred young person a,
no didn't care bit whether she !,
as the soul OF hospitality or not .,
don't believe she even noticed there
as a hole tn the lace centre-pieee q
and know she has dozens OF A
sauties"
Was he ashamed Not he, lie
.st adores her aud she never did n
real hours work about her home "
i'm her hands or her head In the
10 years shes been married
so what's the use. say" She
,ished the forks with a slam.