The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-09
IN AN APART
MENT HOUSE.


ths zsrniug pager in her hand
Wbsl Erz. Tlmu1ie had called:
Gone in she entered The con
hG1sston kitehsn. diningFDon ard bed
rbom. and .zted. eaeeriys
HAVE yoa read he ada this morn
ing. NrE Tinn5ey
-Lsnd. 10. The hahy's 20 cross I
h2ven't done q thing but fuss vita
her, Ebe did1t I'D that Nr. Ti1n-
uie always took he paper down
town
TCz 1eTer EzE such bargains n
your lie. declared Mrs Green. en-
tbnrisasiezllT. -gass listen 70 thia!
tl-59 zliks-the genuine thing-for -
certs. And sss costumes for S1zl~
How % thsy DO its- narTsled Mrs.
Tiumls
= eoa'f know. Bsf IN goAzg down
town right away and by ne-eifher
suit O. else he Eilk TO make a dress
Which would be TIE best7 Can't yoa
90 along vith neT
Wish 70 goodness ! could. But
I'd rather stay hume than tug The
baby 4iong-
7 wish you could GO Mrs. Green
repeated. persuasiFeiy. 7 hate 70 20
shopping aione-znd Mrs. Brown
would 60. II ask her-bgt you have
such good judgment. Id rather you
would 60
III tell you cried MrE. Timmie.
III phone ma. and II she's going TO
Be home. TT take the baby cut there
and leave her
That's It, III watch her while you
'phone~
Ars Timmie came back 5ubllant.
and Ms Green said again. Now,
really must make up ny nind-shsIl
I get suit or get silk and make one7-
Then they entered into q discussion
Of styles. materials and colors and
relative values. and looked over The
latest fashion sheets. When the
clock struck ten Mrs. Timmie start
ed up.
Goodness graciousi haven't
cleared my table yet. and must get
baby ready and get ready myself"
Never Kind. Mrs. Green said; "In
get ready right away. and then I'll
come down and help you-and-we1l
get home early, anyway"
But Il took Mrs. Green a solid hour
70 make up. and By that time Mrs.
Timmie. somewhat tousled as to hair
and rumpled as to skirts. was waiting
with the baby IN her gocart they
went to Twelfth street to leave the
baby, then they started down Broad.
way and visited every dry goods es-
tablishment and department store On
the line.
Mrs. Green looked at suits In each
place. and also at silks. She tried On
70 different dresses, and Of these she
declared that I'VE we're "iust what
want--only--" One OF the gowns va
q white serge suit: one a green silk
dress; another . blue cloth skirt and
. coat; one white lingerie dress Of
lace and embroidery, and one q pinh
linen jumper suit. She secured II
different samples OF silks that she
would consider, and four differeni
times she had clerks measure and dg
: ure the amount Of silk needed for :
costume, then told them 10 walt -
fore they cut 1t OF until she selected
her trimmings. When they got r
Temple street she decided that 81
would wait TIL next week before ahs
bought anything-"perhaps thing
would be cheaper then"
Mrs. Timmle cheeriully advised
: her friend that every costume Hh'
tried on was lust too sweet" and u
: cheerfully sgreed at the last momenf
that she might do better"
|, During the day Mrs. Timnie bough
Q a pair Of stockings for Is cents and I
/ baby dress for 25 cents. Mrs. Greer
4 purchased bolt Of baby ribbon fol
II cents and two soda waters
For their luncheon they demon
strated" a new brand Of tea, new
t tangled soup and some hygienic crack
0 ers in department store. They theI
went to the waiting room which sup
piled the easiest chairs and rested hal
an hour, during which they used th'
telephone six different times.
! They took the $50 car and secure.
!. seats, although there were soon
Q dozen shop girls and workingmel
) standing up in the aisles Then the!
n boarded crowded car with the bab,
and its go-cart, while the conducto
tried to look pleasant.
It was six o'clock when they 60
|, home. Mrs. Timmie's table WASH
g cleared OF the breakfast dishes, but
r served for dinner. and as she and he
n husband sat down to half-raW chops
canned tomatoes and bakers "stuff,
she asserted:
l. Wen just have to go to boarding.
again. simply can't take care Of tn
d baby and do my housework. too"
Upstairs, Mrs. Green was tearfull
declaring that Mr.. Green was a brut