The Washington herald., 1908-05-06

New wood to Trusting Mrs. II.
There's no question about IT," said
Mrs. HoneymooneT when her husband
came home that night The Smiths have
most artistic fat, and they paid very
little for the fitting Of it.
"All the furniture is genuine antique.
Came from old South Carolina planta
tions and those other places down
South" says the New York Sun.
You know those old families send
their things up here to be sold South
erners are so proud that they don't like
! TO sell em where they live"
! Mr.. Honeymooner listened while the
waitress brought the dinner provided by
! the apartment hotel. He was glad 10
| hea= about the eheapness Of this style of
| furniture, because their own nest was be-
| ing made ready.
/ so I'm going TO buy everything at aue-
! ton" Mrs. Honeymooner went on, scarce
/ iy noticing IN her enthusiasm that she
had taken canned corn for three nights
/ in succession, and you'll see what artis-
/ tic rooms we'll have"
/ So she haunted the auctions and a var
/ led lot of chairs that creaked ominousiy
whenever they were sat on. bookcases
/ that refused TO shut after they had been
submitted to q very moderate allowance
( of the steam heat in the fat, chests Of
drawers with a most peTverse desire to
/ stay shut-these familiar antiques were
soon placed about the Honeymo0ners
/ new fiat. Then there were tables that
would Uabble however the carpenter
might work 10 adjust their legs 20 a COM
mon length.
Life Not Comfortable.
/ So the Honeymooners continued 10 dwell
as comfortably as possible among the an
I tques which the superior wealth OF the
North had grasped from the proud falni-
/ lies of the South who needed the money.
/ II would have been heaTtless 20 disabuse
/ the mind Of Mrs. HOneym0OneT as 10 their
origin. None but a brute could have
turned around the chests OF drawers and
showed her the new wood In the back CT
called attention to the very obvious new
ness Of the metal work
There's no question about g." said
/ Mrs HoneymoOner. when her husband
came home on the night she put the hn-
/ ishing touch on their apartment we
/ have Jus: as artistic a fat as the Smiths
I did and We paid very little for It. All
our furniture Is genuine ant'qur-cane
from old South Carolina plantations"
/ During the tlme intervening between
/ the marriage Of the Honeymonners and
/ their acquisition cf their own home the
Smiths prospered. Smith got en- interest
I IN a magazine and the amount of adver-
tising he secured for II made his holding
much more profitable than ne had ever
| suspected it would be.
/ The Smiths consequently acquired a
horse and a runab0ut. Thea they had a
small motor car Of the same des ription
Smith, Of course. used to run Il himself.
but il was not long before ne plunged
about IN a French touring ear with a be-
| furred chauffeur NJ the wheel
Must Have New House.
It was not consistent TO combine such
means Of transportation with life il a
fat, although Smith got the rigs cheaper
/ through his advertising interests, so he
bought house. They had just moved IL
when the HoneymOoners decided they
were ready 10 entertain. and kept their
promise @ themselves that the Smiths
should be their first guests.
/ Perhaps its her money that's made
her different" sighed Mrs. Honeymocner
after the entertainment was over, as she
/ prepared 20 carry the whisky and soda
/ glasses out 20 the pantry. whence issued
already the sn0res Of the exhausted maid.
There are mighty few that can stand !t"
"Boshi7 answered her husband who
was dropping the contents of the ash
trays out Of the window that the sitting
room might not smell Of stale smoke in
the morning.
Il thought she seemed very different.
She scarcely said q word about our beau
tiful furniture. Merely looked around
and said, yes, It was pretty I remem-
Der how I raved over hers It was pret-
". too; but no prettier than ours"
Thought you were copy eat prob
ably" answered her husband. who had
finished his chores by closing up the
bridge table and pushing it behind the
sofa. Couldn't help feeling sore because
you'd made the place look so nice"
| Mrs Honeymooner was well down the
shooting gallery hall when she heard
this
well. wen see how her new place
looks next week" she called back to the
faithful HoneymoOner, who had Just
blown out the lamp at the risk Of losing
an eyebrow. Whatever she has I'm go
ing 10 be Just as snlffy about It"
The night Of the dinner at the Smiths
found their friends on time. Mrs. Hon
eymooner swept the hall and drawing
room at a glance as the maid took her
cloak. They were a minute alone in the
drawing room and Mrs Honeymoener
had the time to make her observation
thorough.
did you ever see anything Ike it?'
she whispered dramatically TO her hus-
band. There isn't a stick OF old furni-
ture anywhere in the room"
Even the eye Of a man to whom such
matters offered little interest could not
fail to mark the brand-neW appearance
Of the furniture. There were in the room
upholstered chairs firm as a mountain
but soft as a feather mattress to the
tired man. There were leather chairs
that did not totter nor crack under the
weight Of the heaviest guest
At dinner they sat on chairs of wood
and leather which wabbled no more than
the firm table on which one Indifferent
to the finest points OF table etiquette
might lean his elbows without danger Of
shaking the glasses.
Your house is lovely" Mrs. Honey
mooner said when the two women were
together. forgetting her unfTiendly decis-
ion under the warmth OF her friends hos
pitality. but what did you do with all
your beautiful old furniture?"
Don't mention IT." Mrs. Smith said.
I'VE count that as a part of our earliest
struggles. John and used always to say