Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-21
EDUCATING WILLIAM.
His Mother law Tells His Wife tie
Subtle Process.


Subtle Process.
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 woman.
"Your father used to be great deal
the same way"
Pa exclaimed the young woman.
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"
II know" said the young woman sad
ly. 1--WE 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.
NO, your eyes aren't red" said the
elderly woman reassuringly, but you
have been crying, and l tell you 1t
won't do, and coaXing won't work one
time In Dozen"
"Then how?'
JSt yum NplJILOH hClt arc
lots of ways. Take him to shop with
you the next time you go. That's one
pretty good way of making him realize
that a woman can't dress on nothing"
The young woman shook her head.
You don't know William as well as l
do" she said I'D be worse off than
ever. and besides. he wouldn't GO"
ssnI, Io would coiJ tbo I6orIu
woman confidently. HE will if you
manage him properly. You tell some
woman friend what exquisite taste he
has when he's around and notice how
he'll begin to swell up. l never knew
the man who didn't believe that he
knew more about what was becoming
| to n woman than she did herself. Then
follow that up by asking him to help
| you select a hat. He'll do it fast
enough if you can make him really be-
lieve you depend on his judgment"
But, mother
| Il 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"
"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 in
siSt on your going to some decent
/ place. Don't take him TO Elise, though.
/ Go any place where there's a fairly
i good assortment, but not where they
take $50 hats as n matter of course.
All you've got to do is to pick out an
| Intelligent salCSwoman and insist on
something inexpensive. If she brings
you anything over IS, say: oh, dear
no. / can't afford to pay that price,
81 don't see
"Well, you will. You'll see that he'll
insist on seeing something better, and
you'll see that he'll be about as help
less 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. DOM
tell me he won't. / know 'em. YoJ
can have any hat you want. and he'll
go out of the store under the impress
sion that he selected it. And you dom
want to disabuse his mind either. Tel
! him that you think the hat is perfectly
charming and you are afraid he ha:
been extravagant and the one at 81
would have done just as well. See 1
he doesn't tell you that it's economy
in the long run to get good thing ant
that You will get more than So wortl
of satisfaction out of the difference Ii
the price. But don't ever let him con
vince you"
"Why not?"
Because it wouldn't do. But dom
, fail to tell him how your friends ravet
about the hat and how surprised the.
seemed when you told them it was hi
choice and how they said theY -woul'