Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

80 tnat he is not go
ing to be dragged
Shes never out to party
rome. that night.
Il think Mary is improving on her
desserts, don't you?" asked the young
married woman, pausing beside him.
THAT pudding was fine" said her
husband. Nothing like home dinner
that is well cooked. I'm sorry for the
fellows still living at the club"
Are you, really Jack?" said the
young married woman, seating herself
on his chair. Its so nice of you to
appreciate the fact that / take an in
terest In my home. / want it to be
Just as you want tia place where
you take solid comfort. can't under.
stand some women at all. Gertrude
Reamy, for instance. Why, all she
thinks of is going somewhere and hav-
ing good time! She's never home.
Perhaps, though, Dick Reamy is so
proud OF her being popular that he
doesn't care If his home is always top
sy-turvy."
You're just about as popular as
Gertrude Reamy!" declared the young
married woman's husband. "And you
manage to keep house, too"
"Oh, my, no, Jack!" said the young
married woman, shaking her head.
"She goes out lots more than l do!
And clothes Well, all have to say
is | don't see how Dick stands it! /
should think she would bankrupt him,
And she doesn't seem to care how wor-
ried he is. l hope think more of my
husband than that"
You've very different DISPOSE
tion,' said her husband. Its funny
the kind of girls some men pick out
to marry! Gertrude may be pretty,
but-well, between you and me, Dick
threw himself away"
"My!" shivered the young married
woman. Il hope nobody says that
about you! 1t would make me feel
perfectly dreadful! l was over at Ger
trudes to-day. All she thinks about
is clothes. She had them all out show
ing me. / said: How on earth do you
ever wear them out?' She just laughed
and said she didn't; that when she
was tired of dress she gave it away.
You hardly ever see her in the same
dress more than five or six times. She
has simply heaps of tailor suits in a
year. Goodness-when l get tailor
suit | make 1t do two seasons!"
And look exactly as we'll as Ger
trude!" said her husband.
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married woman. 'Of course, one can't
look always we'll groomed when one
wears suit to death. But I'm just as
happy. l wish you could see the ar
ray of evening dresses that girl showed
me. 1t looked like dozens. And such
expensive ones! Why, thought 1
was doing well to have two this win
ter"
Il like the pink one on you," said
her husband.
do you, dear?" asked the young
married woman. ITS getting pretty
shabby to wear anywhere that counts.
l have to mend it whenever take it
out. But nobody would notice. And
the green chiffon certainly does look
draggled. The Reamys are going to
F'redericks' ball, too. Next week, you
know You must have your dress suit
pressed-don't forget it. / want my
husband to look as handsome as any
one there. Yes, you are, too-you
know it!
with all the evening gowns she al
ready has Gertrude told me she is hav-
ing new one made for this dance!
Think of it! Such extravaganza makes
me shiver! It's to be the most gorge
Gus thing of satin and gold lace and
she has wreath of gold roses for her
hair. And gold slippers. Nobody else
will be seen at that dance but Gertrude
when she gets on that array. Well, 1t
doesn't matter to me If I'm not a belle
Pm just as happy so long as you
think I'm all right"
Gertrude Reamy isn't in it minute
with you!" declared the young mar
ried woman's husband "There'n be no
outshining You! Say, why don't you
get new gown for the Fredericks
dance yourself?"
why, jack" cried the young mar
ried woman, 81 don't need it! Really!
Nobody'll know my pink one is mend
ed! l couldn't think of spending the
money when you are so cramped-"
Nonsense" insisted the young man
firmly. I'm not quite broke yet! You
go down tomorrow and buy you a
dress that'll knock the spots off Ger
trude's! | mean it,"
why, jack" cried the young mar
ried woman. How perfectly lovely!
never dreamed of such thing!"-Chi-
cago Daily News.