Graham guardian., 1909-08-20
THAT SUIT OF HERS
An lnstalllaent Of Sartorial
History Heard by a
Husband

From the New York Sun
John, dear, may | interrupt you
just a moment?" timidly began
Mrs. Tibbs.
"Yes, DEAR" replied Tibbs, laying
down his paper.
Il want to talk to you about my
suit. | am worried to death about
it,"
| What suit is it, my dear? You
don't need another suit, do you?
You just got suit"
John! How can you say such a
thing? You know | haven't had a
suit for long time" retorted
Mrs. Tibbs. Anyway, you said l
could have it."
| "Oh, did l? Well, how about
the suit you just got? The suit
we've been talking about so long"
That's the suit | mean.'
Il am quite sure you told me the
other day that you had ordered it. !"
| "Well, you never more than half
listen to what | say" She fished
two samples out of her portemon-
naie. Now, | want you to tell me
honestly which of these you like
better. Please put your mind on
|. L e., .,,,+ n x>,,r,,+o ,,
| Tibbs took the samples and eyed
| them languidly.
when did you get them?" he
asked.
''Those are the same that l show
ed you before"
| Tibbs looked at them a little
more closely.
so they are," he admitted, but
why are you asking me about them
again? Do you think I'll change
my mind?"
| (which do you really like?" she
went on, ignoring his question.
| Il told you the other day like
the light goods" he answered
rather abruptly and tossed them in
to her lap.
| That's just the trouble. Men
have such queer taste. hoped
lyou'd like the dark stuff"
| DO you like the dark thing
better?" asked her husband.
| No. 1t does not make a parti-
Gle of difference to me. Auntie
likes the dark cloth better, though,
and Mabel likes the light, but she's
going to get a light suit made the
same way and | don't want them to
be so near alike. We go out to-
gether SO much, you know. But
Mabel was awfully nice about it.
She thought it might be nice if
they were something alike. Good
nessl | don't want to make a mis-
take"
| Il don't.see how you can make a
mistake" said her husband reassur-
ingly. IF you like them both it
makes no difference which you take.
Shut you eyes and grab"
| why can't you treat it seriously?
l suppose you men simply don't un-
derstand."
Il admit | don't understand.
You asked my advice and | gave it
the best | could" he replied.
| well, what is it you don't like
about the dark material?"
Il thought it looked rather cheap.
That's ALL"
Nov isn't that funny? You
think the dark looks cheap and |
think the light looks cheap, and be-
side it seems kind of sleazy. That's
the reason ordered the dark"
| SO you've ordered after all?
You just said you didn't order it. "
What said was that l didn't
order it the other day."
What is the argument for if it's
all settled?"
Il can change the order easy
enough. Of course wouldn't think
of taking the dark if you think it
looks cheap
| Il didn't say it looked cheap"
You certainly did. You said it
looked cheap"
| We'll, if | did didn't mean it.
What l meant was that it looked
comparatively cheap. Compared to
the other you know"
| well, don't you think the light
stuff looks kind of sleazy?"
! Maybe it is, but that's one rea-
son l like it."
/ We'll, if | can't get the dark
goods perhaps I'll take the light
after ALL" ...
What do you mean by not being
able to get it? thought you said
you had already ordered it,"
Il did, but Monsieur Blanc, you
know only has the samples. He
has to send out and buy the mater
ial after you select it. He said
he'd call me up this evening and
tell me whether he could get it or
not. He knows Pm worried to
death. There's the telephone now.
I'll bet you that's who it is"
| Now, what do you think of that?
| Isn't it exasperating?" she exclaim-
ed upon her return to the library
after long conversation with the
tailor"