The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-02
What Happened To One Woman
Who VOICED She'd Be EC0n0uzlcaI
Saved All Her Money and Wore Shabby CohesDenied Her
self Ice Cream Sodas ALI Summer and Then Bought
Books-Couldnt Resist Bargain
EY DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

Women are noted for their queer
ideas of economy, and sometimes these
eccentricities take the most remarkable
turn, which often leads to very expen-
sive expenditures.
A man will buy what he wants at all
costs, while a woman will pinch and save
and deny herself everything she really
needs, and then in two seconds turn
around and buy hat that costs out of
all reason and thereby think she is doing
sthe most economical thing in the world.
A story came to my ears a few days
ago of funny little experience that
friend of mine had which is well worth
telling, as 1t may prove a lesson to all
of US who think like she did
"I declare positively" said she, that
I will assidiously avoid all the shops in
town. will not read an advertisement
in the newspapers, I will not hear to
the new frocks and hats and boots that
my women friends are buying. and / shall
wear my old last winters clothes even
If they are out of date and tacky, and
save all my money for trip abroad next
summer"
This nobility of character, not to
speak of renunciation and elf-denial
might be q splendid pose for Lent" re-
torted one of her friends, but as an
all year round diet, excuse me-"
But nothing daunted the strong-minded
girl went bravely on her way, and as
her allowance was ''doled" out to her
each month she saw her bank account
swelling to large proportions. and she
considered herself q Hetty Green or a
Helen Gould on a small scale.
So strenuously did she enter upon her
programme of doing without things that
her attitude savored strongly Of the mar
tyrs OF the middle ages, for this woman
loved pretty things and she wanted them
terribly.
She went around after much persuasion,
however, with her friends at the begin
ming of the season, when they were buy
ing new frocks and hats, but never one
did she try on
She went to the dressmakers and saw
them building the loveliest Of gowns for
her chums but never once did she buy
one for herself.
She went to the bootmakers and the
hosiers. but never once did she cast an eye
in the direction of anything that appealed
To the corsetiere did she go, but not to
purchase for herself.
In all this time her wardrobe had be-
come 80 depleted that she really was a
sight to behold, and her remarks about
women who spent all they had on dress
and all sorts of things like that became
so obnoxious that several Of her friends
were ON the verge Of telling her her real
name" and what they thought of her.
Finally, one day one of her chums
asked her to go shopping with her. and
she appeared in the shabbiest gown that
she had been seen in for a long time.
They went to one of the fashionable shops
where there was q sale of frocks, suits
and waists at considerable reductions. -
AS they looked over the assortment Of
fered her friend said to her:
How charming you'd look In this pretty
blue gown" as she held up to view a
lovely blue broadcloth with MORE trim
mings. land for heavens sake look at
the price, marked down from $65 to SIS. 70
isn't that wonderful7''
The poor girl who had sworn not to
spend her money for clothes and foolish
ness wavered just a 'teeny, tinchy, lit
tie bit." and cast her weather eye upon
the ravishing frock.
TITS very pretty, but I am not buy