The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-23
SOLVING "A
DIFFICULTY

is over"
1--WE are waiting for the calclmin
ers,' said the caller II certainly
dread them"
I'VE didn't mind the decorators. I
was our dining-room rug that gave ua
the most worry"
"Oh, did you get new oneg
knew you said you were planning to
do so.p
"Well, we did--several Of them,
laughed Mrs. Darby. Though our old
one was not actually in holes, the
family felt that 1t was dingy and
Louise said 1t was old fashioned,
George called my attention to the an
tiquated pattern Of the center and
Name declared that it never had been
pretty rug. My husband said there
was all indescribable something about
It that made It look as II it had come
out OF the ark. never knew my fam
fly to feel SO strongly about anything
before as they did about getting rid OF
that rug"
Il always liked It SO much" re-
marked the caller
80 did we, at first But you know
how you get to feel about things you
have had a long time The family
were united on tho subject. Perhaps
we should not have noticed It SO much
II we had not invested in new book
cases. New furniture always manages
to make everything else one may have
In the room look so shabby
"Yes. doesn't it?D
Louis spoke or 1t first. for she be-
lieves in having things so new that
the whole place smells OF yarnish."
That's the way with young girls"
said the caller.
"She said so much about it that
finally consented to get new rug. I
intended, Of course, to choose it my
self, but before got around TO It
Louise went down and selected ore.
She came home SO tired out that she
had to go to bed. but she took salts
faction in telling me that the rug
would be up tile next day.
1T came when she was over at
Olives, so / had the old rug taken
up and the new one put down In order
that she might get the effect as soon
as she came in. There was good
deal OF red in the border-that turkey
red which is SO very abominableb but
I made no comment Louise re-
marked so many times that the rug
was a bargain that | began to suspect
she was not satisfied, but, Of course,
she would not acknowledge 1t.
"As soon as 1t began to get dark she
turned on the electric light, remarking
that she had first seen the rug by ar.
tifcial light. i could not see that It
was improved by the change. When
my husband came home he gave the
rug one look and said it was atrocious.
whereat Louise melted into tears.
"As a result we had the store send
for the rug. My husband said he
would stop in somewhere and choose
one himself. He did, but he forgot to
ask the price. / acknowledge that his
taste was good, but 1 thought $500
was a little steep"
"Well, / should think SO, said the
caller.
Aunt Martha was SO disturbed by
all the rug controversy" Mrs. Darby
went on, that she selected a choice
specimen in shades Of brown She
made the salesman carry it from win.
dow to window to get the different
lights on it before she had It sent out
1t really was a handsome rug, but
when it was laid down It clashed with
everything. We couldn't make up our
minds just what was wrong, but some
thing Jared on all Of us. Even Aunt
Martha had to acknowledge that il
wouldn't do. by this time all our rel
atiyes were interested in our search
and SO many persons sent UP rugs for
our approval that am sure the stores
grew suspicious OF MS. There are
people who keep their floors covered
with rugs sent up on approval, you
know"
I'VE heard so,p said the caller
y didn't mind the relatives SO
much" Mrs. Darby said. "but / was
a little provoked when that MsB. Ka.
dew from across the street ran III ana
offered to sell me her dining room rug.
She said they We're breaking up house
keeping and would be glad to give me
a bargain. ! thought If my affairs
were SO much neighborhood property
as all that something would have TO
be dones
"Oh, Mrs. Kadew always knows ev.
erything that's happening said the
caller
$50 / made up my mind to take the
matter into my own hands
Il should think you would have done
so at the beginning" said the caller.
II should have insisted on it,"
"Yes. but when you have kept house
as long as i have you won't" said Mrs
Darby. When everybody is SO sure
that thing is very simple the best
way Is just to let everybody try it."
How did the affair come outg'
asked the caller. Il see you have a
verv han 3sou1e new rug on the floor