The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-04

result the French husband is far more
courteously attentive and lover-like to
his wife than the American or English
husband. He keeps her supplied with
-bons and flowers. and is thoughtful
OF her IN all the small matters of life. -
Mrs. Mimms laid down the paper
when she had finished reading the
article, and sat lost in thought By
degrees a great light broke over a
countenance, which twenty years of
drudgery in narrow valley household
had not been able entirely to rob of
its youthful enthusiasm. 1t seemed to
her that these were the words of wis
dom. She sat and studied the stiua~
ton carefully for some time. Then
the picture again until its every detail
was Impressed on her mind s eve.
At length she arose and went into
the house, and before the old mirror
on the top of the high old walnut chest
Of drawers in her bedroom took out the
tuckcomb and two wire hairpins that
confined her light grizzled hair in a
tight knot on the back Of her head.
With the aid of a horn comb she be-
gam to twist and arrange the hair
into as near a resemblance to the pom
padour in the picture as the scanti-
ness of the material and her own un.
skillfulpess would allow. 1t required "A
great deal of pulling. combing and
putting. for hair that has been parted
IN exactly the same line and brushed
fiat for forty years has contracted
habits that are hard to overcome,
When she had finished constructing
the pompadour there was nothing left
for the Lady Teazle curl or even for
the smallest knot behind But Mrs
Mimms. her blood being fired by what
Shn 1,n e l,,.
efforts, reclslessly supplied the de
ticiency by shipping of pale blue rib.
bon bow from her most sacred
"tidy" in the parIor and pinning it
on so as not only to shield the vacancy
behind but TO present two coquettsh
loops in front. Then she went into the
comp my room' closet and dived into
the cedar chest in which her own
and Syram s best clothes were kept.
yelling on the altar of waning affec.
tion, as it seemed that it must be her
only dependence for the future, but
her second best dress, a brown cash
mere Of ten years before, which had
been turned and made over until it was
too faded and worn for anything but
rainy Sundays-that she decided she
might venture on the extravaganza OF
using.
Sne uiNCSted herSelt or the black
and white calico which was her
ordinary attire, and put on the brown
dress, turning in the neck in n very
modest V in front, around which she
folded large white handkerchief.
Then she stood off and surveyed her.
self. To her eyes the result was wholly
satisfying. and a most pleasing and
artistic variation to her usual appear.
ance She even ventured upon a bit
of black ribbon around tho throat. but
the feeling that this was going too far
and would certainly be characterized
by Svram as tom -foolishness, - made
her take it Off rather regretfully.
She thought it did much to increase her
resemblance to the young female in the
| picture.
a glance at tho clock cut short her
admiring scrutiny and sent her hurry
ing to the kitchen. These .unaccustomed
preparations had taken far more time
than she had realized, and she well
knew that no amount of mysterious at
tractivcncss on her part would atone
in SYram s eyes for any deficiency in
the matter OF supper,
Half an haur later Mr., Syram
Mimms. coming up from the stable
with foaming milk bucket in either
hand, was halted in his pIxs;rcss by
the sight of Mrs. Mimms feeding rhe
chickens i'll the back yard, She had