The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-16

81 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 a 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. It's 80 nice of you to
appreciate the fact that / take an in
terest in my home. / want it to be
juet as you want it-a place where
you take solid comfort, ! cant under
stand some women at all. Gertrude
Reamy, for instance. Why, all she
thinks of is going somewhere and hav-
ing a good time, She's never home.
Perhaps, though Dick Reamy is so
proud Of her being popular that he
doesn't care IL his home is always top
sy-turyy."
You're just about as popular as
Gertrude Reamy!" declared the young
married woman's husband. And you
manage to keep house, tool"
ooh, my, no, jack" said the young
married woman, shaking her head
She goes out lots more than | 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. hope | think more Of my
husband than that"
You've a very different DISPOSE
ton" said her husband It's 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. II hope nobody says that
about you, 1t would make me feel
perfectly dreadful! | was over at Ger
trude's 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 a dress she gave 1t away.
dress more than five or six times. She
has simply heaps OF tailor suits in a
year. GOodness-when ! get tailor
suit make it do two seasons!"
And look exactly as well as Ger
truGr'!" said her husbanS
"Oh, | don't know" said the young
married woman. "Of course, one cant
look always well groomed when one
wears a suit to death But I'm just as
happy. ! wish you could see the ar
ray of evening dresses that girl showed
me 1t looked like dozens. And such
expensive ones! Why | thought
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 IT'S getting pretty
shabby to wear anywhere that counts
| have to mend it whenever | take il
out. But nobody would notice. And
the green chiffon certainly does look
draggled. The Reamys are going &c
Fredericks' 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-yor
know It,
with all the evening gowns she al
ready has Gertrude told me she Is hav
ing a new one made for this dance
Think of It! Such extravaganza makes
me SILVER, It's to be the most gorge
Gus thing OF satin and gold lace ant
she has a wreath of gold roses for he,
hair And gold slippers Nobody els'
will be seen at that dance but Gertrude
when she gets on that array. Well, |
doesn't matter TO me II I'm not q belle
I'm just as happy so long as yol
think I'm all right"
Gertrude Reamy isn't in It a minute
with you" declared the young mar
ried woman's husband, "There'll be NJ
outshning you, Say, why don't yo'
get new gown for the Fredericks
dance YOURSELF"
why, jack" cried the young mar
ried woman. Il don't need It, Really
Nobodyll know my pink one is mend
| ed, couldn't think Of spending tn
| money when you are so cramped-'
"Nonsense," insisted the young ma
! firmly I'm not quite broke yet! Yo
| go down tomorrow and buy you
| dress that'll knock the spots on Gel
| trudes, ] mean it,
why, jack cried the young maj
| ried woman How perfectly lovely
never dreamed Of such thing!
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