The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-03

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L "A scape before her. By all the canons
of valley housewifery she should have
been canning peaches for the family 5
winter consumption; but there conditions OF the
spirit when docs not care whether ones family
has peaches to eat not. and as Mrs. Mmms fam
ly-eonslstlng of one husband-had just treated her
in notably unfcclng manner, she was suffering
from one OF those conditions.
The circumstances these; Mrs. Mimms
ardenly desired dress for the Association
and realizing the difficulties of the situation, had
like prudent general, planned her campaign with
the greatest care. and made her request after Mr
Mmms had just consumed dinner consisting of all
the eatables nc most liked. But even the most
famous generals but slaves to small circum-
stances Unfortunately, in the interval after dinner
in which Mrs Mimms washed the dishes while her
husband took forty wnks in his chair the porch
wasp had assaulted Mr.. Mimms. He in the
act of extracting the weapon OF the vicious but
short-sghted insect from his hand when she halt
ngy made her plea. AS result, she not only
told very shortly that the money was not to be
spared-that she had been prepared for-but also
that the dress not needed, and moreover, that
she was getting too old and gray about such
tomioolery AS her last dress dated back to the
meeting Of the same Association four years before.
the injustice well the dSparaging nature OF this
remark had cut like 4 knife ard Mrs. Mimms. con-
trary to custom and to her previous intention had
retired from the field without further ado
Now she sat and thought it over, and tho
she thought tho became apparent 10 her
that Syram didn't love her any he would
never have spoken cruelty. The disappointment
about tho dress swallowed up in the PAIN of
that thought,
The sight OF lilac sunbonnet coming along by the
fence, usually harbnger of pleasure, brought
balm 10 her soul. She knew that it was Honey
Story bringing the last number OF the Female FIRE
side Friend TO which they subscribed in common,
and OF which Honey, in her capacity of drcssmaker.
had first gleanings Mrs Mimms had looked for
ward saying to her. with open indifference which
masked hidden pride, by the way, Honey, I've
decided TO buy that gray alpaca down to the store.
an want you to next week an make it
up for me for the Association" and to receiving
Homey's cnvous congratulations therefor Now this
pleasant prospect was ended.
Honey came up the steps. mopping her plump red
face with the strings of her lilac sunbonnct She
was too hot and hurried to miss the usual enthus
iasm of her friends greeting.
Here's the Firsside Friend" she said, breath
lessly. 81 thought Ma was goin' to be through
with it 1t looks like the less holt her mind has OF
things the more she seems to cling on to EN- She's
ben gon over that fashion plate for the best part OF
three days an I'll lay she couldn't tell thing that's
in it,
Mrs Mmms held languid hand for the
paper 1T don't make no difference" she said. dis
piritcdly 81 wasn't specially ntrusted in IT no
how"
Honey looked her surprise. Only thing could
for such tone such subject Bent
You agoin 10 get that gray alpaca for the Associa-
tom" she asked, with interest. The subject had
been under animated discussion between them some
dozen times before
I've decided that don't I.ccr
loyal Mrs Mmms MY blue nun swelling is plenty
good enough People think heap too much about
\ clothes an scch rifes. anyhow an don't want TO
set no example of fine dressin TO the young ioks
She added vrtuousy.
YES your nun's-veing is good enough. OF
course" said Honey, with the transparent Dip
omacy of one too polite dissent openly from
proposition. We'll ] must hurry back an fit
Picnic Stricker. She'll be waitin when ge;
there"
"IIow's shc ha,u that dress made" queried Mrs.
Mimms with faint show OF interest
Same old tight way that makes her look jest like
mlnner. Shes bc;r hayi1' her clothes made that
same way ever sence jake Kite told her it be
coraa' to her when he w-5 a-waitin on her. an She
was young an had some bust measure. He's ben
married fifteen years an got eight children, but it
don't seem to make 10 difference to her. Some wo-
men IS seeh fools bout mss," size added. with the
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Honey hurried away 30 he7 waiting patron and
MFs' Mimms turned her attention slowly to the
F"fHde Friend. Its first page taken up almost
entirely with the picture OF pompadourcd young
woman ow-uccled gown. with 4 Lady Teazle
curl over one shoulder, and piece Of black velvet
around her throat engaged apparently, in inhaling
The perfume OF large ehrysantherpum aud wearing
smpcrnsly pleased expression. Mrs. Mimms
eloated over this picture adniringy for full min
seemed hert q he he Of
beacy and style tha, her soul onged Tor After she
mad thoroughly stepped herself in il she proceeded to
/ 30 through the paper. taking j cursory nip. Il
were at each page-pausing apprcciably longer over
the page OF wasp-waisted berufled figures heraded
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