Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-10-21
Economical
Agnes
By Adele Mendel

about Agnes? AS though you had I
been stepped In indigo. Isn't the latest
fashion in hair dressing becoming to !
you or has your father cut down your
allowance7" asked Celine.
Dad hasn't diminished my allow
ance, but doubled 1t on the condition
that don't attempt TO economic any
more"
HAS he had a brain Storm"
Indeed not. He says my economies
cost more than other peoples lux
uries My isle stocking income and
silk stocking proclivities don't coin
eide. -.fr.4.
1.-THE first time 1 wore my white
serge suit Jack and were at the Tea
Shop, where the waitress split
glass of ice tea over 1t. Jack be-
moaned my, fate. 1 smiled sereney,
trying to show what a nice disposi-
tion had. The next day dipped the
gown In gasoline, but had taken the
wrong jug, II was kerosene"
"Was It ruined9" asked Celine.lr
eve sent II to the cleaners, but
nothing would eradicate that door.
After using three bottles OF imported
violet perfume on It hung 1t in the
back yard to air. When IL seemed
safe to risk wearing 1t, the skirt was
gone, stolen"
Another time | thought It would
be sanitary to give our bath tub
fresh coat Of enamel. Dad brought
home a portly millionaire friend from
| 81 ~ Gn1ffh tn
invest some of his surplus cash In
| certain stock company. Our guest
said upon retiring he'd think 1t over.
Mr.. Smith is accustomed to taking an
early plunge. The enamel wasn't quite
dry. and he stuck to It. After repeat
ed calls dad rushed to the rescue.
AT breakfast he was as suriy as q
bear and snapped at me when sug,
gested a remedy. Father didn't dare
mention stocks, and we have never
seen or heard from him since"
did you ever try your hand at
painting after that?" ,r
/ Yves, our porch furniture looked SO
shabby 1 painted the chairs"
o They look Just like new" l.
!. "Oh. these are the new ones. we
couldn't use the others. Father AND
mother were going automobinng
q While mother was waiting on the yer
e anda. she exclaimed suddenly In the
% most aggravated tone: Look at my
new silk dress 1t was spotted foul
ard, /. assure you, spots of green
J paint all over 1t. After we thought the
Ie chairs were dry some one would dis
1t cover a daub Of paint on their suit
4 Dads patience was finally exhausted
so, he bought these rockers"
rs your brother out OF town. ask
a ed Celine.
s. Yes"
IS There's some class to him when ne
g. wears that light gray. suit"
4, Don't mention that suit to me
~ Bob said: sis, get rid Of my gray suit
T. / don't want it any more
~ "One of those Armenians came tC
IL the door with a suit case Of kimonos
:. and exchanged the suit for Sill
kimono."
al What an excellent idea. What die
Bob say about your business abil
ity?"
I'D hate to tell you. He nearly col
lapsed when he found had traded TIT
b. new suit
AZ Mother had selected a new refrig
;; orator at what seemed an exorbitan
> price. attended furniture auction
!" sale, and after waiting four hours
ly procured an ice box all porcelain AM
glass for only ten dollars more thai
| Whan
came 1t was 16 inches too high an
ie 10 inches too wide for the pantry,
did you send 1t backT'
tn mo: II was bought on the conditio
that it could not be returned"
Don't you trim your own hats?"
mot since l blackened my leghor
with shoe polish. Jack and l weT
p caught in a rain storm. Jack CAV
m one howl You look like coal blac
lady!' he roared. The shoe polish ha
- dripped of.
he Another time L had needed m
lr. white pique skirt In a hurry 80 n
rn. cook washed 1t and put It In the owe
to dry and turned the gas low, 10
got all about 1t and the skirt we
, burned to o crisp.
~ But that wasn't even as bad as II
Il time l dyed my last blue messalin
coronation purple
WAS 1t a SUGGEST" interrupts
Celine.
mo, the dress became hideo'
purple, but the pan containing the d!
slipped. The sink, the table, the wa
everything was tinged with violet II
maid threatened TO leave, said 81
never worked in purple kitchen. al
never intended 70. We had the WI
cleaned and raised her wages"
Il certainly don't blame your
ther"
"You needn't sympathlze with hi
My allowance won't be doubled We