The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-09

Agnes
BY Adele Mendel

been stepped in indigo. Isn't the latest
fashion in hair dressing becoming to
you or has your father cut down your
allowance" asked Celine.
Dad hasn't diminished my allow
ance, but doubled II on the condition
that don't attempt to economic any
more"
Has he had brain Storm
Indeed not. He says my economies
cost more than other peoples lux
uries. My Isle stocking income and
silk stocking procliyities don't coin
eide
THE first time wore my white
serge suit Jack and we're at the Tea
Shop, where the waitress split a
glass of ice tea over, II, Jack be-
moaned my fate smiled serenely,
trying to show what q nice DISPOSE
tion I had The next day ! dipped the
gown in gasoline but had taken the
wrong Jug, 1t was kerosene.
! WAS 1t ruined9" asked Celine.
We sent It to the cleaners, but
nothing would eradicate that odor.
After using three bottles of imported
violet perfume on II | hung it In the
back yard TO Rair When 1t seemed
safe to risk wearing it, the skirt was
gone, stolen"
Another time ! thought It would
be sanitary to give our bath tub a
fresh coat OF enamel Dad brought
home a portly millionaire friend from
Kansas, Father wanted Mr.. Smith to
invest some of his surplus cash in q
certain stock company Our guest
said upon retiring he'd think IL 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 surly as
bear and snapped at me when sug
gested remedy. Father didn't dare
mention stocks, and we have never
seen or heard from him since"
Did you ever try your hand nj
painting after THAR
Yes, our porch furniture looked so
shabby painted the chairs" ~.
| They look just like new iaN41N
| ,iOh, these are the new ones We
couldn't use the others. Father and
| mother were 4, going autonfobfling.
| While mother was, waiting on the YER
! anda, she. exclaimed, suddenly in'nthe
nest aggravated tone: Look at my
new silk dress It was a spotted foul.
ard, assure you, spots OF green
paint all over it. After we thought the
chairs were dry some one would dis
cover O daub of paint on their suit.
! Dads patience was finally exhausted,
30 he bought these rockers"
rs your brother out OF town." ask
cd Celine.
| Yes"
There's some class to him when he
wears that.,light gray suit A''
Don't mention shat suit to me
Bob said 8 isis, get rid of MY gray suit
/ don't want 1t any more, 'ar S27n' "a
"One OF those Armenians came Vi
the door with a suit case of klmonos
apdsJ exchanged the suit for a SIX
kimono."
What an excellent idea. What did
Bob say about your business abiI-
ityW
I'D hate to tell you. He nearly col
lapsed when he found had traded tile
new suit.
Mother had selected a new refrig
orator at what seemed an exorbitant
price. I attended a furniture auction
sale, and after waiting four hours,
! procured an Ice box oil porcelain and
glass for only ten dollars more than
| the other would have cost When 1t
came IL was 1s inches too high and
10 inches too vide for the pantry"
"Did you send It backT'. @+
NO; 1t was bought on the condition
that 1t could not be returned" 81
Don't you trim your own hats?"
Not since | blackened my leghorn
with shoe polish. Jack and were
caught inAa rain storm. Jack gave
one howl You look like a coal black
LADY, he roared. The shoe polish had
dripped or. r.
Another time l had needed my
white piQue skirt In hurry 80 the
cook washed II and put II In the oven
to dry and turned the gas low, for.
got all about It and the skirt was
burned to a crisp. Vi ef q
! But that WASH even as bad as the
time ] dyed my last blue messaline
coronation purple"
was 1t a Successor interrupted
Ceiine.
mo, the dress became hideous
purple, but the pan containing the dye
slipped The sink, the table, the wall
everything was tinged with violet The
maid threatened to leave, said she
never worked In purple kitchen, and
never intended TO. We had the wall
cleaned and raised her wages"
" certainly don't blame your ia
Their"
you needn't sympathize with him
My allowance won't be doubled very
long. Jack says he thinks ] would
make a dear, sweet, economical wife,