The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-12-01
VI Cause
For Alarm


ting In an attitude Of detected be-
wilderment In front Of a pile of silks
Of various colors and descriptions,
suddenly rises and plucks her friend
Mrs. Palmer from out of the passing
throng. She drags her victim back
with her to the silk counter)
Mrs. Enthusiastically dear, I'm so
glad to see you that could fall on
your neck and weep. You've simply
got to select gown for me. Really.
I've been through so much the last
two weeks that I'm not capable of Sc
lecting dish towel. even IL that
would serve the present purpose,
which It won't.
TITS all on account of Tom, poor.
dear boyl OF course you've heard
that he is engaged. You haven't?
Well, the fact has so thoroughly filed
my horizon that suppose have got
into the habit of thinking everybody
else Is absorbed in 1t, too. I'm just
heartbroken about it.
Eyes, was going to tell you about
I'm SO distressed about It, She's per-
fectly wonderful and charming, too,
don't doubt, but, my dear, she's the
most superior creature that ever was
born! She knows everything. (To
clerk Yes, that's very pretty. but ]
don't think it's quite what want.
you know it's to wear at the re-
ception that my sons fiancee's mother
is going to give to announce the en-
gagement, and I'm afraid that would
look to plain. wonder how wolfe
would do. I'm fond of wolfe, but
really don't know what is suitable for
the groom's mother. Nobody ever
pays any attention to the masculine
side of a wedding, anyway, but l sup
pose If looked dowdy there'd be no
end of talk. (To clerk Could you
show me some of those things quite
down at the other end? So nice OF
you.
There's no reason on earth why
everybody shouldn't be delighted. Her
family is verp prosperous and Tom is
quite able. young as he is, to set up
very creditable establishment. I'm
30 distressed about it. Ito clerk
How much did you say that piece
was? Oh, dear. I'm sorry. 1t does
seem just what I want. but really
don't feel that can pay as much as
that.
when you count the making and
the trimming and everything, don't
you know, it mounts up so frightfully
Yes, it's true that cheap materials are
the most expensive In the end, but
then when you have only SO much
money to spend for thing I don't
know what you're going to do.
why should I object to the mar
riage? My dear, don't for minute
Imagine that l object. How could I:
Tom says he's the luckiest and the
happiest man that ever was. and I'm
bound to believe him. 1t does seem
so hard, though. to bring up a boy
Through all kinds of experiences
measles and mumps. and besides those
Tom had a perfectly terrible attack
of typhoid three years ago, and
stayed with him day and night. and
nobody had any idea he'd live through
it-and then to have him marry some
perfectly strange girl that nobody
ever heard of and that speaks half
dozen different languages! Ito clerk
Could look at that piece at the bot
tom Of the shelf? That sort of pink
ish lavender. I'm afraid it's going &c
be an awful bother TO you to get 1t.
but 1t does attract me so.
Eyes, indeed, / feel almost as sorry
for her as do for myself. Think OF
the poor creature saddled with
mother-in-law who doesn't even know
her own language particularly well. J
can just feel how that poor cultured
child will SILVER every time ! open
my mouth.
Eyes, isn't that pretty? (To clerk
How much did you say? Well. be-
Iieve could AFFORD that. have some
lace that / could use and that will re-
duce the cost.
"How nice It would be to be the
brides mother. She always seems to
wear gray satin and duchesse lace.
1T must simplify things SO greatly.
"Ethel!-that's her name. Ethel
lHarcourt-knows how to cooki She
took domestic science. or course. l
Ican cook In a way. but ! wouldn't
dare TO ask anybody who didn't have
the digestion OF an ostrich to eat the
things / make. Ethel asked me the
other day what considered the most
lhygienic way to make bread! felt
like criminal when told her that
II never had made any. but that
would ask Eliza. the cook ! have had
for the last 20 years. how she did It.
Ethel sighed compassionately.
"she was ready for college when
Ishe was sixteen. and Tom says she
simply had to fight the whole family
TO get them to let her go then. How
am ever going to adjust myself TO q
daughter-in-law with such a super
abundance OF education? never
wanted an education. | was too busy
having a good time. All that I ever