Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-24
Mr.. BENT'S EXCELLENT TASTE

becoming to your form and COM
complexion.
How far back We're they p asked
Jane.
Come on" said Mr.. Bent, "and I
win show you that it always pays
one to have their eyes wide open When
they are in a place like this
AS they approached the show case
he ordered the girl clerk to toss OUT
a half dozen for Mrs. Bent to make a
selection from of two or three.
The clerk looked the couple over
and smiled as she obeyed; and they
looked those waists over together and
he selected three which he thought
would be most becoming to his wife;
but when he asked the price the clerk
said. the cheapes was $55, the next
$3.50 and the third was just $780,
Mr.. Bent was confused, for he did
not have the price of the cheapest
one in his wallet; but Jane looked
and never smiled, and said:
Hubby. guess 1 can find suitable
waists for myself at the other ceun-
ter
And he rather sheepishly followed
her back and she bought three which
she considered good enough for her
for s11.
This lesson ought to have been
enough for Mr.. Bent, but it was not,
for when they went to the stocking
department he did not see there the
style of stocking which most struck
his fancy, so he invited Jane to go
with him tn a counter where he had
seen a LOT from which they could be
much better suited; and Mrs Bent
like the obedient wife she was, went
and Mr.. Bent picked out four pairs
which he regarded as just the thing,
but when. the price was stated as $24,
he turned and fed with Jane to anoth-
er counter where she bought four
pairs of neat Isle thread hose for $3.50.
Mr.. Bent was all of a perspiration
as he followed Mrs. Bent about I'M
til she had concluded her little pur-
chases without any sign of inter-
ference on his part; they started
When Mr.. Bent did break the ST.
lence his estimate of his ability and
James economy had entirely changed
Bill had learned his lesson.
He said rather sheepishly:
Il thought / was a, ShreWd shopper,
Jane. Somehow it has been revealed
to me that 1 have mighty poor judg-
ement buying women's clothes; but
you'll have to admit ] had mastery
good taste.'
Mrs. Bent was tactful and did not
| have a word of criticism to pass out
to her husband.
1T was real good of you, Bill. to
wish to see me dressed SO we'll; and
| / should like to have some of those
nice THINGS; but we have not the
| money to indulge. What 1 select fits
our station: and I shall enjoy life
| just as well and We shall have a big
ger bank account if we keep within
| our limit
Bill Bent never had had a vision OF
| limits held up to him in just this way
before; and he saw that Jane was q
woman of sense and real helpmate
| After this shopping tour she could
and his trust in her became supreme
hold his wallet all of the time: and he
never accompanied her to pay the
bills
| And this is what he said to his
cronies some time afterward:
There is no place on earth where
| a man is such a fool as in a depart
ment store, unless it is in a meetin
house. He don't know how to buy
clothes for women, or how much tC
put in the contribution box to appear
respectable. Sensible men leave such
things, and some others, to their wo-
men folks
And old Cy Lampson used to say
stJane had made woman Fighter out
o. Bill Bent THE SUB.