The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
Cousin Emma S
Fault

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When Mrs. Cox returned from the
feashore her two trunks we're full OF
mussed-up hats and soiled dresses
She unpaeked her things with a set
loot Of dlstaste and heaved sigh OF
rsisf when the last pair OF satin
slippers had been sponged of with
gasoline and the last chiffon veil had
been folded away In its particular
sateen-coyered box in the top bureau
drawer Mrs Cox is a fastidious
young person and no article Of her
personal apparel ever strays from its
proper place. That night she was
very tired
The seashore." she explained to
her husband, after dinner. Is fatal
to ones wardrobe. have packed
away my straw hats to make over for
next summer-you'ye no idea how di-
Iapldated they look-and simply ev
eaything else own had to be bundled
oT to the laundry or the cleaners.
II rot be able to go out anywhere
5r a week"
Cox nodded with vague sympathy.
"0f course" went on his wife they
all ought to either wash or clean.
The only thing I'm uneasy about is
my bathing suit 1t did seem so
ridiculous to send a bathing suit to
be dry cleaned, so | let 1t go with
the laundry things, but somehow |
don't feel sure they will do 1t right"
Three days later, on the return OF
the laundry box, the worst fears Of
Mrs. Cox were realized. The bathing
suit was a wreck!
The dark blue material was a sickly
purple and the stripes that had once
been white were clouded gray.
Mrs. Cox regarded 1t with disgust.
81 knew IT," she said to herself.
dismally.
When Cox came home two nights
later he found his wife on her knees
in the middle of the sitting room.
surrounded by disorder of scissors.
spools and dark blue serge.
william" she said before he could
greet her they simply ruined my
bathing suit. as | knew they would.
They boiled I'll And 1t was such an
expensive one that | felt that posi-
lively couldn't afford to lose 1t alto
gether SO put an advertisement in
yesterdays paper and today had
an answer"
THAT so?" said Cox
"She called ae up on the phone"
Mrs Cox explained, "and asked me
what kind of suit 1t was and de-
scribed the thing to her and was quite
truthful about the fading and shrink
| Ing part. or course | had to tell her
/ that, but she said she was small her
a little trip south. quite Unexpectedly.
she wasn't SO particular as she other
wise would be about the appearance.
| Her husband Is In the real estate
business and has some land down in
Florida that he is obliged to go and
see, so she decided that she would
go, too: and her sister is coming to
take care of the children and run the
house"
"Do -er-know herr" asked
Cox, looking dazed.
why, no" said his wife. 81 don't
know her, exactly. but we discovered
that she used to live in Sandtown and
that she and Cousin Emma always
went to the same dressmaker. | told
her that | had paid good deal of
money for my bathing suit in the
first place. bNt that considering how
much 1t was faded I would let her
have 1t for sS She said very we'll,
she'd pay that IL I'd send It out by
messenger. SO she could pack to-
night"
Then" inquired Cox. mildly. "wh9
didn't you send IT."
We'll" said Mrs. Cox. you see,
when I came to look 1t over again |
discovered tear right In the front
gore and the braid on the bottom Of
the skirt had turned green In the
wash instead OF purple like the cloth.
and then remembered what pretty
clothes Cousin Emma always has. and
II this woman went to the same dress
maker-why. don't you see. 7 was
ashamed to send that braid.
so went downtown and matched
the serge for new front breadth
and got new braid. and IT'S taken the
whole afternoon to sew It on. The
serge cost s125 and the braid was
80 cents. But couldn't have her tell
ing Cousin Emma that had cheated
her. you know.
"Just step to the telephone. dear
and have them send a messenger
And. wait a minute. Here's the ad
dress: ask them what they Will
charge"
t. Cox did as he was requested and
returned presently with his hands in
his pockets and grin on HIS face.
aTha messenger" ha infornnad hts