The Ely miner., 1911-09-22
HER LINEN
SUIT

went downtown to get ready-made
lightweight tailor suit. Her husbands
parting words, like the parting words
of all good husbands In like situa-
tions, had been: Nov. get something
good, Margaret, something worth
while. Don't try to economixe!"
But every woman will understand
how Mrs. Beach, when passing q win
dow, saw pink linen coat and skirt
marked down to $16. she fell q vic-
tim. It was of excellent cut and
much reduced from It's original cost
It was sufficiently heavy for summer
wear. Therefore 1t seemed foolish
to her to spend $40 or more for 3
cloth suit. So she bought the pink
linen
Beach's expression was one Of down.
right disgust when she showed her
purchase to him. II told you to get
something good" he objected. ANA
you come home with that!"
Nov, Henry!' said his wife. II
that isn't the man of It! II had told
you paid $50 for the suit instead Of
SIS you would have thought It was
lovely! That's all a man knows about
the value Of things -he just judges
by the cost! And you don't seem TO
appreciate my economy"
you'll be sorry you bought linen
suit!" insisted Beach. stubborniy.
''You mark my words!"
These being his sentiments. Mrs.
Beach never told him how one week
after her arrival at her hostess she
got automobile grease on her suit and
had to have 1t dry cleaned at cost
of $3.50. The first time she wore It
after that the sun faded It fearfully
and in streaks.
''It must be due to something they
used in cleaning It," condoled her
hostess. "You can have It dipped.
though"
So Mrs. Beach had the linen suit
colored its original rose pink. That
cost her $3.50. She wore It In fear
and trembling thereafter. Before she
returned home she had 1t cleaned
again. She wanted Beach to see that
1t had worn well and was in perfect
order. Mrs. Beach was In the posi-
tion of one keeping up front before
the world. Not for anything would
she let Henry Beach know that little
doubts and regrets were beginning to
assail her. She felt that she loathed
| the pink linen suit, but she had to
dissemble. When fall came and she
could lay it aside with good grace she
heaved sigh Of relief
This summer when she got the SUIT
out again she found 1t was all streaked
from lying packed away. She was sur
vey1ng It In tears when her best
| friend called.
'My goodness!" said the best fri6nd.
That's nothing! just boil 1t out
white! You can do 1t as easy az not
II you put cream OF tartar In the
water!"
Hope once more sprung up in Mrs.
Beach's breast. The fatal suit was
put into the wash boiler and boiled.
For some reason 1t refused to fade
out nicely. It was white In some
places and then 1t shaded into dis
couraging hints of pink Unexpectedly
around hens and edges.
Setting her teeth, Mrs. Beach car.
ried the suit to cleaning and dyeing
establishment and told her troubles.
"H'h!" said the cleaning and dyefns
man. "Of course, madam, we could
fade that out for you perfect white :
nothing is impossible to US with cur
superior methods-but why not dye
It? A pretty blue. for instance 2? Blue
is very stylish this summer and"
"All right" said Mrs. Beach. catch
ing desperately at the suggestion.
Dye 1t blue. Maybe that would b
better than having 1t white. because
it won't get soiled so easily
"It will be two-fifty." said the man
blandly. Thank you'll"
The suit really looked quite nice
when 1t came home. Mrs. Beach
showed it to her husband in little
triumph. you see, 1t was good linen
to start with" she told him. ITS just
like another new suit this yearand
all for $751;"
BY September I Mrs. Beach had had
the suit dipped" twice again and
cleaned once. Even though IT took
her last penny she would not admit
to Henry Beach that the suit was .
hoodoo. To keep 1t looking nice Be.
came mania with her.
The other day she took pencff ana
began figuring and discovered that be-
sides the original cost Of the suit she
had spent exactly $14.50 I'd dyeing and
cleaning and dipping. And then there