Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-18
LUCllE'S LITTLE huff
BY MARIE NOON.


Johns, where she has been making
quite a long visit, I told father one
day that l needed a muff.
why, you have a muff, haven't
you?" he inquired.
Yes, that old one; but, of course, 1
can't carry it."
Cant carry it?" he repeated. "Why
can't you carry it?"
tits so small that it's really ridicu-
,ous."
Its big enough to keep your hands
warm, isn't it? Or has it suddenly
! shrunk?"
You dear father" explained,
now that huge muffs are in style, it's
quite impossible for me to use that
little one you gave me so long ago"
i was led to believe when l bought
sou that expensive set Of furs three
winters ago." said father, that they
would last almost lifetime"
They might" I answered. "if it
wasn't for the fact that fashion de-
crees change of style now and then.
You don't want your daughter to look
like some back number, do you, daddy
dear?'
mo, suppose not" he rather grum-
blingly assented. "But, Lucille, you
must 80 light on expenses. If you
want to buy new muff out of your al
lowance I'll give you ten dollars to-
ward it. I'm sorry, my dear but
that's all I can do at present.
Thank you ever so much, father"
answered, after an instant's thought.
II believe I'll take the ten dollars now
rather than wait, for don't see how
can get along another month without
mufP."
was awfully glad I had my new
muff last Saturday when David Rob-
inson took me for afternoon tea to
the Wayfarers' club in his automo-
bile.
Il say, aren't we stunning?" he ex-
claimed, admiringly, when he saw me
in my motor wraps. why, Lucille,
that muff is as big as house"
Isn't it beauty?' I asked, handing
it to him to examine.
Its certainly fine SEAL" he said.
yes, it was made to order for me OF
very good skins I explained.
When we got back to the house.
was sGrpi 500: &c tind mother 1t had
somehow slipped nay mind that she
va corimG home Saturday.
'ific2r father has telephoneG me to
nee hEi downtown for dinner" sine
said happily. after our greeting. Moth
or is always so pleased whenever IA
Their arranges what he calls an "oid
| honeymoon dinner" For them to dine
downtown alone seems a rather fool
ish expense. to me, particularly as
they are both always preaching econ
omy.
DO let me take you down in my
car" said David
Why, that will DE lovely, Mir. Rob-
inson," answered mother, who was -!
ready to go.
Lucille, please run up to the cedar
chest and get my scalskin cape.
Shall need an extra wrap"
oh, mother, you won't need that
old CAPE" 1 said.
That old cape, indced!" she laugh
ed. II think a great deal of it,
But, mother, it's so dreadGully out
Of date l urged.
Mr. Robinson doesn't expect me 10
appear in the height of fashion Meth
er does your father, and you know
love that warm seal cape"
But, mother, really YOU"
"Why, Lucille, where did you get
that?" asked mother, suddenly not!c'
ing my new seal muff.
Il had il made" explained. "Shall
I get my steamer rug for you. deaT?''
NO. Id rather have the cape. What
an immense muff that is! It's almost
as bi gas my cape. You dfdnt-surely
you couldn't have had my cape made
into a muff?"
Il thought it would really be doing
you kindness, mother. DEAR" al
swered as gayly as | could, "for
couldn't bear TO have you wear ti!aI
old-fashioned cape any longer"
Why, Lucile!" exclaimed mother
reproachfully. How could you ever 10
such. thing? am surprised al
you"
1t was extremely notifying to me
when mother spoke so harshly in the
presence Of David. Poor mother has
never learned the necessity of what
one might call social self control
I often find her impulsiveness very en-
Darrassing.
David was tactful enough to sug
gest hastily that it was time to start
downtown, so the little unpleasant
ness was brought 10 close. But is.
! Their came into my room late that eve,
ming and spoke to NE about that tire,
come old cape in way that was really
severe.
Il was only trying to save expense,
as you told me to, daddy" said tear.
! fully. "Of course should have much
preferred an entirely new muff if You
had only given me enough money 70
buy a nice one. 1t does seem 20 Us
| that you and mother never appreciate