Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-23

q white null dress in the case.
Meekly Helen took the box and hurried
home This was the second cleaners she
|. had been to, and they both wanted IS.
She felt II would be useless TO try to get
1t cleaned at any good place Tor less and
she was afraid to risk the cheaper ones.
In her own room she took out the dress
and spread It on the bed. What could she
do with It? It was her best afternoon
gown-a pastel blue crepe meteor She
needed it desperately. But 1t was too
soiled TO wear It as It was-and she
couldn't pay IS TO have 1t cleaned Since
the humlliating letter from Warren about
the expenses Helen had grimly resolved
10 spend not 1 cent on herself pen
sonally,
Money for the house and winifred-she
must take from him. But money for her
self--she would do without until she her
self could earn II. She had written war
rem that she had resolved to be indie
pendent OF him as far as her personal
expenses we're concerned. and this resolve
she intended TO keep.
But first Of all she must get her clothes
in shape. Whatever new adventure any
woman contemplates. her first thought Is
always to first put her clothes In order.
And so Helen was now going over her
limited wardrobe. She had had SO little
in the last year, and yet she thought bit
( terly, Warren had accused her OF ex-
trayagance.
This little blue afternoon gown she had
wanted to have cleaned for some time
but had put 1t off. hoping to have 1t done
some week when the expenses were less
than usual.
Abov everything else Helen loved her
gown fresh and dainty. And now this
must be cleaned. She could no longer
wear 1t as it was. With a sudden impulse
she took 1t out to the kitchen.
Della, do you think We could clean
this dress here%'
Della looked at it doubtfully. 4 dunno,
masm."
We'll. I'm going to Try. There's a
hottie Of cleaning fluid heer that Mr.. Cur
lis brought home for his ties, and we've
never used it. I'll try that on some Of
the worst places, and II it's good we can
get enough more 10 sponge over the whole
dress"
Il dunno, maam. don't take much
stock in them cleaning fluids, They most
always leaves a worse spot than they
takes out
But Helen was not TO be discouraged
by Della's lack OF enthusiasm. Della was
never enthusiastic about anything that
might involve any work on her part.
It took several moments TO find the
cleaning fluid among the bottles On the
top shelf in the bath room.
Why, Della, this shelf is sick with
dust. Get pan Of water and wipe It off
and these bottles. too-they're covered. "
And Della grumblingly obe-ed. This
was why she always looked with disap-
proval on ANY Of Helen's ventu-es-taey
usually ended by making more work for
her.
from the label Cleans the most deli
cate fabrics without injury.
sDirectIons-Moisten 4 soft flannel
cloth with the Cleaning Fluid and gently
rub the article TO be cleaned. Do no;
confine rubbing to the soiled spot. By
going over more Of the surface no ring
will be left. VIII not change color OF
injure the most delicate fabric, Caution
DO not use before an open fire or gas.
The Cleaning Fluid Co
Helen first covered the dining room
table with a sheet and then spread the
dress out upon it, Pouring SOM Of tie
fluid in a saucer, she spoaged the spots
around the bottom OF the skirt, carefully
following the directions
But, to her dismay. dark rings outlined
the places that had heon c.eaned and
when she tired 10 sponge away the ring
she succeeded ony in making then