Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-04
REFORMING OF A MAN:
gy GApspEfl KiLLIAN.

tion tbot her husband should reform.
This feeling had been aroused by q
very remarkable paper by Sarah Jane
Hutchinson OF Boston, who had map
ned out an elaborate system whereby
husbands could be reduced to their
proper subservient and helpful state
in the household.
Mrs. I.awrence's husbands reform
was to begin on Wednesday. Mrs.
Lawrence wisely refrained from men-
tioning the fact to him. Sarah Jane
putcbinson had said that the more
subtly one acted in the matter the
better would be the results. Mrs.
lawrence was thankful that the pre-
scrintion didn't call for an opening
conversation with the patient. Her
husband had an awful temper and he
might not understand at first just
how good the treatment was going to
be for him.
The plan was going to be a very
aasy one to work. According to
Sarah Jane Hutchinson. If the arti-
cles of wearing apparel which the
husband filings about in the morning
are left undisturbed until his return
in the evening his chagrin and the ef-
feet upon his clothes will be so great
that he will be a model of neatness
from that time on
"Wednesday morning Lawrence
;trewed around the fat the usual
number of collars, neckties and shirts.
He got out his macintosh and UNI
brella and then, having decided that
the day would be clear, took down his
new fall topcoat. On discovering that
ths temperature was too high for this
parment he dumped it into the Nor
ris chair and made a hurried exit
rom the house, tossing couple OF
soiled handkerchiefs on the divan az
he went out OF the door.
For the first time Mrs. Lawrence
surveyed this scene with satisfac-
ton. Nothing could be better OBJ
loot lesson for her husband than the
| fat in its present condition. She &C.
cided r. do the breakfast dishes and
he leaving for her sisters house.
She preferred that her husband
sbould face the confusion alone On
MS return.
In the course of an hour she set
about dressing for her visit. She haa
10 nut away some Of the neckties in
order to find her toilet articles. Sac
WAS Obliged to put the collars in the
drawer so that she could make the
he'd The clean shirts which had
been rejected in favor of the one
which Lawrence were that morning
could never be- left on the wlndo"
| seat for a shower might come up ara
soak them. The laundry was paid tor
out of the house pocketbook, and II
wouldn't be good policy 70 be so e1'
travagant in this reforming business
Before she realized it., the bedroom
was quite neat and free from the orjG
inal appearance Of disorder. She up
braided herself and then reflected
that the parlor and dining room Wouin
no had enough to teach the desired
lesson. She lad to take the hat and
raincoat off the sewing machine m
order to sow up q rip in her skirt ana
really the easiest thing to do was 10
hang them up to ger them out or tae
way
When she left the house there were
lust three OF her husbands belong
incs still Inisp!accd-the two hanA-
i,crchiefs and the new topcoat. THIS
last would be an awful example 10
| him. for it was in nice little heap n
the seat of the chair and would wrin-
kle beautifully.
Mrs. Lawrence made long day s
visit and returned home at $3.50 IN
the evening. Lawrence was due nome
at : and his wife thought how touch
ing the scene would be when James
should take her in his arms and saT,
Dearest. l see the error of my ways.
Never again will be so careless"
She didn't know whether to SAL
Darling, I forgive you as her heart
would prompt her to do, or to re-
| marx COlCly. il'I'S Hpht win
her this lesson" as Sarah Jane Hutc l.
inson had suggested.
She walked into their apartment
and Locked about anxiously. There
wasn't a soul in sight. The coat WIS
still in lis reTormatory heap. Tie
mail was untouched Evidently James
had not returned, After all, it would
be rather fun to see Just how re
took it.
At T o'clock she heard the familiar
sound Of the latch key in the door.
Then in walked James with two mel
hers of the firm whom he had brought
home to dinner.
Mrs. Lawrence was excited. Sc
hurriadIy made the Morris chf il
ready for the corpulent senior mem
Der and flung the new fall overcoG'
on the bed. James followed her CT
to the kitchen ard demanded hurry
I'D dinner. He had to go that eve
ming with the two men to put tnrouGt
an important business deal.
He rushed out after dinner viii
The men, and Mrs. Lawrence had tie
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