The state herald., 1912-04-05
bry's Business
Judgment
He Selected His Wife's
Easter Hat
By Wilbur D. Me,ba

hat this spring"
"Of course you DON'T"
Henry Granmore agreed
b, sourly. "Of course you
There never was woman who
hat to do about a new Easter
eept to buy one"
huckled at his own sarcasm.
way men have. Sarcasm
|rth cent to your genuinely
3 man unless he can chuckle
and repeat 1t mentally to him
La ] roll 1t as sweet morsel un-
I tongue. Especially is this
I{ 5sarcasm about Easter bonnets.
ng these very necessary ap-
4 nces Of the attire of a woman,
n 1lows the beaten track OF all
J &esmiths since Samson, who
~ he first riddle. and wakes sar-
ms custom dictates.
4 mt see." Henry resumed. hav-
ed himself with chuckles over
(4n sarcasm. "why In the name of
~ woman thinks she has to have
= bat for Easter"
every woman has one" his
Bued. meekly.
rs the answer. Every woman
be because she thinks every
1 5oman will have one. And not
unded one of the lot uses any
p judgment in selecting or buy
hat. The milliners know all
gomen-they're women them
} So they boost the prices up
Yer time, and laugh in their
1 at their sisters who come trail
and go trailing out with the
~ tions the milliners are pleased
~ bonnets. Bah! I'll bet no mil
- 1ll make her own hat. I'll bet
- to go to some other milliner
{ ~ have the feminine gratifica-
TT being stung. Humph! Have
/ ought your hat home?"
~, no. / said | didn't know
~ % do about one"
~ might have brought one home
III have been in the dark"
1onfy treated himself to few more
lc11es over this sarcastic remark.
: 0y men carry on about Easter
~ = serves them right to have to
~ prices for them. Now. II a
q vpuld Just be calm and philoso-
- About 1t, and sit down and rea.
~ matter out. ten to one his wife
~ either buy a cheaper hat or
w. she wouldn't buy any at all.
Iybe. that is At any rate, she
uh be happier with the hat when
} ~ 1t.
Well. Henry" his wife said. 81
~ bow you always feel about my
y md what they cost. and | have
49, this year to act on your ad-
y ] want you to take an hour or
with me tomorrow and pick out a
~ me. Then you'll be sure nt
q 70 please yourself with the cost
lrand sometimes ! feel that you
~ exercise perhaps n little more
1st1e taste than | can. for you are
= the world more. and you know
~ about what harmonlzes and
at snits a person. and so on"
frs. Granmore looked meek when
} oaid that. but n you could have
ked into her mind you would have
u the craftiest little thoughts hop
g around and nudging each other
The ribs She knew the vanity OF
.. She knew that n you tell
q you rely on his judgment as to
vthlng from setting a hen TO max.
- nirship he will modestly accept
r estimate OF his capacity and offer
h1s expert services.
Well" Henry said. NOW you're
hing sense. I'll meet you at 2
|ock tomorrow afternoon and wen
~ get that hat. No use TO put IN
~ Of time over Il. I'll show you
= " pick out n hat, have II boxed.
4 for and sent home. without nny
II and tear on your nervous system
Without losing lot OF valuable
~"
@oxt afternoon he met her aH per
Feenent and together they found
llr way TO tho millinery store. II
~ MIR. Granmorc bit TO have TO
lt hnlf nm hour before they could
Waitod on. but ho protitod by III.
4 By inspecting a number OF new
tern hats and Ecoiflng and anifring
them. by the time Miss Morgan
. Peady TO wait on him bo was
~ with u plenty OF good profess.
ri advice on bonnet making for
Taking n bunch OF straw and n
1hsr and yard OF ribbon and jam.
~ them together isn't any way 10
- hat" he declared. People
Iht 20 use n little thought. m we'll
matorialn."
ThatH what think. Mr.. Gran
~ Miss Morgan said. you know
} hnost miillnera IN tho world arc
=. They have a greater aptnohs at
s1nsting now designs than We wo.
= have. wish wo had n man mil.
" bore. do, indeed"
Well. don't claim TO bc n miliin.
" Henry said, but know what I
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