Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-15
Married Life the Third Year
Letter from Helen's Mother Asking Her to Do Some
Shopping.
sy MABEL HERBERT URNER.

RBERT URNER.
/ but do so love TO hear from you, and
know what you are doing. You said you
thought things would be very much bet.
ter now since warren's trip was so sue.
cessful and his business had improved
], do hope. this is so.
you have said nothing about COM
ing home for a visit this summer. Don,
you think you could plan to eome--ai
least for week or sol Perhaps Warren
could come out after you. II you could
come during the fruit season we could
put up a lot OF fruit for you to take
back, Father says this 10 going to be an
unusually good peach year.
We'll. I must close. Am afraid this is
long and tiresome letter. With much
love. YOUR MOTHER"
p. S.-Be sure and get q full skirt, as
you know don't look well with anything
stretched over my hips Can't wear those
narrow skirts. Think would like a
pleated skirt. for that would be nice and
wide around the bottom"
Helen read this letter with a mingled
feeling OF tenderness. amusement and dis
may. How little her mother knew OF
New York styles and New York prices.
Above everything else Helen dreaded to
shop for other people. even for her
mother. Always she felt responsibility,
the fears she was not getting the right
thing. And always the people Of small
town have such a mistaken idea Of the
cost OF things IN New York They in
variably think you can get anything you
waut and get II miraculously cheap
Just because II is a great city.
And Helen knew from previous efforts
how hard Il was TO get her mother any
thing, for New. York styles and not
adapted to quiet. conservative old ladies.
She smiled as she looked at the ad.
vertisement her mother had clipped
evidently from. some home or fashion
magazine:
- THIS IS DRESS FOR SIS -
style slG- Dainty. serviceable, imported
all-over white embroidery. Set in sleeves.
Novel side rever and stylish flated friil.
Graceful skirt finished with pearl but
* y, 10 h,,as p'eaNSs eHSh panel sihes
The coI1mb,a NAH orda. - n n
Box $40, New York city,
Helen look at IRE picture of the ply
sioIogically impossible, slim, slender
WASTED, no-hipped young woman. ana
wondered how ner dear, comfortably
stout mother would look in a dress nike
that. or course. her mother had said she
did not wish anything 40 fancy and ,ba,
she wanted high neek ana Iong s,A.vo.
But she haa reasoned n A.. co,,,d -,
this elaboratelv trImn.a drsss ut,n ~,
its embroidery ana l.n, for ,,s ~.
ought 10 get a verv ma niaIn 60
for sso'
Bur iust here ne, ,A.son,nv aas
wrong. For IN New Yort 4, 4, ..-,,,,.i,,,
that YOU must nav for. Yo can "a, =
dress trimmed with Yards ana 80. .,
lace and Insertion far mai, a, ,,ba. o.,
will have n nav Tar a ni.,n 80 ~
ebaaper the parynent ,bs ,.nc,s- 4. .,
Ana Tn 60, ary,,hing ,v,,,, a.. .,A,.,
and high nscs N 4 rb,,a s,,r,r,s. -,
Helen fslt the ut,Ar in,nass,h,,,,v =, az,
Ana the bonna,--,hs u,,i. 49,, 49,.
fitting bonnetI sra snsu has, go a.,
would b. 10 find IN New ynrr anas. ~.
woman az 70 v..t. war h,,r. h.,. ..t.s
noddIng n,pnres Hov.var -. -. -
!, wAs true that b,y uno,hsr ,s,.,. -.
her "a do sny ,boprlnr ,rs -. -
,,,,., A. ,hs H., 49,, ~. - ' S'
Ana Helen ri, conscIsroa -.,,.,, -,
~ ~ ,rr,,,., - =, maj. ,..s,.. ' -
remembered how wben warren x.ss 49,
and n. hss hesn "a aos,n,s "a 49,,
sne baa wr,t,sn har ,ao,har 49,. -,
asy 7, bsa bs,nsd ,nsr - - .as
ors "a ha,d % ~, $40 .,,,rs - s. 49,
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