The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-06
GREAT CAUSE
FOR ALARM

Mr2. WtuCuootcNs Wuo ubs pteu bft
ting in an attitude OF detected be-
wiiderment In front OF a pile OF silks
of various colors and descriptions.
suddenly rises and plucks her friend
Mrs. Palmer from out Of the passing
throns. She drags her victim back
with her to the silk counter.)
Mrs winchestsr-My dear. I'm so
glad to see you that could fall on
your neck and weep. You've simply
got TO select a gown for me. Really.
rye been through so much the last
two weeks that I'm not capable OF Sc
,ecting a dish towel. even II that
would serve the present purpose.
which It won't
IT'S all on account Of Tom. poor,
dear boyl OF course you've heard
that he II engaged. You haven't?
Well, the fact has 20 thoroughly filled
my horizon that I suppose have got
into the habit Of thinking everybody
else IL absorbed in It, too. I'm just
beartbroken about II
/.
Yes. I was going to tell you about
the girl that poor Toms engaged to.
I'm so distressed about It. She's per-
fectly wonderful and charming, too.
don't doubt. but. my dear, she's the
most superior creature that ever was
born! She knows everything. ITO
clerk) Yes. that's very pretty. but
don't think It's quite what want.
You know it's to wear at the re-
ception that my sons fancee's mother
is going to give to announce the en-
gagement, and I'm afraid-that would
look to plain. ! wonder how wolfe
would do. I'm fond OF wolfe, but
really don't know what is suitable for
the groom's mother. Nobody ever
pays any attention to the masculine
side of a wedding, anyway. but | sup
pose II looked dowdy thered be no
end OF talk. (To clerk) Could you
show me some Of those things ruite
down at the other end? So nice Of
you.
There's no reason on earth why
everybody shouldn't be delighted. Her
family Is verp prosperous and Tom Is
quite able, young as he is, to set up
very creditable establishment I'm
so distressed about It. (To clerk)
How much did you say that piece
was? Oh, dear, I'm sorry. 1t does
seem Just what want. but really |
don't feel that can pay as much as
that
when you count the making and
the trimming and everything, don't
you know. It mounts up SO frightfully
Yes, it's true that cheap materials are
the most expensive In the end. but
then when you have only so much
money to spend for thing ! don't
know what you're going to do.
why should object to the mar
rage? My dear. don't for a minute
imagine that | object. How could L?
Tom says he's the luckiest and the
happlest man that ever was, and I'm
bound to believe him. 1t does seem
SO hard. though. to bring up boy
through all kinds of experiences
measles and mumps. and besides those
Tom had a perfectly terrible attack
of typhoid three years ago. and !
stayed with him day and night, and
nobody had any idea he'd live through
it-and then to have him marry some
perfectly strange girl that nobody
ever heard OF and that speaks half a
dozen different languages! Ito clerk
Could look at that piece at the bot.
tom of the shelf? That sort OF pink.
ish lavender. I'm afraid it's going to
be an awful bother to you to get II,
but It does attract me so.
Yes. indeed. feel almost as sorry
for her as | do for myself. Think OF
the poor creature saddled with o
motherin.law who doesn't even know
her own language particularly well. I
can just feel how that poor cultured
child will SILVER every time ! open
my mouth.
Yes. isn't that pretty! ITO clerk
How much did you say7 Well. | be-
lieve I could afford that. have some
lace that could use and that will re-
duce the cost.
How nice It would be to be the
brides mother. She always seems to
wear gray satin and duchesse lace,
It must simplify things so greatly.
"Ethel!-that's her name, Ethel
Harcourt-knows how to cook! She
took domestic science. OF course,
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