The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
Spends Pleasant Day and Tells How Kindly She Was
Received by Local Merchants Everybody Greets
Clever Little Woman With a Smile

at sight. That's an admission, not a
confession.
By the way, when you are to be
married there's something besides love
you've got to have bed to sleep in
and table to eat from and chairs to
sit on. Try the Hopkins Furniture
Company and ask for Mr.. Clothier He
can't furnish gowns, in spite Of his
name. but he'll show you the cutest
assortment of cradlcs-get away from
that stun; it's the typewriter, any
way.
Following the limo OF marital hap
piness and delving into the mysteries
kind friend. notice the language as
l travel along: 1t isn't everybody that
has the line of language 1 spill.
studied language in n correspondence
school--delving into the mysteries to
repeat, of the needs when two hearts
beat as one. we went to the Royal
Laundry. That's where they wash
things Morty Florsheim-his name is
Mordecai Benjamin. but 1 call him
Morty, for short-took me all the way
through, clean through. 1 might say,
for when ] came out I felt like an
eight sheet telling the glories of
washed while waiting" It's a grand
place. is that laundry.
Following the laundry, and still pur-
suing my studies in domestic economy,
[ went to the George a. Hundley Com
pany. Say. that's a grand place. They
have everything that Mr. Grocery ever
discovered. Neverthcloss-I can't get
away from that word-anyway. never
theless. Mr. Michaels told me about
lot of things I never heard of before.
Listen. fellow women. il ever you want
to buy something, go and ask for Mr..
Michaels. You've got to give him
and his groceries are fresh always.
The Colonial Shoe Shop, The Ham
mond Company where Mr.. Apt-ain't
thar regular name-gave me bunch
of flowers, C. Lumsden & Company. and
they've got the swellcst wedding rings
and solita!res, Walter ID. Moses * Com
pany. another place where you can find
anything In the musical line from one
of Emil Berlins latest trots, to Wag-
ner's Gorterdammerung, done to syn
copated time. Grant Drug Company,
where they gave me something that
made me feel really human. and Fos-
ters studio. where they took my pic
turc. We're all visited In order.
1t was really funny. or rather. 1t was
glorious. I never had such treatment
In my life. and they wouldn't let me
spend a cent. Finally l got to w. d.
Crenshaw's place. He sells cigars and
other kinds of tobacco. There were
men in his place, oh. so many differ
ent kinds OF men. Some OF them looked
rather pleasing, but as soon as I got
lowell you know-somebody told me-
they were married They denied 1t
like the dickens. but be that as 1T
may. or words to that effect. 1 kept
myself a-loof, and It's a good thing
/ don't know their wives. :.
We finished at II. Clarke & Sons.
They sell wh!skey stayed long
enough to have explained TO me how
it was easy to account for the men
who fall by the ways!de In North
Carolina Aaron Clarke. a fine Draw
youngster who confessed that he liked
red roses. took me over the place. If
| there was no other reason--and there
| are thousands--for me remembering
| Richmond Aaron Clarke and his red
| roses would be quite enough. His en-
| tire color scheme is red. red roses, and
| after knowing him a minute knew
| why H. Clarke & 'npany were 80
| popular.
Now I've spilled everything. I've
| told you n lot OF things 1 didn't intend
! telling. Nevertheless, I'm glad I went.
I and I'm awfully glad Mr.. Mitchell had
the pleasure OF taking me In mis- Ca
! dillac. After Clarke's l had other ap-
! pointments, but Clarke sells whskey
/ and-well. that's none OF your busi-
/ ness Mr. Mitchell took me for a drive.
! and when we returnedd to the Lyric
| that's where 1 am playins--the lights
| were on. and 1t was a glorious night.
! Nevertheless. or as 1t were. but-good-
| bye. and I'm coming back 10 Rich
! mond.-Adv.