The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-06-05
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The Woman Who's Determined to
Please Too Much.
HOPELESS TO CHOKE HER OFF
chafina Dish Get In Crash Tewslins L.
just the Gift Fer Hestess Who 10
Fond Of Entertaining informally at
9upper or Luncheon.

charming country nome Wathous Tue
uncomfortable feeling that have been
extremely rude. Margaret II one Of the
few remaining specimens Of politeness
left to us In this rude. busy age. In.
deed. she IL 90 anxious to be nice and
to have her guests enjoy themselves
that she defeats her own good object
BY being too solicitous Of their well be-
ing. In other words. she IL one Of those
pressing people who make the aver
age woman feel IKE Saying things"
at times.
Here IL an example Of what mean:
won't you have one Of these cakes,
dearr' she cried one afternoon at tea,
her bright eyes falling on my empty
plate.
.Thank you very much. but I've
quite finished"
"Oh, but you must try one Of these.
They're homemade"
I'm sure they are delicious. but
really
"Just one. nov; just to please me-"
So was obliged to meekly dispose
of the cake, and a. soon ~ I had come
to the last crumb Margaret began
again.
"Now Tn sure you win have another.
won't your"
.No, thank you, really. Margaret"
"Oh, do; I have not nearly finished
yet. Do keep mo company. Or per-
haps you did not IKE my cake7
ut was splendidr" managed to re-
ply, quite honestly, for Margaret 70 a
1ne cook. 'But, truly
Well. It was all OF. Margaret smiled
sad, wistful smile. which said 40
plain a. words, "pm 90 sorry you
didn't care for It. for II you had you
would have taken another one"
She doesn't seem to realize that. how
ever nice q cake may be. there exists
to the vulgar mind such thing as
we'll. repletion Il the prettiest term I
can call It. though very small people
have expressed. the same meaning BY
announcing that they are "full now"
Then one day Margaret began talk
ing Of new spring frocks, and I was
foolish enough to say that I was think
ing Of changing my drsssmaker. :,
'sThe very chance for you to try the
little woman who made my green,
gown. She's 20 smart and 20 cheap.
She lives at There. I've forgotten.
but I'll look It up in my address book
and let you know"
Now, as . matter Of fact. don't ad-
mire Margarst's green gown In the
least. and Dick said It was q ''shriek
Of fashion"
Trying to be tactful. I appreciatlvely
looked at Margaret and replied: Don't
bother, dear. I think perhaps after all
I'll give Nine. Blank another chance.
Eyes, but you may a. we'll have the
address. mayn't your And I'm going
| to her this week, and II she says she
cannot take any more orders Just now
I'll mention that you are friend OF
mine. Or-or maybe 1t would be bet
ter for you to come with me-"
Margaret IL always full Of plans, and,
knowing that to raise her hopes to let
them fall again will hurt her feelings,
I temporized by saying. I'll think 1t
over"
And 20 We went on every minute OF
the time I spent with her. feeling the
most ungracious creature on the earth,
for Margaret never can see that she
has said enough. Yet she IL dear
and does mean 20 well.
why don't 60 to Ferncline next sum-
msrf Why don't I take her remedy
for sore throat1 Why don't take
ticket for the current event talks3 why
don't 60 to her dentist3
And indeed don't know why don't
do many Of these things. except that !
don't particularly want to.
Dick and never look forward to
our visits to Margaret. simply because
we 6nd It 20 hard to get away. we
plead that we have engagements IN
town. "Won't they hold overT
Do you remember Sam Wellers re-
ply to his father when that dear old
gentleman suggested that bis letter to
Mary, the housemaid. was rather short!
mot q bit Of it." said Sam. "SheIl
wish there vos moro, and that's the
great art o. letter writin'."
Somehow those words always come
into my head % travel homo from
Margaret's.
wonder. Elsa. how you will like the
doilIes and centerpiece am making
for friend who does lot OF informal
entertaining channg dish parties and
the like. The set 10 Of blue and white
barred tea towelins. A yard and I'VE
eighths Of eighteen inch wide toweling
makes the twelve doilies. which are
nine inches square. A square Of the
toweling was too narrow to make
good looking centerpiece. 90 compro'
missed on an oblong table runner.
The edges Of both doilies and center.
piece are finished with heavily padded
buttonholing done with mercerized cot
ton the shade Of the blue bar in the
crash. Across the center Of each dolly
and at both ends Of the runner center
piece will be placed the initials OF the
owner In cross stitch. carried out IN
two shades Of blue. On polished ma
hogany table the set II stunning.
Times up. % auf wiedersehen,
MABEL.
TRIBUNE FOR JOB PRINTING.