The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
Married Life
the Third Year
nv MABEL HERBERT uRNER.


Dear Helen: you do a little
shopping for me! know it is hard to
shop for other people. and that is why
I try not to come to you often. But
Mrs Dawson has so much work this
spring that she cannot make me any
thing until July. and you know there
is no one else out here.
What want most is some kind of
good white dress. All last summer l
wore skirts and waists with my black
silk skirt for best, but l thought this
summer, would like at least one good
white dress.
l intend to have your cousin Molly
come and help me to do some sewing
this spring. but since Georges little
girl is so sick, she had to stay with
them. And with this rheumatism in my
hand can do very little sewing my
self--nothing good.
Now about the dress-it seems to
me some kind of plain white null Of
India linen with few tucks on very
little lace. Not much lace, you know 1
don't like things very fussy or much
trimmed Something simple and well
made with a good full skirt, long
sleeves and high neck. Size 80 bust,
but if they run small perhaps you had
better get 40-that would allow for
shrinking.
Mrs Parish got a very pretty one
last year at Chicago, but it had elbow
sleeves and round neck-and that
wouldn't look we'll for a woman Of my
age (Helen smiled as she read this,
and thought of the women much older
than her mother who wore elbow
sleeves, low neck and peeka-boo
waists.)
| thought you ought to get some
thing fairly good for $50. AS I wrote
you. we are papering the dining and
sitting room this spring and putting
down new floor on the side porch, SO
I dent think would care to pay more
than that have seen a number of
very pretty white dresses advertised
by some mail order houses for $12 to
SIS. | am enclosing a clipping of one.
OF course this would be much too fam
cy for me. but l judge from this that
you should be able to get very good
plain one for about $40.
| looked at Strauss and the Trade
Palace here, but you know they never
have anything. They wanted to make
me order something. but l tried that
two years ago. | let them order that
grey suit, and you know what it was
like.
And now, Helen, if it isn't asking
too much / should like to have you
get me some kind of hat or a bon
net also. Just something small and
close fitting, that I can wear veil
with. And it should be light-you know
I can never wear anything heavy it
gives me the headache. Either all
black or with touch of white or law
ender However, | will leave that to
you
You remember the one got in Chi
cago about five years ago-black lace
straw with bunch of violets and
black velvet ties? Father always liked
that so much, thought 1t looked bet
ter on me than anything ! ever had.
But | suppose they're not wearing
those now Anything you select l am
sure will please me. But I think you
ought to get the hat for about IS or
Sc
am enclosing money order for
$50, in case you should have to pay
a few dollars more for either the dress
or hat, If you should have any left you
might get me a pair of black kid
gloves. size ga. | like the soft, thin
kid, not the stiff, heavy kind
Now do not worry over this shop
ping. You know l am not hard to
please and will be satisfied with any
thing you send.
am writing this in the dining room
by the open window, and the whole
place is filled with the odor of hya-
cinths. How ! wish l could send you
some! That bed by the back porch has
never done so we'll The tulips are all
in bloom and the big lilac Lush by the
cistern is just coming out. The garden
is looking fine. Your father says things
are a little late this year, but it seems
to me arey are all doing we'll.
Am sending you recipe | cut out
the other day for lemon jelly cake. I
made some last week and it was deli
ciOUs. and as it was so easy to make,
would like you to try it. 1t calls for
almond flavoring, but if you don't hap
pen to have any, vanilla will do as
well-that is what | used. Now Helen
dc write me long letter. Your letters
have been SO short since Warren re-
turned. I know you are busy, but do
SO love to hear from you, and know
what you are doing. You said you
thought things would be very much
better now since Warren's trip was
so successful and his business had i'm
proved. l do hope this is so.
You have said nothing about coming
home for visit this summer. Don't
you think you could plan to come at
least for week or two? Perhaps War
rem could come out after you. If you
could come during the fruit season we
could put up a lot of fruit for you to
take back. Father says there is going
to be an unusually good peach crop
this year.
Well, must close. Am afraid this is
long tiresome letter.
With much love,
Your Mother.
P. S. Be sure and get full skirt, as
you know l don't look well with any
thing stretched over my hips. Cant
wear those narrow skirts. Think
would like a pleated skirt for thai
would be nice and wide around the
bottom.
HELEN is IN DOUBT.
Helen read this letter with a min
gled feeling of tenderness, amusement
aud dismay. How little her mother