Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-29

upon setting another color simply be-
cause it's in style, when 1t looks like
the deuce on you!"
Helen twisted and turned before
the glass. The suit was of dark blue
serge. and the coat was short and was
lined and faced with striped Roman
silk in blue and green and red. 1t
had standing collar and f1aring cuffs
and was altogether quite ultra FASH
ionable.
Let me see the skirt said Helen
finally. "Oh. this has one of those
Russian tunics, too, hasn't it? Don't
treme. dear. to buy so late in the
season? They won't be wearing these
Russian tunics In the Fall"
oh, pardon me, madam. but they
will. We have sold any number of
them lately for steamer suits, and a
number of the early Fall models are
made with the Russian tunic. The
style is too popular to go out so
soon."
The skirt is rather nice, isn't it,
dear? L like the blue serge tunic
with the Roman silk underskirt. Have
you anything like this in dark gray?"
Now, Helen, You don't want a gray
suit. This suit is just the thing for
what you want it. Why don't you
take 1t and come on?"
Let me slip the skirt on, madam
/ don't think you'll need any altera-
tions. We're really not selling any
gray suits to speak of just now, ex-
ceptlng for more elaborate wear, and
then the color comes lighter like the
one 1 showed you. There" hooking
the skirt down the side, II don't think
you'll need anything at all done to
this, everything is worn so loose Just
now. Now I'll slip on the coat again
and you can get the entire effect"
Yes, 1t is becoming" admitted
Helen. Are you sure you like it,
dear, or would you rather look some
where else before deciding?"
What do You want to look some-
where else for? Isn't that just like
a woman; that's the suit you want.
Why not get it. and have it done
with?''
How much is it?" asked Helen,
realizing for the first time that the
suit might cost great deal more
than they might want to pay.
"Seventy-five dollars, and cheap
at that. Why, there isn't another suit
like in in New York city"
Big Price
oh, but l don't want to go as high
as that. l had planned on buying a
suit for about $50. You see it's so
late In the season, and in the Fall I'll
need new one. Oh, I think I'll look
at something cheaper"
Now, what's the matter?" said
Warren impatiently.
why, l think SIS is too much to
pay this time of the year for a suit of
this kind, don't you, dear? Hadn't
we batter look at something cheaper"
IF you like the suit, get it, and
come on. What's the use of haggling
about the price? You'd probably
have to pay as much in the end to
get what you want
But I'd rather get a cheaper suit
and spend the rest on something else."
That's right, just like a woman;
have the suit sent up and come on
I'm hungry"
All right, you can send the suit"
turning to the saleswoman. Curtis"
Mrs. Warren Curtis. Yes, charge it,
please"
We'll, now that's settled" said
Warren, as they hurried toward the
elevator you see, you bought a
blue suit after all; it pays to get some
thing you really like. Now what are
you SIOpplHS LOT
Helen had stopped at the shirtwaist
counter and had picked up a f1lmy
blouse.
do you mind waiting just mo-
ment, dear? / need couple of shirt
waists, and they are having a sale
here to-day"
II came out to buy a suit" said
Warren determinedly, "and that's all
we're going to do to-day. You can
come down for those gewgaws some
other time"
But the sale only lasts one day;
tomorrow I'll have to pay more for
the same thing"
Eyes, that's what soyu say, and
that's the way you women shop.
don't care if you have to pay twice
as much. I'm through for to-day"
Helen tried to keep up with War
ren's long strides as they hurried to-
ward the subway but he was not in
clined for conversation as they were
whirled away uptown.
Here, read the funny sheet and
don't bother me-" he growled, hand
ing the part of an evening paper.
That's the last shopping tour you get
me on in some time. I'm tired"
And Helen bent over the newspaper
in silence wondering vaguely il she
wouldn't regret having bought the blue
suit after all.