South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-20

shopping for me? ] know . is hard
to shop for other people. and that is
why I try not to come 10 you often.
Rut Mrs. Dawson has so much work
this spring that she cannot make me
anything until July. and you know
there Is no one else out here.
What ] want most IS some kind OF
4 good white dress All last summer
7 wore sl.iits and waists with my black
silk skirt TOR best. but / thought this
summer I would Ike at least one good
white dress
intended to have your cousin Molly
come and help me 20 do some sewing
this spring, but since Georges little
girl is 50 sick. she had TO stay with
them. And with this rheumatism IN
my hand / can do very little sewing
uyself-nCthing good
Now about the dresS-it seems TO
me some kind Of a plain white mule
OF India linen with a few tucks or a
very little lace Not much lace, you
know l don't like things very fussy or
much trimmed. Something simple
and well made with a good tull skirt,
long sleeves and high neck. size 80
bust, but II they run small perhaps you
had better get 4O--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 well for "A woman Of my
age (HeIen smiled as she read this,
and thought Of the women much
older than her mother who wore ell
bow sleeves, low neck and peek-a-boo
waists.)
7 thought you ought TO get some
thing fairly good for $50. AS / wrote
you. we are papering the dining and
sitting rooms this spring and putting
down a new floor on the side porch,
40 [ don't think i would care to pay
much more than that. / have seen a
number CT very pretty white dresses
advertised by some mail order houses
advertised from $12 20 SIS. / am en-
closing a clipping of one. OF course
this would be much too fancy for me.
but I Judge from this that you should
be able 20 get very good plain one
Tor about $50.
looked at STRAUSS and the Trade
Palace here, but YOU know they never
have anything. They wanted to make
me order something. but / tried that
two years go. I let them order that
grey suit, and YOU know What 1t was
like
And now. Helen. if it isn't asking too
much, I should like to have you get me
some kind Of hat or a bonnet. also.
Just something small and close fitting
that / can wear a veil with. And il
should be light-yOu know | can never
" ear anything heavy. it gives me the
headache. Either all black or with
touch of white OF lavender. However,
1 will leave that To you.
You remember the one I got in Chi
cagO about five years agO-black lace
straw with a bunch Of ViOletS and
black velvet ties? Father always liked
that so much. thought it looked better
ON me than anything L ever had. But
/ suppose they re not wearing ties
now. Anything you select am sure
vii please me. But l think you ought
10 get the hat for about So or So.
I am enclosing a money order for
$50. in case you should have to pay
few dollars more for either the dress
or hat # you should have any left
you nigh. get me a pair of black kid
gloves. sizs6 "a. 1 like the soft, thin
Kid. not the stiff, heavy kind.
Now do not worry over this shop
ping. You know / am not hard TO
please and will be satisfied with any
thing YOU send.
/ am writing this i'm the dining room
by the open window, and the whole
place is filled with the odOr Of hya-
cinths. How I wish / 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 bush
10y the ciStern is just coming out. The
garden is looking fine. Your father
but 1t seems 10 me they are all doing
well.
Am sending yoU a recipe I cut out
the other day for lemon jelly cake. /
made some last week and IL was deli
c'ous. and as il was SO easy to make,
would like YOU To try il. Ii calls for
almond favOTing. out if you don't
happen 10 have any, vanilla will do as
well. that is what | used. Now Helen,
do write me "A long letter. Your let
ters have been SO short since Warren
returned. / 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
improved. / do hope this is so.
You have said nothing about COM
ing home for q Visit this summer.
Don't YOU think YOU could plan to
come for at least a week or two? Per
haps W9rren could come out after
YOU. II YOU could come during the
fruit season we could put up a lot OF
fruit for YOU 90 take back. Father
says this going 10 be an unusually
good peach year
Well ] must close Am afraid this
is a long and ureSOme letter.
With much love. MOTHER.
p S.-Be sure and get a full skirt
as YOU know / don't look we'll with
anything stretched over my hips. Cant
wear thoEe narrow skirts Think /
would like a pleated skirt. for that
would be nice and wide around the
bottom.
Helen read this letter with a
mingled feeling of tenderness, amuse-
rient and dismay. How little her
mother knew OF New York styles and
New York prices,
Above everything else Helen dread
ed 10 shop for other people. even for
her mother. Always she felt the re-
spOnSibility me fear she was not get
ting the r:sht thing. And always the
PEOPLE of a small town have such q
mistaken idea of the cost OF things in
New York. They invariably think YOU
can get anything YOU want and get
miraculously cheap-just because il is
a great city.
And Helen knew from previous eff
forts how hard it was 10 get her
mother anything fer New York styles
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