Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
heir Married
4 X Life x 4
Their New Years Eve Celebration Turns Out to
Be Expensive
Be Expensive

You serve decent brand Rather
nave a good bottle OF beer than thar
stuff"
Look" whispered Mrs Stevens, as
a woman in a heavily beaded evening
gown swept by. Il saw that very
gown at Ardman's last week-s25o"
were about the only people here
| not dressed" complained Helen
On, they don't care what you wear
long as you spend your money"
AS II drew near u the ables began
hlhng up, but 1t was not the hilarious
crowd OF last New Years. Every one
mad the champagne served with the
dihner but few ordered more. Hard
times were apparent.
Helen was wondering if Warren
would nave 10 pay tho bill. While
Mr.. stevens was always willing to do
MS part, somehow 1t was always War
rem VINO paid. Because thew went in
me Stevens's car Warren always fel.
Ihoef obligations TO pay more than
ms share Of their outings
nut Tonight. as neither she nor
warren had wanted to go out Helen
'hought this should be the Stevsns
party.
me thought that she was not
dHhieu. 100. If she had
Nno"n they were going to supper she
ouiu nave worn her Paris gown and
her .isValiiere. But to spend al this
money and feel uncomfortable and in
appropriately dressed! 1t seemed such
a waste.
with the first stroke of 10 CANA
The customary turning off of the lights
and burst OF hilarity. After this tho
| merriment soon died out, in marked
| contrast to last year, when it had
| Kept up until almost dawn
wen this seems pretty dead" OBJ
| served Warren. Ready to so?'
Here. that's mine" protested Mr..
| stevens. when the waiter brought the
check
AN ARGUMENT.
Nothing of the kind" as Warren
LOOK possession of it
| Now look here. Curtis. we brought
you out This is my supper
Rut already Warren was taking
some bills from his wallet.
linen let's match for it," Mr.. Ste.
'ehs drew out quarter.
All right" laughed Warren
Tails" w.
Mr., MT, Stevens dipped the coin. Helen
| haaI~ Iol ward tensely. 1t was
ne"os warren would have tn navi
somehow it always came out fbat
way Jul thd'
She could rot see the cheek b,,
II must be at least twentv-fve-the
euppers alone Were twenty, besides
'he mineral waters, cigars. cordial,
and the tip
ne orlVe home through the now
ueSer yea streets was as depressing as
me uriVe home always is after an
evening of stimulated gayety.
heieii kept thinking of the twenty
nVe dollars and OF how little thew had
Tor H. she could have bought a Per-
sian rug for the hall for twentv-f1ve
dollars
And all the table linen that would
have bought! She was planning IN
get some during the January white
goods sales. And the candelabra she
wanted for the dining room, What
they rad spent on this supper would
nave bought wonderful candelabra,
When the Stevenses dropped them
at their door their Good nightm and
their hnal Happy new year" were
most perfunctory.
Well. our quiet evening at home
| 'ui hc" OUT 10 De q rather expensive
one" was Helens untactful comment
as she switched on the lights in their
| darkened hall.
Now, what do you mean by that?"
saNagely. limiting at my paying
that check? Well, when l go any
where-1n keep up my end Under
stand? What do you want me to be,
anyway pikerT
Helen. remembering that the new
year was hardly an hour old. did not
want to begin 1t with discard
No, dear" resting her head for a
| moment against his arm; I'm glad
you Do your share. You know, I'm
Just as 'iercely independent as YOU
are. I just meant that IL we'd stayed
at home, we'd have saved that much
But it's horrid and mercenary OF mo
10 think about 1t that way"