The Washington times., 1914-01-01
DOMESTIC
DIALOGUES
By ALMA WOODWARD.
Copyright. 1873 by the Press Publishing Co
Ii Looks So Easy, Too.

IA r. B. Shedding a ton of Sun
MI day newspapers)-Pm not go
H ing to wade Though those
now. I'm going to take some
pictures.
Mrs. B. I'm the coils of the magazine
section)-oh, are you, Tom? With the
camera Bill gave you for Christmas? !?
Oh, Tom, take one of me?
Mr.. B. (graciously)-Sure. I'll take one
of youth take more'n one of you.
Mrs. B. dn high glee)-oh, won't that
be lovelyi You know how to do II. don't
you. Tom?
Mr.. B. (scornfully)-Know how to do
It! Say, these fellows that 60 round
| spouting of the science OF photography
and all that rot make me sick! All you
, gotta do is get light on the face. make
'em hold still and click the bulb. That's
| all there Is to the whole blamed thing,
Everything else is bluff.
Mrs. b. (enthusiastically)-W come
let's begin Whatll 1 put on to be
photographed in, dear? Don't you think
fluffy negligee gown would be kind of
cute for couple of boudoir pictures,
and then an evening gown for . couple
of drawing room pictures, and then,
maybe, tailored suit for a couple of
very severe ones, Ell?
thing you want. Here's your chance to
have your face snapped as often as you
please, without having TO fork over
twenty five per for 'em. And we'll de-
yelop 'em tonight, so you won't be kept
Mrs. B. (timidly)-Don't you think you
ought to read the directions just once,
Tom?
Mr.. B. dmpstiently)-Aw. not for TAX
ing 'em-that's as easy as rolling off a
couple of logs. 1 MAY have to look
over few points on the developing end
of 1t. Well, are You ready? Now, you
get over there near the window so that
the light shines right on your face and
be natural-don't look like you're dying.
Just be natural and hold .stin until I
tell you You can move. See?
CMrs. Blinks is photographed. She is
photographed in coquettish boudoir cor
sage array, in the scant and revealing
dignity of an evening gown with
somewhat NANCY corsage bouquet and
in the trigness of street suit In fact,
Mrs. Binks is photographed all over the
place, in all the clothes there are. Then
with the plate holders neatly stacked.
Mr.. and Mrs. Binks breathlessly await
darkness and development)
CSix hours later. Scene: The impro-
vised dark roomD
Mrs. B. (anxiously)-It says Leave
them in the developing tank for twenty
minutes and In the hypo for fifteen.
Well, we've done all that. It's time to
take 'em out now.
Mr.. 3. (holding first plate up to hght)
Why. what a strange looking thing.
II looks all confused, doesn't Il?
Mrs. B. Cventuring an opinion)-It
looks like you've got more than one
picture on the same plate. CExamining
cIosely.) oh. yes. that's what 1t is. See?
There are three heads. oh. my! The
first three that you took In my new
Dutch cap are on one plate! Oh. Tom!
Mr.. B. drritably)-Well. why didn't
YOU remind me to turn the plate holder?
Gee the way you were jumping around
there was enough to rattle anybody
even ar experienced photographer.
Mrs. B. (suIking)-That's right. Blame
1t on me because you can't take pic
lures.
Mr. B. Ciring up)-Who said can't
take pictures? That's only three. There
are nine more negatives to look at
Just like you! Always jumping at con-
clusions.
COf the remaining nine, three are clear
glass, three are underexposed. and
three have Mrs. Binks either in the
northeast or the southwest corner of the
Mrs. b. (pianissimo)-I THOUGHT
you should have read the directions.
Tom.
Mr.. B. Wiciously wiping the sweat
from his brow(-Directions be - -blest,
Get any teer on Ice?