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

YOU serve a decent brande Rather
| nave good bottle OF beer than that
STUFF"
Look whispered Mrs Stevens, as
woman in a heavily beaded evening
| gown swept by. II saw that very
| gown at Ardman's last week-s25ow
We're about the only people here
not dressed" complained Helen.
on they don't care what you wear
long as you spend your money"
AS IL drew near II the tables began
| ming up but II was not the hilarious
crowd OF last New Years Every one
! had the champagne served with the
| dinner, but few ordered more. Hard
times" were apparent
Helen was wondering If Warren
| would have TO pay the bill. While
Mr' stevens was always willing to do
MS part somehow 1t was always War
rem VINO paid. Because they went in
the oteVens's car. Warren always fel.
uhder obligations to pay more than
MS snare Of their outings
Dut tonight. as neither she nor
warren mad wanted to go out. Helen
thought this should be the Steysns
party.
Inc thought that she was not
dressed ranked. too II she had
hhoWn they were going to supper she
would have worn her Paris gown and
her iavalliere. But to spend all thi,
money and feel uncomfortable and in
appropriately dressed! 1t seemed such
a waste.
with the first stroke of IL came
ne customary turning off of the lights
ana oorst OF hilarity. After this the
|
contrast to last year, when IL had
Kept up until almost dawn.
Well, this seems pretty dead" oh.
served Warren. Ready to go"
Here, that's mine" nrotested Mr.
stevens. when the walter brought the
check. '"'
AN ARGUMENT.
Nothing OF the kind" as Warren
took possession OF il
Now, look here. Curtis. we broupht
you out This is my supper"
But already Warren was taking
some bills from his wallet.
linen let's match for it," Mr., Ste.
Fehs drew out quarter.
All right" laughed war,.,
Tails" Gil"
Mr. Stevens Tipped the coin H.le,
hs forward tensely. 1t was
s warren would have to payl
| way. sha'
She could rot see the check h,,
II must be at least twentv.f,,a ~.
s'ppe's alone were twenty, beside.
INC mineral waters, cigars cordial.
and the tip. '0'"ia
me drlve home through the now
yea streets was as depressing as
the arrive home always is after an
evening OF stimulated gayety.
Heien Kept thinking of the TWENTY
n'e oollars and of how little they had
lor H. She could have bought a per-
dollars!
And all the table linen that wouId
have bought! She was planning ~
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 a wonderful csndelabra,
When the Stevenses dropped them
at their door their Good nightv' and
their final Happy new year" were
most perfunctory.
We'll, our quiet evening al home
'uIIeV out 10 De rather expensive
one was Helen's untactful CONNIE Mt
AS she switched on the lights in their
darkened hall.
Now, what do You mean by that?'
savagely. limiting st my paying
that check? Well when I go any
where-Ill keep up my end! Under
stand? What do you want me to be,
anyway piker?"
Helen, remembering that tho new
year was hardly an hour old, did not
want TO begin it with discord
NO. dear" resting her head for a
moment against his arm; I'm glad
you Do your share You know, I'm
just as hercely independent as you
are, I just meant that II we'd STAYED
at home, we'd have saved that much.
But it's horrid and mercenary OF me
to think about it that way"