Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-19
HEIR INTERESTS AND PROBLEMS
The Honeymoon
House
BY Hazel Dale

Janet Inspects the Many Gifts and
MarvcIs ut Their Beauty
Janet stood in the middle of the
wonderful studio apartment that she
and Jarvis had discovered. She wore
big apron over her dress and she
was trying to bring order out of chaos
About her in varying degrees of dis
order stood her things The beautiful
ivory bedroom suite had not arrived,
| as Jarvis and Janet were not keeping
| house by any means. They were only
spending their honeymoon in n novel
manner, that is, i'll doing what they
| liked.
Most of Janet's wicker things had
been put into the bedroom, but the
things that had come up from the
other studio were in the big room. A
woman was working at the windows,
and as fast as Janet could unpack q
thing the papers and strings were
hastily disposed of by the obliging
ianitor, who evidently thought the oc-
cupants OF the top floor studio very
strange and wonderful beings.
Jarvis came in suddenly and found
her among the half-opened packages.
He almost staggered under another
armful of boxes Janet gave a little
scream of delight.
JARVIS, did you ever see anything
people have sent things just as though
we had had big wedding. Here's
something from the Dasllells. l never
even sent them an announcement"
Lets open this one right away"
Jarvis suggested, and Janet seized
the big registered bundle eagerly. 1t
was from Parvis's one relative who
never did anything for him, an aunt,
who lived in California, and they were
naturally anxious to see what it con-
tanned. Janet pulled the heavy wrap
pings Oft quickly, and beneath them
was huge wooden chest.
Janet looked up at Jarvis suddenly.
Dear, have premonition that it is
gong to be something wonderful. [
wonder if you are thinking what
am" And then they raised the lid.
Janet gasped.
Imagine owning silver like this
and living in a studio apartment" !"
she breathed. DO you know l had
an idea that Aunt Grace would send
1t. Just look, a dozen of everything.
Why, we shall live like kings, Jarvis.
No one could own anything nicer"
What shall we open neXt?" Jarvis
said eagerly. This is just like hav-
ing wishing lamp. Let's tackle this
big box over here; We'll get the large
things out of the way first and then
we can gradually get to rights"
The large box required hammer
and plenty of hard work TO get open.
1t was marked Handle with care"
and Janet could not imagine what it
contained, although it ought to be
something nice, for her fathers
brother had sent it. The big wooden
cover was lifted off and Janet dived
down into the excelsior and brought
out something wrapped with paper
1t feels like cup" she said
ecstactically. Jarvis, 1 know what
it is-dishes!"
Size unwrapped the cup carefully
In a way she was happy, but in an
other way she was almost afraid to
look. Suppose it was a design un-
suited to the studio life; just suppose
Uncle Ned had sent dinner set
banded in gold, That would be a
catastrophe. And then she had the
cup in her hand, and she looked up
at Jarvis.
Isn't it adorable" she said with
shining eyes. "Ok, look, Jarvis, here's
an envelope. From Uncle Ned and
Aunt Florence" she read hoping
that this queer design will please
our young Bohemian relatives"
The design was of the kind used
in tearooms. Queer birds and flow
ers were scattered over it promiscu-
ously. Janet had seen a set like it
in a Fifth avenue shop and had
sighed longingly, for she knew that
the money she and Jarvis had set
aside to buy things with would not
be nearly enough to pay for them.
And here they were.
AT this rate. we shan't have to buy
anything but kitchen utensils" Janet
said, as they went on unpacking and
gradually disclosed q silver meat plat
ter, a silver cake plate a queer old
brass coffee pot, an electric chatting
dish and countless other smaller gifts
of the kind generally presented to
brides.
There are two large packages
downstairs" Jarvis said finally when
they had unwrapped tie last one.
Jack said he would bring them up as
soon as he could get some one to help
him. Suppose l go down; we might
as we'll have them"
Ten minutes later two more queer
looking packages We're being rapidly
divested of their outer garments.
Il wonder what this thing is p"
Janet said, and then, "Oh. it's n chaise
Tongue done in ivory, and what Won
derful chlntZ. Do you suppose we
could match it for curtains? And
what's that? Jarvis, it's never a rug"
But it was a rug, q gorgeous, rich
toned thing, in blue and yellow. 1t
would look regal in the studio.
I'm so happy I could cry" Janet
said looking up to meet Jarvis eyes;
but. to tell the truth" she finished
naively, 81 haven't the time. Come
on, boy, let's get TO work and clean
up
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