The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-17


at some handsome iuts in a shop,
Both women were well dressed, but
one had on a suit inconspichous and
plain. the kind OF a garment that de
notes that its wepcr must get much
wear and service out Of her clothes,
while the other woman was gowned in
a CONNECTION that simply shrieked
Paris at the beholder.
You may send this sable scarf TO
me" said she OF the glad raiment to
the shop keeper,
"Oh, you lucky woman" murmercd
the woman OF the blue serge, obviously,
you can buy anything you want, while
! have to pinch and scrape and ono
mire to get the few things ! I'm ao-
tually bound to have to present a de
cent appearance
y have fine clothes. you have fine
children" the richly dressed woman re
piled, looking her sister steadily in the
eye.
yes" responded the other lightly, 81
am like Cornelia, my children are my
jewels-and, believe me, they are all the
jewels I've got and most OF the clothes
"Cofnelia's Jewels" echoed the wom-
an in the CONNECTION, "you've got Cor
nclia's Jewels and you arc not willing
TO pay the price for them You mothers
are welchers. You make inc tired, envy
ing women who spend their money
dressing themselves up in silly finery
because they have no daughters TO buy
prct'ies for, OF no boys to spend their
money on.
"Oh, YOU are not The only one. Every
friend I've got who has children is al
ways covct,ng my new hats and gowns
and iurbelowt, and saving what a non
deriul husband I've got, and how de
voted he is to me because he gives inc
a diamond ring OF a new pearl OF my
birthday, They think that they are
poor. neglected, martyred creatures be
cause they can't have all the things that
! have. and they feel that they have
been unlucky enough to marry men who
haven't gotten on very well because
their husbands can't make them as hand
some gifts as ! have.
And they don't take into account the
fact that John and ! have no children.
and that John has nobody on earth Ia
spend money on but me, And they also
forget that raising a family IL Just about
the most expensive luxury that anybody
can indulge IN.
axe your own case, iot instance,
Your husband is lust as good a bust
ness man as mine is, and | don't doubt
that he has made jus, as much money,
but you have always had Ia Skimp and
deny Yourself, while | have had plenty
and have been able tr indulge myself
The reason for thi, difference is be.
cause YOU had children and had none
Why, you spent more o on ,tcril.
i1cd milk and trained nurse and baby
specialists IN the years when t,ur chill
dren were little than ! spent ON trips
! 20 Europe
, And when your children got bigger
and were sent off 10 school aud %collcg,
YOU could have bought a string oi pearl,
any year with what their school cN
penseS cost YOU. and an imported motor
car with their allowances and clothe.
u money.
And nov that Your girl, are grown
up and have to have street clothes. an,
dancing clothes, and sport clothes, an,
the millions OF little things that g,rl.
I require TO set off their youth and heaut,
and enable them to go with the kind o
people they want To go with. why, IN,
) wonder to me il that any family pocket
" book, short OF a %mlliouairc's can stan,
= IT. No wonder your husband, after pay
y ing the family bills. cant present yor
with diamond %tiatraS.
l. Keeping a yacht bf running a racin,
stable isn't a bit more expensive tina
raising a house full OF children and IN
'e man who successfully ~negotia,es tina
o financial undertaking put, the man VIII
al merely dikes gu, his wife like a mill
ners and a jewellers show windows /
the piker class"
u guess that is true" said tho won,
5. an IN the blue serge, t~houghtfuly
'e "Of course It's true" replied the othe
:. woman, Took abou, YOU and when yo
see a middle aged woman dollcd II
Is like the Queen OF Shcba. nine time, o,
Of ten you will find out that she Is
'childleSs woman, and that she's drive