The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-09-13
LIFE DIARY OF
MRS. WEAVER

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Do not judge from nerc appearances.
Tor the light laughter tnat bubbles on
the llp often nan,lcs over the depth
OF sadness. and ne serious look may
be the sober veil that covers divine
peace and Joy. The bosom may ache
beneath diamond brvoclies and many
a bllthe heart dances under coarse
wool.
Assuming the above 60 be true. we
will proceed to tcur page from the
life diary Of Mrs. Weaver aud present
Il 10 our readers.
That Ns~ Suit
"what am I going ~ do about that
new suit r1ust hsver' said Martha
Weaver 60 ber hual,ond as he came In
frOm work one evening
why y there any question about
thatf Go 10 Hopkins s co. aud get
what you need. n you need suit get
H." answered her husband.
II have looked there" replied
Marea. -but they haven't anything
that want. lust need u simple suit.
but want good mntrr!al. and Il must
be neatly aud well made. one that
could use for almost any occasion. !
would prefer q ready made suit. but
those that Hopkins a 60. have ap.
pear 10 be mnde og poor. tllnsy mate
rial, aud thcy are decked out with such
cheap. fiashy. dowdy trimming that I
Just cannot bear 10 wear them." replied
Martha.
The Fslss sssp.
"well. what do you want 10 do-run
into the city and get ycs a suitr
asked John. -
"No. That does sot suit me either.
Tor sheD have % pay my fare. my
hotel bill and other incidental expenses
" makes the cost too high and also
tnkes more time THAI | can spare FOR
the purchase OF one suit" said Martha.
"Coud you not order oneg Didn't !
see some mail order catalogues around
here awhile agor' asked the Interested
husband.
ayes; could 10 that. but am nj.
most afraid 10 risk u. Stlll. their
styles appear TO be gsod. aud the prices
quoted seem reasonable. | have been
thinking about doing .that. | will look
them up again and see what can do"
answered Martha.
Marth.'s Heart Sank.
Martha had little diuiculty In ''look-
ing up" the cztaiogue. AS the house
seemed full OF tbsn,- aud after efitieal
~ examining the suit pictures simple
blue took her fancy. The description
corresponded with bee idea OF what she
wanted: the trimming looked neat aud
OF good quality. The price wss salts
factory. so after delS flng for some It,
tie time she decided 20 send Tor IL. A
draft was forwarded. aud the Tong vigil
pending the arrival of the suit was a.
depressing upon John as upon Martha.
Al last II came-express bill and all
and eagerly the box wis opened aud
the suit laid ON the bed for inspection
ID did not quite measure up 20 the pro
portions OF the picture In the cata.
logue. The color was not good. There
was TOO much coat and not enough
skirt. aud. besides. the skirt was not
draped as the advertisement said. II
just hung. and hung uneven at that
The work was not neat; the trimming
was OF cheap. SNOWY quality, scant
ana inferior. AIartha's heart sank 10
zero. She knew she would be asham-
ed to wear that suit az home. much
less among her well dressed friends.
What Was she TO dof She needed
suit badly. but she realized that to
attempt an exchange would result a.
iisastrously as In The nrsf place. aud
she could III affcrd another new one.
Defects Msrs Pronounced.
Tue longer Aarths bad the suit the
more numerous aud pronounced bs-
came iss defscts. until at last her pride
rebellesi. and she refused longer 10
wear the miserable parody. She ssid
she would much prefer 10 wear a
''gsod" old suit than poor new one.
For with the poor new one she was
conscious and ashsmed when she felt
any one looking AZ her or her suit.
MIR. and Mrs. wsaver held a con
sultation. after which MIS-. Weaver de-
elared that never again Ia her life
would she buy anything from pie
ture or FROM a catalogue house.
-Anen.r said John. We have had
our lesson. Had yoa bought that gar
meat from any OF our local merchants
ana Il proved unsatisfactory he would
have Insisted on your exchanging IL or