The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-08
Married Life
Helen Puts the Clothes to Soak anc
Ruins Warren's Best Waistcoat.

Ruins Warren's Best Waistcoat
What in the devil are you doing
anyway" called out Warren. How
can 1 get to sleep while you're rae
ing around out there?"
'rll be through dear. in Just a mo-
ment-but must put these clothes to
soak. Della hasn't been getting the
clothes very clean lately, and thought
I'd soak them over night"
Then hurry up about it. 1t was
late last night before we got to bed
tell you / can't stand the loss of
sleep"
Hurriedly Helen took out the rest of
the white clothes from the clothes
of cold water. then raised the kitchen
window, turned out the lights, and
hurried in to get ready for bed
1t was not until the next day when
Della started TO wash the clothes that
Helen discovered what she had done
in her haste the night before
Look, ma am, see what you put to
soak with the white things" Della
was standing in the door with a pair
Of tan socks in one hand and in the
other a white pillow case, on which
there was a great yellow streak where
the wet socks had lain against it.
zee now yer We nuIIeQ the clothes.
When Della was excited and wished
to say anything was ruined she al
ways said hurried"
"Oh, l didn't put those socks in with
the white clothes!" exclaimed Helen in
dismay
Yes. man. that's just what yer
did"
But the stain will come out-sure-
ly-you can get it outi'
Della shook her head. I'll try
ma'am, but I don't think that's goin' |
to come out"
Other Things Ruined.
Helen hurried to the tub and found |
that the socks had faded on at least
they were all towels except one suit
of Warren's underwear.
"Oh, that's TOO bad" as she looked
at the large, yellow stains
81 was sure 1 took all the colored
clothes out-but 1 was hurried and I
must have gathered up those socks
with some other pieces. Is that all
nothing else is stained?" anxiously.
Don't know, ma'am.' but as she
kept turning over the wet clothes in
the tub another yellow stain came in
view.
"Oh. Oh! It's Warren's best waist
coat" cried Helen, as Della drew it
out. It was a white pique waist
coat, which usually was sent to the
laundry, but occasionally they would
90 it up at home.
"Oh, Della, Mr. Curtis will be FU-
RIOUS. That's his favorite waist
coat! You MUST get this out, Wait
let's try cold water first" and Helen
held 1t under the cold water faucet,
rubbing 1t in her hands. But the
stain remained the same. Then Della
tried warm water. soaped the place
and rubbed it hard on the board.
"Oh, Della, what CAN we do? Sure | ,
y there must be something that will
AXE 1t out,''
There's nothing goin' to take tina. |
putt"
"Oh, but we MUST get it out: Here
lets try some soda" But the sodo
vas as Intellectual as the soap. Lets
,oil it, eagerly.
"Boilin' won't do no good-thatll =
,nly set it,
TRY it, any way" persisted Helen. :
Try that pillow case first, and see .
{ it comes out of that ,
Della put on the boiler, and Helen
waited anxiously for the pillow case
o boil-but it left the stain I'M
immed Then she tried milk, oxal;c
cid, and lemon and salt, but nothing
ad any effect on that obstinate yell
ow stain.
What should she do? She could not :,
Omit to Warren that she had ruined :,
is waistcoat. Not only would he flu
ious, but he would always throw it :,
% to her as evidence of her careless
ess. There was but one thing to do, -
D get another waistcoat and have il
numbered so that he would never =,
now. She knew this one had been
lade to order, and the name of the e,
laker was on 1t.
In less than an hour she was dressed
nd on her way down to the haber- T.
asher's taking the stained waistcoat
18th her 1t was still damp, but she =
as too anxious to even wait for it
dry. n
It was an exclusive shop just off II
fifth Avenue. A tall, impressive-look
III salesman came forward. Helen +
nwrapped her package and anxiously
,auired if the waistcoat could be du-
Heated.
Certainly. madam. I think we still
ave that material in stock" -
And how long will it take?" a,
About ten days. 6
"Oh, can't I have 1t sooner than or
lat?"
I'm afarid not We never promise -
~ of our orders under ten days" -,
And how much will it be-" :.
.That waistcoat made to order Is :.
velve dollars" -
Helen had no idea it would be over -
Y Twelve dollars for a plain
afstcoat! "Oh. was this plain pique
he so much as that?" -,
I'VE never make any waistcoat un- ~.
r twelve and most of them are a,
ore" with the air of superiority. -
hich such a clerk assumes when VI
ice is questioned. ~
Helen had no choice. She must "a
We the waistcoat regardless of cost.
she left the order. giving particular