Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-19
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You may have the idec,' said Ms,
Wittance. with the crushing sweet.
ness that Is he privilege Of wives.
hut you have Il tied UP in pink rib
bons and laid away in your safe II
YOU hayei That's al the GOOD /, does
you!"
Wittance began 10 turn purple ana
clinch the chair arms. Just specify"
he insisted. Just name the example
You can't DO H.
Il can" insisted Mrs. Wittance.
Any time YOU feel like hearing me
run OH list OF several dozen perfect.
y good examples. and have the time.
don't hesitate 10 ask me TO obliee YOU.
because being agreeable Is about the
best thing do,
For instance she went on, a few
minutes ago you made the remark
that you must remember 10 buy your
self q new straw hat. You never stop
ped 10 wonder whether or not YOU had
straw hat lett from last summer
which would do TO start out the seas
on. did YOU?
Now q wonan's first instinct when
she needs anything is 10 woDdor
whether or not she has something laid
away that would do. and so would
save her from making a fresh pur-
chase. What is past is past to a man.
whether it is his last summers clothes
or Presidential election. Now, a. L.
happens, you bought new straw hat
Just a few weeks before the season
closed last year. and il il all right tn
cleaned
There YOU are" cried Witiance
DO you think I'm going TO travel
downtown with hat in a paper bae
and waste good time hunting up G
cleaners and meantime lose a cust0-
mer or so? That's a woman's idea Of
economy, all right"
III you're so tussy," said Mrs. VIII
tance, IN clean it for You myself. |
can do it perfectly we'll with some
acid used to do il when wore sail
or hats myself
Wittance groanel. "It'll look home
made" he explained. Something on
the order OF knitted wristlet> ana
mitts, dos. like the idea.
You leave 10 me-" said Mrs Wit
tanco Steynt,. III YOU are SO anxious
to get rid Of ! just hand it over 10
mel"
SO Mrs. Wittance scrubbed last SUN
mer's hat with acid. She was rather
in Il hurry because she wanted to 60,
TO club mectiGs. and 20 she did not
remove the band before she scrubbed
Il. She iaft it to dry with The con
aciousness OF ii deed well done, bur
when b. got home she fouSd TO her
horror that the black band was al
lplotched with dull Orange where the
ACID lad touched il. Wittance's ar
rival was simultaneous with hers. 50
he, TOO, saw the tragedy,
Il lope, he said scyerely, that YOU
row SEC The folly OF trying 20 do the
Worl. ol professional; WHO knows
wins he aooGt! shall buy . new
hat, 10: wouldn't be caught wearing
this ,lng.'
You'll do nothing OF the sort" de
ciared his wife There Is my econo.
ny theory demonstrated again. can
buy new corded ribbon for 30 cents
or less and sew it on just like this
one pon't be so silly"
Mrs. NittAnce was determined 10
prove thar she was sensible. So she
wen downtown the next day TO bag
the ribbon. When she got il sewed on
she found II was a shade narrower
than the old one, but the black was
sufficient Ia display little line ol
stain, black nnd orange, on the straw
Wittance refused 10 argue the mat
ter. Il will not wear that hat" NJ
7toImod Il 9hall buy new one"
Nobody can see the little mark.
persisted Mrs. Wttance. You arc
extravaganza, that's what you are!'
She laid the hat tenderlv away il
its box and put il on the shelf in tn
coat closet downstairs.
The next day W!ttance paid IS tor {
new hat and when he arrived home
that afternoon and saw the box, h,
jerked it down and grabbed on, the ole
straw hat in desperate fury. Tender
~ depositing the new one in the box
for he Is neat man and dislike!
dust. Wittance damned the old straw
into the ash can and raked ashes owe
it to hide it.
The next day the temperature hat
fallen 40 degrees and it was. early To-
straw hats, anyhow, 80 Wittance wor'
his derby when he went downtown.
Mrs. Wittancc had II resigned an(
injured expression at dinner tina
night.
You made such FUSS over tha
straw hat cleaned and fixed UP 10
YOU" she informed him, that cav
it away today. The collector for cha,
ity clothes called, and handed tn
box over to him-so you needn't b.
troubled by it any longer You didn'
seem TO appreciate my trying 10 say
money---so the hat is gone"
Il should say II Is gone ye'lev
Wltance.
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