El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-05

A FEW days ago a young woman
n had her husband arrested for wife
beating The judge asked a few ques-
lions. and it developed that the young
couple had met in the dark one night
At the movies and were married next
day.
The judge dismissed the case. evil
IDENTIFY thinking that bargain counter
husbands snatched at random must
often turn out TO be seconds
The average woman takes shopping
with consummate seriousness. ard il
she would only think Of the man she
Is ABOUT 20 marry IN the terms OF
purchase, how much more enduring
would be this lifs-and-death contract
The other day in a big department
store 4 saw a woman OF my acqualnr-
ance take ~ minutes 20 match a spool
Of taupe sewing SILK. The perform
ance parrook Of an orgy. her features
became set and her eyes CLASSY as she
did Two or three women -Out OF their
turn in getting waited upon
Finally she succeeded in c0mman-
ceering a sales 81 oman and offered the
precious scrap Of silk TO be matched
In o iiffy the trained eve Of the sales
woman succeeded in getting the eN-
ace shade Of sewing SILK But did
madame take it2 she absolutely de-
clined 70 be baked OF her coustltu-
tional right 20 kin time shopping
She demanded something "a little
nearer" and with the utmost patience
the girl endeavored to perform the
impossible and displayed various
shades Of taupe. These were pro-
nounced way off" then followed a
long discussion on sewing silk and its
habit OF working up lighter This
= and HmHH-
shades Of lighter silk were anan-
Emotions Al the Counter.
Only two girls were waiting -at
the notions and eight frantic women
were taking part in the tragi-comedy
gence OF Matching a spool OF Iaupe
silk" with rage, despair, wrath and
other deadly sins registered In their
faces the women waited while SIX
minutes passed. then a bright idea
seized the taupe silk hatcher
Have you cotton I'm this shade OF
taupeG
-But would you use cotton on an
aIl-silk charmeuse inquired the pa
{ tIent one back OF the counter
-No7 with rebuking dignity. But
should like 70 see u il came any
1 nearer than the silk
She was shown The cotton and she
turned her attention again toward the
silk. the eight frenzied women watt
I ing -to buy findings at -rne noLons
had now Increased 20 L.
There were further digressl lions on
silk. its tendency TO work up light
err etc. u Minutes had passed a
Z far woman said How long, on Lord
I how long, The conscientious shop
per now bought four spools OF me
first shade thar had been shown q
7 her. because the match was so per
I fec-n she wanted TO have them in the
I house in case she made the dress oTel
7 next year
The lady. whom happen &c know
I had been three times married and
twice divorced Ard II she had de-
voted the same amount Of praTertu'
/ consideration to selecting her hus-
bands that she did 70 matching spoo
silk. how happy every one would nave
T been. not excepting the frantic woman
eat the notions waiting for her @
I make a selection
] Console nfiOus -FriFOiity.
And these conscieulously frivolous
I women. who think nothing OF vast
Z Ing an entire morning looking li
T something they have no intention Of
E buying. are often the worst match
Z ers" When it comes 20 marrimo1T-
All their intelligence is directed TO-
ward hitting ir Off with sewing silk
f the Initials on a cotton handkerchief
. the stitchine. on the back Of a glove
I the shape Of q shoe buclle-these are
life and death matters-inrolTinE the