South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-19
WHAT LILLIAN SAID TO MADGE
WHEN THEY TAI4kED AFTER
THEIR SHOPPING TOUR.

/ was ungrateful enough 90 be
glad when. upon asking Mrs. Dur
kee TO accompany me To the city
upon "a shopping expedition. she re-
sretfuly told me that a previous
engagement would prevent her from
accepting NY invitation.
] am genuinely fond Of my little
neighbOr and I yield TO no one in
admiration OF her undeniable taste
in mOdish gowning. But she is the
fussy shopper type. and a shopping
day with her, especially when I have
anything of my own To select. gen.
orally leaves me fatiguG. nervous
and with an active dislike for the
things / have purchased at her in
stance.
Lillian. on the contrary. is always
delight. She cares for shopping
no more than 1 do, and she has re-
duced il 10 a most efficient mini
mum she has reduced her possible
hat shops 10 two, her places 10 buy
suits and gowns TO the same num-
Der. while her shoes always come
from the same establishment
IF the buyers Of those places
haven't been able to find the best
things it's no use for us 70 hen
around the whole city after them,
she says, and I've adopted her slo-
gan as mine.
was especially glad Of this con-
ditiOn of affairs upon the day when
she and / kept our telephone ap-
D0inJmcnt TO so shopping, for /
knew that because Of 1t we would
have ample time for the many things
we had to say 20 each other Be
cause Of my teaching my interviews
with this friend so dear 70 me are
rare
"Well. what's the program o. she
asked when we met in Ham DeIs
/ waiting room. as we had agreed over
,he telephone
.T-nIimited," declared. gayly.
"I'm regular Croesus. Dicky de
cIared he wouldn't stir a step with
me again in my old suit and hat
lid he irreverently called it-and
b re nut enough money into my hand
10 buy not only those. hut whole
4 summers wardrobe. Just think what
rich lady I ami"
/ mentioned the sum Dickv had
given me. and Lillian's lips twisted
. into a grim smile.
IT'S easy to see you haven't been
shopping lately" she said. You'll
have to spend al. or almost all or
. IL fOr al UlOQlSU nat anu sun
"Oh," protested rebelliously.
: .rvvbv. that's ridiculous price.
Surely there must be cheaper
, things"
81 VIII Obey"
There are" Lillian replied lacon-
I ically. But you aren't going 10
buy them. Dicky gave you that
money for this specific purpose and
I'm going 10 be at your elbow ike
grim death until you buy yourself
the smartest little suit and hat
consistent with conservative taste
that the shop shows. It's only JUS
tice to him--and 10 yourself. Just
I let me give you a tip, my girl Don [
I let down in your personal appear
ance lust now. Keep Dicky so proud
/ of Won that he cars see whether
any other woman has red hair or
yellow. or whether her eyes are
green or black"
The same warning Mrs. DUrkee
| had given me- I glanced at Lillian
quickly to see what meaning lay
| behind her words, but her face was
inscrutable. I knew her too well
not TO heed her. however and my
response was prompt.
II will obey YOU implicitly, lady,
! said with ostentatiOus meekness,
and she laughed amuseoIy as She
gave my arm an affectionate squeeze:
you'd betteri" she retorted, ana
we started on our quest for the
'smartest things"
IiIIian's Question.
We devoted a whole morning 10
/ the search. for I found Lillian far
/ more captious than I had ever seen
| her i'm selecting things for herself.
/ Finally she professed herself salts
/ fed and indeed I hardly knew my
! SELF in the modish visions the mir
rors of suit and hat shops gave
/ back TO me of my newly acquired
habiliments.
There - that's settled" Lillian
declared with a long-drawn sigh or
relief. And now for some real
food I'm starved
where would you like TO go
! I inquired"
some place where there's no mu-
sic and we can talk" she returned
1--WE loads of things 10 ask you
why not Broquin's?" / asked.
! There's no music there until aft
ernoon. and they have such good