Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
THUR SnAY.

My dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Hooper as
she opened a letter handed her by the
mailman as Henry was leaving the
house for the office. this is a wedding
announcement from Sister Jean saying
Lily is to be married next Saturday"
as that so7" remarked Henry, evident
~ not as excited as his wife over the
news OF the approaching marriage of
their niece. THAT means youll have TO
buy her a wedding present right away,
but thank goodness we won't be ex-
pected to so to the wedding since they
live so far away"
IN have to get her something this
very afternoon" announced Mrs. Hooper.
at will barely have time to get there, 80
can't delay a single day. l wasn't
counting on Lily's wedding till October
but suppose something has happened to
make them change their minds"
We'll, you'd better ask the bride to go
with you and help to pick out your pres
ent II you expect to do It IN one after
| noon" suggested Henry.
Il know you are thinking OF that awful
time when we spent the greater part Of
three weeks after we were first married
hunting In shops for a wedding present
for your old chum," laughed Mrs. Hooper,
but don't do that any more. My sug-
gestions for presents come from cata-
lcgues and lists and not from shop win
dows now. Then when ! start out I
have my mind already made up that it
is to be a pickle fork without being dis
tracted by desire to buy a piano lamp
or a silver teapot instead"
Henry laugehd as he ran down the
stairs. after saying. well, suppose
! Lily will probably get a simple little
soap dish since she didn't wait till
October"
| Mrs. Hooper had promised the bride
that she would go with her to order her
pantry supplies at the chain" store.
where commodities Of the kind needed
were always cheaper than elsewhere. So
before they started she made a list OF
the brands Of different canned goods that
she had tested and had settled down to
using because they had proved most
satisfactory, and advised the Bride TO
insist upon them every time she ordered.
unless by actual experience she discov-
cred something better. Constantly
changing brands or taking lust any
thing" Is very poor economy and leads
TO no kind Of stability q the use OF
canned foods-a certain amount of which
should be used by every housewife.
In order to give time to do this order
| ing for the bride and to get her own
weekly shopping done as well as to buy
the wedding present, they started early.
Her purchases consisted largely this
| time of household supplies to replenish
her laundry cabinet, and material for
cles ming her floors and furniture on Sat
urday. Her marketing for the week
called for many more eggs than usual,
/ because the price had gone down so that
she felt she ought to use as many as
T Dssible in her menus this week, and in
| Planning her meals she had been using
| them not only at breakfast but for
! luncheon and dinner as well. The main
dish for one dinner was egg Spanish"
the recipe for which she gave the bride
before they started.
I'm so anxious to go shopping for
that wedding present" exclaimed the
bride when they had finished their mar
keting. But you'll never have time now
to hunt for anything"
I'm not going to hunt" said Mrs.
Hooper, except to find just the special
kind Of dish / want"
"But how do you ever make up your
mind?" exclaimed the bride. IT haven't
the faintest idea as to what to buy when
start out