Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-20

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THURSDAY.
Mrs. Hooper was very anxious to so
over the family wardrobe as soon as pos
sible in order to see just how many new
things would nave to be bought. For the
first time in q number of years she had
missed the September sales at which she
had always found the greatest bargains
of the entire year, as It is at this season
that stores in every pant of the country
make the greatest reductions in all their
departments. But as the things pur-
chased at these sales were almost al
ways those that she planned TO use IN
the following spring or summer the fact
that she had missed them this year woui1
make very little difference row, but next
spring, she would find that her clothing
expenditures would have to be much
greater because she had not been able to
avail herself of the sales.
When she came downstairs in the after
noon, she brought with her list OF
everything that the family had on hand.
She found that Mr.. Hooper and Roger
had a sufficient supply Of heavy under
clothing as we'll as enough warm socks
to last through the season. Their winter
shoes had been bought at Il sale in the
spring, and fortunately Hency's over
coat was only entering on its third year
Both he and Roger would have to be sup
piled with new overcoats for the follow
ing winter from the sales in the spring,
but she counted on the one that Roger
was now wearing to last until then II
he did not outgrow It. There were new
rubber overshoes for the entire family in
the emergency closet, but the umbrella
that Henry had lost on the train would
have RI be replaced. All the raincoats
lNrrN al
Roger would both need new hats, as
their old ones from last winter were too
sha bby.
The state of affairs, as far as the fam
ilys clothes were concerned. was not as
discouraging as Mrs. Hooper had ex-
pected. Her foresight had provided them
ell pretty well with the things really
essential to their comfort. and as her
clothes budget showed balance Of nearly
$50. it was sufficiently large to provide
them with all that was necessary for the
present. She intended to wear her own
last winters tailored suit until later in
the season; and then buy one which
would last her for the next three years.
Helen needed a new heavy cloth coat
which she expected to make herself, be-
cause Of the saving this would make In
the price of it.
She finally decided to buy nothing TINS
week from the clothing allowance, but %
put off all her shopping for the family's
winter wardrobe until next Thursday.
In spite Of the inroads that had been
made on their general income by the
expense Of Betty's illness, their clothing
budget had not suffered greatly and their
usual equipment of wearing apparel
would not need to be cut down much be-
cause of 1t.
On going out to the kitchen Mrs Hoop
er found that the pantry and laundry
and toilet supplies were unusually low,
and after placing on her shopping list
the regular necessities for the week, she
found that the entire allotment for food
and operating expenses would be needed
to bring the household equipment back to
the usual condition In which she kept It
The menus for the three meals on Fri
day are: