Indiana daily times., 1921-10-27

table It might have been even more dis
astrous to her budget, as they probably
would have had cash deficit every
week that she would have had to make
I up now As it was. she was able to
start out on her shopping trip today
with her entire $40. as well as the sur
plus Of $75 IN her clothing budget
which had remained intact because
neither her mother nor Henry had spent
any of that during the six weeks Of
Bettys Illness.
Il suppose If we all come out with
new winter clothes, with the doctors bill
not all paid up, and any one should find
il out, it would give some Of the women
In MayGelI a splendid chance TO gossip g"
said Mrs. Hooper, as she PINNED on her
last years winter turban ana covered
her smoothly brushed hair with n fresh
veil. so ! shall buy only what Is abso-
lutely necessary and let 1t 80 at that"
When she reached the market she found
that meat had indeed grown cheaper; but
remembering that Henry had been get
/ ting along With very much less of his
favorite food since she had been out Of
the kitchen, and making no complaint
about it, she decided to cut her weekly
/ butcAer bin In half AMI ordered moth
3
/ slice Of ham to be cooked en- casserole and
1 pound and a haif Of chopped meat for
A beef loaf As oysters were particularly
good this month she substituted some Of
/ them for one Of the fish dishes for the
week and confined the fruit and yege-
/ tables to the most inexpensive things in
! the market Her dairy supplies. however.
/ cast little more than usual, because
( Bettys conyalescent diet called for much
/ milk Of the richest quality nud the fresh
/ est and most expensive eggs After do
! Ing this marketing for the week she
made the remainder Of the money 60 as
far as possible in the purchase Of hour
sugar, beans. cereals and A few other
staples, which were the basis for re
stocked pantry.
Continuing on her way. she entered the
! large department store in search OF a
coat for Helen. But among tho many
/ ready garments shown her She
found nothing that she exactly liked
and in every case they were tar more
/ expensive that she felt she could afford
/ Had there been q simple we'll made coat
/ among them she might have been tempted
/ to buy It even at the high price they
were asking as Il was really pretty late
I in the season fer her TO take the time
10 make one. But everything she saw
was far too elaborate for a child Of
Helen's age. so Fhe finally made up her
mind to buy piece of duvetyn and
make tho coat herself This had been
her intention early in the year. and even
/ so with the season far advanced. she
/ felt that she could have II finished he
/ fore the very cold weather set In.
/ When it came to selecting tho color.
her own choice would have been dark
blue, but Helen's desire for a red dress
occurred 10 her ana she finally decided
to buy something in "a subducd tone OF
red, which after careful search she found.
She remembered that she had put away
at home the remnants Of 2 gray squirrel
collar and muf that had once been hers.
Those pieces Of fur would trim 1t per-
fcctly and Helen's delight at having some
knew would be unbounded.
The menus for the three meals on Fri
day are;
BREAKFAST
Grape Fruit
Cereal
poached Eggs Mullins
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Croomed Hash on Toast
Rye Bread and Butter
Grape Tarts Cocoa
DINNER
Croam Of Tomato Soup
Curry Of Oysters
Cabbage and Beet Salad
Green Peas
Preserved Fruit
Copyright, 1921.