Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-26

IF give you $500, z began the husband
who had been figuring for some time on
the stubs OF his check book. do you
suppose that will be enough to buy your
new fall clothes r
Now, EAWell," demonstrated thu
pretty little wife with the beguiling
ways. you just know that you can't
afford to spare so much, with business
so slow and everythingi No matter
how shabby may look, am not going
TO have you toll and mol to squeeze out
money for my fripperies! don't want
cent and I'm going to wear my old
clothes and be perfectly happy.
We'll, / suppose we don't need to stand
on q corner with q tin cup yet" said the
husband with the checkboolk. Il can hand
over two hundred without going into
bankruptcy. and I'm not going to have
you lack things you need, Edith !"
That's just like you, Elweh," the pref
ty Gittle wife said admiriugiy. coming
over TO sit on the arm of his chair. 4
never knew more generous man than
you would be If you had the money. When
a woman like that Begonia Gumtree be-
gins to boast about the large dress al
J lowance her husband gives her don't
care a bit. I always think that I'd prob
ably have twice as much
I didn't know the Guntrees we're so
! snothered in wealth" said her husband.
! He can't be much better off than we
are"
"oh, my. Elwell!' casper the pretty
little wife. why he must be The way
that woman spends money OF course, it
/ is perfectly foolish to judge g. mans for
| tune from what his wife wears, but peo-
pie do do that. you know! I am glad
| you and ]. Elwell, are willing to go With
| oSyf ~, -, "A
bank for our old age. If Begonia Gum
tree comes out in something perfectly
! gorgeous and look taclzy don't care at
| all. / don't believe in putting every
| thing on ones back and know how hard
| it is for you
See here" said the husband with the
checkbook. Il expect you need a lot OF
things. How about your coat? Didn't
you get one last year?'
"Oh, yes, said the pretty little wife,
(, gently. THAT nice heavy cloth coat that
was SO expensive Why. paid $40 for
| that coat without a scrap Of fur and /
didn't care at all, because everywhere I
| went the other women were buried in furs
| to their noses. 1 never did see SO many
fur coats. I really began to feel rather
| distinctive, being the only woman in the
/ crowd in a cloth coat. I am glad / can
see things in their proper light. Why,
Bergonia Gunltree bought a new moleslin
| coat to her heels and she already had
| one of seal that was good enough And
| several of the others had new fur coats
and were always dragging them into the
| conversation, but it didn't bother me at
all. I never expect to dress above my
station"
you talk as though we belonged to
j the submerged tenth" objected the hus-
band with the oheckbook- Il don't want
you to go around looking poorer than
4 your friends. What does fur coat
cost?"
ST just won't talk about it % said the
pretty little wife. shaking her head vigor-
ously. 81 wouldn't think Of asking you
to spend SO much money. Besides, there
is no use wearing a luxurious wrap il
you haven't appropriate things to &c
with it. I can't quite see woman with
!. any taste pI.tting on an expensive fur tc
hide a shabby little serge. dress left ovel
from the winter before like mine. or JUS
simple homemade silk like most Of the
ones have.
; why, I don't go out enough, Nwell-
) it doesn't matter about the bridge club o.
! our theatre parties and the few dinner
, We attend among our intimate friends
: who certainly realize what we can affort
and what we can't, and like US for jus