Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-27
The H0opers Tell
HOW FIUe Live on
o. Linsited IacOn.e
Problems of Home Solved By
: Practical Budget GiUen
Daily in Times.

time dOOperS, an average American
family Of FIVE. living in a suburban
town, on limited Income, win tell
the readers of the Daily Times how
the many present-day problems Of
the home are solved by working on
the budget that Mrs. Hooper has
evolved and found practical Follow
them daily In an interesting review
Of their home life and learn to meet
the conditions Of the high cost OF
living with them.l
FRIDAY.
The luncheon at Mrs. Chapin's was the
big event for today. When Mrs. Hooper,
as the guest Of honor, arrived at the
ChapiD's before any Of the other guests
she found that her neighbor had made
very elaborate affair Of the entertainment.
Mrs. Chaplin as the wife of one Of the
biggest salaried' men in the community
was very given to splurging whenever
she undertook to do anything.
\ maid with a white apron and cap
opened the front door and another helped
Mrs. Hooper to take of her things in
the beruftied bedroom upstairs, and as
she had come by the dining on the
first floor she had caught a glimpse OF
third putting cards at each place. For
Mayfield this would be considered some
style.
Mrs Hooper looked about the cluttered
up room. Everything in the place seemed
to be tied with a huge pink bow and
there was scarcely room on the broad top
Of the dresser to put down a pin so filed
was Il with silver toilet articles, trays
and framed photographs. Mrs. Hooper,
In her methodical way wondered how
Mrs. Chaplin expected to manage a house
work schedule such as they had planned
? Z Eo mi ND oil tina al
these unnecessary Eewgsws. Spindle
legged gilt. chairs stood stin1y around the
room each with pirk satin bow perked
up on the back and a rose colored rug
very much in need Of a visit to the
cleaners covered the middle OF the 6oor
under a polished brass bed. A stffIy
starched white Counterpart and shams
dressed the bed. Mrs. Hooper had never
realized before how restful her own bed
rOom at home was with its old mahogany
bedstead and dresser and big morris
chair and rag rug as SIS principal fur
nishings
"oh, I'm so glad you came a little
early" said Mrs Chaplin rushing into the
room and greeting her cordially. 81 was
Just finishing dressing. Did you find the
powder and everything?"
Il don't use much face powder" said
MS. aOOpeI dpOlORet1cdEy.
"Oh just a little keeps your nose
from shining" said Mrs Chaplin as she
gave her own face a generous dabbing
before the mirror.
Mrs. Chaplin wore q loose flowing gown
II pale lavender silk with angel sleeves
and much white cascading from the neck,
and Mrs Hooper felt positively mid
victorian In her quiet black and white
afternoon dress as she followed the gOrg-
eous tea gown out Of the room.
You've never seen my house have
your" inquired Mrs Chaplin as she sailed
down the stairs. You've not been much
Of a hand to call on your neighbors.
Mrs. Hooper. We didn't realize how
little you'd been to see any Of US until
you are going away. We were talking
about that very thing at the club the
other day.
well I've had so little time for Just
calling" apolgized Mrs. Hooper, and
unless some one was i'll in the neigh
borhood l always seemed putting OF 60
Ing to see even the women who lived
very near me-"
And Mayfield is such a heaIthful place
that those Of us who depended on sec.
ing you only for sick calls saw very
little of you at ALL"
well when we all saw each other once
a week at the club, and came together In
that friendly fashion it seemed to take the
place Of much calling" answered Mrs.
Hooper.
Yes know" replied Mrs Chaplin as
she led the way into a crowded living
room that looked for all the world like
a show room in a furniture store, 'bus
like the old-fashioned way of having
day at home" when all your neighbors,
are expected TO come in"
But 1 did that every day." Mrs.
Hooper reminded her. Il was always az
home to my friends at four O'Clock every
afternoon and we had tea on the porch in
summer and in the Hving-room in winter.
and 1t was really very enjoyable way
TO see people"
ooh but that is such an every day fam
fly affair I should think" said Mrs.
Chaplin moving a huge palm a little near
er the window, 1t wouldn't seem like
ever having company TO me-"
THAT is the way It appeared to most
people in Mayfeld~I suppose" answered
Mrs. Hooper, ''and 1t was why had the
reputation of doing no entertaining
whatever in the town, but always main
tanned that those who came found a
spirit Of sociability."
"Oh I'm sure of it," added Mrs. Chaplin
hastily fearing she had offended Mrs
Hooper with her criticism, and now that
you are leaving every one is regretting
that they didn't run in oftener and have
tea with you"
Mrs. Hooper laughed good naturedly as
Mrs. Chaplin hurried to the door to greet
some of her guests who were arriving
The menus for the three meals on Sat
urday are:
BREAKFAST
Cereal
Mullins
Boiled Eggs
Coffee
TTNCTIE0N