Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-23
The Hoopers Tell
HoW FiUe LiUe on
GLiMsited Income

family of five, will tell the readers
OF the Daily Times how tie many
present-day problems OF the home
are solved by working or the budget
that Mrs. Hooper has evolved and
found practical. Follow them daily
In an interesting review OF their home
life anu learn to meet the conditions
of the high cost Of living with them.J
THURSDAY.
The pantry shelf and the bathroom
cabinet needed a good deal of replenish-
ing Mrs. Hooper found on referring to
the lists in her note book which she had
made on Monday on her tour Of inspec-
tlon. Her pantry was not yet in the
condition Of reserve" that she had al
ways kept 1t at Mayfield because since
she had arrived in Indianapolis she had
never had a sufficient surplus in her
food account to really stock it up with
the things she believed should be kept
permanently on hand. but she decided
to begin today and use up her food sur
plus each week no matter hod little it
was on things to be put on the reserve
shelf in the pantry.
Helen really didn't need a new dress
according to her mothers strict idea
of economy, and to get her a new one
child in the extravagant notions about
clothes that she seemed to posses to an
alarming degree. But Henry had said
rather casually this morning in a tone
that sounded very like his sister Bellies;
Mary l hope you and the children will
get some new clothes for Easter. 1t seems
like good investment to me to be rather
well dressed since we have come as
strangers to indianapolis, and if we want
our neighbors to think well of US,
don't believe you ought to appear shabby
at church on Easter Sunday"
Shabby" exclaimed Mrs. Hooper. az
don't know how you can say anything
like that Henry" "Why no member Of
your family was ever shabby"
Il don't mean that" Henry said hastily,
Il know very well Mary that you always
look to me as If your clothes had been
bought only yesterday and I've never seen
a child that l thought was better dressed
than Helen, but as a matter OF fact I
know It is a long time since anything to
wear has been bought except for Roger
and me and l suppose other people viii
notice it If I don't"
Mrs. Hooper laughed. "I hope you are
not going to have city notions, too.
Henry; that sounded almost like & speech
from Belle. well dressed woman
doesn't mean one that is always buying
clothes"
well it seems to me as If hear noth-
ing from the men in our Office, but what
their wives clothes cost. One fellow that
like very much Is always paying bills
for something his wife has just bought
to wear. And Of course" he added lame
~, 81 wouldn't want you to seem differ
ent when you meet these people at church
u Ii
in May1eld where we had known every
one for years"
at wasn't one bit different Henry" ex-
claimed Mrs. Hooper, and there was de-
finite annoyance In her tone, land in
tend OF establish here in indianapolis the
same reputation for being well dressed
that I had in Mayf1eld and I shall con-
tinue in my same old way to buy new
clothes as seldom as possible and to wear
them as long as possible and still look
quite as well as a lot Of women who
spend their whole time opening band
boxes
81 suppose you know best, Mary" said
Henry slowly, but I believe new clothes
are considered essential for Easter in q
place like Indianapolis and hope you'll
at least get new hat"
And If I don't get a new dress for
Easter I'll just naturally de- said
Helen mournfully folding up her paper
napkins which Mrs. Hooper clfngs to for
breakfast. Every girl I know is hav-
ing one and mine will look like rags next
TO them I know"
"0h, very we'll" said Mrs. Hooper re-
signedly. III get the material for
neg7 dress for you today Helen and a new
hat and shoes. Then III buy a new hat
for myself, but further than that there
viii be no clothes bought until later in
the season. / haven't learned to shop In
Indianapolis yet and I'm not going to
be hurried into buying lot Of things
/ don't want"
The menus for the three meals on Fri
day are:
BREAKFAST.
Stewed Prunes Cereal
Poached Eggs on Toast Hot Biscuits
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Salmon Cakes
Vegetable Salad
Thin Bread and Butter
Baked Apples
Cocoa
DINNER.
Bean Soup
Baked Stuffed Smells
Baked Potatoes
Dreamed Carrots and Green Peas