South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-19

(The scene 3 in a bedroom. which
Is no occasion for alarm, for Il is in
the home OF perfectly respectable
people, and nothing that could be
called indecorous occurs during the
action. unless you could call an ex-
hTbition OF temper indecorous.
George has come home. anticipating
a quiet evening spent in trying 20
catch UP with the Outline OF His
tory. only 70 learn from the lips
OF his wife. Grace. that they have
been invited out 10 dinner and that
ne Is expected 10 wear at least a
dinner jacket George IS always
ready enough 20 climb into a dinner
jacket or even into a claw hammer
TO go 10 a strictly male banquet.
but for some reason or other he
abominates the idea Of wearing them
TO "A neighbOr's.)
George-What d'ya mean a dinner
Jacket None Of that bunch will
wear dinner Jackets. It would be
putting on side 10 wear one.
Grace-WeH. asked her II we
should dress. and she said 10 come
as we lked-you know what that
means.
George-Coming as I ike means
coming IN my regular clothes. I'll
slip on a clean collar though. I
s'pose that would be only decent.
Grace-George! You can't. You
know she meant TO dress when she
said come as you like Shed be
mortaily insulted. and she's been
horribly nice TO US. really she has
George-WeH you know what
that means. Bath. shave. hunting
all over the rlace for a dress shirt
and not finding it. tying a tie that
looks ike a rosette and having 20
unite it 10 or y times and-but it's
no use. I sent my dress trousers to
the tailor's TO be pressed, and they
| haven't got back yet.
Grace-Oh yes they have. 7 sent
for them this afternoon.
George don't see what the
darnation bow vows people want
10 tog out in a lot Of silk faced
clothes just TO get a meal in. III
bet those people would put on din
! ner clothes TO go out to a lunch
wagon for a pair Of hot dogs and a
cup of coffee.
Grace know dear. but we can't
help that. And we'd better hurry.
Wen be late if we don't
GeOrge-What's the difference If
we are late? As long as were all
diked out right, those people won't
care how late we are If I was Civ
! ing dinner I'd rather people would
come i'm bathing suits and he on time
than make them spend an hour or
two getting hand Numbered and
poured into silly clothes Just 10 be
conventional. Where's my shirt?
Grace-Here it is, I laid it all out
for you.
George-This shirt won't do. 7
/ told you never to give the laundry
another chance at that shirt. Look
at it, one of those machines has
shaken it like a terrier shakes a rat.
Grace-Isn't there another one in
your chinonier?
George-Tu see. Gle FOXES his
head into a large drawer. moving
his hands as a rabbit moves his
paws when excavating a burrow.
and a stream of liner garments sails
out on each side of him.
Grace-Georget For Heavens
sake. Take them one at n time.
You've got the floor covered with
them
George Emerging with a shirt
in his hand) BY golly I found one
OF them-a clean one, too. Ole ex-
hibits il proudly)
Grace-Well. that is something.
Here are the studs.
George-Two Of EN-? Where's the
other.
Grace-That was all I could find
] thought two would do
George-Two studs. 1 might as
well have one shoe!
Grace-Can't YOU use something
else for the bottom one Your
waistcoat covers it, you know.
George-It covers il sometimes
and sometimes ii slips. Oh well. I'll
have TO put I'M a laundry button and
take chance. Tie?
Grace-Wul this one do?
George-It viii not do. Can't Won
see that it's green with age?
Grace-What about this one?
George-W Wrong shape. Those Deo-
pie would rather have me show up