Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07

the conditions Of the high cost Of
| living with them.l
TUESDAY.
| Good morning, Mrs. Hooper" A
friendly voice greeted Mrs. Hooper as
she opened the front door OF the apart
ment
/ I'm Mrs. Elkins. I live In apart
ment 9 on the next floor. I've been In
tending to come up and see you ever since
you moved in, but I've had bad cold
Wont you come int" asked Mrs,
Hooper, though she was In the midst OF
washing the breakfast dishes after the
children and Henry had gone.
| Mrs. Elkins. dressed in a neat street
dress. came In, looked around curiously
and then sat down as If she intended 20
make a call.
is there anything can do for you1 !"
are to be here only while Mrs. Brown -
away, and that you are looking for Q
place to live"
Yes, 1 saw several houses yesterday
answered Mrs. Hooper, seating herself
opposite the visitor In the Morris chair,
while she wondered II she had turned the
gas OF in the klitchen-"but hone Of
them would do"
I They Wouldn't" exclaimed Mrs FL.
kins. what was the matter with themSs
l We'll, in nearly every case the rooms
were too small" replied Mrs. Hooper,
''and in one there was scarcely any light
except in the living room"
| sounds as IL you'd been living In the
country" said Mrs Elkins. I'VE think
the houses and apartments in Indianapo-
lis are as good as you'd ind any where
/ in the country"
"oh I haven't any doubt Of It," said
Mrs. Hooper apologetically, but 1 sup1
pose Il Is because I've been used to so
much light and air and space that every
thing in q city seems crowded"
"Oh you'u get used to It." said the
ighborly Mrs. Elkias ~And II you'd
like me TO go out with you this after
noon or tomorrow and help you with
this house-hunting business I'd be very
glad to do il 1t takes so much tins
just to find places when you don't know
the city"
Il should be very much obliged IL IL
wouldn't be too much trouble for you
10 come with me-" said Mrs. Hooper
gratefully. 1T would help me 50 about
/ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is the really hard
thing to decide"
what 90 you ean-neighborhoods7"
( asked Mrs. Elkins. DO you mean q
fashionable streetI"
"Oh no indeed anything but thatf" ex-
claimed Mrs. Hooper. Il couldn't AFFORD
/ q fashionable street I'm sure and be-
sides I'm not a fashionable person"
But you know it means a lot to
live on the right street when you move
to new town." suggested Mrs. Elkins,
that's why an apartment is really the
best place to live If you want to make a
show. You can have lot OF style with
out it costing so much as it does in a
house"
] But I don't want TO make q show"
protested Mrs Hooper. 81 want to make
home something Like we have always
been used TO for my husband and chill
dren.
We'll you can't live here Ike you did
| In the country" warned Mrs. Elkins,
I "and II you want an easy time, that will
give you some leisure to go to the movies
and downtown Of an afternoon you won't
go burdening yourself with a house but
you'n take an apartment with a Janitor
and maid service and a dumb waiter and
all that"
/ But I can't afford all those things
even II I really wanted them" said Mrs.
Hooper beginning to think of the passing
time and her unwashed dishes.
"Oh they don't cost any more in the
end than II you try to hire all those
sisted Mrs. Elkins.
But / haven't made any provision In
my budget for help" began Mrs. Hooper
and / Ssve to live within my allowance
for operating expenses.
"Oh for goodness sake are you one cs
those budget bugs we read about
laugher Mrs. Elkins.
The menus for the three meals On
Wednesday are;
BREAKFAST.
5tewed Prunes
Cereal Hot Biscuits
Omelette Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Cream of Tomato Soup
Fried Tripe and Tomato
Bread and Butter
Ginger Bread
Cocoa
DINNER
Vegetable Soup
Beef and Kidney Pie
LyOnaisse Potatoes
Canned Corn
Apple Pie