Evening star., 1924-12-14


n King Solomon. used to say,
"A with a handsome car or
1 \ handsome wife. it amt so
much the initial cost, it's the
upkeep."
And Sol had the right dope, on
account l fully realize where George.
that's my husband, had for the initial
cost of me very little beyond the
price of engraving said initials in
side the Wedding ring and the price
of the pearl scarf pins that he gave
to his ushers, which consisted of
Joe Bush of the Hawthorne Club.
But since then the upkeep has been
fairly heavy in order to maintain my
paint job. polish, upholstery and ac-
cessories properly.
Well, anyways. while a girl is still
able to call herself twenty-five and
get away with thirty-three and a
| third, why the above mentioned over
head Is all a husband had ought to
be expected to pay for. But the time
arrives when she always wants to see
herself in strong light before any
body else does, and that is the date
on which tho overhead takes a jump,
garage doctors who overhaul your
face get their income and good part
Of friend husbands. as we'll.
Well, anyways. the other morning
I caught myself looking carefully at
my face in order to check up was
It fit to be seen by the Gen. Pub. be-
fore going out among the same.
OF course, any girl Of eighteen will
do as much, but 1t was different with
me. / am of voting age and this time
what ! seen in the mirror got me to
commence wondering how much
them face factories hurt, and how
,oh ,1,o Il
my map, which would, of course, be
by far the greater pain to bear.
But felt that no matter what it
cost, I would go through with it, if
only on account my friend, Mrs. Joe
Bush had claimed I never would.
And SO, before I could change my
mind. why, I give Mrs. Bush a ring.
and she says yes, I'd love to go shop
ping with you this afternoon,
whatter you going to get?
And Il says the 2 o'clock trolley,
that's all I'll tell you now, says.
I'm going to treat you to a big sur
prise.
Well, was getting set to go down
town to Joseph's Beauty Parlor, see,
and I had understood where Joseph
had a doc in tow that made your
fave over any style you liked.
4 X = i.
EOR sample, knew where this
= doc had fixed up a lady in our
town who was trying to break into
the best social circles, and she was
one Of these deep-disli -pie-faced wo1n-
en-, and he fixed her up with a per-
manent Ritz expression by archng
her eyebrows, turning up her nose
and turning down the corners of her
mouth. And first thing you know the
local 400 mistook her for one of their
selfs and after that, why naturally,
they not being the kind to admit q
mistake, she is still running round
and around in their circles with them
Well, I don't crave any of that
stuff, and in deciding
to get my face changed. 1t was more
with the idea of keeping it at its best
the same as with my fur coat In
fact, I had feeling that If was
to talk my face over with pretty near
any of my women friends, they would
come back at me with some remark
to the effect, why my dear, that's a
pretty good quality face you've got
already, why not have 1t re- made, and
then it would do you for another
coupla seasons? And if they said It,
why then wouldn't really be in no
position to come back and say oh my
dear, never have anything made
over, I simply throw my old things
away and buy new. I realize per-
fectly that George can't afford to
give me new face every season; not
on our income, why I wouldn't let
him do 1t, and him going around
wearing the same old one, year after
year!
Well, anyways, I don't believe /
would ever succeed in making Geo.
get the kind of face I wanted him to,
even If he was willing to change
at all.
OF course, seeing that George is
my husband, why it is only natural
/ should knock him onet in a while.
Still, like him well enough and etc.
SOS I wouldn't want him changed
beyond Identification. But after all,
my idea of change ain't so unrea-
sonable, on account he hasn't now got